Civil rights coverage spurs broadcaster ire and FCC scrutiny
The piece critiques network handling of civil rights in TV and radio coverage, noting sponsors resistant to in depth programs while the FCC pushes for public responsibility. It argues networks provide extensive information, despite public indifference, and warns of repeat broadcasts and pre emptions affecting entertainment.
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Washington
Housewives
Federal Communications Commission
Cuba
Russia
United Nations
Washington, D.C
FCC
Movie Timetable Shows Capitol-Wild Attractions
County timetable lists showings for Capitol-Wild in the Country Parzan's Greatest Adventure and The L-Shaped Boon at various times. Palace presents The Haunting and A Dime With A Halo with afternoon and evening slots. Union Square features Toys in the Attic and The Big Risk. Berkshire Drive-In offers Blue Hawaii and Come Blow Your Horn. Pittsfield Drive-In schedules Toys in the Attic and The Magnificent Seven. Sunset Drive-In screens Young Guns of Texas and Sodom and Gomorrah. County timetable on Page 18.
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Berkshire Drive-In
Blue
Hawaii
Sunset Drive-In
Williamstown Profit Hangs on Last Production
Williamstown Summer Theater faces financial strain as last production determines overall profit or loss. Director Nikos Psacharopoulos notes most summer theaters are behind last year, with deficits common this season. The group had strong showings with Night of the Iguana and The Cherry Orchard but recent runs like A Birthday Party for Will Shakespeare and A Far Country weighed on the balance.
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American Dream
Zoo
Williamtown
Nikos Psacharopoulos
Mr. Booth
Arthur Rubinstein
Austin Pendleton
Peter Bregman
Williamstown
Variety
Will Shakespeare
Sigmund Freud
Anonymous Gifts Fund Music for Williamstown Musical
Two unnamed donors contribute 1000 dollars to Williamstown Summer Theater to finance the professional orchestra for Mr Booth a new musical premiering tonight at Adams Memorial Theater in Williamstown. The ensemble features players from Tanglewood the Fromm group and the Berkshire Music Center Orchestra, rehearsing under Seymour Rubinstein brother of Arthur Rubinstein who wrote the music.
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Williamstown
Mr. Booth
Adams Memorial Theater
Tanglewood
Fromm Group
Berkshire Music Center Orchestra
Seymour Rubinstein
Arthur Rubinstein
Union Fight Cancels Montreal Place des Arts Festival
Montreal opens Place des Arts festival canceled over jurisdiction dispute between Actors Equity Association and Union des Artistes. Union seeks exclusive rights for all performances, threatening non member participation. The project, backed by a private company, aims to host a concert and opera with stars like Joan Sutherland Rudolf Serkin Erich Leinsdorf. Administrative director Silas W G Edman is Pittsfield native.
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Montreal
Place Des Arts
Actors Equity Association
Union Des Artistes
Quebec
New York
Lincoln Center For the Performing Arts
Joan Sutherland
Rudolf Serkin
Erich Leinsdorf
Silas W. G. Edman
Pittsfield
George W. Edman
the Eagle
Comedian Jose Jimenez Reacts To Space Program Names
Houston column notes comic Bill Dana as Jose Jimenez quips about Russia’s space program. He jokes about Sputnik as uncrewed, a muttnik for a dog, and a man and woman called a picnic, referencing Mercury astronauts mascot Mercury Daria.
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UPI
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Jose Jimenez
Daria
Russia
Walter Pidgeon Stars in Lord Penga at Colonie Theater
Walter Pidgeon will present the S N Behrman comedy Lord Penga from September 3 to 8 at the Colonie Summer Theater in Latham New York. The Broadway play draws on the life of art dealer Lord Duveen and features Philip Bourneuf Louise Moff Frances Reid and Russell Baker in the supporting cast. The production closes Colonie's season and trots the summer circuit.
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S. N. Behrman
Lord Penga
Colonie
Latham
N.Y
Lord Duveen
Behrman
Philip Bourneuf
Louise Moff
Frances Reid
Russell Baker
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