New York Post Sold for About 30 Million Dollars
Dorothy Schiff sells the New York Post for about 30 million dollars to Australian publisher Rupert Murdoch. Murdoch plans to expand circulation, facing a tough New York market as he targets growth despite postwar declines. Schiff cites tax law and estate concerns, Murdoch hails the purchase as a gamble and a challenge.
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New Yorker
Washington columnist resigns bank board seat over conflict concerns
Columnist Jack Anderson plans to resign from the Diplomat National Bank of Washington board to avoid appearances of a conflict. He will liquidate $2,000 in bank stock and dispose of stakes in four Chinese Empress restaurants amid South Korean ownership links and a federal probe into campaign contributions.
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Claudine Longet Teaches While On Bail In Aspen
Claudine Longet, awaiting a January 3 manslaughter trial, teaches French to Aspen Elementary School second graders for two 20 minute sessions weekly. The French-born singer is free on a 5000 dollar personal recognizance bond and has not spoken to reporters. Her student includes her son Bobby Williams, 11, from former husband Andy Williams.
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Utah Sisters Take Surprise 20-Mile Dinner Flight to Pocatello
Sandra and Linda Haines of Mapleton Utah planned a unique school dance surprise. They invited Steve Spencer and Kendall Taylor for a spontaneous 20 mile plane trip to Pocatello Idaho. A six passenger plane awaited at the airport for the evening adventure.
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Sailor drowns after 23 hour swim at sea near Gloucester
Earl Dudman, 47, clung to his capsized 20 foot Easy Go for 23 hours with his son Peter and friend Whitey Haynes, 33, as waves swamped the hull ten miles southeast of Gloucester. Dudman slipped into freezing Atlantic after rain gear failed. Coast Guard helicopter found the boat Sunday afternoon.
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