Miss S.C. Wins Event In Swimsuit
Dorothy Kathleen Benham of Edina Minnesota won the talent event and Lavinia Merle Cox of Latta South Carolina captured the swimsuit title in the second preliminary round of the Miss America 1977 pageant in Atlantic City. Benham performed Adele's Laughing Song from Die Fledermaus and expressed confidence in opera's ongoing appeal while Cox described her nervousness and focus on poise and composure in her lavender swimsuit and gown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Minnesota
South Carolina
Dorothy Kathleen Benham
Edina
Minn
Lavinia Merle Cox
Latta
5.C
Miss Benham
Adele
Strauss
Ole Fledermaus
Macalester College
Oscar Dahle
The
Minnesota Music Education Association
Miss Cox
Winthrop College
Greenville
Pact Bans Bias In Hill Hiring
Sixty House members commit to a Fair Employment Practices Agreement governing their offices and staffs. A six member committee will oversee the pledge with no formal penalties beyond peer pressure, hailed by women’s groups as a first step toward civil rights protections for congressional employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Simpson
Associated Press
Washington
Capitol Hill
Wayne Hays
House
House of Representatives
Common Cause
The
League of Women Voters
American Civil Liberties Union
National Women's Political Caucus
Miriam Dorsey
Congress
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Hinson Set to Take Stand in Cabarrus County Trial
In Concord AP report former Cabarrus County commissioner Roger G. Hinson, implicated by State witness Grover Poplin as the robbery instigator, is to testify in his own defense as the trial resumes. Poplin, Harrisburg resident, testified Hinson planned the June 1 1974 Mount Pleasant coin shop robbery to gain insurance money and publicity for a county commission runoff bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Cabarrus County
Allen A Batley
Charlotte
Roger G. Hinson
Bailey
Grover Michael Poplin
Harrisburg
Hinson
Poplin
Danny Barbee
Mount Pleasant
Jaycee
Brown Holprook
Piedmont Bank and Trust Co
Burlington Industries leader Charles Myers retires from board
Charles F. Myers, former Burlington Industries president and chairman, retires from the board and finance committee after a career starting in 1947. He remains a director of multiple firms including Chase Manhattan Bank and United States Steel, and has held key roles in industry and government advisory bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Charles F. Myers
Burlington Industries
Myers
The
Bank of New York
Davidson College
Harvard
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
Winston-Salem
Burlington
J. Spencer Love
Chase Manhattan Bank
United States Steel Corp
R. J Reynolds Industries
Richardson Merrill Inc
Jefferson Pilot Corp
International Executive Services Corps
Victim sues Eastern Airlines over 1973 Charlotte crash
Francis C Mihalek of Charleston sues Eastern for 1.5 million alleging gross negligence after surviving the crash that killed 72 near Charlotte. His wife also sues for 300 thousand for mental distress. Mihalek waited two years before filing, citing failure to contact him.
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Charlotte
South Carolina
Eastern Airlines
Here
Eastern
Francis C. Mihalek
Charleston
National Transportation Safety Board
Mihalek
U.S District Court
Norma
Chicago
Michalek
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S.C
Pact
Hill
Lexington
Fred Myers
Jones
U. S. Navy
Business Council
Advisory Council
Japan-U. S
American Textile Manufacturers Institute
President's Commission On International Trade and Investment Policy
van Impe
Jack van Impe
Christ
Russia
Middle East
Jerusalem
Scum
N.C
High Point Enterprise
James M. Daniels
Daniels
Ong
Ilor Lm L.cel On
Labor
Snow Lumber
Lees
Scott's
Southgate Shopping Center
E. Springdale
Der
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