Bette Davis Receives AFI Lifetime Honor in Beverly Hills
Bette Davis, 68, accepted the American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award amid tributes from Henry Fonda Paul Henreid Olivia de Havilland and Geraldine Fitzgerald. She recalled Ruth Elizabeth Davis's rise from Lowell Massachusetts to stardom and thanked co workers for decades of film success.
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Citrus officials defend Anita Bryant as safe in $100000 job
Florida Citrus Commission chairman Dan Richardson says Anita Bryant’s private life will not affect her $100000-a-year role promoting Florida oranges. Bryant has delivered petitions with 60000 names to the Dade County Commission protesting a local law barring employment and housing discrimination against homosexuals.
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Solzhenitsyn Greets Vermont Village at Town Meeting
Exiled Russian writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn appears at Cavendish Vermont town meeting after moving to the 1200 resident community. He discussed his secluded life, the fence around his estate to deter snowmobiles and hunters, and his affection for the simple rural life that reminds him of Russia. He blamed Soviet agents for death threats and said the barrier aids his writing. Dean says he writes to pay his mortgage, not to secure a lecturing or prison-term windfall, and rejected lucrative offers post prison for a writing career.
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Carter's four day old grandson James Earl Carter IV comes home
James Earl Carter IV, the four day old grandson of President Carter, arrived at the White House from the hospital on Tuesday. His parents Chip and Caron Carter announced they will name him James, not Chip or Jimmy.
Carter Meets Bukovsky Sees Human Rights Path Forward
Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky praised President Carter and predicted he would become the greatest American president if the country backs his human rights policy abroad. The remarks came after a brief White House meeting and an overflow George Washington University crowd.
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Oswald Letter Allegedly Sent to H L Hunt Before JFK Killing
A federal investigator said a note signed by Harvey Oswald asking about "my position" was sent to Texas oil magnate H L Hunt about two weeks before President Kennedy's Dallas murder. Dated Nov 8, 1963, the letter's handwriting was compared to Oswald's, and the missive was turned over to FBI Director Clarence Kelley in 1974.
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Handkerchief Saves Man in Wyoming Blizzard Rescue
Woody Wooddell credits a shredded red handkerchief and rescuers for survival after two days in a Wyoming blizzard. Stranded with a group, he rode out 60 mph winds, cracked ribs, and frozen hands, relying on improvised signals until a helicopter found him.
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Chief quits in assassin probe feud in Congress
Rep Henry Gonzalez resigns as chairman of the House Committee on Assassinations amid a feud with chief counsel Richard Sprague over firing and budget disputes. He cites an unconscionable scoundrel and says he cannot sign pay vouchers. Speaker ONeill will decide on acceptance after talks. The panel has been deadlocked since February after Gonzalez fired Sprague.
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