The White Falcon - 18.09.1981, Page 5

September 18, 1981 White Falcon 5
^People, ^Places & ^Things
Walters signs new contract
Barbara Walters has signed a new
five-year contract with ABC. In its
announcement, the network did not
disclose any figures. But the pact
is believed to be for more than the
one million dollar annual salary
Walters earns in her current con-
tract .
Saying she's "very happy" to
stay at ABC, Walters notes that
she'd held discussions with CBS
and NBC as well. She declined
specifics, but a source at CBS says
she was offered a co-anchor spot on
"60 minutes."
Calling all exorists!
Dale Passetto is convinced her
home in Lee, Massachusetts, is
haunted by a "thing" that smashes
crucifixes, floats beds and attacks
people, enough so that she, her
husband and two children have moved
out and called in exorcists. The
exorcism will be carried out by Ed-
ward and Lorraine Warren of Connec-
ticut, who say they have investi-
gated about three-thousand cases of
demonic possession and infestation
during the past 36 years.
Restaurant for sale
It once catered to some of the
most powerful tastebuds in the
nation. Now, Washington’s pres-
tigious Sans Souci restaurant is
reportedly up for sale.
The Washington Post says the
Sans Souci is close to bankruptcy,
and reports that its owner of 20
years, Bernard Goreland, is trying
to sell the restaurant.
So far, the Post said, there
have been no takers.
The French restaurant is situated
just a couple of blocks from the
White House. In its heyday, not so
long ago, it was lunchtime home of
power brokers ranging from presi-
dential aides to party dignitaries
to influential journalists.
But it began to fall on hard-
times during the Carter Adminis-
tration. Carter's Georgia crowd,
it seems, had little use for such
Sans Souci favorites as Truffles and
Mousse. Slowly, the regular crowd
began to drift away.
His appetite was a crime
It wasn't his greed that was the
undoing of reputed crime boss
Roberto Natti. It was his appetite.
Italian Police caught up with the
37-year-old Natti recently in an
Anzio fish store.
The arrest came after a seven-
month search for Natti, who was
wanted on kidnapping and robbery
charges. He's well-known as a
gourmet, and a big spender when it
comes to seafood. So the police
staked out several of the area's
best fish stores, and finally
picked up Natti as he stood,
haggling over the price of a giant
turtle for soup.
That tremor was real!
Just as the magicians at Uni-
versal Studios in Hollywood were
about to crank up the special
effects attraction that stimulates
an earthquake that destroys Los
Angeles, the screen tipped and the
floor trembled. Tourists were
being treated to a real tremor, the
biggest in the LA area in 10 years.
Tour guide Jackie Hamilton said her
guests "realized it was a real earth-
quake, but we just joked it must be
someone walking on the catwalks up-
stairs."
Historic voyage to begin
After 16 months of development,
a 220-foot Greek Freighter is pre-
paring to set sail from New Bedford,
Massachusetts, on a historic voyage.
The Minni Lace is powered by con-
ventional diesel engines, and a
three-thousand foot triangular
sheet, the world's largest commer-
cial sail. Officials at the wind
ship development corporation say
they hope the device will helD the
cargo ship's owners save 20 percent
on fuel costs.
Cronkite keeps busy
When you anchor an evening news-
cast for a good part of your life,
you hardly ever get a chance to go
out for afternoon cocktails. And
even when you're no longer anchor-
man, you still may not have time
for a midday drink. That's what
Walter Cronkite says. The man who
anchored the CBS Evening News for
nearly 20 years and retired six
months ago says he still hasn't
really gotten a chance to go out
for after-work drinks. He says his
time has been occupied by his
weekly science series and other
projects.
Shipping over
In a special reenlistment ceremony, ET1 Steven Pippins shipped over re-
cently, on the Glacier Eyiafjallajokull near Thorsmork. Petty Officer
Pippins, a member of NavCommSta 's Anti-Submarine Communication Division,
reenlisted for four years for Instructor Duty at Pensacola, Florida.
Captain Wesley May, Commanding Officer of NavCommSta, administered the
oath. Looking on is ETZ Julie Welsh.