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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1978
Page
14
Rietta Wallenda 17, granddaughter of Karl Wallenda, says she remains devoted to wire walking despite family deaths. She performs at an amusement park in Cincinnati and describes the exaltation of being up high as a home-like rush.
Rev Larry Jones claims he was hustled by figures around Larry Flynt after Flynt’s birth of a new faith. He criticized Hustler as returning to porn with a July issue showing nude Eve on the cover and sexual poses inside. Jones says Flynt was promised reform but remains unreformed.
Celebrities from Hollywood and beyond jammed a Alexandria restaurant for Bob Hope’s 75th birthday party. Earlier, Hope was honored at a White House reception by President Carter.
President Tito, in a white marshal's uniform, greeted by thousands of relay runners as a torch arrived from across Yugoslavia. He said he is busy with Congress preparations and could not attend birthday celebrations. The event was telecast.
Former first lady Betty Ford, 60, appears at a Washington cocktail event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute. President Carter praises her and the official Ford portrait unveiling at the White House is noted. Ford, recently released after four weeks in hospital for substance issues, says she is feeling well.
United Presbyterians ended 11 days of governing assembly by denying the Presbyterian for Gay Concern semi official affiliation. Delegates also advanced moderation by upholding female participation on local boards and backing abortion rights while urging divestment from South Africa and support for the ERA.
AP reports brisk sales for former President Nixon's Memoirs after an initial slow start. Doubleday and B Dalton chains note stronger than expected demand, with 2000 copies weekly at B Dalton and best-seller status anticipated in New York. Prices still near 19.95 though discounts of up to half price appear.
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