Petaluma Entry Tops Pumpkins In World Championship
A Petaluma pumpkin won the eighth World Heavyweight Pumpkin Championship with a 297 pound blue ribbon specimen. It measured 98 inches around and stood nearly 3 feet high. California entries claimed second and third places. out-of-state entrant Dale Dixon of Ashville, Ohio, brought the largest non California pumpkin at 137 pounds.
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Half Moon Bay
Calif
California
Francis Collings
Petaluma
Dale Dixon
Ashville
Ohio
Boo Burglars Attempt at Lodge Near Halloween Stuns Shreveport
Three men attempted a lodge burglary in Shreveport Louisiana near Halloween but fled before police arrived. No injuries reported. Authorities seek suspects and warn residents to secure property. Police describe the incident as a rapid escape with few details released.
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Shreveport
Eye to eye rivals clash in debate and daring lodge break in
Republican challenger Ted Strickland and Democrat Colorado Gov Richard Lamm sparred in a Wednesday debate as a trio forced open the Odd Fellows Lodge back door. They ransacked a Halloween setup skeleton casket, dropped loot, and fled after leaping a plate glass window. a bystander reported two men in a fast car pursued by a third.
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Ted Strickland
Colorado
Richard Lamm
J.L. Jousert
Love Poem Evidence Sparks Divorce Verdict
Antonio Dos Santos wrote love poems to his wife Rosamunde for 20 years but Judge John Latey ruled the poems were evidence of his wife’s domination and his wish to be left in peace. The judge granted the divorce, noting the wife overpowered him in every aspect of life.
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London
Antonio Dos Santos
Rosamunde
John Latey
Dos Santos
Latey
High court upholds Garcia veto of abortion funding clause
The New Mexico Supreme Court refused to pierce Gov. Jerry Apodaca's veto of a General Appropriations Act provision restricting abortion funding for Medicaid and welfare clients. Rep. Silas Garcia challenged the veto, arguing overstep of authority. the court issued a brief two paragraph dismissal order.
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Fernando E.C. de Baca
Human Services Department
Supreme Court
Garcia
Tom Dunigan
Apodaca
C. de Baca
Dunigan
Population growth slows as birth rates fall in developing nations
University of Chicago demographers Tsui and Bogue report a drop in global fertility from 4.6 to 4.1 births per woman between 1968 and 1975 across 148 countries. They note declines in China, India, Indonesia and Egypt, with 63 countries hosting family planning by 1976 and near 1 billion in aid. world population may reach 5.8 billion by 2000, under optimistic planning.
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Washington
University of Chicago
Amy Ong Tsui
Donald J. Bogue
China
India
Indonesia
Egypt
World Bank
Justices view first filmed trial in New Mexico
Three state Supreme Court justices watched a tape of Bernalillo County District Court's first filmed criminal trial. Chief Justice John B. McManus and associate justices Dan Sosa Jr. and Mack Easley viewed the proceedings to help decide on cameras in courtrooms. The trial concerned Richard Miller charged with receiving stolen property.
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Santa FE
Supreme Court
New Mexico
John B. McManus
Dan Sosa Jr
Mack Easley
Easley
Sosa
State Bar Association
Bernalillo County District Court
Richard Miller
Holiday flower blooms early in Breckenridge
Mercury vapor street lights in Breckenridge Minnesota confuse $18,000 worth of poinsettias. Bruce Campbell owner of Mehl's Plant Center says the lights make the plants think it is time to bloom. Officials cover eight fixtures with black bags to diffuse the power. If successful, holiday flowers may appear at Christmas.
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Breckenridge, Minn
Minnesota
Bruce Campbell
Mehl
Breckenridge
Campbell
Market slips as Dow falls amid rate worries
New York stocks extended losses after a tentative rebound failed to materialize. The Dow Jones average tumbled 5.20 to 854.47 by noon as the NYSE composite index slid to 56.20 and volume reached 11.74 million.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
British Petroleum
Off
International Business Machines
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Dow Jones
EF. Hutton & Colam
E.F. Hutton & Co
Tpm
Amer Can
Lockheed
Don Doug
Amer
Amer Brands
Mobil Oi
Rchild
Sts
Avco Mfg
Occid
Peter Chrysler
Pan Am WA
Cities Ser
Penn Eng Wa City Invest
Pennz Unit
Coca Cola
Phil Pete
de Webb
RCA Corp
Dresser Ind
DuPont
Safeway
Eastman Rod
Santa Fe Ind
Exxon
Sears
el Paso
Shell Oil
Faran Mtg
Ford
Thiokol
Kennecott
Union Oi Cal
K Mart
US Steel
West Ban
Levi Strauss
Elec
Ling Temco
Xerox
EF. Hutton & Co
Glover's
Chicago Live Castle
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King Hassan
Morocco
Carter
White House
Odd Fellows Lodge
New York City
Robert F. Wagner
President Carter
Vatican
High Court
Albuquerque
Farrell Laines
Chelsea
Anheuser Busch
Unifax
Coronado Mobile Park
Coronado
Mobile Park
Kentucky
Sally Burkstaller
Washington & Second Sts
Jewel Box
N. Main
Walter
Beasley
Walter Beasley
Security National Bank
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