South African model wins 1978 Miss Universe crown
Ergaret Gardiner, an 18 year old from Cape Town, wins the 1978 Miss Universe title in Acapulco. Miss U.S.A. Judi Andersen places second. Finalists include Miss Spain Guillermina Ruiz Miss Colombia Shirley Sawnz and Miss Sweden Cecilia Rodhe. Officials note Mexican government concessions due to South Africa's apartheid policy.
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Honolulu
Spain
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Colombia
Shirley Sawnz
Sweden
Cecilia Rodhe
Miss Gardiner
Joan Libuseng Khoali
Lesotho
Caribbean
Pageant winner and political notes fill world stage
A comparison of contestants from Israel and Africa frames a pageant with near 600 million TV viewers and $50,000 prize for Miss Gardiner plus a year of global appearances. A public notice from Kathleen Sullivan Alioto announces a February 1979 birth, while the Alioto family and Boston ties surface amid Senate race context. The piece also mentions a hospital setback for H Michel, a botched robbery, Bella Abzug's birthday quip, and India’s Peace Corps stance as Prime Minister Desai seeks self reliance. From Lindsay Shaub wires.
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India
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Horoscope for Wednesday July 26 by Bernice Bede Osol
Leo to Cancer casts advice on bargaining promises and personal conduct. Each sign is urged to act with restraint, honor commitments, seek guidance, and help others, with focus on tempering self interest and maintaining reputation.
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Scorpio
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Aquarius
Aries
Taurus
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Jet ejection seat becomes lounge chair in Hemet
Arthur Medore Jr. of Hemet Calif in the custom furniture business has transformed an old Air Force jet fighter ejection seat into a lounge chair. He housed it in a red oak frame and repurposed the parachute storage as a magazine rack. Two reading lights are powered by the former eject switches and the chair adjusts via a gearshift.
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Calif
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