Miss Universe pageant and boxing clash on one TV
A reader pits Miss Universe competition and a heavyweight title bout against each other. With two events on Cablevision, the pageant runs alongside the DeJesus Mamby fight and Scott LeDoux Larry Holmes bout, ending with Miss U.S.A. from Sumter prevailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cablevision
Esteban DeJesus
Saoul Mamby
U.S.A
Sumter
Bob Barker
Scott LeDoux
Larry Holmes
USC
Migs U
Migs U.S.A
LeDoux
Howard Cosell
Muhammed Ali
Holmes
South Carolina
Out of Order review notes and book picks
Barbara Raskin's Out of Order is mocked for domestic chaos and hostage humor with Coco in peril at a Gulf gas station. The piece recommends similar thrillers Whip Hand by Dick Francis and The Paladin by Brian Garfield, noting availability and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CoCo Burman
Erma Bombeck
Gavin
Gulf
Barbara Raskin
Simon and Shuster
Israel
Coco
Aiken County
Winston Churchill
Williston Hosts a Weekend of Music and Merriment
Williston in Barnwell County celebrates Wonderful Williston Weekend with a full slate of events. Tonight features a Come As You Are dance at Harmon's Truck Stop on U S Highway 78 and a 9 p.m. deejay show. Tomorrow includes a 6.2 mile Run For Life starting at 8 a.m. at Main Street depot, flea market downtown, Black powder shooting on Rosemary Street, go cart racing at the Rheem plant, a 10 a.m. parade, and 2 p.m. obstacle courses and greased pole and pig. Three free street dances begin at 8 p.m. with varied music downtown and behind the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
Barnwell County
Harmon’s
U.S. Highway 78
Main Street
Rosemary Street
Rheem Plant
Michael Harmon
Recreation Park
Highway 78
Airplane at Weis Cinema dominates Augusta listings
Lynne Voit reviews Airplane praising its wit while noting dated humor and corny gags. The film plays at Weis Cinema in Augusta with a PG rating and a memorable post credits sequence. Other titles listed include Herbie Goes Bananas at Cinema in Aiken Bronco Billy at Mark I in Aiken and How To Beat The High Cost Of Living at Masters 4 in Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Howard Jarvis
Travolta
Ted
Elaine
Weis Cinema
Augusta
Herbie
Aiken
Bronco Billy
Clint Eastwood
Sondra Locke
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By Kathryn Smith
Saga
Dr. Frankenstein
Mel Brooks
Robert Hays
Julie Hagerty
Rumack
Leslie Neilson
Oveur
Peter Graves
Roger
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Victor
Hari Kari
Lynne Voit
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