Dolly Parton Aims Pop Rock Crossover From Nashville
Dolly Parton abandons Nashville ties for Hollywood and a six week tour of rock oriented venues including the Roxy Boarding House and The Bottom Line. She rewrites her band and releases New Harvest First Gathering while pursuing a broader audience beyond country.
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Nashville
Linda Ronstadt
Olivia Newton-John
Dolly
Roxy
San Francisco
Bottom Line
New York
Meeting Brings Trouble From Dealers in Falfurrias
In Falfurrias Texas a town meeting on the drug problem has sparked violence as narrator Bill Hellen a local car dealer who organized the gatherings received firebombings and death threats. A 1957 Thunderbird was burned and gasoline was thrown at Hellen’s house amid growing fear. Investigations by federal and state officers accompany local efforts as residents press officials to act.
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Falfurrias
Tex
Texas
Bill Hellen
Bill
Lois Wilkinson
Rio Grande Valley
Hellen
Helicopter Prom Entrance Draws Grayslake Teens
Grayslake High School seniors Don Vayr and Kimberly Molidor plan a dramatic prom entrance by helicopter from Waukegan Airport to a Waukegan motel. Vayr rents the chopper for one hour at $100. Kimberly wears a melon-colored gown and carries a $20 bouquet. Father Ken Molidor helped arrange the flight. The prom tickets cost $27.
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Grayslake, IH
Grayslake High School
Don Vayr
Kimberly Molidor
Vayr
Waukegan
Kimberly
Ken
Kenly and Portillo Obituaries Highlight Local Veterans Rites
Funeral services for Frank Kenly were set for Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at Curtis-Bright Chapel with Pastor Dick Ross officiating. Interment followed at Fort Bayard National Cemetery with Allingham Golding Post No. 18 American Legion conducting graveside rites. Rosary services for Alfredo Portillo were planned for Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Curtis-Bright Chapel, with a Funeral Mass Monday at 9:00 a.m. at Enfant Jesus Catholic Church in Hurley. Interment would proceed at Fort Bayard National Cemetery with Monsignor Delfin Thomas officiating. Pallbearers named included Rudy Alvarado, Y. B. Morales, Ray Portillo, Alfredo Abalos, Frank Baca, and Albert Rirker.
Redco Charbray Brahman Guernsey Highland Herd Notes
Ranchers report arrival of Redco and Brahman crosses along with Charbray and Guernsey stock. Yeste listing highlights stout herd breeds, with notes on crossbreeding potential and regional market interest in Highland and Winks cattle breeds.
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Guernsey
Highland
Anaconda to Move HQ and Minerals to Denver Tower
Anaconda Co will move its headquarters from New York to Denver in summer 1978 and shift mineral resources operations from Tucson to Denver by Sept 1. The four story Anaconda Tower will house about 325 employees, with 175 in headquarters and 150 in minerals. Atlantic Richfield, owner, plans to relocate some employees into the tower. Anaconda produces copper, uranium and aluminum worth about $1.5 billion yearly.
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Anaconda Co
Anaconda
New York
Mineral Resources
Tucson
Operaions
Mineral Resources Group
the Atlantic
Richfield Co
United States
Atlantic Richfield
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