Robin Hood Disney Flair Delights Kids At The Plaza
Review notes Disney voice cast including Brian Bedford Phil Harris Andy Devine Peter Ustinov Roger Miller frame a kid friendly Robin Hood at the Plaza theater. The piece praises Disney style touches and animal characters while noting the absence of magic and violence softened for children. It questions whether this version will reach classic status like Peter Pan or Snow White.
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The Don Is Dead Review Squares Off With The Godfather
A Universal release set at Easttown 2 theater critics call The Don Is Dead a flop as the mafia tale mimics The Godfather without depth. Anthony Quinn stars opposite Robert Forster in a muddled power struggle with Frederic Forrest and Angel Thompkins, delivering little beyond violence and shallow plotting.
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Don Is Dead
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Frederic Forrest
Robert Forster
Angel Thompkins
Universal
Easttown 2
Hollywood
Forster
Quinn
Forrest
Don
Godfather
Saturday Theater Time Listings at Local Theaters
Local theaters present a weekend lineup including Paramount Lovers and Other Strangers at 2 3:55 5:55 7:50 9:50 and The Seven Ups at IOWA with showings through 9:45. western Action Exec and shorts run across World, Marco at Times, Robin Hood at Plaza, American Graffiti at Stage 1, Vanishing Point at Stage 2, The Way We Were at Stage 3, Papillon at Stage 4, Challenge for Robin Hood and I Am Frigid Why at Eastown, The Don Is Dead and Ulysses at Eastown 2, and Marion features through the day.
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Paramount
Iowa
Marco
Eastown
Eisenhower resigns positions from many groups on taking office
Twenty years ago reports stated President Eisenhower had stepped back from the bulk of organizations he belonged to when he assumed the presidency. The move reflected a broad effort to separate public duties from private affiliations amid the new administration.
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Eisenhower
Cedar Rapids Emergency Numbers List
Emergency contacts for Cedar Rapids include police and sheriff numbers, medical society and crisis line. The list provides 366 7654 402 348 1210 398 5343 364 5171 and 363 5629 for urgent needs. It also notes 398 5353 police and 398 3521 sheriff, with 365 2527 for physicians and 362 2174 crisis helpline available midnight.
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Sheriff
Medical Society
Foundation
Marco Magnificently Goofy Zero Mostel Electrifies
Zero Mostel shines in this Cinerama release at the Times theater as Marco Polo in Arthur Rankin Jr Jules Bass production. Desi Arnaz Jr. underperforms while Mostel’s goofy charm drives a family musical with witty touches and missteps. Marco’s voyage from palace antics to Madagascar includes Kuklatoi and Ai giarm, with an ending that remains light and entertaining despite editing flaws.
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Marco
Desi Arnaz, Jr
Zero Mostel
Arthur Rankin, jr-Jules Bass
Cinerama Releasing
the Times Theater
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Scott County Crash Claim Fatality for 33YearOld Man
A Scott County man died and another was hospitalized after a car truck collision on Highway 61 near Davenport. Richard Albright, 33, Davenport, died at a Davenport hospital. Rescue crews freed Albright from a mangled car. Robert Griebel, 28, rural Long Grove, was in fair condition.
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Davenport
Scott County
Richard Albright
Albright
Robert Griebel
Long Grove
Skylab Crewmen Make Space Christmas Tree
Skylab 3 crew led by commander Gerald Carr build a Christmas tree from odds and ends aboard the space station. They plan to decorate it as mission control jokes about moths and mistletoe while an experiment studies gypsy moth eggs in weightlessness.
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Thornton
Carr
Edward G. Gibson
Bill
House fails to vote on $3 billion foreign aid bill compromise
A decade ago the chamber did not reach a vote on a proposed compromise package of foreign aid totaling 3 billion dollars, delaying passage and signaling stalled negotiations.
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House
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