John Wayne Battles to Finish The Green Berets Film
Hollywood AP reports actor director John Wayne pushed through a tough shoot for The Green Berets. After 4.5 million spent and 13 weeks at Ft Benning, he finished up at Warner Brothers-Seven Arts in Burbank due to Georgia weather. Laryngitis and cold nights did not halt production amid rain and antiwar critics.
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Wayne defends Green Berets film in Hollywood debate
Wayne discusses The Green Berets project and Vietnam era studio hesitations. He argues the war's necessity, recalls production shifts between Universal and Warner interests, and notes military cooperation limits and budget friction. He criticizes studio politics and defends artistic direction amid public backlash.
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Court Drops Charges in Vaughn Fracas
Los Angeles AP. Charges against seven of eleven accused in the Vaughn restaurant fracas were dismissed after a three hour hearing. Only Jack Blanck and Mrs. Larry Reagan remain charged. Vaughn, star of The Man from UNCLE, claimed Blanck pulled him from his booth and struck him. Blanck denies starting the altercation.
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Noel" Slipsager
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Swartzendruber Jewelers Pre Christmas Watch Sale
Swartzendruber Jewelers advertises a pre Christmas watch sale with quality styles from $10.50 and up. Details note hours 9 30 p m to 1 30 p m Saturday until noon and location Juaranty Building Cedar Rapids. Additional notices include Thanksgiving open at Jim's Certified Food Center and a Cedar Rapids garbage pickup update with altered Thanksgiving and Friday schedules and landfill closure.
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Lack of Action Prompts Council To Halt Issues
The Cedar Rapids city council shelved three zoning matters after applicants failed to act for over a year. Names and parcels include William P. Elwood for Northeast Park Corp. and Collins Credit Union, and Grace H. Hense et al for 4000 1010 1016 Old Marion Road NE, plus Wesley E. Miska and Peter Shulgin for property between E and F Avenues NW near Fifteenth Street extension. The New York AP report contrasts information documentaries with dramatic microcosm stories, highlighting ABC's Africa and a future program about a deaf girl Beth Ann.
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Northeast Park Corp
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Vernon Eb.hense
Myrtle ML Hense
Gene ©. Fries
Rosemary Fries
Old Marion Road
Wesley E. Miska
Peter Shulgin
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Fifteenth Street
New York
Africa
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Lester Cooper
Television Will Tell the Story of Dear Beth Ann
Filmmaker Lester Cooper, partly deaf himself, makes a program about deaf children and the rubella era. The John Tracy Clinic in Los Angeles hosts Beth Ann as she nears speech, finally saying her first word ball on camera. Ingrid Bergman provides commentary and John Gary with Joey Bishop appears on color TV Channel 9 at 10:30.
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Lester Cooper
Los Angeles
John Tracy
Spencer Tracy
Ingrid Bergman
John Gary
Joey Bishop
Council Authorizes Street Assessments
Cedar Rapids city council passed a resolution of intent to assess street improvements incl oiling dust coating seaman oil treatment sewer and water connections tree removal and weed cutting Objections may be filed by December 6 before assessments are made Easy to use and hard to beat ad line included with telephone number 369-1234
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