Batman and Robin sue for profits in merchandised items
Batman actors Adam West and Burt Ward filed a $6 million suit in Superior Court against Greenway Productions 20th Century Fox and ABC claiming they were underpaid from $300 million worth of Batman toys records sweaters and games sold worldwide. Dizzy Gillespie announces presidential bid after talks with Nixon. Sammy Davis Jr. named Watts Summer Festival grand marshal replacing Ali. Apollo 15 astronauts to receive New York welcome and meet UN chief. Robert Dole arrives in Saigon for private fact finding visit.
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Batman
Robin
Adam West
Burt Ward
Greenway Productions
20Th Century-Fox
American Broadcasting Co
Tobacco industry launches bumper sticker campaign
In Valdosta Georgia AP report the tobacco industry promotes a drive to place over 400000 bumper stickers reading Enjoy Smoking Tobacco Products on vehicles to oppose a government ban on tobacco advertising. H I Miranda leader of Burley Auction Warehouses Association outlines expansion to North and South Carolina and beyond.
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Burley Auctio Warehouses Association
Lexington
Tobacco Industry
Miranda
Pearce
J. P. Taylor Co
Universal Seafer
Richmond
Man Trucking Companies
Miranc
North Carolina
South Carolina
Six injured in three Southern Illinois accidents
Six people sustained minor injuries in three single vehicle crashes Tuesday in Southern Illinois. Larry Loftus 18 Beth Purdy 14 and Brenda Lampley 14 all of West Frankfort were hurt when Loftus car left Deering road and plunged into a creek. Purdy and Loftus treated and released Lampley admitted to Union Hospital. A second crash near Rt 159 injured Russell Throop 27 of Cutler when his car struck a tree after losing control on an oiled road. A third crash near Opdyke sent Joseph Blair 29 and Rudy Malloy 29 of St Louis to Jefferson Memorial Hospital after Blair’s car hit a utility pole. In other notes J T Smith of De Soto son of Mrs Charlotte Piper and Claude Smith is in Navy engineering school at Great Lakes for 11 weeks before two years active duty and is a 1971 Carbondale Community High School graduate.
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Tlinois
Larry Loftus
Beth E. Purdy
Brenda M. Lampley
West Frankfort
Deering Road
Rt. 149
Loftus
Brenda Lampley
Union Hospital
Beth Purdy
Russell Throop
Cutler
Rt. 159
Joseph W. Blair
Rudy L. Malloy
St. Louis
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Blair
Opdyke
J. T. Smith
de Soto
Charlotte Piper
Claude Smith
Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Carbondale Community High School
Woman crafts wig-covered helmet in bold protest
Karen Neumann aged 23 of Minneapolis models a self made helmet covered with an old wig. The stunt targets standard motorcycle crash helmets as unattractive. AP wirephoto captures the scene.
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Karen Neumann
Minneapolis, Minn
Gift of the Magi crafted in three hours for World's 1905
The writer O Henry reportedly penned his celebrated Christmas tale The Gift of the Magi in about three hours during a November afternoon for the New York World's magazine section in 1905.
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O. Henry
New York World’s Magazine
Reds Suffer Two No Hits In June Of 1970 Season
The Cincinnati Reds the 1970 National League champions faced a rough stretch with two no hit games in June as part of a challenging season.
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Cincinnati Reds
Watts adopts horsepower as unit of power
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes James Watt developed horsepower during experiments with strong dray horses to measure power. The finding ties Watt’s work to practical engineering standards and the spread of horsepower as a key unit in machinery and industry.
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James Watts
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Safe water skiing urged to wear life vest or flotation belt
A safety notice stresses that a water skier should always wear a life vest or flotation belt to reduce the risk of drowning and injury. It emphasizes proper equipment use and adherence to safety guidelines for all participants.
Inflation in 1923 Germany Hits Letter Postage Record
Britannica notes hyperinflation in 1923 Germany made local letters cost 1 rillion marks, reflecting extreme currency collapse and easing the way to postal charges.
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Germany
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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