Broadway stars Mary Martin and Ethel Merman dazzle in charity show
Mary Martin and Ethel Merman headlined a two woman benefit at the Broadway Theater in New York for the Museum of the City of New York. They performed in costumes from South Pacific and Gypsy and closed with There's No Business Like Show Business. Attendees included Yul Brynner Burgess Meredith Joel Grey and more as Berlin sent a $1,000 check.
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Mary Campbell
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Broadway
Mary Martin
Ethel Merman
Museum of the City of New York
Miss Martin
Miss Merman
Dolly
Yul Brynner
Burgess Meredith
Joel Grey
George Rose
Peter Gennaro
Jules Stein
Larry Hagman
Blow
Gabriel
Oklahoma Floods and Severe Weather Across Regions
Central Oklahoma reports flooding amid heavy rains while the central Rockies and Great Basin endure showers. Tornadoes hit Oklahoma and funnel clouds span Minnesota to Kansas with wind damage from North Dakota to Oklahoma. Thunderstorms cool the Plains as highs reach the 90s, with forecasts for scattered showers and storms across the Pacific Northwest to Oklahoma and the Great Lakes region.
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Oklahoma
Rockies
Great Basin
Pacific Coast
California
Washington
Wisconsin
Illinois
Texas
Minnesota
Kansas
North Dakota
Plains
Central
Pacific Northwest
Plateau
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Miss U S A Kim Tomes Prepares for Miss Universe Pageant
Kim Tomes, 21, crowned Miss U S A 1977, plans a busy summer with personal appearances ahead of the Miss Universe Pageant July 16 in Santo Domingo. The Texas A&M senior from Houston majors in health and physical education and may pursue modeling after graduation. Other finalists included Miss Nevada Mary O Neal Contino and Miss Minnesota Debbie Cossette.
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Charleston
S.clap
Kim Tomes
U.S.A
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Houston
Tex
Chicago
Miss Tomes
Texas A&m
Nevada
Mary O'Neal Contino
Minnesota
Debbie Cossette
California
Pam Gergely
Virginia
Lynn Herring
Florida
Linda Lefevre
Democrats flex muscle over Ohio election day registration
In Columbus Democrats push to fast track a bill allowing Ohio voters to register on election day. The plan faces a potential ballot referendum by Republicans that could suspend the law until a statewide vote, risking a 1978 showdown and possible veto overrides as labor allied groups seek GOP governor Rhodes' defeat.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
House
James A. Rhodes
112Th General Assembly
State Apportionment Board
Rhodes
Ohioans For the
Ophe
Ted W. Brown
Billy Graham Draws 45 000 At Notre Dame Stadium
Evangelist Billy Graham attracted 45 000 people to his final sermon at the University of Notre Dame stadium in South Bend Indiana. It was the largest campus crowd for any event other than a football game. The five day crusade drew 95 600 attendees and caused a move from the indoor center to the outdoor stadium seating 59 000.
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South Bend
Ind
Billy Graham
Fighting Irish
University of Notre Dame
Graham
Wayne Hays Finds Peace on Ohio Farm After Scandal
Former congressman Wayne Hays in Belmont Ohio says he is feeling better and enjoying life on his 200 acre farm. He marked his 66th birthday and weighs selling part of the property, adding he does not intend to return to Washington.
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Belmont, Ohio
Wayne Hays
Congress
Elizabeth Ray
Hays
Ohio
Washington Post
Boy 12 in Critical Condition After Street Crash
Robbie Frost 12 of 2415 Christel Ave. remained in critical condition at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital after being struck by a car Friday night at Shafer Street and Elmo Place.
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Robbie Frost
Christel Ave
Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati
Shafer Street
Elmo Place
Columbia Gas chief shifts blame for winter shortages
Marvin White, chair of Columbia Gas of Ohio, says the 1979 crisis was caused by exceptionally cold weather and environmental delays at the Cove Point LNG plant. He notes planned upgrades and a 1980 resumption for new residential hookups, while declining to accept blame beyond communication errors.
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Columbus, Ohio
Marvin White
Columbia Gas of
Ohio
Cove Point
White
Columbia
Five Die in Air Show Helicopter Crash Over Biggin Hill
Five people were killed when a sightseeing helicopter collided with a biplane at the Biggin Hill air show in southeastern England. The helicopter broke apart, the biplane made a belly landing, and the helicopter occupants included two boys ages 10 and 15 a man a woman passenger and the pilot. A bystander sustained a minor injury from wreckage.
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Biggin Hill
England
Royal Air Force
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