Jerry Lewis Telethon Nets Record Pledges
Jerry Lewis star of the weekend telethon reported pledges totaling 29 billion dollars, underscoring the fundraiser's high profile and fundraising impact.
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Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1978
Page
2
Spanish Painter Joan Miro Given Grand Cross Honor
Spanish painter Joan Miro age 85 received the Grand Cross of Isabel la Catolica from King Juan Carlos in opening ceremonies for an exhibition of 100 of his best known works at Palma de Mallorca. Queen Sofia Italian Senate President Amintore Fanfani and British poet Robert Graves attended.
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Palma DE Mallorca
Spain
Joan Miro
Isabel la Catolica
Juan Carlos
Queen Sofia
Senate
Amintore Fanfani
Robert Graves
Miro
Hussein pilots holiday aircraft to London private visit
Jordan's King Hussein piloted a Boeing 737 jet with Queen Lisa Halaby aboard as they flew to London for a private visit. The royal couple was met upon arrival.
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London
Jordan
Hussein
Lisa Halaby
Foreign Office
Mideast
Farnborough
Omar Sharif Semi-Retires While Royal Escort Plans Talks
Egyptian actor Omar Sharif announces semi retirement citing career shifts and social issues. He plans to stay in Europe, listing bridge, horses, and good food among his passions, after quitting gambling years ago. Leonard Nimoy comments on a desire for more fun in society amid filming Ashanti.
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Palermo
Italy
Omar Sharif
Sharif
Leonard Nimoy
Nimoy
Newman Wins After Lime Rock Accident Protest
Paul Newman survived a Lime Rock SCCA race day incident. His car bumped another driven by Dr. William Coykendall, causing a crash that prompted a protest and briefly handed victory to George Alderman. Newman later won the featured race by 1.5 seconds over Don Kearney.
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Lakeville, Conn
Paul Newman
Newman
William Coykendall
Rochester
N.Y
Coykendall
SCCA
George Alderman
Don Kearney
Tuxedo, Md
Carter briefed on GSA investigations in White House meeting
President Carter convened a Labor Day briefing with GSA Administrator Jay Solomon and Deputy AG Benjamin Civiletti. They discussed FBI grand juries internal task forces and U.S. attorneys examining bribery fraud and theft at the General Services Administration amid potential indictments. Carter pledged full support for the investigations.
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Washington
Jay Solomon
Shenandoah Mountains
Carter
General Services Administration
GSA
Solomon
Benjamin Civiletti
Oval Office
Civiletti
Camp David
Middle East Summit
FBI
U.S
White House
Lewis denies profit from MD telethon amid allegations
In a rambling TV address Jerry Lewis said he personally did not profit from the Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy telethon and urged disclosure under FOIA. The telethon raised a record 29 million dollars in pledges, while investigations into federal graft widen to high officials, with White House backing for probes.
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Jerry Lewis
Las Vegas
Lewis
Labor Day
Horace Petzall
Market gains muted as gambling stocks slide on credit curb
The Dow rose to 882.28 with a 2.95 gain as gainers edged ahead 7 to 6 on the NYSE amid a tumble in gambling issues after Friday actions by the NYSE and AMEX to tighten credit buying. Ramada Inn led active list at 10 down 1 while Webb eased to 29. The NYSE composite rose to 58.64 and Amex value dipped to 170.40 with two hours of trading showing 13.37 million shares.
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NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Ramada Inn
del E. Webb
Webb
Amex
Bally
Ling Temco
Xerox
Lockheed
Dow Jones
E.F. Hutton & Co
Liam High Low
Chicago
EF Hutton & Co
McDon Doug
Amer
Mobil Oil
Amer Brands
Mtn Sts Tel
Atl Rchfid
Avco
Pan Am
City Invest
Phil Pete
Coca Cola
RCA Corp
del Webb Aynids
Dresser
Safeway
DuPont
Santa Fe
Eastman Rod
Sears
Exxon
Shell Oil
Paso NG
Signal Oil
Farah Mtg
Skelly Oil
Ford
Sperry Rand
Goodyear
Greyhound
Telex Corp
Gulf Oil
Tenneco
Haliburton
Hueblin
IBM
Texaco
Transam
Kennecott
K Mart
Union Oil Cal
US Steel
Levi Strauss
West Ban
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Ared
Mom
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Nid
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