Swede Is Crowned Miss World 1977 at Royal Albert Hall
Narié An Catrin Stavins, a 20 year old farmer’s daughter, won Miss World 1977 in London, sobbing as Indy Breakespeare of Jamaica passed the crown. Second place went to Inyke Berends of Holland and Dagmar-Gabrielle Winkler of Germany placed third. Five others followed, with ten participants withdrawn by governments over the South Africa controversy.
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Narié An Catrin Stavins
Sweden
London
Royal Albert Hall
Ame
Indy Breakespeare
Jamaica
Holland
Lnyke Berends
Germany
Dagmar-Gabrielle Winkler
Brazil
Maddalena Sbaraini
United States
Cindy Miller
Chesapeake
South Africa
Murdered Millionaire Acquitted in Fort Worth Shooting Case
Colleen Davis, industrialist heir, cleared by a Amarillo jury of nine men and three women of the murder charge connected to the August 2 1978 shooting spree at the Davis mansion in Fort Worth Texas. He remained free on bond while prosecutors consider next steps in pending charges including another murder and two attempted murder counts. Davis hinted he knows the real killer’s identity but refused to disclose it.
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Collen Davis
Davis
Amarillo
Texas
Davis Mansion
Forth Worth
Moscow bars Nureyev sister visit to West amid protests
Roxa Nureyeva-Feldman said Moscow passport authorities were polite but cautious, denying entry for Rue Nureyev’s sister to the West. Protests in Tonto and Washington were noted, with officials advising she may reapply, though costs and delays could hinder the process.
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Smviel
Ruedolph Nureyev
West
Tonto
Washington
Moscow
Roxa Nureyeva-Feldman
Nureyev Press Secretary Bans Cameras at Briefings
White House correspondent claims Nureyev press secretary Jody Tawvll bars cameras because he does things he does not want seen by TV viewers. ABC News reporter Sam Donaldson notes Powell uses evasive motions in press roans to avoid being caught on camera. Powell described television as a hot medium with impact beyond print.
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Jody Tawvll
White House
D Powell
Powell
Donaldson
Carter Plants Tradition Maple At White House Grounds
President Carter planted a bare-limbed red maple Thursday in a White House tradition dating back to John Quincy Adams. He joked that future generations might say Carter planted a tree that lived and warned a future energy program could keep it warm. The grounds hold over 400 trees including 25 commemoratives from former presidents. Also, Michael Landon, star and producer of Little House on the Prairie, works with a new cast after breaking his ankle playing tennis at home.
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Georgia
White House
Carter
John Quincy Adamg
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Executive Mansion
Michael Landon
NBC
Landon
Beverly Hills
Rat killing cookies proposed to curb rat world domination
Newark AP reports Dr. Gerson Ram, NJIT chemist, promotes a nonpoisonous rat bait cookie recipe using white cornmeal, peanut butter, molasses, and barium sulfate. He says rats die within six hours after ingestion, while humans and pets are unharmed.
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Newark
Gerson Ram
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Ram
Tam
Bandit steals $20,000 diamond necklace from Billie Campbell
Billie Campbell reports a masked intruder stole a $20,000 diamond necklace from her Hollywood Hills home. Police say she was awakened by her dog before finding the burglar, who entered by cutting a doggie door and crawling inside.
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Glen Campbell
Billie
Mallywood Hills
Ex Klansman Chambliss convicted in 1963 church bombing
Ex Klansman Robert Edward Chambliss was found guilty of first degree murder in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing that killed Carol Denise McNair and wounded others. He received a life sentence after a jury of eight women and four men deliberated four days.
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Birmingham
Als
Cone
Robert Edward Chambliss
Chambliss
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
Carol Dennise McNair
Addie Mae Collins
Carol Robertson
Cynthia Wesley
Miss McNair
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Nho
Marie Ann Stavins
Aserprotg
World
Jody
Mie
Rock Hudson
Marlena Amey
Kathy Clarke
Wheels
Universal Studios
Ap inseneHore
Nureyev
ABC News
Sam Donaldson
Sigma Della. Te
Sun
Bullock’s
Lakewood
Clark Avenue
Associated Press
Alabama
Bill Baxley
Baxley
Denise McNair
Art Hanes Jr
Bob Chambliss
Liff
Gant
Spotwood
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