Rossellini Dies. Pioneer of Italian Neorealism
Italian director Roberto Rossellini died at 71 in Rome after a heart attack. A founder of neorealism, he directed Rome Open City and Stromboli and led Cannes jury before his death. His high profile marriage and divorce with Ingrid Bergman drew worldwide attention.
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Kidnapped Girl Safe After $240,000 Ransom Paid
Reno Nevada UPI reports five year old Tawnya Capurro was returned unharmed after her bank official father paid a $240,000 ransom. She described her abductor and authorities search a man in his fifties to sixties with gray hair and spots on his hands. The case may tie to a Las Vegas extortion plot.
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Carter seeks Congress as energy policy partner in price plan
President Carter urged House and Senate leaders to back a new energy department with broad price setting powers. House moves limit authority by creating a natural gas price commission and giving Congress veto power, dimming chances for a strong energy secretary. Senate favors a three member board with oil price authority and presidential veto, seen by aides as the best option for now.
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Sinking ferry hits iceberg spews 100 rescued near St John’s
The 8272 ton ferry William Carson rammed an iceberg 18 miles off the Labrador coast and forced 100 plus passengers to abandon ship. They were rescued after up to eight hours adrift in lifeboats and on floes in the North Atlantic. Dutch authorities discuss mediators as hostages endure 12th day of siege.
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Stephen Boyd dies at 49 after heart attack in Los Angeles
Los Angeles AP Stephen Boyd the Irish born actor best known as Messala in Ben Hur died at 49 after a heart attack. He collapsed while riding in a golf cart with his wife Elizabeth and died shortly after at a hospital. He starred in Ben Hur opposite Charlton Heston and acted with Gina Lollobrigida Brigitte Bardot Elizabeth Taylor and Sophia Loren. He began in BBC radio at eight and later joined a Belfast repertory company before rising to fame in early Hollywood.
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