Perry sues over Stepin Fetchit image in CBS program
Theodore Perry filed a $3 million federal suit against Columbia Broadcasting Systems 20th Century Fox Xerox Indiana Broadcasting Corp over a CBS broadcast Black History Lost Stolen or Forgotten Perry claims the program misrepresented his Stepin Fetchit character and damaged his privacy He lists Bill Cosby as a co conspirator and seeks $25 000 in actual damages and $2 975 million in punitive damages
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Indianapolis
Ind
UPI - Lincoln
Theodore Perry
Stepin Fetchit
Perry
Columbia Broadcasting Systems Inc
20Th Century-Fox Film Corp
Xerox Corp
Indiana Broadcasting Corp
U.S
Bill Cosby
CBS
Wish-Tv
Xerox
20Th Century-Fox
Ie Perry
Cosby
Fulvia sinks after fire and capsizing near Tenerife
The flame scarred Norwegian liner Fulvia capsized and sank off Santa Cruz de Tenerife 36 hours after a engine room fire forced 270 crew and 447 passengers to abandon ship. A French vessel rescued all aboard as salvage continued and a five plane airlift began moving survivors to Milan and Genoa. The captain and four officers watched from a nearby tug as the ship sank.
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Santa Cruz DE Tenerife
Canary Islands
UPI
Fulvia
C. B. Fasting
Tenerife
Italy
Milan
Genoa
Paris Styles See Long Look In Winter Fashion Show
Paris endorses a long look with 1970 style skirts and high necklines from designer Philippe Venet. Women wear mid and near maxi skirts with long sleeves and high collars. outfits cover arms and legs behind screens. Boots remain fashionable with dresses as the trend unfolds on the first day of winter collections.
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Paris
UPTI
Midi
Philippe Venet
Armed bandit robs Coral Gables Western Union takes hostages
A masked gunman robbed the Coral Gables Western Union office at 8 a.m. forcing three employees to open a safe and abducting two female hostages and a male worker. The suspect fled with an undetermined sum and released a civilian on a busy road after police pursued him into a wooded area near the Tamiami Trail. Both women died shortly after. identities withheld.
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Coral :Gables
Fla
UPI
Bardit
Western Union
Tamiami
Coral Gables
Mother Jumps From 4th Floor After Violent Act
In New York a 37 year old mother of seven, Rosemarie Grandinetti of Queens, leaped to her death after allegedly dropping neighbor Theresa Pagoulatos, eight, from a fourth floor window. Theresa survived with serious injuries as Grandinetti died by suicide following the incident. The crime occurred following a pretense of offering water and involved the 88 year old grandmother attempting to intervene.
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New York
UPD
Rosemarie Grandinetti
Queens
Theresa Pagoulatos
Marie Pagoulatos
Mrs. Grandinetti
Theresa
Emma Donnelley
Attorney General backs no knock drug bill before Congress
Attorney General John N Mitch ell urged Congress to pass strong drug control legislation. He testified before the House Ways and Means Committee citing school room drug penetration and calling for swift action with a no knock home entry provision and penalties for possession and sale. The Senate already approved a bill with these administration requests including drug classification veto power and enforcement tools.
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Washington
UPI
John N. Mitchell
Congress
Mitchell
House
Ways and Means
Senate
America
Justice Department
Organ Man Is Top Cowboy at Snake River Stampede
Mark Schricker of Sutherlin Oregon was named all-round cowboy at the 55th Snake River Stampede in Nampa Idaho. The event paid 18855 total purse with Schricker earning 1184.17 in calf roping and steer wrestling. He placed high in go rounds and is sixth in the Rodeo Cowboys Association all-round standings after 1969's fourth place finish.
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Nampa
Idaho
UPI
Mark Schricker
Sutherlin
Ore
Snake River
Schricker
Rodeo Cowboys Association
Money Machine Spills Cash At Sahara Tahoe Hotel
In Stateline Nevada a glass money machine at the Sahara Tahoe Hotel lobby discharged cash as a fan blew loose bills around. Between 600 and 1000 dollars vanished while guests and guards scrambled. Mrs Susan Alford of Modesto California triggered the spill when she entered during a Saturday night session.
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Stateline
Nev
UPI
Sahara Tahoe
Susan Alford
Modesto
Calif
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