TV viewer letters on Turn On cancellation reveal mixed backlash
Hollywood reports uproar after ABC cancelled Turn-On amid objections that Laugh-In and Smothers Brothers provoke irreverence. Letters praise and condemn the era of edgy TV with readers from Lexington Bethlehem Santa Barbara Gettysburg Hollywood and Florida weighing in on sex, satire, and censorship.
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Broadway Tony awards on NBC will feature dramatic scenes
NBC’s April 20 broadcast will show dramatic scenes from plays for the first time. The Great White Hope stars James Earl Jones as Jack Johnson, with sequences from Hair and Zorba. Dave Brubeck will perform his original oratorio in a Washington DC cathedral for CBS Easter morning special The Light in the Wilderness.
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Early Northern Railroad Merger Prospect Fades
The Supreme Court declined to rule on antitrust objections to an early Northern Lines merger, delaying a final ruling until next winter. Major lines involved include Great Northern Railway, Chicago Burlington and Quincy, with Pacific Coast Railway and Spokane Portland and Seattle also named. The decision leaves possible hearings or appeals to resume in fall, affecting a $2.8 billion consolidation proposal from 1961.
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Court Sidetracks Appeal of College Demonstrators
Court proceedings defer an appeal by about 200 college demonstrators at a homecoming game half time. Justice Douglas favored a hearing, Fortas said an adequate hearing was given, and a West Virginia court found the students aggressive. Wendell Hardway, the college president, was followed to the parking lot and his car rocked and beaten. Blofield State College, once all Negro, is now roughly 60 percent white amid NAACP charges of discrimination in administration and hiring.
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Migrant Bill Lodged In Committee In Iowa
Des Moines reports a migrant labor bill remains in committee as opponents block an amendment to ease employer duties. The measure would hold employers responsible for verifying workers ages, with current liability resting on parents.
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Shirt Off Constituent Returns Gift Over Pay Raise
Senator Paul Fannin of Arizona said he would return a shirt mailed by a Phoenix constituent angered by Congress granting itself a pay raise. The sender, William Bell, described the gift as “the shirt off my back” and urged action against the raise.
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Interior secretary calls river basin water standards talks
Secretary Hickel proposes conferences on Mississippi and Missouri river basin standards. Davenport on April 8 and Council Bluffs on April 5 will hear treatment, disinfection, and temperature criteria concerns. Murray Stein of the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration chairs.
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Keota Couple's Son Dies in War in Vietnam
Keota Mr and Mrs Al jvin Eklofe of rural Keota learned Monday of their son Cpl Samuel Eklofe's death in Vietnam on Feb 23 while on his second tour with Company Third Battalion Seventh Marines. Born Jan 31 194? in Montgomery county he lived in Ot tumwa area since 1951 and attended Fremont high school. He enlisted May 1987 and earned a Bronze Star in his first tour. He is survived by eight brothers and IT sisters. Memorial services Tuesday at 1 20 pm at Johnson funeral home in Ghumwa.
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