Notable divorces and legal cases swirl in early 1970s tabloid mix
Film director Dennis Hopper and singer Holly Michelle Phillips divorced after a week of marriage. Nebraska’s Elizabeth Pittman becomes the first Negro woman on the Omaha Municipal Court bench. Princess Anne disqualified from a horse jumping final after a fall. Comedian Bob Hope’s genealogist traces blue blood roots. Key figures Hoffa parole review and Howard Hughes dispute surface as well.
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Dennis Hopper
Holly Michelle Phillips
Los Angeles
Hoppers
Elizabeth D Pittman
Nebraska
Pittman
Omaha
J. J. Exon Yesterdas
Creighton University Law School
Bob Hope
Richard Austin-Cooper
Mobile
Ara
Hope Austin-Cooper
Hope
London
Austin-Cooper
George Hope
William Collard
Kent
England
Thief Steals Half Baked Pig Oscar From Party Display
A thief removed a half baked pig named Oscar from a party display in Louisville Kentucky. The pig had been kept frozen for nine years at Kelleys Parts House and thawed with a blowtorch for decor. Mrs Joseph Belley says a replacement was ordered.
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Lousiville
Oscar
Kelley's
Joseph Belley
Lorain dredging project seeks Army permit for Lake Erie sand
A Lorain based firm requests Army Corps of Engineers approval to dredge sand and gravel from Lake Eries waters with disposal at JG Griffith and Sons dock. Public interest review hinges on environmental impact and conservation. objections due by April 17 to the Buffalo District office. A second Lorain project asks to install 203 feet of sheet piling along the Black River near the Erie Avenue bridge to curb bank erosion. objections should be filed with the Corps.
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Lorain
Army Corps of Engineers
Lake Erie
Ajax Yo
Broadway
Sandusky Vermilion Lorain
Fairport Harbor
JG Griffith and Sons
Colorado Ave
Department of the
Department of the Army
Buffalo District’ Corps of Engineers
Niagara St. Buffalo
Ci of Lorain
Black River
Erie Avenue
The
Corps of Engineers
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Justice Department
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Federal Penitentiary
Lewisburg
Pa Hoffa
Howard Hughes
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Bahamas
Alan B. Shepard JR
Portland
Alcoholics Anonymous
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Gordon Higgins
Cotrens
Saddler Committee
Washington Avenue
Nive
Augusta
Maine
UPL
ALE SP Bank
Elyna Savings
Elyria Savings & Trust National Bank
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