Ballerina Alicia Alonso Returns to New York with Cuban Visa
Alicia Alonso, famed director and prima ballerina of Cuba’s National Ballet, arrives in New York under a Cuban visa to perform a full length Giselle at an American Ballet Theater gala. She trains intensely, reflects on aging in dance, and notes renewed cultural exchanges as Cuban dancers plan tours to Washington and New York next year.
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Knievel Faces Felony Assault Trial in Los Angeles
Motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel is charged with felony assault for allegedly beating a television executive with a baseball bat. He remains free on $1000 bail and is set for arraignment in West Los Angeles Municipal Court on the assault with a deadly weapon count.
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Bing Crosby wowed crowds at London Palladium show
More than 2,300 fans packed the London Palladium for Bing Crosby’s first night of a two week run. He delivered an ongoing stream of songs while his back injury from a Pasadena fall this year kept him stiff on stage.
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PTA leader urges halt to TV violence in prime time
California PTA President Virginia Macy urged broadcasters at the Nevada broadcasters lab convention to curb violence in television programs. She called for more responsible network choices, noting studies showing children see about 11 000 killings by age 18. Macy said PTA is surveying programming, campaigning for factual monitoring and pushing myths about censorship aside.
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Carter designates October 24 as United Nations Day
President Carter proclaims October 24 United Nations Day and appoints Henry Ford II as chairman of the annual event, signaling official U.S. recognition and coordination with the United Nations observance.
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Walter Pidgeon Leaves Hospital In Satisfactory Condition
Actor Walter Pidgeon, who spent weeks at St. John's Hospital with a blood clot on the lung and had earlier surgery for a brain clot, was sent home to recuperate. His spokesperson said he is in very satisfactory condition and will continue recovery at home in Bel Air with wife Ruth.
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Bel Air
Hardwell barred on health plans
Sacramento AP reports a new law signed by Gov. Brown allows prepaid health plan representatives to go door to door enrolling members starting January 1. The measure, described as egal, governs recruitment practices for health plan enrollment statewide.
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CIA Spent 390000 On Secret Stanford Research
Stanford University released details of seven CIA funded projects from 1953 to 1961 tied to Project MK ULTRA. The studies, mostly by the neurology division of the medical school, covered tiny lie detectors and a knockout substance while funds came via foundations and cashier checks. The effort waned after 1959 and Stanford says secret research was stopped in 1969 with no current faculty involvement.
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