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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1977
Page
2
The Dirt Band known for rock bluegrass and country music will tour Tbilisi Yerevan and Riga then arrive in Moscow on Saturday for a 28 day tour schedule featuring two concerts.
The Colorado band formerly the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band opens a six city Soviet tour sponsored by the State Department. John McEuen notes audiences in Russia will hear a different, more upbeat sound and the group plans to record in Russia and host TV and university seminars during the trip.
Rudolf Hess marked his 83rd birthday in Spandau prison without a cake, an official said no cake was requested this year. The lone inmate of the 600 capacity jail has reportedly enjoyed sweets in past years when guards brought a cake. Afew Haley, Pulitzer winner for Roots, praised the book at Ft Dix during a news conference with about 2,500 Army recruits.
Chicago Daily News columnist Mike Royko sues Grant Park Softball League supervisor Buddy Haines alleging a rule shift allowing baseball gloves unfairly favors skilled players with pampered hands. Royko, Daily News manager and pitcher, says many teammates cannot afford new equipment.
Entertainer Danny Kaye, praised by UN chief Kurt Waldheim, received the UNICEF award for distinguished service. He noted the best way to soothe a child is to simply stand there, and spoke after Waldheim presented the stylized parent and child statuette.
David Eisenhower, grandson of a former president and son-in-law of a former vice president, says he has considered running for office but has no definite plans. Speaking in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, he notes politics are uncertain and a decision will take about a year. He remains unsure about genuine interest.
The Washington Post reports at least 13 current and former congressmen aided South Korean businessman Tongsun Park. Investigators cite concrete evidence of Park’s influence efforts, with cash, gifts, and lavish entertaining to sway U S policy. Names include Edwin Edwards Cornelius Gallagher Richard Hanna William Minshall Otto Passman Robert Leggett Allen Ellender Jack Miller Joseph Montoya David Pryor Nick Galifianakis Seymour Halpern John McFall.
The House, by 236 to 179, cut seven million dollars from a budget resolution targeting general government spending. Rep Otis G. Pike called the move a test on continuing the pay raise, while Rep Robert Giaimo said the vote was not about the raise but the budget category. The measure is nonbinding and a separate resolution will set mandatory spending ceilings later.
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