Jewish New Year 5733 begins at sundown tonight
Today marks Rash Hashanah the Jewish New Year 5733 with the high holy days starting at evening and continuing until sundown September 2 when the ram’s horn signals Yom Kippur’s end.
12 Sep 1977
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1977
Page
1
Today marks Rash Hashanah the Jewish New Year 5733 with the high holy days starting at evening and continuing until sundown September 2 when the ram’s horn signals Yom Kippur’s end.
Claire Ford, an 18 year old aspiring lawyer from Memphis Tennessee, won the Miss Black America title in a televised event in Santa Monica California. The Memphis contestant captured the top prize of ten thousand dollars and earned a Universal Pictures NBC screen test. Mary Bentley of Indianapolis claimed second runner up and the talent prize for a “Lean on Me” rendition. Additional runners up included Nios Maria Lucas of Dayton Ohio and Johndrea Whitmore of Nebraska.
Washington EPA administrator Trouglas Casile says buses are a major urban noise source and new rules will force buses to run quieter by 1985. The plan sets exterior limits at 73 decibels and interior limits at 60 decibels in three stages, noting current levels range up to 80 decibels outside and 85 decibels inside.
British Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher arrives in Washington for three days of meetings with President Carter and senior officials including Cyrus Vance Harold Brown James Schlesinger Michael Blumenthal Bert Lance and Arthur Burns. She also meets AFL CIO president George Meany as she seeks to bolster foreign policy credentials.
The IMF says fear of new inflation among major non Communist nations slows global growth and keeps unemployment high. The three largest economies Germany Japan and the United States are in relatively good position due to contained inflation but all members face high unemployment and below trend growth. gradual policy is urged to avoid worsening inflation and unemployment while nations maneuver. Trade tensions in the United States loom over steel imports from Japan and Europe.
Susan Yvonne Perkins, crowned Miss America 1978, identifies as a conservative and former Ohio legislatures aide. She pledges frankness, says she will speak on familiar topics, and envisions possible careers in law, politics, or singing after her year. She sang blues pieces during preliminaries and finale, tearing up briefly at the toll of emotion.
A city survey shows during the July blackout, prosecutors reduced most arrests from felonies to misdemeanors due to insufficient evidence. Of 3,076 blackout arrests, 2,378 were downgraded, about 700 felony cases await state Supreme Court review, and Harbour-area sentences total 77 with jail terms averaging around nine days or more.
A. A. Milligan, president of the American Bankers Association, said Bert Lance’s alleged actions as a Georgia banker aren’t standard banking practices. He noted banks with stricter overdraft rules and required officer loan disclosures, citing a survey of 176 bankers. Milligan urged comparing ethical standards across industries to those in banking.
The Daily Mail established 1878 lists contact at Greytation and Hagerstown addresses with holiday closures and postal details. It notes AP membership and delivery rates by carrier and mail, including weekly and monthly prices.
The NBC Emmys ceremony at Pasadena's Civic Auditorium awarded Roots nine trophies across acting directing writing and craft categories. Louis Gossett Jr Edward Asner and Olivia Cole won acting honors while Beulah Bondi and Diana Hyland earned supporting acting awards. The telecast ran a record length and highlighted winners from ABC NBC CBS and PBS with Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years and Sybil among top drama honors.
Saturday's winning number in the Maryland Numbers Game was 498. The Daily Number Lottery also reported a later drawing with the number 4262 and amber in the sequence as part of the roundups.
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