Police Story tale shows cops aiding a heroin addict
In Los Angeles a taped account reveals two young officers who helped an ex cop addicted to heroin after he confessed to rough living and a failed marriage. The piece notes producer Liam O Brien’s view of cop shows and how script ideas from LAPD insiders are developed into Police Story.
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Liam O'Brien
NBC
O'Brien Happes
O'Brien
Joseph Wambaugh
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Wambaugh
O’brien
LAPD
Ogunquit Playhouse Flops Fatal Weakness with Weak Script
The Ogunquit Playhouse presents The Fatal Weakness, a 1946 set piece in 1926 Manhattan. John McMartin Eva Marie Saint shine as Mr and Mrs Espenshade while Charlotte Moore and Mary Ann Chinn steal scenes in a show that stalls after Act One with shallow characters and a dull plot about marriage and bohemian flings.
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Ogunquit Playhouse
John McMartin
Eva Marie Saint
Paul Espenshade
Charlotte Moore
Mary Ann Chinn
Mabel
Moore
Mr. Espenshade
Movie listings and Olympic pride in MA and ME scenes
A dense schedule lists SACO, PORTLAND, PARIS and other cinemas with the films shown daily, including One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and The Outlaw Josey Wales. In Braintree, Peter Kormann, the first U.S. gymnast to win an Olympic bronze in 44 years, returns home to fans and banners. The week had been frustrating for the American team.
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Josey Wales
Paris
Braintree
Mass
Peter Kormann
Montreal
Peter
Kormann
The Olympiad and Classic TV Highlights Tonight
A packed schedule features Olympic events across archery basketball boxing fencing and more plus news programs and classic shows. The Decathlon documentary airs on The Olympiad while dramas like Desperate Encounter and Sex and the Single Girl headline late slots.
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F.B.I. News
Ccbs
ABC Evening News
Robert MacNeil
Qhollywood
Grobert MacNeil
Sonny
Serge
Thomas
Popi
Rodrigues
Abraham
Ironside
Tony Curtis
Natalie Wood
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