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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1968

Page

20

Cedar Rapids Stage Presents A Raisin in the Sun Drama

The Cedar Rapids Community Theater opens A Raisin in the Sun directed by Don Tescher with an integrated cast and strong performances. The drama centers on a Chicago family facing race tensions and internal strife as a $10,000 life insurance payout tests their dreams and integrity.

Nadine Subotni Cedar Rapids Lorraine Hansberry Chicago South Side Don Tescher Mama Utopia Mary Duncombe Bill Cutchlow Carole Hughes Peter Harris

Main Cause of Water Pollution Is Erosion

A Michigan State University soil expert reports soil erosion as the leading source of water pollution in the United States. About four billion tons of soil and sediment wash into rivers and lakes annually, mostly from farms, gullies, and construction sites, with the Mississippi contributing over 500 million tons to the Gulf of Mexico.

East Lansing Mich UPI United States Russell G. Hill Michigan State University Mississippi River Hill Gulf of Mexico

Community Theater and Movie Schedules Friday Night

The listing shows multiple venues with titles and showtimes including A Raisin in the Sun at Paramount, The Scalphunters and The Graduate at Iowa and World, Camelot at Times, Blackbeard's Ghost at Plaza, Perils of Laurel and Hardy at Marion, The Am bushers and Big Mouth at C.R. Drive-In, In the Heat of the Night and The Russians Are Coming at Twixt Town, Eric Soya's 17 at Collins Drive-In, with various shorts and matinees.

Plaza Marion Nashville

Don Rickles Hosts Operation: Entertainment With Ray Charles

Don Rickles is host of Operation: Entertainment with guests Ray Charles and The King Cousins. The program airs Friday at 7 30 p m in color on KCRG TV 9.

Don ‘Rickles Ray Charles the King Cousins Kcrgtv

French Singer In Accident Near Versailles

French pop star Sylvie Vartan was injured in a car crash on an autoroute when a station wagon cut across. Her passenger Mercedes Salmes Mandes, daughter of a French general, died, and the other driver Jean Baptiste Santis was reported alive after initial reports of death.

Versailles France Sylvie Vartan Jean-Batiste Santis Santis Miss Vartan Johnny Hallyday Mercedes Salmes Mandes

Sheriff Breaks Up Car Theft Gang in San Antonio

The sheriff's department said a gang responsible for stealing 300 cars over four years has been dismantled. Authorities described the operation as a major crime crackdown with arrests and recovered vehicles.

San Antonio Sheriff's Department

George M! A Nostalgic Broadway Night At Palace

Broadway debut of George M! at the Palace with Joel Grey in the title role. Joe Layton’s staging and a vivid supporting cast deliver a lively tribute to George M. Cohan featuring a score drawn from his many shows and lavish period presentation.

New York UPI George M Palace Theater George M. Cohan Broadway Joel Grey Cohan Joe Layton Michael Stewart John Fran Pascal Vaudville Providence Grey Layton David Black Konrad Matthaei Lorin E.price Jerry Dodge Betty Ann Grove Bernadette Peters Jamie Donnelly Ethel Levy Freddy Wittop Tom John Philip J. Lang

Critics Praise Joel Grey’s Tense Performance in Show

New York Times critic Clive Barnes notes Grey’s tight nerve bundle of a performance as he threw himself into the show, delivering a fierce, compelling turn that elevated the production.

Clive Barnes New York Times Joel Grey

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