Miss Gardiner crowns Miss Universe amid South Africa tie
Margaret Gardiner of South Africa wins Miss Universe 1978 as Miss Gardiner receives about $50,000 in prizes and a year of appearances. The ceremony in Acapulco includes contestants from 75 nations with one black contestant among judges and attendees.
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Mexico
South Africa
Margaret Gardiner
Homolulu
Spain
Guillérmina Ruiz
Colombia
Shirley Sawnz
Sweden
Cecilia Rodbe
Miss Gardiner
Joan Libuseng Kboali
Lesotho
Caribbean
Pacific Islands
Melba Moore
Miss Khouli
Israel
Ulm
Gardiner
Judi Andersen
Man sues for date expenses in small claims court
A San Francisco man, Tom Horsley, hauled his former date, waitress Alyn Chesselet, to small claims court seeking reimbursement for tickets and travel after she canceled a date to see The Wiz. The judge will rule later as the pair described an alleged oral contract and ongoing harassment claims. In a separate incident, a Kalamazoo plane lost power after takeoff and made an emergency landing in a corn field injuring several passengers.
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San Francisco
Alyn Chesselet
Tom Horsley
Small Claims Court
Horsley
Ms. Chesselet
Vesuvio Cafe
Richard Figone
Mexico
Kalamazoo
Mich
North Central Airlines
Terry Looman
Portage
Looman
Dennis Feldman
FAA
Washington
Soviet court sets Aug 2 for retractions by two papers
A Moscow judge ordered the Baltimore Sun and the New York Times to publish retractions by August 2 for articles involved in slander convictions of Times reporter Craig Whitney and Sun writer Harold Piper. The ruling, issued July 18, allows a 10 day appeal period, with retractions due five days after appeal expiry, or fines.
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Associated Presa
Baltimore Sun
New York Times
Craig R. Whitney
the Times
Harold Piper
the Sun
Moscow
Neo Nazi Terrorism Rise in West Germany Shocks Berlin
AP reports a shift toward right wing extremism in West Germany with youth ultra leftists clashing amid vandalism and planned attacks while police and political leaders warn of bloody conflicts. A Vorwärts study cites rising neo Nazi influence and cross party concerns about violence and public safety. Meanwhile a Luckenbach Texas delegation jokes about advising NYC Mayor Koch on fiscal woes.
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Social Democratic
Parliament
Pensky
Luckenbach
Texas
New York City
Edward Koch
Fifth Avenue
Koch
William) Proxmire
Jack Harmon
Preas
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