First time women attend Friars Club roast Totie Fields
Notable comics gathered in New York to honor Totie Fields who fought back from leg amputation. Roastmaster Jan Murray and stars like Milton Berle toned riffs for the audience. Fields quipped about life after loss as Elvis Presley’s remains move to a Graceland estate site. Viktor Urin gains permission to exit the Soviet Union with a leave deadline of Oct 5.
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Diana Ross to star in film version of The Wiz
Diana Ross to play Dorothy with Michael Jackson as Scarecrow and Richard Pryor as the Wiz in Rob Cohen’s 11 million dollar film adaptation of The Wiz. Nipsey Russell will portray a tin man as filming begins in New York with Lena Horne as Glinda and others involved.
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DiMaggio Cigarette Tale Highlights Rizzo Mayoral Recall
Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo recounted a claim that Joe DiMaggio’s Lucky Strike smoldered in his possession since the 1950 World Series. He said DiMaggio asked him to keep the cigarette, predicting a homer, as the Phillies and baseball fans discussed the outcome.
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Carter says GOP backing on arms surpasses Demos
President Carter told a Republican congressional group that they work more closely with him on defense and international matters than do Democratic colleagues. He noted a recent setback from the House Appropriations Committee over halting the BI bomber project and urged Republicans to bring problems directly to him in a nonpartisan way.
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Deportation warning mandated for guilty pleas in California
Gov. Brown signed SB 276 by Sen. Alex Garcia requiring courts to inform aliens of deportation consequences before entering guilty or no contest pleas. The measure takes effect January 4 and frames plea discussions within immigration impact. The bill was approved in Sacramento amid ongoing criminal justice reforms.
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Missing couple found as skeletons in parked car
Police in Chicago say the skeletons of Lonnie Lee Warren, 30, and Carolyn Patrick, 21, were found in a luxury car parked in a South Side garage. Authorities believe they died of asphyxiation and that the bones had been in the car for a year and several months.
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Concorde landing ban lifted but delays persist
The U S appeals court lifted a ban on the Concorde at Kennedy Airport during the ongoing 18 month legal fight over landing rights and noise standards. The ruling requires the plane to meet federal noise limits, but allows Port Authority to set new standards, keeping landings uncertain after a 21 day window for further appeals.
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