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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1978
Page
9
Hollywood reports say publishers fear the Nixon memoirs may saturate readers before May release. David Frost disputes the worry, noting enduring fascination, while Morrow rushes Sword amid a crowded memoir market led by Haldeman and the Nixon tome with a long page count and high advances.
The article surveys Julie as a faded MGM star seeking a comeback and Warren Beatty securing backing for Heaven Can Wait, while John Travolta and his Kotter co stars chase fame and protection. It notes Janet Gaynor at the Oscars, Dolores Del Rio’s Cannes return, and Ed Shaw arming his home after threats linked to a Castro TV special.
Registrations open for a YWCA eight week workshop series for parents of gifted children. The course runs Wednesdays 1 to 3 p.m. starting March 1 and covers games social growth academic and disciplinary issues with a fee of 8 dollars for members and 12 50 for non members. Barbara Hokom is the contact for details.
Ellen Corby, who suffered a stroke in November 1976, will return to The Waltons for an episode airing March 30. Her character Grandma Walton comes home after treatment for the stroke, and creator Earl Hamner notes the role was written to protect her health. During convalescence she finished a philosophical novel titled Peb.
Mary Tyler Moore will star in her first dramatic TV film First You Cry based on Betty Rollin’s breast cancer memoir. Filming kicks off this week in New York City with director George Schaefer and a Carmen Culver screenplay. Production moves to CBS Studio Center later this month. Moore also headlines a CBS musical comedy special on February 22 her first TV appearance since leaving her comedy series last year.
Thirty years ago the Cedar Rapids Winter Fair drew about 10,000 attendees on opening day at Memorial Coliseum, signaling strong local interest in the event.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists Monday theater showings across venues. Iowa Coma at 7 30 and 9 25 shows. World Close Encounters of the Third Kind at 6 30 and 8 55. Times The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 at 7 and 9. Plaza The One and Only at 7 30 and 9 25. Stage 1 Oh God at 7 30 and 9 35. Stage 2 Grayeagle at 7 40. Stage 3 The Goodbye Girl at 7 40 and 9 45. Stage 4 Heroes at 7 35 and 9 45. Eastown 1 Saturday Night Fever at 7 30 and 9 30. Eastown 2 Semi Tough incomplete entries.
United Press International notes that ancient Romans used flood management methods to control rising rivers. The article discusses historical approaches to river regulation and their impact on infrastructure and society.
Burt Lancaster and Norma Productions donated a Thomas Hart Benton painting commissioned for the 1955 film The Kentuckyan to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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