Amazing Dobermans gives family film a quirky mix
A Cedar Rapids Gazette review praises The Amazing Dobermans as a G rated family film with Fred Astaire James Franciscus and Barbara Eden. The piece notes colorful circus acts and trained Doberman pinschers while critiquing the film’s balance of wholesome elements and pop culture charm. The plot centers on Franciscus as Lucky Vincent in a gambler’s dilemma.
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Fred Astaire
James Franciscus
Barbara Eden
Hollywood
Franciscus
Lucky Vincent
Lucky Becomes Circus Entertainer with Ex-Con Hero and Dogs
A light family adventure follows Lucky as he befriends Daniel Hughes an ex con guarding county fair proceeds and aided by five Doberman pinschers. Lucky joins a circus and pursues Justine Pirot while evading a loan shark and plotting revenge on a betrayer in a fast paced, mild entertainment offering.
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Laurel and Hardy
Lucky
Astaire
Daniel Hughes
Daniel
Justine Pirot
Barbara Eden
Sally Kramer
Jack Carter
Justine
Guatemala Rejects U S Military Aid Over Human Rights
Guatemala announced it will not accept further U S military aid, joining El Salvador and several other Latin nations in rejecting Washington’s terms tied to rights concerns. Guatemala may seek arms from the Soviet Union, citing sovereignty and U S interference. In seven years, Guatemala had received 11.9 million dollars in aid and was set for 2.1 million in fiscal 1978.
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Guatemala
U.S
Soviet Union
Roberto Giron Lemus
Washington
Geron Lemus
el Salvador
Argentina
Uruguay
Brazil
United States
China
Helping Children Plan Careers Tips for Parents
A Health, Education and Welfare fact sheet recommends parents guide children through career thinking. Encourage questions about future work, broaden options, avoid sex bias, and expose kids to real role models and information rather than directing choices.
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Consumer Information Center
Dept
Pueblo
Colorado
Warn Against Riding Mini-Bikes On City Streets
Cedar Rapids police report rising complaints about youths riding mini bikes and motorized toys on streets. Acting Police Chief Gareth Clift says officers will enforce the law. riding is allowed only on private property and may trigger charges for unregistered vehicles and unlicensed operation. parents may face charges for permitting unauthorized riders.
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Cedar Rapids
Gareth Clift
Oscar Brand Curates Tin Pan Alley Hall of Fame Center
Oscar Brand serves as curator of the Songwriters Hall of Fame museum in New York City. The center completes a decade of plans to recognize Tin Pan Alley with permanent facilities and public access for songwriters students and visitors.
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Oscar Brand
New Songwriters’ Hall of Fame
New York City
Tin Pan Alley
Iowa Farmer Invited to Lunch With President Carter
Homer Foster of Moville, a 560 acre Iowa farmer, is invited for a National Agriculture Day lunch with President Jimmy Carter. Foster, a Democrat, plans to discuss farm price supports production cost guarantees and reform of crop insurance and disaster aid with the president, while wife Mrs Foster remains home. He leaves Sunday for Washington to join four other “average” farmers for the meal.
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Iowa Farmer
Moville
Homer Foster
Jimmy Carter
Sen. Clark
Foster
Washington
Clark
Iowa
Carter
Tax Men Probe Mail Order Pastors
IRS targets mail order ministers who use vowed poverty and home churches to avoid taxes. Government plans tighten scrutiny on pastors whose vocation appears meant to defraud the tax system.
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IRS
Garcia Takes Reins as Philippine Leader After Magsaysay Crash
Twenty years ago Vice-president Carlos Garcia assumed the presidency as the Philippines faced mourning for Ramon Magsaysay after his plane crash death.
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Carlos Garcia
Free World
Ramon Magsaysay
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