Ads and TV Sex Allegations Shake Viewers and Ratings
A reader laments pervasive sex innuendo in television ads, programs, and daytime dramas. Nielsen ratings show CBS leads, NBC trailing, with top shows including 60 Minutes, MASH, Dallas, and Three’s Company amid strong competition and recent premieres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suzanne Somers
Ropers
Dallas
Texas
Nielsens
CBS
NBC
Yes
Turnover Smith
Hollywood
ABC
Three’s Company
House Calls
Phyl and Mikhy
Ex First Daughter Publishes a New Mystery Tale
Margaret Truman writes Murder in the White House set in her father’s residence with Secretary of State Lansard Blaine dead in the West Wing. President Robert Webster and his circle become suspects as Lynne aids the plot while other figures face peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Truman
Hell
Harry
The
White House
Arbor House
Lansard Blaine
West Wing
Robert Webster Down
Ron Fairbanks
Lynne
Summer swimming options and safety in Aiken pools
The piece highlights public and private swimming spots around Aiken and promotes waterproofing and precautions. It details that the Aiken Recreation Department offers affordable swimming classes for all ages in July with sessions at Eustis Park and Smith Hazel Pools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.C. Neilson
Arkenites
Eustis Park
Smith-Hazel Pools
Richardson’s Lake
Gregg Park
Clark Hill
Aiken
Eustis Park Pool
Smith-Hazel Pool
Urban Cowboy review critiques love and manhood themes
The film centers on Bud Davis and Sissy in Houston with the bar scene at Gilleys. It praises the music but notes the film's tawdry world and Bud's quest to prove manhood through a mechanical bull. Uncle Bob provides the only clear moral, while romance collides with jealousy and pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Travolta
Bud Davis
Houston
Debra Winger
Sissy
Romeo
Juliet
Bud
Gilley’s
Bheer
Boz Scaggs
Charlie Daniels
C&w
Uncle Bob
Barry Corbin
Wes
Scott Glenn
Pam
Madelyn Smith
Urban Cowboy Review and Weekend Theaters
Lynne Voit notes Travolta and Ms Winger are effectively unlikeable on screen with strong silent acting by Glenn. The film wavers with rapid scene shifts and a harsh backdrop while celebrating love and manhood. The piece lists showings at Mark I Aiken Regency Mall Augusta and the Imperial Augusta with ratings and brief plot hints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travolta
Ms. Winger
Glenn
Bud
Gilley’s
Aiken
Stanley Kubrick
Jack Nicholson
Shelley Duvall
Regency Mall
Augusta
Bronco Billy
Clint Eastwood
Sondra Locke
Peter Benchley
Caribbean
Michael Caine
the Imperial
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Nancy Drew
the Hardy Boys
Agatha Christie
Andrew
McMeel
William X
Kienzle
Detroit
Aiken County
Ngaio Marsh
Dell
Marsh
Christie
Donna Schlegel
Kim Goergen
Fermata Club
Benjamin Odom
Dawn
Ayraiet
Christy Faustmann
Elizabeth Harrington
Lynne Voit
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