Palm Beach wedding planned for FitzGerald heir and Welsh chauffeur
Rachel Fitler says she will marry 29 year old Welsh coal miner's son Michael Wilson in a small quiet ceremony in Palm Beach. She denies authorizing any payoff to call off the marriage and says Wilson should be back from Wales soon. Wilson denies any prior approach and says he has not been contacted.
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Chaplin, 80, rejects retirement and plans film
Charlie Chaplin stated he will not retire and announced a movie project titled The Freak, a story he wrote years ago for his daughter Victoria. He said they began rehearsing it, but Victoria left home to marry. he intends to progress with the film one day.
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London
Charlie Chaplin
Victoria
Army private released after helicopter theft at White House lawn
Robert K. Preston, 20, of Panama City Florida, freed from a six month hard labor term after serving two months at Fort Riley Kansas. He received a general discharge for unsuitability following a court martial for the February 17 incident in which he admitted stealing a helicopter from Fort Meade Maryland and landing it on the White House lawn.
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White House
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Robert K. Preston
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Fla
Riley
Kan
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Ft. Meade
Stone backs Nixon aids as history changer
Memphis businessman W C Stone 72 says his $6 million donations to Richard Nixon campaigns were well spent, believing his goal was to change history for the better. He cites Nixon's foreign policy, praising his debates with Russia and China and withdrawal from Vietnam with honor, and claims the effort helped Israel against Communists.
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Chicago
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Richard M. Nixon
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Stone
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China
Vietnam
Israel
Lester Flatt settles libel suit against Esquire
Nashville musician Lester Flatt reaches a half million libel settlement with Esquire Magazine after the magazine reported his death. Flatt disputes the retraction and says he is not satisfied with the correction. The settlement amount was not disclosed.
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Lester Phas
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Platt
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North Seattle CC students claim pasta eating record
Two students, Warren Lewis and Steve Bardwell, competed at Carmen's Spaghetti House in Seattle. Lewis ate 5 pounds 1 ounce of spaghetti with meat sauce, while Bardwell consumed 2 pounds 9 ounces. The previous record was 2.1 pounds. Lewis said he is still a bit hungry after the contest despite peppers and sauce.
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North Seattle Community College
Warren Lewis
Steve Bardwell
Guinness Book of World Records
San Diego
Carmen
Warren
Bardwell
Hee
Lewis
Spa
Former gangster Cohen aids in search for Patricia Hearst
Former mobster Mickey Cohen says he joined Randolph and Catherine Hearst in efforts to locate their daughter Patricia, who joined the Symbionese Liberation Army. Cohen discussed funding travel and plane tickets, denying any mercenary motive, and confirmed a dinner meeting with the Hearsts and their attorney at their Hillsborough home.
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108 Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Randolph
Catherine Hearst
Patricia
Symbionese Liberation Army
Miss Hearst
Sinc
Los Angeles
SLA
Hearsts
James A. MacInnis
Hillsborough
Cohen
Hearst
Berkeley
Witness says key Ray witness was drunk at time
MEMPHIS Penn James Earl Ray faced questions about a key witness Charles Stephens who appeared intoxicated when he described Ray fleeing the Lorraine Motel area after King’s shooting. Taxi driver James McGraw testified Stephens was drunk and unable to walk moments before Stephens identified Ray as the man who ran from the upstairs bathroom.
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Penn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luether King Jr
Ray
James McGraw
Charles Quitman Stephens
Stephens
King
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McGraw
Stanton
Flay
Percy Foreman
Houston
Tex
CIA Tapes From Hanoi Sent to Javits for Campaign Use
The CIA delivered recordings of Hanoi radio broadcasts to Senator Jacob K. Javits after his request. The tapes cover remarks by Ramsey Clark during a 1969 North Vietnam visit and include Intercepts from Han radio. The agency described the transfer as a courtesy and did not reveal formal interviews with Radio Hanoi.
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UPL
Central Intelligence Agency
Jacob K. Javits
Hain Manor
Ramsey Clark
North Viettam
CIA Massade
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New York Senate
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Clark
North Vietnam
Radio Manni
Oistrakh dies in Amsterdam at 66 famed violinist
Soviet premier violinist David Oistrakh died in an Amsterdam hotel at age 66 after heart trouble. His wife accompanied him and will have the body returned to Moscow. Menuhin called his death a loss to the world, noting Oistrakh’s rise as a conductor and his long tenure as a top Soviet musician with a broad 300-year repertoire.
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Netherlands
Bayid Oistrakh
Oistrakh
Moscow
Songer
Tass
Yehudi Menuhin
Soviet Union
New York
Carnegie Hall
FCC urged to allow old films on cable TV
Hollywood leaders and industry groups urged the FCC to loosen rules barring pay cable from showing movies newer than two years. They argued films have lasting appeal and that current limits block competition and audience access, with only 11 year old titles allowed for one week each month.
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UPI
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Hollywood Film Council
Hollywood Craft Unions
Screen Actors Guild
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