NOW Celebrates 20th NOW Anniversary Tonight in Hollywood
A Hollywood gala marks NOWs 20th anniversary with 2800 feminists, Eleanor Smeal pledging to keep feminism alive. Betty Friedan receives ovation, Betty Ford proclaims feminist stance, and Helen Reddy performs I Am Woman. The event aims to raise at least 500000 for NOWs crusades as guests laud progress from past strides and film clips highlight Ferraro and Ride milestones.
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Layton found guilty in retrial over Ryan murder plot
A federal jury in San Francisco convicted Larry Layton, ex member of the People’s Temple, on charges of conspiring to murder Congressman Leo Ryan and aiding two gunshot victims, with sentencing set for January. The trial followed a 1978 ambush at Port Kaituma and mass deaths at Jonestown.
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Lewis hospitalized for drug addiction in Nashville
Jerry Lee Lewis 51 was hospitalized for detoxification in Nashville on Friday and will proceed to the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage California later this week for treatment of his painkiller addiction. Manager Al Embry said Lewis decided to seek help.
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Witness says Landis wanted hut blown up in Twilight Zone case
LOS ANGELES a witness in the Twilight Zone trial testifies director John Landis sought the hut to go up. The prosecution says debris from the explosion caused the helicopter crash that killed Vic Morrow and two child actors. Witness James Camomile, immune from prosecution, says he overheard Landis wanting the shack to explode.
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