Sanford And Son Faces Stereotypes In TV Debut
Washington Post reports on the NBC comedy Sanford and Son starring Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson. The piece compares it to All in the Family and Julia, noting the shift from white-led casting to an ethnic Black lead in a junk business setting. It emphasizes the father son dynamic and the show's aim to reflect American reality rather than imitate earlier white models.
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Lamont
Fred
Archie Barker
Sanford and Son
Redd Foxx
Demond Wilson
Julia
Fred Sanford
Tandem Productions
Norman Lear
Bud Yorkin
England
Aaron Ruben
London
Sanford
Jackie Kennedy
Amos
Andy
Goa
Betcusi
Foxx
Lear
Ruben
Wilson
Sanford and Son tackles race and ambition in new TV show
The article profiles the upcoming Sanford and Son series, its creators and stars. It notes Freddie Foxx, his search for dignity, and Lamont’s quest for a big break amid a white business world. It discusses evolving race portrayals and the show’s aim to be honest and human while avoiding sensationalism.
Indiana House approves six tax bills on party line vote
The Indiana House passed a six bill tax package with aims to raise per cent sales and corporate taxes, reduce other credits and set new distribution to counties. Bills HB 1327 1328 1329 1330 1331 move to the Senate for review as Gov Whitcomb campaigns publicly on the issue.
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Senate
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Com
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State Board of Tax Commissioners
Tax Adjustment Board
County
State Public School Control Board
Public Instruction
Guenen 4
State Board of Issty
Francos Erypto
Cauete
Teenites
Madison County
Craig Campbell
Willeecee
Anderson
James Waymire
Rue’ Vets Ca
Tom Teague
Philip Gut
R-Fort Wayne
Edgar D. Whitcomb
John Hart
GOP
Ways and Means Committee
Strikers Protest Harassment At Coca Cola Bottling Plant
Thirty-one Local 125 brewery workers and 32 Local 135 Teamsters walked out in a wildcat strike at the Coca Cola Bottling Company warehouse in Kirby Muncie protesting six months of alleged harassment by local management. Officials clash over contract and potential court injunction while a boycott is planned.
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United Brewery Workers
Teamsters Union
Coca-Cola
Kirby
Muncie
Fire Workers
Ste
Funk
Tom Reddick
Brewery Workers Local
Couns
International Union
Sub Zero Cold and Blackout Grip Indiana Roads
Frigid temperatures plunged Indiana into sub zero readings Friday with a two inch snowfall creating slick, hazardous roads. A late Friday power outage near Pendleton affected Pendleton Markleville Middletown and Markleville for about 40 minutes. Fire Chief Ed Ballinger warned of fire hazards from extreme cold and urged furnace checks and keeping combustibles away from furnaces. Accidents were light as authorities urged caution and anticipated a slow warmup into midweek.
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Indiana
Pendleton
Ind
Middletown
Markleville
Public Service Indiana
Huntsville
Anderson
Ed Ballinger
Ballinger
Parks Session This Morning in Anderson City Building
A Conference on Parks and Recreation led by Mayor Robert L. Rock opens at 9:30 a.m. in the City Building auditorium. Park Supt. William McCarty and recreation director John O. Gates will present plans for arts, outdoor recreation, sports, events, and long-range development as the Park Department becomes a Department of Parks and Recreation under a 1965 Indiana act.
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Robert L. Rock
Anderson
William McCarty
John O. Gates
Rock
Park Department
Department of Parks and Recreation
Indiana
Economy Revised: GNP Slower In 1971 Nine Months
Washington reports the nation’s output weaker through the first nine months of 1971. Third quarter growth trimmed to 2.7 percent from 3.9. Inflation near 2.5 percent in Q3, 5.4 percent in Q1. Revisions cite tax act impact and weaker consumer spending. Unemployment and savings levels cited as factors.
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Washington
Department
Nixon
GNP
King Frederik IX Dies After Brief Illness at 68
Denmark’s King Frederik IX, who had been ill since New Year’s Day, died at 7 50 p.m. He was 68. The royal bulletin cited a heart attack after influenza and noted his constitutional succession by Princess Margrethe, who will become queen. The funeral will take place at Roskilde Cathedral alongside Denmark’s long royal lineage.
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Frederik IX
Denmark
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Benedikte
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Anne-Marie
Vg Agied
Jens Otto Krag
Tern
Frederik
Christian X
Roskilde
House of Gluecksburg
Christian IX
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Wilbur Roby
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Robert Rock
T. Franklin Miller
George Bannister
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Treme
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