Miss Universe 1977 Crowned Janelle Commissiong
Janelle Commissiong, the first black Miss Universe, says the title will not drastically change her life. The 24 year old Trinidad Tobago native, a U.S. educated fashion designer, won after a two week pageant in Santo Domingo. She pledged the win as a step toward changing racial attitudes and plans to rest before heading to New York for events. Miss Universe 1977 runners up included Miss Austria Eva Duringer and Miss Scotland Sandra Bell. Kimberly Tomes of Houston, Miss USA, was among the semifinalists.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Janelle Penny Commissiong
U.S
Trinidad-Tobago
Miss Commissiong
New York
Austria
Eva Duringer
Scotland
Sandra Bell
Colombia
Aura Mojica
Germany
Marie-Luise Gassen
Kimberly Tomes
Houston
Drownings At Lake Norman In Three-Career Fatalities
Three men drowned when a fishing boat capsized in a 45 foot deep area of Lake Norman near Sherills Ford North Carolina. Victims were Charles Hall 61 and son Wesley 28 of Newton North Carolina and Elmer Dean 28 of Roanoke Virginia. Survivor Joel Sartin from Salem Virginia reported the boat lurched right causing the right side passengers to fall overboard.
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Sherills Ford
N.C
Lake Norman
Charlotte
Catawba County
Charles Hall
Wesley
Newton
Elmer Dean
Roanoke
Joel Sartin
Salem, Va
Father’s age linked to child’s drive for achievement
Wake Forest psychologist Charles Richman finds that children born to fathers aged 25 to 30 show higher drive to achieve than those with older fathers. Studies at Wake Forest with 685 students andUniversity of Texas with 407 participants support the link, while maternal age shows no effect.
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Winston-Salem
Charles Richman
Wake Forest
University of Texas
Richman
Betwen
Road To Serve Blacks In Claremont Begins Today
Private donations totaling 3500 will fund the first phase of a road for the only black family owning property in Claremont. Rev. Stanley Stiver led the drive after town officials refused public road and services amid a dispute over taxes and prior agreements. Federal revenue sharing linked to the matter could be affected if construction proceeds on schedule.
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Claremont
N.C
Stanley Stiver
The
Catawba
Shufords
Rape remark ends Tex Antoine's TV career
Veteran weatherman Tex Antoine lost his job after a tasteless rape remark on WABC broadcasts. He apologised, was suspended, then reinstated for off air duties before his contract expired and was not renewed. He says he is hurt but wants to work and believes he has more to give.
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New York
Tex Antoine
Antoine
WABC
Virgin Islands
Antoined
Penicillin-Resistant Gonorrhea Hits California Area Hardest
The CDC reports California as the hardest hit state by penicillin resistant gonorrhea PPNG with 91 of 189 cases, traced to the Far East. Officials say transmission is being interrupted but warn the strain could spread. Two new drugs are being used along with penicillin in treatment. Syphilis cases decline in the U.S. during the first half of the year.
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Atlanta
California
National Center For Disease Control
United States
CDC
Guam
Paul Wiesner
VC Control Division
Wiesner
Soap aims to shock with new ABC comedy series
The ABC comedy Soap stars two suburban families the Tates and the Campbells. Burt Campbell battles a sexually fluid stepson amid risqué plots and a chorus of pre premiere backlash.
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Los Angeles
Burt Campbell
Burt
Jody
ABC
Newsweek
Tates
Campbells
Fred Silverman
Jessica Tate
Mary Campbell
Jessica
Mary
Channel Converter Program Schedules From TV Listings
Network schedules are provided by stations and networks and may change without notice. NBC addressed at Rockefeller Plaza New York NY 10036 appears in the text.
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Rockefeller Plaza
New York
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Tom Poovey
Poovey
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Antoiie
Show Business
Variety
Tex Antonie
N. Main
Lindale Plaza
William Foege
Sears Electric CO
Sartins
H.C
ORDY
Gordy
Greensboro
WBTV
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WGHP
High Point
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Washington
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Davidson
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Maude
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Saosie
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