The Champ remake review at the Iowa Theatre
Gazette staff writer dislikes Franco Zeffirelli directed The Champ remake rating the film as sentimental and manipulative. Voight and Dunaway deliver serviceable turns but fail to engage, with Schrader charming as T J. The piece notes the dated tearjerker approach and recalls 1927 television milestone on the date.
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Jon Voight
Faye Dunaway
Ricky Schrader
Franco Zeffirelli
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Iowa Theatre
Mike Deupree
Gazette
Cedar Rapids Theatre to Represent Iowa at Regional Festival
Cedar Rapids Community Theatre will take its production of Lovers by Brian Friel to the regional American Community Theatre Association Festival in Rapid City South Dakota after a three critic panel selected it at the Iowa festival in Newton March 31. The cast includes Melissa Harrington and Kevin Ecker with narration by Jerry Vaillancourt and Beverly Showman. Corporate and individual donations are being sought to cover travel costs.
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Cedar Rapids Community Theatre
Brian Friel
Iowa
American Community Theatre Association
Iowa Community Theatre Association
Newton
Cedar Rapids
CRCT
Mick Denniston
Rapid City
S.D
South Dakota
North Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Melissa Harrington
Kevin Ecker
Jerry Vaillancourt
Beverly Showman
Steve Hornstein
J. David Carey
Denniston
Midwest
Mississippi Territory Organized by Congress in 1898
On this date in 1898 Congress organized the Mississippi Territory, marking a formal division of lands for governance. The act established territorial authority, set governance structures, and defined jurisdiction ahead of statehood developments.
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Congress
Mississippi Territory
McGregor Oil Man Gears Up For Boston Marathon
McGregor business owner Collins, 43, trains for the Boston Marathon on April 16 after qualifying by finishing the Sugar Trail Marathon in New Glarus in 3 hours 29 minutes 40 seconds. He aims for 3 hours 20 minutes with 7 000 entrants ahead. Donald Smalley assists his training.
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Herbert Collins
Collins
Collins Oil Co
Boston
Amateur Athletic Union
New Glarus
Wis
Cate
Gory
Massachusetts
Hopington
Mass
Prudential Life
Donald Smalley
Mar-Mac High School
Iowa to Study Dam Upgrades at Pine Lake and Reeds Lake
The Iowa Conservation Commission will study design modifications for two state park dams. Federal inspections found the Pine Lake dam near Eldora and the Reeds Lake dam near Hampton have moderate potential for personal or property damage. Superintendent Joe Brill said repairs and spillway redesign will be carried out, while picnic areas remain safe.
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DES Moines
Iowa Conservation Commission
Pine Lake
Eldora
Reeds Lake
Hampton
Joe Brill
Siouxperland Campaign Seeks New Siouxland Logo
DC Comics contributed 10700 to the Sioux City promotion in exchange for changing its logo. The Committee for a Greater Siouxland will halt bumper sticker and button distribution that resembled the Superman trademark. A logo contest is planned as the campaign began using the slogan Sioux perland it's a blast before the Superman release.
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Sioux City
DC Comics
Siouxperland
Committee For A Greater
Siouxland
Bob Post
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