Brando Refuses Oscar Award For Best Actor
Marlon Brando declines the 1972 best actor Oscar for The Godfather sending Sacheen Littlefeather to refuse on his behalf. He cites mistreatment of American Indians by the film industry and recent Wounded Knee protests as the reason. Liza Minnelli accepts the award for Cabaret.
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Hollywood
Marlon Brando
Brando
Motion Picture Academy
Los Angeles Music Center
Liza Minnelli
Germany
Sacheen Littlefeather
Wounded Knee
Miss Minnelli
Judy Garland
George C. Scott
Patton
Joel Grey
Music Hall
Bob Fosse
Ben Hur
Minnelli Tops Best Actress as Cabaret Dominates Oscars
Liza Minnelli named best actress for Cabaret while The Godfather takes best film. Brando faces boos for declining his Oscar. Coppola wins best director and Grey and Heckart win supporting acting honors.
The Pioneer Publication Details and Rates
The Pioneer is published daily except Sundays and holidays by The Pioneer a division of Scripps Newspapers Inc at Bemidji Minnesota. It lists postal, AP, MNNA and ABC affiliations with subscription rates 18 yearly in trade zone 20 outside and 2.50 per month by carrier.
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The
Pioneer
Scrippsifff Newspapers, Inc
Neilson and
Pioneer Street
Bemidji
Minnesota
Associated Press
Minnesota Newspaper Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations
POWs at Clark Back Pay Windfalls in Casual Pay
At Clark Field Philippines, 32 POW pilots freed from Hanoi families await casual pay of 250 dollars each instead of larger sums. Some veterans accrued 50k to 100k in overseas accounts but tax relief or timing limits their access until return home.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
William J. Henderson
Milwaukee
Wis
Hanoi
Clark Field PX
Clark
Department of Labor
Washington
Defense Department
Air Force
Prices Fall for Hogs Fueling Meat Price Doubt
Midwest markets show large hog price declines raising hopes for cheaper meat while processors cut slaughter due to weak demand and fewer cattle. Traders cite psychological effects of a consumer boycott and last week’s supply boost as factors likely to ease in two to three weeks.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Sioux City
American Meat Institute
Allen Johnson
Johnson
Lee Fowler
Omaha
Neb
Fowler
Nebraska
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Steichen
Edward Steichen
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Liza Minelli
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Francis Ford Coppola
Chamber
Jim Kirby
Dairy Queen
Midway Drive
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Jim Parker
Sid Swedmark
Maxine Matala
Kirby
New Ulm
Ray and
Chauncy Espe
Bud Oftedahl
Oftedahl
Cass Lake
Maj
Terry J. Uyeyama
Austin
Tex
Lorren H. Torrleson
Carmichael
Calif
Central Iowa
Webster City
Jerry Struck
Joliet, Fll
Iowa
Quentin M. Reilly
Walt Disney Productions Presents
Buena Vista Distribution CO. Inc
Walt Disney Productions
lisneyWorld
Techwicolor
Walt Coney
Clairol
Peoples
Skein
Silky Lerry
Northern Natural Gas Company
Beltrami
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