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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1979
Page
7
NBC discussions over Johnny Carson leaving the Tonight show continued over the weekend. Carson, aiming to quit Oct 1 for his 17th anniversary, cited fatigue and a wish to bring nothing new, with a spring 1981 contract and possible post Tonight specials amid low ratings and a $2.5 million annual salary.
U S diplomats protested to the Soviet Foreign Ministry over a Tashkent incident in which Robin Knight Moscow bureau chief for U S News and World Report and his wife Jean were allegedly drugged and mauled by official hosts. Knight said vodka poisoned the scene led to his collapse, with police pressing them to sign a false intoxication claim. the couple alleges attempts to discredit Knight personally.
Art Buchwald riffs on the fight to place Gilbert Stuart portraits of George and Martha Washington. The Smithsonian bought the works for $5 million from Boston’s Athenaeum. Boston officials rage that Washington heritage belongs in Massachusetts. A mock tape transcript shows Washington and Stuart debating the hang location, ending with a playful jab at Boston culture and a wish for Washington display.
Bob Keeshan and Richard S. Salant receive Peabody citations for entertainment and First Amendment defense, while the TV drama Holocaust by Titus Productions and NBC wins one of 28 awards. Radio and television winners span CBS News World News Roundup to The Muppets and The Body Human.
A University of Pennsylvania study finds children watching more than four hours daily see the world as more violent and are more fearful. It notes rising violence in weekend children's shows on ABC CBS at near record levels NBC, with almost 90 percent of characters on kids programs involved in such acts.
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