Carter family cashes in on presidential fame in Plains
The Carter clan expands revenue from the White House era. Ruth Carter Stapleton and Billy Carter hire agents to manage appearances and books. Ruth's inner healing titles sell hundreds of thousands of copies while Gloria Spann and others publish about Lillian Carter. A $6.95 Simon and Schuster book features Miss Lillian for her 79th birthday on August 15.
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White House
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Aliss Lillian
Billy
Ruth
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Oval Office
Tandy Rice
Nashville, Tenn
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Carter
Word Inc
Waco
Tex
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Stapleton
Behold Inc
Fayetteville
N.C
Lillian
A Carter
Gloria Carter Spann
Lillian Carter
Miss Tilhan
India
Simon and Schuster
Miss Lillian
Charles joins Royal Society of Edinburgh amid praise and doubt
Prince Charles becomes youngest member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh during celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. He jokes about past failures in physics while noting the honor from Scotland’s leading scientists and recalling former members like Benjamin Franklin and Goethe.
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Royal Society of Edinburgh
Scotland
Prince Charles
Benjamin Franklin
Goethe
Turing
Charles
Cambridge University
Queen Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
Jordan King Hussein gifts ring to Disney World guide
Hussein of Jordan ended a Orlando visit sending a diamond and ruby ring to Honey Rex a Disney World tour guide. Charles Rex says the king’s visit included plans for his daughter’s engagement. The ring is kept in a safety box. Miss Rex is 23 and described as romantically linked to Hussein. Hussein’s wife died in a February helicopter crash.
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Hussein
Jordan
Orlando
Fla
Honey Rex
Charles Rex
Miss Rex
Gorilla attack mars Apple Blossom parade in Wenatchee
Stan Foster 28 recalls being struck in the face by a blunt object as he wore a gorilla mask during Wenatchee Washington Apple Blossom parade. He sustained a cheek scar and chipped tooth and searched for the assailant while noting crowd reactions and the safety risks of marching in costume. President Carter joked about U S Saudi ties during a Wednesday meeting with Crown Prince Fahd.
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Wenatchee
Wash
Foster
Carter
United States
Saudi Arabia
Billy
Fahd
Fight Fat and Gain Girth Fundraiser at Cedar Rapids Church
The Peoples Unitarian Church in Cedar Rapids Iowa asks 275 members to sponsor weight loss during the summer with a $1 per pound pledge. Each sign up commits an overweight participant to pay the church if they lose weight. if they gain, the member pays. So far 29 have joined Fight Fat while none have joined Gain Girth. Minister Judith Urquhart notes no one has signed for Gain Girth yet.
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Peoples Unitarian Church
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Chad Mitchell Trio Founder Wins Two-Week Sentence Delay
Chad Mitchell, founder of the Chad Mitchell Trio, received a two week postponement of a five year sentence for possession of marijuana. Federal agents said 408 pounds were found in his car at a motel in September, delaying his start in San Antonio Texas.
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Chad Mitchell
Chad Mitchell Trio
Mitchell
San Antonio
Tex
Kitebell
Bt Motel
Model T Ford Turns 50 as World’s First Mass Car Faces Change
Detroit AP notes the Model T, the Tin Lizzie, marks 50 years since 1908. Ford’s car popularized mass production and $5 daily wages, building a mass market for affordable transportation. Production peaked in the 1920s with 15.5 million units before ending in 1927.
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United States
Ford
General Motors
Chevrolet
Henry Ford
Highland Park
Mich
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