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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1977
Page
6
A 7 year old former Miss Louisiana failed to convince a judge to restore the festival crown after a Playboy appearance. Rhonda Shear's attorney Leon Rittenberg said, We won and we lost, but her character was vindicated.
Several hundred Led Zeppelin fans surged at the Orange Bowl as tickets went on sale in Tampa. Police used tear gas and billy clubs after portions of the stadium offices were wrecked and a small group of youths damaged facilities. About 500 to 1080 people were present. 16 officers were injured minor. one 18 year old Miami man arrested for assault with a revolver.
Twenty two African nations contributed textiles tapestries a rug and other works for a new reception center at the John F Kennedy Center to be dedicated next Sunday. Andrew Young will chair the event with Mrs Martin Luther King Jr and singer Harry Belafonte expected to attend. Timothee Ahoua the Ivory Coast ambassador will speak for diplomats as the center displays canting walls triangular ceilings and space for dignitary receptions. Contributions include textiles from Ivory Coast Mali Nigeria and a Nigerian textile with Lurex gold thread.
Alex Haley visited Suffure in Gambia returning to the village linked to his Roots tale. A crowd welcomed him as photographers filmed a potential sequel project while villagers hoped tourism would ease poverty and bring development.
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