Oklahoma ministers back Anita Bryant in signature drive
Two Oklahoma pastors gather signatures and donations to show local support for Anita Bryant's stand on homosexual rights. Rev. Robert Wise and evangelist Larry Jones say her speech has been misrepresented and demand the right to speak. The drive follows NBC's decision not to retain Bryant for Orange Bowl parade coverage.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Anita Bryant
Robert Wise
Wise
Our Lord’s Community Church
Larry Jones
NBC
Miss Bryant
Arkansas
Market report shows slight loss amid GM weakness
The midday Dow Jones average fell 0.96 to 814.36 as declines topped advances 3 to 2 on the NYSE. General Motors led the active list, dropping 34 to a 1977 low of 614 after last week’s auto sales drop. State prosecutors announced a $40 million settlement over 1977 model year car buyers who received Chevrolet engines in GM models.
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New York
General Motors
Roswell Woman Charged With Voluntary Manslaughter
Mercy D. Luna 31 was charged with voluntary manslaughter after the shooting death of her husband Robert Luna 33 at their home 1605 N Kansas Ave. Luna was released on 5000 bond. Deputy Medical Examiner Sam Carpenter said six bullets struck Luna with one fatal wound in the left chest and a .38 caliber pistol was found at the scene.
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Roswell
Mercy D. Luna
Robert Luna
Kansas Ave
Jay F. Rosenthal
Sam Carpenter
Luna
George Dennis
Unclear Snippet Cites Anita Oklahoma Campaign Push
A fragment notes Wise speaking on a mail-a-gram service and publicity to bring Anita to Oklahoma to publicize a political stance for the nation. The isolated quote lacks broader context or dates.
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Anita
Oklahoma
Admirer builds Dean memorial in small California town
In Cholame California a memorial honoring James Dean stands near the site of his fatal 1955 crash. The $15,000 tribute was erected by Seita Ohnishi, a wealthy Japanese admirer, around a tree a mile from the accident scene. Dean, 24, had starred in East of Eden Rebel Without a Cause and Giant.
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Cholame
Calif
James Dean
Dean
Seita Ohnishi
East of Eden
Humphrey to spend Christmas in Washington amid illness
Sen Hubert H Humphrey with inoperable cancer will spend his first Christmas in over two decades away from Waverly Minnesota. Aides say he and his wife Muriel will stay in their Washington apartment for a quiet holiday as he remains comfortable and mobile overall despite health concerns.
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Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
David Gartner
Muriel
Waverly
Florida
Gartner
Habib Shows Improvement Amid Serious Health Update
A Walter Reed Hospital spokesman said Philip C. Habib, undersecretary of state for political affairs, remains in serious condition after admission to the coronary unit. He “continues to show some improvement” following Friday admission.
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Washington Star
Washington
Walter Reed Hospital
Philip C. Habib
Habib
Fourteen Die in New Mexico Weekend Accidents
A Sunday toll from separate crashes across New Mexico lists 14 dead including Randy Lee Troth 21 of South Gate California and Frank Wayne Laws 77 of Rutheron. The report details crashes on I-40 US 56 64 US 550 and US 70 with victims from multiple towns and states. Police note arrests in Albuquerque related to the incidents.
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Randy Lee Troth
South Gate
Calif
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White Rock
Ekma Spell
Durango
Colo
Chris Wayne Dominguez
Espanola
Eppie Sisneros
Los Tablas
Raymond West
Springer
Taletha Eileene Durham
Kirtland
Jimmy Valdez
Gene Snow
Lovington
John Taylor Scaggs
White Deer
Texas
Wesley
Frank Wayne Laws
Rutheron
N.M
Mable Dodds
Dan Rubin Archuleta
McCab
Albuquerque
Morris Surles
Four Oaks
N.C
U.S
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Dominguez
Sisneros
San Juan Bridge
Rio Arriba
U.S. 550
Farmington
Simon Blue Eyes
West
Raymond Williams
Dalhart
Valdez
Wagon Mound
Interstate 25
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