North Dallas Forty Bitter Look at Pro Football Business
A bitter comedy focused on the players and the business of pro football. Nick Nolte’s Phil Elliott embodies the sport’s pain driven game culture while owner Steve Forrest and coach G D Spradlin illustrate the machine mindset. The film centers on locker room dynamics and Elliott’s struggle with the sport’s commercial pressures.
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North Dallas
Peter Gent
Dallas Bulls
Phil Elliott
Nick Nolte
G.D. Spradlin
Steve Forrest
Elliott
Charlotte
Dayle Haddon
Bo Svenson
Dallas
The Muppet Movie Plays At Cinema In Aiken
The Muppet Movie featuring Kermit the Frog Miss Piggy and many cameos is now playing at the Cinema in Aiken rated G. Also showing Rocky II at Mark I Cinema in Aiken rated PG Amityville Horror at Masters 4 Cinema rated R and Dracula at Southgate Cinema rated R.
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Kermit the Frog
Miss Piggie
Muppets
Aiken
Sylvester Stallone
James Brolin
Margot Kidder
Dracula
Frank Langella
Laurence Olivier
Southgate Cinema
Prices Fall Spur Relief at Fast Food Chains
Beef prices continue to ease with June declines spilling into July at two fast-food chains. The Labor Department’s CPI data due today will indicate if grocery store drops persist, while fuel costs keep overall inflation high. Marriott cut quarter-pound burger prices by 4 to 10 cents at 170 Roy Rogers units starting Tuesday.
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Washington
Labor Department
McDonalds
Roy Rogers
Marriott Corp
McDonald’s Cuts Ham Burger and Cheeseburger Prices
The Nation reports McDonald’s Corp lowers ham and cheeseburger prices by a nickel at 1,225 company restaurants. Richard Marriott cites beef cost declines as the reason while wholesale feed costs rise 6.7 percent in July as a future risk. Volcker warns rates stay high while inflation persists.
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McDonald’s Corp
Richard Marriott
Marriott
Paul A. Volcker
Federal Reserve Board
Volcker
Dancer Granted Asylum From Bolshoi Bal Let
Alexander Godunov, star of the Bolshoi Ballet, sought asylum in the United States and was granted it by immigration officials. He plans to stay with private citizens whose location was not disclosed, with his future plans undetermined. The Bolshoi was to depart New York for Chicago and Los Angeles performances this week.
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New York
Alexander Godunov
Bolshoi Ballet
United States
Godunov
State Department
Bolshoi
Chicago
Los Angeles
Carter Indicates 1980 Campaign Tone During Delta Queen Cruise
President Carter hints the Mississippi River voyage serves as a dress rehearsal for a potential 1980 bid, detailing a campaign strategy of mixing stops at small towns with visits to major centers. He emphasizes achievements in farm exports, the Middle East, and energy policy while staying noncommittal about candidacy. The Delta Queen trip ends in St Louis as the Carters depart aboard Air Force One.
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Carter
Mideast
Delta Queen
St. Louis
Amy
Air Force One
Washington
Palestine Statehood Resolution Near UN Vote
Arab representatives expect a Security Council vote on the Palestinian statehood resolution with Senegal guiding the measure. The United States said it would vote, while some Western delegates predicted adjournment without a vote.
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United Nations
Security Council
United States
Senegal
U.N. Committee On
Council
U.N
Abdalla Yaccoub Bishara
Kuwait
Palestine Liberation Organization
Zehdi Labib Terzi
Lincoln Park Riding Academy Seeks Zoning Change
Mary Supera seeks a zoning change to open the Lincoln Park West Riding Academy in a vacant warehouse in Chicago. The project would bring horse riding back to Lincoln Park, the area lacking a private stable for a decade.
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Chicago
Mary Supera
Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park West
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Whiskey Road
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Capezio
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Coleman
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