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    • Apr 4, 1975
    Barbra Streisand's production company offers Elvis Presley $500,000 plus a percentage of the film to appear in "A Star Is Born." Colonel Tom Parker responds with a counter demand so different that Presley loses the role to Kris Kristofferson
    Apr 14, 1975
    Colonel Tom Parker responds to a proposal for Elvis Presley to co-star in Barbra Streisand's upcoming production of "A Star Is Born." He demands $1 million plus 50% of all profits, effectively killing any possibilities
    Apr 15, 1975
    Bessie Lee Mauldin files for divorce from Bill Monroe in Nashville, claiming to be his common-law wife. He agrees to pay his former bass player $75,000
    Apr 17, 1975
    Elvis Presley purchases a Convair 880 jet from Delta Airlines and names it the Lisa Marie. It costs $250,000, and he spends another $350,000 in a makeover, including a stereo system with 52 speakers
    Jul 5, 1975
    "Honky Tonk Women" songwriter Keith Richards is arrested in Fordyce, Arkansas, under suspicion of drug possession. He escapes with a $162.50 fine after pleading guilty to reckless driving
    Jul 24, 1975
    Elvis Presley gives away a $6,500 ring from the stage during a show at the Asheville Civic Center in North Carolina
    Jul 27, 1975
    Elvis Presley gives away 14 Cadillacs at a cost of $140,000
    Jul 29, 1975
    Dr. George Nichopolous borrows $200,000 interest free from his client, Elvis Presley
    Aug 3, 1975
    Elvis Presley puts down a $26,000 deposit to buy a second airplane
    Aug 15, 1975
    Elvis Presley buys a second airplane, an Aero Jet Commander, for $508,000



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