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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1983
Page
5
Linda Ellerbee will not join NBCs First Camera and remains under contract through next May after the NBC News overnight program ends. NBC News President Reuven Frank pressed for reconsideration but Ellerbee declined, saying it is not the right move at this time.
Lillian Gish, 87, faults today’s films for losing the human element. She says love and affection have turned to sex and lust, criticizes lack of rehearsal, and notes actors repeat takes endlessly. Her film Hambone and Hillie co stars a dog and opens internationally after Christmas.
Navy Cmdr. Gerald M. Vanderwier was found guilty of three counts of sodomy with a crewman during a Mediterranean cruise in March. The 42-year-old officer showed no reaction as verdicts were read after a three-day court-martial. Sentencing was set for the morning, and Vanderwier faced possible dismissal, loss of pay, and up to 15 years in prison.
Robert Sullivan, 36, spent 10 years on Florida’s death row before being executed in the electric chair after reading Psalm 62 aloud and thanking Pope John Paul II for attempting to save his life. He was pronounced dead at 10:16 a.m. after Gov. Bob Graham approved the execution, ending a week of legal appeals.
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