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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1977
Page
5
Motorcycle daredevil Knievel charged with felony assault for allegedly breaking the arm of a television executive with a baseball bat. He is free on $1,000 bail and slated for arraignment Wednesday in West Los Angeles Municipal Court on the assault with a deadly weapon count.
Bing Crosby drew more than 2,400 fans at the London Palladium on opening night of a two week run. He performed with wife Kathryn and son Harry plus Rosemary Coney and Jac Bushkin's trio as he sang several numbers despite a lingering back injury from a fall earlier this year.
Hong Kong AP reports Richard Talmadge, New York lawyer, arrived pale and thin after being stabbed in Peking on Sept 18. He and wife Diane, actor William Holden, and actress Stephanie Powers refused to discuss the attack, saying they have nothing to say. The assailant was reportedly mentally unbalanced.
President Carter designated October 24 as United Nations Day and named Henry Ford II as chairman of the annual event, emphasizing U.N. collaboration and global cooperation.
Actor Walter Pidgeon left St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica to recuperate at home after a long stay for a lung blood clot. Hospital spokeswoman Peggy Frank called his condition very satisfactory and noted he would continue recovery at home. The 79 year old, who recently marked his birthday in the hospital, had previously fallen to critical condition after brain clot surgery. Pidgeon and his wife Ruth reside in Bel Air.
Sacramento AP report says starting January 1 prepaid health plan representatives may not enroll members door to door under a new law signed by Governor Brown. The measure bans direct doorstep solicitations for health plan sign ups.
CIA spent $390,000 on seven Stanford University projects between 1953 and 1961 under Project MK ULTRA. Funds flowed via foundations for studies on alcohol tolerance, a knockout substance, miniaturized lie detectors, and pharmacological tests in neurology. Stanford says it banned secret research in 1969 and current faculty are not involved.
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