Astronauts christen Disneyland space ride Space Mountain
The article reports US space veterans including Alan Shepard and Capt. Waller Shitra Jr at Disneyland California to christen the Space Mountain ride. They praise the thrilling coaster and its stunning three dimensional visuals describing it as spectacular and great fun.
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Calif
America
Disneyland
Navy
Alan Shepard
Shepard
Waller
Shitra Jr
Mercury
Gemini
Apolia
Shelley Duvall Wins Cannes Top Female Acting Award
Actress Shelley Duvall shared the top female acting prize at Cannes for her role in Robert Altman's film 4 Women. Canadian actress Monique Mercure was named alongside for the film J. A. Martin, Photographer. Critics noted a weaker lineup with few standout works this year.
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Cannes
France
Shelley Duvall
Robert Altman
Monique Mercure
J. A. Martin
Stan Kenton Remains Hospitalized in Serious Condition
Bandleader Stan Kenton stays hospitalized at Reading Hospital in serious but stable condition after surgery to relieve pressure from a blood clot. He fractured his skull in a fall outside the hotel where his band prepared for an engagement. Kenton is a pioneering figure in progressive jazz.
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Reading
Stan Kenton
Reading Hospital
Kenton
Christine Keeler Divorced After Separation Breaks
Christine Keeler, linked to a cabinet minister and a Soviet attache in the 1960s, has been divorced from Anthony Platt. Keeler, 4, mother of a 5-year-old boy, consented to the divorce after a two year separation. Judge Israel Finestein ruled the marriage had broken down and ordered Keeler’s address kept private.
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Christine Keeler
Harold MacMillan
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Anthony Platt
Platt
Israel Finestein
Maryland Sues GM Over Oldsmobile Rocket Engine Switch
Attorney General Francia Burch filed suit in Baltimore Circuit Court on behalf of 701 Maryland consumers who bought Oldsmobiles with Chevrolet engines. The action seeks to bar sale of cars with swapped engines and imposes a fine for each such vehicle sold. Many Washington County buyers oppose GM’s offers of extended warranties or trade‑ins, arguing the Rocket engine defined Olds’s reputation and that compensation should cover the engine difference.
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Francia Burch
General Motors
Maryland
Chevrolet
Washington
Rove Sumers
Birch
Walter Sokalski
Williamsport
Sokalski
Oldsmobile
Sobalski
Wilson Waddy
Hagerstown
Gat
Mandel veto includes property tax measure
Governor Mandel vetoed about 36 measures Friday, including a property tax reform bill that would let counties set inflation allowances. A drafting error would have moved railroad and utility property into a lower tax category, risking millions in state revenue.
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Annapolis
General Assembly
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Atty
Francis Burch
Baltimore
Baltimore City
Burch
Alan Wilner
Calvert County
Natural Resources Department
Maryland
Ocean City expects record crowd this weekend traffic snarls
Ocean City officials report a record holiday weekend crowd with heavy traffic on Delmarva highways and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Police say there were few major incidents as thousands of visitors fill beaches from Hebobeth Beach and Ocean City to the Delaware coast, with thousands more en route.
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Delaware-Maryland
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Ocean City
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Baltimore Harbor Tunnel
Tallgates
Bay Bridge
Delmarva Peninsula
Maryland
Man Nap Incident Lands Boonsboro Man in Court
Kenneth Warren, 4 Sb year-old, convicted in district court of disorderly conduct after napping on a stranger’s enclosed back porch. He received 30 days in jail, suspended, and was placed on two years of probation by Judge Louis Boublitz. Police report a couple awoke to a man sleeping on their back porch couch after finding him inside their home.
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Boonsboro
Andi
Kenneth Warren
Dudge J
Louis Boublitz
Ronald Martin
Potorquc St
al & Am
Martin
Varron
Talmadge Divorce Case Gets Jury Trial
U S Senator Merman Talmadge and his former wife Betty will face a jury trial in their divorce after the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that contested fault matters must go to a jury. The decree was voided and the case set for trial following the court's decision.
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Atlanta
U.S
Merman Talmadge
Betty
Georgia Supreme Court
Talmadge
Ford struggles at Myopia on visit for son’s graduation
President Ford played a golf round at the Myopia Hunt Club in Hamilton Massachusetts during his trip for his son Michael’s seminary graduation. He posted a 74, four over par, amid a narrow course and windy conditions as assistant pro Paul Kusiak noted the tough setup.
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Gerald Ford
Myopia Hunt Club
Michael
South Harmiliton
Paul Kusiak
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