Broadway 1972 Ends With Mixed Results and Shifting Mood
Broadway closed 1972 with ten successful runs totaling $11.7 million and 55 productions losing $11.4 million. Fiddler on the Roof led profits at $7.4 million. Promises Promises and 1776 each earned $1.14 million. declines in ticket sales and midtown vice influence reflect a tougher year for theater.
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Thespis
Attica Plains
Variety
Midtown
Off-Broadway
Times Square
Worry Clinic advice targets fat wives in marriage crisis
The case notes Nila J a 36 year old mother of four seeking help for a strained marriage after her husband’s affair. The columnist prescribes drastic dieting perfume and frequent dates, urging women to slim down and project sensuality to keep husbands.
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Nila
Nila J
Gall bladder stones and health questions answered
Readers ask about silent gall stones and dissolving methods. Mayo Clinic studies chenodeoxycholic acid to treat stones. Rabies risk in England explained with strict quarantine and non canine carriers. Knuckle cracking injury risk noted and discouragement advised. Dr Coleman’s Alcoholism booklet offer included.
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Mrs. C
Mayo Clinic
England
Lester Coleman
ANPA pushes measure to shield newsmen from subpoenas
The American Newspaper Publishers Association proposes unqualified newsman privilege from subpoenas covering sources and unpublished notes in federal and state investigations. ANPA President Stanford Smith says only blanket protection ensures a free information flow. Davis Taylor of the Boston Globe supports the move, citing press responsibility to protect sources amid subpoenas.
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Stanford Smith
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House Judiciary Subcommittee
Davis Taylor
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