Wintry Mardi Gras warms Quebec’s spirits
A snowflake filled Mardi Gras warms Quebec as the Winter Carnival shifts to the first Thursday in February, running 10 days. The 1974 event spans Feb 7 to 17 with Amtrak access via Montreal. The piece highlights ice sculptures, ice canoe races on the St Lawrence, and Quebec City’s historic charm, language, and geography.
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Washington
Canada
Quebec
Amtrak
Montreal
North America
St. Lawrence River
Levis
St. Lawrence
Elyria Man Sentenced to Extra Day in Court
An Elyria man, Henry C. Wilson Jr., received an additional day in jail after striking his father during a courtroom scuffle in Elyria Municipal Court. Wilson, who had just been found guilty of disturbing the peace resisting arrest and assault, fled the courtroom Tuesday, was recaptured five hours later, and faced contempt of court charges. He remains jailed on the longer sentence.
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Elyria
James P. Horn
Henry C. Wilson, Jr
Wilson
Horn
Rationing begins February 1 for Ohio state cars
Columbus reports state agencies must use gas line rationing coupons to obtain fuel for state vehicles after February 1. More than 38,000 coupons will be printed for February for all state owned vehicles except Ohio Highway Patrol and the division of highways. The move follows cuts in state gasoline allocations by suppliers up to 25 percent from 1972 levels.
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Columbus
UPI
J. Phillip Richley
State Transportation Department
Ohio Highway Patrol
Division of Highways
Richley
Bailey's Old Bailey Court Oversees London's Major Crimes
The Old Bailey, formally known as Bailey's, is England's premier court handling major crimes in metropolitan London, exercising wide jurisdiction over serious offenses.
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the Old Bailey
England
London
Miss Dietrich Cancels Concert Due to Injury
Marlene Dietrich remains hospitalized in Houston after a leg injury from a fall during an East Coast tour. A spokesperson said a Los Angeles show next week is postponed until April due to her condition. The injury has not healed, keeping her from performing.
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Marlene Dietrich
Houston
Sale
Los Angeles
Miss Dietrich
Papadopoulos bedridden after paresis attack
Former Greek President George Papadopoulos, a former colonel ousted by a coup last November after six years in power, was described by a government source as bedridden following a paresis attack that caused facial deformation. The source did not specify the location.
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George Papadopoulos
Band leader Harry James contests IRS over $29,000 tax bill
Band leader Harry James disputes the IRS claim of an extra $29,000 in taxes on his 1968 69 donations to the University of Wyoming. He says he donated music scores valued at about $75,000 while the IRS allowed only $4,615 for 1988 and none for 1969. Sen Hubert H Humphrey makes progress after bladder tumor X rays. He is to resume full duties with reduced medical activity.
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Harry James
Internal Revenue Service
Chum
University of Wyoming
James
IRS
Hubert Ht. Thumphrey
Senate
Minnesota
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