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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1978
Page
9
A mild earthquake struck Bova Marina and surrounding areas in southern Italy on Sunday night. Residents rushed outside as walls showed cracks but no casualties or major damage were reported and no magnitude measurement was available.
Actor Glenn Ford joins Hall of Fame of Great Western Performers at the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City. He credits humorist Will Rogers and Roy Rogers with his success, saying Rogers taught him horse riding and the hatmaker helped shape his Stetson. About 1,500 guests attended the 17th annual Western Heritage Awards banquet.
Detroit AP Ruth Carter Stapleton says being sister to a president and linked to Hustler owner Larry Flynt has damaged her evangelistic work. She shortened meetings to one day to deter fame seekers and canceled nine engagements after Flynt connection. She notes some genuine worshipers avoid conferences due to publicity and states she entered Flynt’s circle knowingly.
A Beverly Hills fundraiser drew legends like Gene Hackman Jon Voight Hal Linden and Joan Hackett to back the Dual Rights Amendment. Valerie Harper donated 5000 Bette Micher 8473 and Joan Palevsky 10000 led heavy gifts along with Carrie Fisher Lily Tomlin and others. Abzug urged women to march into the Constitution by 1979 as 35 states have backed ratification with 38 needed next March.
A House subcommittee finds many retired generals admirals and other officers earn more than cabinet heads by combining military pensions with civilian federal salaries. Mondale earns 975000 annually while 141000 retirees collect 958 million in pensions and hold government roles. The report urges retirement reform amid rising double dipping ahead of the presidents military compensation findings.
A 16 year old from Dracut Mass died three days after a heart transplant at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond. He had fought cardiomyopathy and was supported by community fundraising totaling about $80 000. Doctors had earlier listed him as stable after the Thursday night operation and said the death would be investigated to determine exact cause. Belleau was the 23rd heart transplant patient at MCV with five surviving recipients.
Richard Nixon publicized a weekend trip to New York his first there in six years after trying to travel unseen. He and Pat Nixon spent Sunday in Westhampton Beach with their daughter Tricia and Edward Cox, visited Cox family home, and attended a church service. Reporters chased as a motorcade blocked East River Drive.
British host David Frost notes Nixon, who resigned in 1972, prefers a nonpolitical life. Nixon faces an emptiness in his future after Watergate and his televised nine hour interview series.
President Carter’s aides urge defeat of an emergency one year farm aid bill awaiting House action. If approved, Carter would veto. Senate backing exists but House support is uncertain amid ethics inquiries and a tuition tax credit bill.
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