Nancy Reagan Hosts White House Luncheon With Congressional Wives
Nancy Reagan told about 175 Republican congressional wives at a White House luncheon that inviting Democratic wives might have resolved the 1983 budget stalemate. She joked about women solving the dispute and shared anecdotes from her life including a drug program visit in Atlanta and a Gridiron Club encore in yellow boots.
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Nancy Reagan
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Rooney to star as Jiggs in Bringing Up Father Broadway show
Mickey Rooney plans a Broadway debut as the comic strip character Jiggs in Bringing Up Father with Martha Raye as Maggie. Rooney notes he is the Jiggs type and won’t start until late 1983. In Washington, James Brady has returned home in good condition after 21 days in hospital for a blood clot in his left leg.
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Irene Hasek
Stars back law seeking royalties for home taping
Charlton Heston testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee urging royalties on home videotapes and recorders to compensate film and music creators. Beverly Sills and Jack Valenti supported the bill proposing a $50 royalty plus $1 per tape, with royalties set by a special committee.
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Charlton Heston
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Beverly Sills
Jack Valenti
Motion Picture Association
Valenti
U.S. Court of Appeals
Miss Sills
New York City Opera
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