Sound of Music Has Midas Touch in Global Run
Hollywood AP reports The Sound of Music set a record for releases and profits. Fox stacked prints for 1972 re-release while the film earned 68.3 million domestically and 44.2 million abroad, totaling over 112 million with a projected 50 million profit after costs. Royalty splits rewarded Rodgers Hammerstein estate and Wise, Lehman, and others. The movie drew varied reception abroad, thriving in England and Amsterdam but underperforming in Germany and Italy before re-releases.
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England
Lox
U.S
Canada
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Oscar Hammerstein II
Robert Wise
Ernest Lehman
Welland
London
Dominion Theatre
Abe Corsa
Amsterdam
France
Italy
Germany
West Germany
Los Angeles
Julie Andrews
Moon flight awe fades as new frontiers arise
A reflective piece notes how Moon mission talk now blends with daily life, comparing past leaps from Montgolfier balloons to Wrights and Lindbergh. It recalls Rochambeau era, Blanchard Jeffries flight, and Bleriot’s channel crossing, concluding that future lunar journeys may become routine.
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Gible
Louis XVI
Flanders
Picardy
Artois
John Jeffries
England
Jean Pierre Blanchard
Channel
Dover
Calais
Wright Brothers
Louis Bleriot
Rochambeau
Bleriot
Lindbergh
Roosevelt Field
Long Island
le Bourget
Paris
Jules Verne
Phileas Fog
Nellie Bly
Munchhausen
Paul Bunyan
TV vs Print News Rules Sparked by Agnew Speech
The piece argues television operates under FCC licenses while print faces no such limits. It explains scarcity of broadcast channels hinges on public interest and the fairness doctrine, contrasting TV's time constraints with newspapers’ free space. Historical notes from 1947 NYT News Service.
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Agnew
Supreme Court
New York City
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
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Harper’s
Commission
Joe Doe
John Doakes
Doakes
Nwspapers
New York Times News Service
North Rock Concert Set for PHS Auditorium on Nov 28
A holiday rock concert and light show is booked for Pittsfield High School auditorium on Friday evening November 28. Promoted by Roger Sala with Berkshire Athletic Association, the event features the East rock group From North, a five member Maine origin band recently in the Berkshires. The show targets college students home for Thanksgiving and serves as a dress rehearsal for a broader college concert season. Tickets are available at the Rock Shop Newage Music Pittsfield and Lenox Book Store.
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Roger Sala
Berkshire Athletic Association
Sala
North
Maine
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Berkshires
Arlo Guthrie
Barker Road
Pittsfield
Rock Shop
Newage Music
Lenox
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