Mourning Mao Tsetung Deepens Chinese Unity in Death
In Peking, China mourns Chairman Mao Tse-tung at 82 with flags at half staff and large crowds laying white flowers at Tiananmen. The central committee calls for unity as Hua Kuo-feng acts as compromise leader during the mourning period through Sept. 18.
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Susan Ford moves to townhouse with friends and guards
Washington AP reports Susan Ford has left the White House and rents a suburban townhouse with three college friends and a security entourage. The 19 year old pays 118 dollars a month as her parents, Betty Ford and the president, reportedly have no objections to the arrangement. In New York AP notes Rev. Jesse Jackson met with South Africa's consul general to discuss a possible visit by him and Operation PUSH aides with visas and a meeting to pursue talks with the South African ambassador.
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Astronauts Son At Center Of West Point Cheating Scandal
Two West Point cadets convicted in the cheating case defend sworn affidavits alleging that Frank Borman's son, Army Captain Frederick Borman, and a $1,200 bribe fixed a plebe's honor code case. Borman denies the charge and offers a lie detector test. The affidavits, signed by 150 of 226 involved cadets, imply endemic cheating. Borman, now Eastern Airlines president, refuses to step down as he prepares to chair a blue ribbon panel on the scandal.
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New Jersey Lottery Tonight Drawn Numbers Reported
The weekly New Jersey lottery results announce winning numbers 867 and 303 with millionaire finalist 54891. The AP report notes these figures as the drawn results in Trenton.
Blue-eyed blonds win in pageant at Miss America prelims
Dorothy Kathleen Benham of Edina Minnesota won the talent event and Lavinia Merle Cox of Latta South Carolina captured the swimsuit prize in the second preliminary round of the Miss America 1977 contest in Atlantic City. Benham, 20, performed Adele's Laughing Song from Strauss' Operetta and discussed her opera interests and music training. Cox, a 1975 Winthrop College graduate, wore a lavender swimsuit and a one piece gown designed with help from a friend. she reflected on nerves and confidence during the event.
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Hijacked Boeing 737 Incident Reported from New Delhi to Lahore
An India Airlines Boeing 737 flying from New Delhi to Bombay was hijacked Friday morning and diverted to Lahore, Pakistan. Indian authorities confirmed the incident, noting the crew and passengers were safe.
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