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...When he came to the U.S. to join the Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey circus in 1930, he had already designed compressed-air cannons that could send him or one of his six brothers flying 100 ft through the air, although by the time he stopped performing the stunt in 1934 he had suffered four other leg fractures...
...place network wants to arouse interest in its new fall series among the young viewers who control the TV dial in many homes. For the celebrities it was an unpaid labor of dedication. Most were recruited by Evans' co-producer Cathy Lee Crosby, star of ABC'S stunt show, That's Incredible! All attested that they do not use drugs and promised further time to the Get High on Yourself Foundation, headed by Crosby. Says Bob Hope: "It is a problem that hits close to everyone's home." Adds Henry Winkler: "If you reach the babies...
...singers, dressed in top hats and tuxedos, invaded three congressional office buildings Wednesday morning, armed with kazoos and cymbal-playing mechanical monkeys. Only Bonzo was missing. Some Congressmen, however, were not amused. Los Angeles Democrat Edward Roybal, 65, took to the House floor that afternoon to denounce the stunt. Said he: "We are dealing with serious economic issues, and some of our loyal opposition seems to think it is time to send in the clowns...
Rajiv, a Boeing 737 pilot for Indian Airlines until last month, understates his potential influence. Since Sanjay, then 33, died in the crash of a stunt plane, Rajiv has been, as he puts it, "helping Mummy" as an unofficial assistant. As the closest of all advisers to Indira, he could easily follow Sanjay's path to become the second most influential person in India...
...women taking back the night and happy to see people marching for justice in El Salvador, decided to interview State Rep. Marie Howe, an Irish patriot recently returned from a trip to Ulster. The paper asked her, among other things. "Wasn't the trip itself mainly a publicity stunt?" "Did you present yourself primarily as a Massachusetts legislator?" "It's clear you support the IRA, but do you think their terrorist activities are justified...