Pianist Williams injures fingers aboard SS Norway
In May 1983 Roger Williams suffered an occupational injury while playing piano aboard the SS Norway, a ship built in 1910 formerly known as the SS France. He strained the last two fingers of his right hand and could not touch objects, joking that he has a case of piano finger amid turbulent seas. Also in brief items, Soraya Khashoggi seeks to jail her third husband Arthur Rupiey in London court over contact bans, Steve Wozniak critiques rock industry scams ahead of the US Festival with an $18 million budget, and actress Carol Wayne sues Grandmothers Productions for $2.75 million over alleged contract breaches and eviction tied to Dallas dinner theater duties.
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Roger Williams
Norway
France
Williams
Soraya Khashoggi
Adnan Khashoggi
London
Arthur Rupiey
High Court
Steve Wozniak
Wozniak
Devore
Calif
Apple Computer Corp
Labor Day
Sppyewozniak
Glen Helen
Unison
Carol Wayne
Dallas
Ellie Sommer
Houston
Miss Sommer
Grandmothers Productions Inc
Dinner Theater
Miss Wayne
John Wall
Dallas Corporation
George Durgom
Chicago
State vineyards brace for 1983 harvest after mild frost
On Finger Lakes slopes growers inspect buds after a light frost that spared major damage. They prune in winter, tie vines, and plant new high quality vinifera as rain and cool May delay work. Wagner Vineyards and Poplar Ridge report plans for a strong season, while Keuka Lake growers caution on uncertain fall warmth. New York remains a top grape producer with 41,979 acres statewide.
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Watkins Glen
Finger Lakes
New York
Steve Wagner
Wagner
Geneva
Dave Bagley
Poplar Ridge Vineyards
Seneca Lake
Keuka Lake
James Knapp
Knapp
Concord
Niagara
Ives
Isabella
Elvira
Delaware
Taylor Wine Co
Hammondsport
Joe
Cola-Cola
Taylor
Jeff Dencenburg
McGregor Vineyard
Chautauqua County
Buffalo
John Campbell
Albany
Yates and
Steuben
Campbell
California
Washington
Empire State
First U S woman astronaut dislikes attention on orbit
Sally Ride, named to be America's first woman in space, resists celebrity during the Challenger flight set for June 18. She says society overemphasizes her role while stressing she will perform her duties and support other women in the space program. The six day mission includes satellites for Canada and Indonesia and the first shuttle arm operation with Ride and John Fabian.
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Ms. Ride
Canada
Indonesia
Robert Crippen
Ride
Crippen
Frederick Hauck
United States
Sally
Norman Thagard
Kennedy Spate Center Jaunch Ske
Florida
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Marie Osmond Craig
Osmond
Stephen James
Stephen Craig
George
Olive Osmond
Steve
Robert Craig
Los Angeles
Carl Buckley
Tyrone
McGregor
Tom
U.S
Sally K. Ride
Johnson Space Center