Hurricane on Bora Bora signals big film gamble
On Bora Bora, producer Dino De Laurentiis builds a one million dollar hurricane tank to shoot scenes for Hurricane. Mia Farrow and Dayton Ka’ae act as a storm crew as director Jan Troell stages a dramatic sequence amid wind and rain machines. The project blends international talent with Polynesian crew, aiming for a high impact jeopardy film that may reshape careers.
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Polish officials weigh return of native pope to Krakow
Vatican sources report Monsignor Dabrowski invited Pope John Paul II to attend May 7 Krakow events marking St Stanislaus martyrdom 900th anniversary. Warsaw faces a test whether to allow a papal homecoming despite Communist rules while officials signal possible approval. The question raises broader implications for Polish pride and church diplomacy during the Cold War era.
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Carter wins praise for tax cuts and energy act
President Carter receives praise from Congress after a late session windfall delivering the National Energy Act and an 18.7 billion tax cut. He vetoed defense and public works bills and faced inflation with a plan including wage price guidelines and new anti inflation leadership.
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Gene transplant breakthrough at Stanford shocks medical science
Stanford University reports the first functional mammalian gene transfer using recombinant DNA. Dr. Paul Berg and colleagues splice a rabbit beta hemoglobin gene into an SV40 virus, infect monkey cells, and observe expression. Berg says this marks a doorway to treating genetic diseases like hemoglobin disorders and diabetes while noting the risk debate remains overstated.
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