Miss Usa 1977 Clings To Tree Amid Texas Floods
Kim Tomes Miss U S A 1977 spent hours perched in tree branches on a hill country dude ranch roof to escape flooding from the Guadalupe and Medina rivers. Houston businessman Steve Muller was stranded with her and a helicopter rescued them with no injuries reported.
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Bandera
Texas
U.S.A
Kim Tomes
Guadalupe
Medina
Steve Muller
Houston
Peaceful Valley Dude Ranch
Muller
Miss Tomes
Elizabeth Taylor campaigns for GOP in New Hampshire
Elizabeth Taylor said she embraces both acting and political work. With husband John Warner, former Navy Secretary, she tours New Hampshire fundraisers to help replenish the Republican campaign treasury after a Virginia Senate bid loss.
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Manchester
N.H
UPI
Elizabeth Taylor
Republican Party
John Warner
Virginia
Senate
Gay Bob doll comes out of closet as first homosexual toy
13 inch male doll with earring and plaid shirt hits novelty stores for 15 dollars. Creator Harvey Rosenberg of Manhattan says the Gay Bob doll is a symbol of male liberation and plans to release Gay Bob’s parents Fat Pat and Heavy Harry next year packed in a refrigerator to symbolize obesity.
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New York
UPI
Gay Bob
Harvey Rosenberg
Manhattan
Rosenberg
Fat Pat
Heavy Harry
Nixon to play in Indianapolis Shrine Golf Classic pro-am
Former president Richard Nixon will participate in the pro-am segment of the Indianapolis Shrine Golf Classic at Speedway Golf Course. The event on Wednesday and Thursday benefits Shrine children's hospitals and features stars like Mickey Rooney as part of the PGA Seniors tour.
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Indianapolis
Richard Nixon
Speedway
Mickey Rooney
Bud Owen
Nixon
Shrine Children’s Hospitals
Hyden
Mousse attack on Jordan at Georgetown party sparks talk
Washington report recounts chocolate mousse flung at Hamilton Jordan during a private Georgetown party with 200 guests including Chip Carter and White House aides. Jordan called the incident a disruption to his privacy and hinted it could be his last straw amid previous publicized episodes.
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Washington
Hamilton Jordan
Jordan
Georgetown
Gerald Rafshoon
President Carter
Rafshoon
Carter
Chip
White House
Tim Kraft
Rick Hutcheson
Fisherman Walter Poenisch Faces New Fraud Claim in Cuba Florida Swim
Richard Mullins of the Swimming Hall of Fame accuses Walter Poenisch of fraud over a 1972 90 mile Florida Straits swim alleging sleep breaks and alternated swimmers. Diana Nyad questions Poenisch while Poenisch defends and seeks corroboration from reporters. Castro praised Poenisch in Havana weeks earlier.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Diana Nyad
Cuba
Florida
Nyad
Richard Mullins
Swimming Hall of Fame
Walter Poenisch
Mullins
Poenisch
Florida Straits
Bahia Honda
Fidel Castro
Havana
Hearst asks court to overturn 1976 bank robbery conviction
Patricia Hearst seeks reversal arguing F Lee Bailey turned trial into a mockery and sham. A motion to discard or reduce her seven year sentence was filed in U S District Court by George Martinez who replaced Bailey and Johnson last May. Hearst alleges Bailey was impaired and that closing arguments were inadequate while she says she testified against her wishes.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
F. Lee Bailey
Miss Hearst
U.S. District Court
George Martinez
Bailey
Albert Johnson
Plot to kill Mao exposed as Lin Piao leads 571 project
An army report states Chou En-lai took command of the armed forces to crush a 1971 assassination plot named Outline of Project 571. Lin Piao, then defense minister, headed the bid to seize power and died fleeing to the Soviet Union after a plane crash in Outer Mongolia. The plan included sabotaging Mao's train journey in east China.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Chou En-lai
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Lin Piao
Outer Mongolia
Andur Khan
Soviet Union
East
China
Incitement Issue in NBC Damage Suit Raises First Amendment Debate
A $11 million suit against NBC over a TV film led to a sexual attack on a 9 year old girl hinges on incitement. Judge Dossee ruled that evidence must show NBC and KRON-TV incited via the drama Born Innocent and that the case prompts a sharp argument over incitement versus negligence in prime time programming.
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San Francisco
UPI
NBC
Robert Dossee
Kron-Tv
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