White House Struggles to Fill 50 Top-Level Jobs
AP survey shows Watergate and reorganization woes delaying filling nearly 50 top federal posts. Ambassadors for 23 countries remain vacant. 26 sub-Cabinet posts unfilled. over 400 vacancies in lower and middle level Schedule C jobs. Morale sagging across agencies. some blame Watergate while officials say delays stem from seeking top talent and family relocation concerns.
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Washington
White House
Associated Press
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Congress
Leader of Rock Musical Group Must Stand Trial
Sylvester Sly Stewart, leader of Sly and the Family Stone, must stand trial on marijuana and cocaine possession charges. Superior Court date set for May 9 after Municipal Court dismissed PCP and placidyl sale counts. Police found nearly a pound of marijuana and about 0.5 ounces of cocaine at his home February 2.
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Los Angeles
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Sly” Stewart
Sly and the Family Stone
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Superior Court
Wednesdey
Love in E Flat at Bark Mill Players draws timely laughs
Norman Krasna comedy Love in E Flat opens a four day Bark Mill Players run at Frederick County Junior High School. J. R. Robinson plays the intern with Dottie Nethers as the schoolteacher. Pam Hovermale leads as Bea, with Roger Hovermale and Paul Isel in supporting roles. The production features a dual apartment set and strong costume and make-up work.
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Nancy Talley
Norman Krasna
Bark Mill Players
Bob Angel
Mitchell
Tom Iden
Ruth Robinson
Diane Angel
Miss Nethers
Tden
Isel
Amy
Bea
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Bark Mill Theatre
Winchester
Little Theatre
Thomas G. Scully
Hollingsworth Drive
Irene Ryan dies at 70 after stroke in Santa Monica
Veteran actress Irene Ryan known as Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies died after a stroke at a Santa Monica hospital. The Broadway debut in Pippin had followed a long career beginning as a child singer and vaudeville partner with Tim Ryan. Funeral services are planned for next Tuesday.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Irene Ryan
John F. Kennedy Center For Performing Arts
Washington
San Francisco
Old Valencia Theater
Tim Ryan
Tim and
Irene
Beverly Hills
Granny
St. John’s Hospital
West German poll on gender identity shocks public
In West Germany a public opinion poll finds one in four women would rather be a man while one in twelve men wish to be female, prompting discussion on gender roles across the country.
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Frankfurt
Germany
West Germany
Ray Believes He Will Get Out of Prison
James Earl Ray, convicted of the King assassination, says in his first interview since trial that he believes he will eventually be released. He is serving 99 years at Tennessee State Prison and claims prison officials warned him to drop his appeals. Warden Jim Rose calls the accusation nonsense and notes Ray remains in maximum security after two Brushy Mountain escape attempts.
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Nashville, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
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Tennessee State
Memphis
Jim Rose
Brushy Mountain State Prison
Petros
Tenn
Former Aide Carson Wins Parole From Conspiracy Case
Robert T. Carson, former aide to Senator Hiram L. Fong, was granted parole by the U.S. Board of Parole after an 18 month sentence for conspiracy and perjury. He was linked to a scheme to bribe then Deputy Atty. Gen. Richard G. Kleindienst. The board, meanwhile, denied parole to Collie Leroy Wilkins and Eugene Thomas, Klansmen convicted in the civil rights killing of Viola Liuzzo in March 1965.
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Hiram L. Fong
Hawaii
U.S. Board of Parole
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Richard G. Kleindienst
Ton
Collie Leroy Wilkins
Eugene Thomas
Klu Klux Klan
Alabama
Viola Liuzzo
Diamonds Enhance Drilling Drills for Oil Wells
Diamond studded drilling bits are favored for boring oil wells since they resist wear and need less frequent retrieval and replacement, reducing costly downtime during deep well operations.
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