First ladies share spotlight at Martha Graham gala
The gala marking Martha Graham Dance Company's 50th anniversary drew top guests at New York's Uris Theater. Mrs. Gerald Ford, escorted by Woody Allen, praised Graham as her "great lady" while Dame Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev headlined Western ballet. Funds from the event retire the company debt and support the Graham School.
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Women clash in NC prison dorms during protest
Guards with nightsticks broke up a sitdown protest at North Carolina Women's Prison in Raleigh. Inmates torn dorms, 15 taken to dispensary, 14 on stretchers. one dormitory fire reported and put out. Aide to Gov Holfhouser said inmates fought without weapons, dishing out hits and hair pulling.
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Ford aide seeks to avert nationwide railroad strike
W. J. Usery Jr. summoned union and industry negotiators back to the bargaining table as a midnight Sunday strike deadline looms. The high-level intervention aimed to slow a nationwide railroad walkout with talks continuing amid slim prospects for a peaceful settlement. In a separate action about 1,500 postal workers picketed the Postal Service headquarters, threatening to strike next month if no new labor deal is reached.
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Catholics and mobs clash amid brief Trinidad of press and politics
In Lisbon armed troops evaluate about 600 Catholics trapped in the Catholic patriarchal residence as Communist mobs shout threats and hurl missiles. Socialist supporters are held at bay outside Republica while Communist workers seize the paper’s offices for a second day as coalition government stability wavers amid press freedom turmoil. In Manicoquagan Quebec three masked gunmen steal over 1.06 million dollars in cash from Banque Canadienne Nationale, targeting Hydro Quebec salaries and forcing vault access after seizing the managers.
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Tsatsos Elected Greece President By Parliament
In Athens on Thursday Parliament selected Constantine Tsatsos, endorsed by Premier Caramanlis, as Greece’s first republican president. Tsatsos, aged 16, a former university professor and deputy, won 210 votes of 205 cast to serve a five year term.
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Black Caucus rejects Rep Stark's bid for membership
The Congressional Black Caucus rejected Rep Fortney Pete Stark's application for membership. All 17 members voted against his admission, with Stark saying the move would help him better understand urban and rural U.S. issues.
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Pope Paul VI May Tour By Helicopter This Summer
Vatican officials indicate Pope Paul VI could travel by helicopter from Castle Gandolla retreat to the Vatican for weekly general audiences. The plan aims to ease pilgrim flow to Rome while maintaining safety and protocol for public gatherings. At Castle Gandotta, RCA Corp. board chair Robert Sarnott received the medal of commander of the order of letters and arts from France. His wife, Metropolitan Opera star Anita Moffa, attended the ceremony with Culture Minister Michel Guy.
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Gloria Swanson Critics Her Era As She Rides South
Gloria Swanson, visiting Miami, laments age stereotypes and fame, calls recent films sordid, and rails at shallow chic. She mocks Rex Reed for calling her a defrosted zombie, and says success can be dangerous while defending a sharp, stylish persona.
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U S Envoy Ordered Out of Zaire Over Coup Claims
U S Ambassador Dean Hinton was ordered to leave Zaire by Saturday following CIA coup allegations. Hinton dismissed the claims as nonsense, while State Department officials echoed that the charges were false. The expulsion strains long standing U S Zaire relations amid Mobutu support. A related story notes House Judiciary action on Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s citizenship restoration.
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