Motor home adventure turns handy robot on wheels
A family borrows a 21-foot motor home and names it the Robot, describing its size and quirks. They navigate gates, bridges, tunnels, and streets learning the controls while the vehicle becomes a mobile, self-sufficient home on wheels.
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Paltrow on war themes and TV adaptation notes
The New Yorker creator discusses adapting a war inspired story for television, comparing soldiers to generals and noting the shift from a black comedy to a lighter TV version. He reflects on audience reception and the need for recycling amid 360 million tons of annual U S waste.
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Town of 19th Century Is Almost Intact
A rural river town in Illinois, Elsah preserves a late 1800s streetscape. Historian Charles Hosmer notes its economic stagnation, ar chitectural continuity, and intact Greek revival buildings from 1853 to 1860, with saloons pre1870 still standing despite dryness.
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Paltrow drafts wild TV film about Shirts and Skins
Bruce Paltrow conceived a humorous and sharp character study from beach football to TV as ABC plans Shirts Skins for September. The project features Rene Auberjonois Bill Bixby Leonard Frey Doug McClure McLean Stevenson and Robert Walden with a weekly game ending in bruises and fights as sides hide a basketball to seek victory.
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Donley County Feed Lots Open House Draws Nationwide Guests
Donley County Feed Lots Inc hosts open house from 1 to 8 pm near Hedley. The 20 000 head facility includes a new feed batch plant costing over 600 000 dollars with computer assisted rations. Rep Phil Cates and other lawmakers attend as tours, barbecue and live music attract 4000 expected visitors.
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Barbs and Jokes in Work Recuperation
A column jokes about daytime TV aiding quick colds recovery and suggests bosses telling jokes may keep workers loyal. It adds quips on picnics with antacid tablets and political scolding for Congress. A quip compares Rome’s patience to traffic jams and 24 hour construction limits.
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