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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1977
Page
2
In Sacramento AP report Willie Martin and Dan Shepherd have collaborated for five years. A traffic crash left Martin hospitalized and tests their friendship as Shepherd hopes the bond endures through recovery and uncertainty about work together.
Sagebrush Annie, trained in a week by Doug Offenheiser, jumps a record 15 feet 5 inches at the 2th annual Jumping Frog Jamboree in Del Mar, a fundraiser for cancer research raising about $2,000 amid a frog crowd of nearly 1,000. Offenheiser, a plaster repairman with 450 frogs, claims he communicates with them. A separate incident reports Martin injured after a battery cable fail on a freeway, assisted by Shepherd. Valentina Tereshkova arrives in New York for a two week U.S. visit including NBC Today and meetings with U.N. officials and women’s groups.
Colorado Governor Richard Lamm and Oregon Governor Robert Straub set a stakes wager on the NBA semifinal between the Nuggets and Trail Blazers. They first proposed cash, then 100 pounds each of beef and salmon, finally settling on a pounds for beef against 29 pounds of salmon with the loser paying and the winner donating the pot to charity. The Trail Blazers lead the series, with the next game in Portland.
Civil defense officials report 3 million pounds of crackers and supplies from 600 fallout shelters in the Detroit area have aged, some to be fed to wildlife while rest offered to chicken farmers or anyone who will fetch them. The candy remains edible but tasteless due to age. In Windsor, Prince Charles urges British youth to use energy for community service rather than fighting, chairing a fund for the Silver Jubilee.
In Rochester Michigan AP report, Homer LeBlond, 46, who has been blind 28 years, meets Serry the golden retriever puppy once owned by Gerald Ford. The pup trained at Leader Dogs for the Blind and was assigned to LeBlond after graduating training, helping him after his sight loss from a dynamite blast near his 18th birthday.
President Carter helped dedicate a new African exhibit at the Kennedy Center, receiving a hero's welcome from African diplomats including UN Ambassador Andrew Young. Ambassadors praised Carter and Young as symbols of Africa-U S cooperation amid discussions of Africa’s rights and governance.
Assistant Secretary of State Terence Todman made an unannounced trip to Cuba for bilateral talks on maritime questions. It marks the first U S diplomat visit in over 16 years and follows an initial round of negotiations in New York. Both nations claim 20 mile maritime zones and seek a boundary between southern Florida and northern Cuba. The New York meeting was the first public face to face contact since relations were broken.
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