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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1977
Page
2
Public sympathy for enlisted women photographed shoeless at a North Island Naval Air Station dress formation prompted the Navy to drop trial plans. After protests from civilians and service members, the Navy issued a simple warning and did not pursue punishment.
Probate documents reveal Groucho Marx left his three children Arthur Mirjant and Melinda most of his estimated 23 million to 6 million estate. Erin Fleming received a boutonniere and 150000 plus consultation fees and influence over his likeness and television, film, and contract rights. The Smithsonian gets his memorabilia including the Oscar.
In a stipulation filed in Superior Court Stewart agrees to cover mortgage taxes utilities and domestic salaries for the Holmby Hills estate the couple shared. Eklund sues for 15 million asserting a 21 percent period of cohabitation factored into the settlement. Redgrave accuses Actors Equity of discriminatory 5 percent alien dues against noncitizens seeking earnings.
Washington AP reports Cleveland Debert Ryan, known for lighting the last seven presidents and filming fireside chats, retired from networks' freelance lighting work. He walked from the Oval Office with his wife and family, receiving a send-off from President Carter. He joked about surviving the change as he reflected on a career spanning World War I era to recent administrations.
Dan Dailey remained resting comfortably at North Carolina Memorial Hospital after a hip fracture from a Thursday matinee fall during The Odd Couple at the Village Diner Theater in Raleigh. He did not require surgery, hospital staffer Fred Parker said, after the actor tripped on a table while crossing the stage.
Hayward AP report says Phyllis and Raymond Olson faced the EBMUD penalty for excessive water use. A flow restrictor limits them to 2 gallons a minute as their 88 gallon daily use far exceeded a 22 gallon allotment. Mrs Olson lamented watering two hours daily while the district rejects further excess consumption.
The California Supreme Court refused to intervene in the Los Angeles murder case involving American Indian Movement leaders Paul Skyhorse and Richard Mohawk. Judges denied granting a transfer to another judge to rule on a five page plea bargain rejected by trial judge Floyd Dodson. Justices Mosk and Newman favored granting the petition. Chief Justice Bird did not participate. The petition sought referral to a presiding LA Superior Court judge or a judicial council for assignment.
Frank M. Johnson, Carter’s pick for FBI director, had an abdominal aneurysm removed at Methodist Hospital by Dr. Michael DeBakey. The one hour ten minute operation allows him to recover in about six weeks, but may delay Senate confirmation into next year. Johnson asked the president not to submit his name until recovery and full success are assured.
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