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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1977
Page
2
Singer Tony Orlando returns after a three month rest and is yanked into the Circle Star Theater aisle by screaming fans in San Carlos for a comeback performance. He moves to the stage and treats the crowd with a brief appearance.
A packed arena greeted Orlando as he returned for his first concert since July when he announced retirement amid manic depression. He spoke of relief at being back and thanked fans, while early in the show two women bypassed security to hug and kiss him.
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger will serve as a consultant for a USC think-tank named the Center for the Study of the American Experience. Dean Frederick Williams announced the plan on Tuesday, noting Kissinger cannot take the director role due to other commitments. He will assist in selecting a director and guiding programs and fellows.
Drama and dance critic Clive Barnes is moving from the New York Times to the New York Post as associate editor. Roger Wood, executive editor of the Post, declined to discuss Barnes salary but called him a significant figure in theater and dance. A 1968 Wall Street Journal profile once dubbed Barnes the most powerful man on Broadway.
Tito, president of Yugoslavia, will travel to Romania next month for discussions with President Nicolae Ceausescu. The trip signals a restart of international activity by the Yugoslav leader after a period of rest.
Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine reports his November 12 spinal disc operation at Bethesda Naval Hospital was successful though recovery will be slow. He described weeks of discouragement and pain but expressed gratitude as Thanksgiving nears and noted his family will join him for dinner in the hospital.
John Clark Gable, son of Clark Gable, fractured his wrist after a fall at a skate board arena. A Phillips Academy student in Andover Massachusetts, he was taken to Cambridge Hospital by a fellow student who is the nephew of Errol Elyria Gable.
The Civil Aeronautics Board directs staff to craft a final order prohibiting pipe and cigar smoking on U S airliners with potential ban of cigarettes after hearings. The rule would take effect in 20 or 80 days and apply when ventilation fails. Horace R Kornegay of the Tobacco Institute calls the move a serious mistake.
In Houston, Jim McCann a former city councilman allied black Mexican American and college voters to defeat Frank Briscoe. Unofficial returns show McCann 134,301 to Briscoe 67,353 from 323 precincts. Briscoe carried white west side and affluent areas but lost minority districts. Both candidates are white Democrats.
Fatally inundating waves pound the coast of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh destroying up to 100 villages. Officials warn death toll could reach 20,000 with many farmers ruined as the rice crop lies submerged. An Indian Air Force helicopter dropped rice and vegetables to survivors.
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