Barbara Mandrell Wins Entertainer of the Year Twice at CMA Gala
Barbara Mandrell becomes the first to win entertainer of the year twice at the Country Music Association awards at the Grand Ole Opry House. She also takes top female vocalist as George Jones wins top male vocalist. Alabama's four-piece band earns two honors.
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Nashville
George Jones
Miss Mandrell
Ralph Emery
Emery
Mac Davis
Alabama
Fort Payne
Ala
CMA
Barbara Mandrell
Grand Ole Opry
Oliver Reed Jailed After Vermont Bar Fight
British actor Oliver Reed was arrested in Stowe Vermont after an arm-wrestling dispute escalated into a fight at The Pub. Police charged him with disorderly conduct unlawful mischief and assault and released him on 500 dollar bail for arraignment. No serious injuries were reported.
Stevie Wonder Composes Peace Song For Sadat
Stevie Wonder wrote a commemorative song for Anwar Sadat after missing the Egyptian president’s funeral due to a family emergency. He was invited as part of a U S delegation and aims to honor Sadat’s world peace efforts.
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Los Angeles
Stevie Wonder
Anwar Sadat
United States
Maureen Reagan Urges Contacts in Politics
Maureen Reagan urged women to use Christmas card lists and club rosters to build political influence. In a San Diego speech to the Lawyers' Wives of California she credited women for much of life quality improvement and urged maintaining school and volunteer networks.
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San Diego
Maureen Reagan
Reagan
Lawyers’ Wives of
California
Balloon Gone as Rescue Prep Starts for Gondola Return
Salvage teams aimed to lift the 10 story gondola of the balloon Super Chicken III from Blackbeard Island to a shrimp boat and dock after a record breaking 55 hours cross country flight ended with a rough landing off Savannah. Pilot John Shoecraft and co-pilot Fred Correll described sub zero temperatures and sleepless nights as the balloon vanished into the ocean.
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Savannah
John Shoecraft
Fred Correll
Arizona
Blackbeard Island
Georgia
Here
Costa Mesa
Calif
Shoecraft
Fred Gorrell
United States
CMA Award Winners At A Glance
Nashville report lists 15th annual CMA winners Barbara Mandrell wins entertainer and female vocalist of the year George Jones takes male vocalist of the year Oak Ridge Boys win single of the year Don Williams album of the year He Stopped Loving Her Today earns song of the year Braddock and Putman credited as songwriters Alabama named vocal group and instrumentalist of the year Chet Atkins receives instrumentalist honor Terri Gibbs earns horizon award David Frizzell and Shelly West are vocal duo of the year.
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Statler Brothers
Miss Mandrell
Country Music Association
Barbara Mandrell
Mandrell
NBC
Louise
Irlene
Chet Atkins
Terri Gibbs
Horizon
Nashville, Tenn
George Jones
Alabama
Bobby Braddock
Curly Putman
David Frizzell
Shelly West
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Superchickens
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