Networks Review Topical Gags After Fractured TV Night
AP report notes NBC cut about 30 minutes from Rowan and Martin Laugh-In for taste concerns after recent events including Johnson’s election stance and Martin Luther King Jr. assassination. CBS Smothers Brothers hour also replaced due to racially pointed satire. Experts warn of cautious use of topical humor as networks rethink bold gags. In separate item, National Park Service to run restoration of first integrated iron works site funded by donors after Johnson bill. Nashua man Oliva Lemieux dies from crash injuries after hitting an overpass abutment.
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Armored truck robbery suspect held in Dorchester case
A second man, Paul Averbuck, 34, surrendered to Quincy police and was turned over to Boston authorities. He pleaded innocent in Dorchester District Court and is held on $10,000 bail. His case ties to a $30,000 armored truck robbery near a Dorchester bakery. he also faces a $68,000 bail linked to a Cranston, Rhode Island robbery. The case with co-defendant Gerard Presutti, 28, of Brockton, was continued to April 16.
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Saugus Iron Works Restoration Declared National Historic Site
Washington reports the Saugus Iron Works restoration in Massachusetts has been designated a national historic site, highlighting its significance in early American industry and heritage preservation. The announcement underscores the site's role in industrial history and national culture.
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Massachusetts Court Upholds Murder Conviction of Chin Kee
The Massachusetts Supreme Court rejected Chin Kee's appeal arguing his arraignment was a critical stage. Kee, 65, of Boston, was convicted 36 years ago for shooting Ong Sing Ping in a Melrose laundry. He remains jailed at Walpole State Prison in a 65 years to life term after his death sentence was commuted.
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Ojai flag raised then lowered after MLK protest
The U.S. flag over Ojai City Hall briefly returned to full staff on Monday as residents urged it to stay up. Mayor A. R. Huckins was accused of ordering the flag raised after it had been at half staff all weekend to protest Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. policies.
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