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    • Sep 2, 1975
    Six days after selling a Jet Commander aircraft he purchased in August, the hospitalized Elvis Presley buys a Lockheed JetStar for $900,000
    Oct 22, 1975
    The courts rule that Billie Jean Williams' marriage to Hank Williams was valid and that she is entitled to 50% of his royalties from copyright renewal. Williams' first wife, Audrey, had contested Billie Jean's rights
    Nov 25, 1975
    Elvis Presley puts Graceland Mansion up as collateral when he takes out a loan in Memphis for $350,000
    Dec 31, 1975
    Elvis Presley grosses $816,000 with a performance at the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan. The King rips the seat of his pants in front of 62,500 people. On hand is his buddy T.G. Sheppard
    Jan 14, 1976
    Elvis Presley buys two Lincolns and three Cadillacs--four of them for Denver policemen and their families--at a cost of $70,000
    Jan 22, 1976
    A new management contract takes effect, giving Colonel Tom Parker a 50% commission on Elvis Presley's concert bookings
    Feb 14, 1976
    "Midnight Rider" songwriter Gregg Allman, Dobie Gray and comedian Pat Paulsen raise $243,000 with a regional telethon from Atlanta, "Georgia Loves Jimmy Carter," aiding the former governor's campaign for president
    Feb 26, 1976
    B.J. and Gloria Thomas file for bankruptcy in Dallas. Within two months, they will list their debts at $265,000 and their assets at a mere $34,000
    Apr 12, 1976
    The Franklin Development and Investment Company sues Jerry Lee Lewis for more than $8,000, seeking unpaid rent on a pair of townhouses he leased during 1975
    Apr 30, 1976
    Buck Owens buys a radio station in Bakersfield, to get a new frequency for KUZZ



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