Mork and Mindy leads People’s Choice awards honors
Mork and Mindy tops the nationwide poll winning four awards including favorite new TV comedy and overall new TV program. Carol Burnett and Burt Reynolds are double winners as favorite female and male entertainers, with Newton-John and Dawber also earning major honors.
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TV Schedule Shuffle as Kotter and Others Exit
NBC drops at least three mid season shows and adds ten new programs including Harris and Company and The Duke. ABC cancels Welcome Back Kotter and Makin It while moving Family to Fridays and debuting Doctors Private Lives. CBS cancels Mr Dugan after criticism from the Congressional Black Caucus, replacing with an episode of Alice.
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Redford in Columbus for on location film
The report notes Robert Redford will film in Columbus Ohio next month with a claimed double roaming the area in a red Mercedes to exploit his image. Ohio Film Bureau official Mari Barnum says callers report meeting the actor in impersonated encounters.
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Divorce filing ends Rideout reconciliation in Oregon
John Rideout, acquitted of raping his wife, faces a divorce petition filed by Greta Rideout in Marion County. The couple, who reconciled January 6 after a widely publicized trial, have separated repeatedly and now plan final divorce proceedings amid the welfare-reimbursement dispute set for April 16.
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Judge fines husband as sexual assault claim dismissed
In Chicago Philip Sumida was fined 65 dollars after a judge dismissed the reported incident accusation in a civil case. The judge ruled the wife failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he assaulted her, noting Illinois holds no rape law within marriage. The couple, who have four children, previously separated amid domestic disputes.
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Mr Ed the Talking Horse Dies in Oklahoma
The 33 year old horse Mr Ed known for the 1960s TV series died February 28 in Tahlequah Oklahoma. He was buried on the land where he lived after ending his touring years. The horse had health decline due to tooth loss despite a special diet. Clarence Tharp owned and cared for him since the show ended.
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Government seeks to block Progressive hydrogen bomb article
The Justice Department filed a civil suit in Wisconsin to stop The Progressive Inc from publishing How a Hydrogen Bomb Works. It argues the piece contains detailed design and operational data that could enable bomb construction and harm national security.
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