Women Criticize Roles in Movies Faced by Men
Hollywood actresses and writers condemn stereotypes that reduce women to prostitutes or passive figures. They note few scripts are by women and demand more complex, intelligent portrayals. Despite harsh critique, hints of change appear as roles like Minnie in Minnie and Moscowitz suggest new female types.
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Linda Deutsch
Associated Press
Hollywood
Gena Rowlands
Jackie Cooper
Eleanor Perry
Miss Perry
Miss Rowlands
John Cassavetes
Minnie and
Minnie
Warnings and Wrecks on Childress Streets This Week
Police reports list three noninjury accidents on Childress streets this week. In a Wednesday parking lot collision two drivers faced tickets for improper backing. A Thursday US 287 US 83 crash left Arvie Sorrells with a failure to yield ticket. Friday a loaded fertilizer trailer uncoupled and struck two parked cars, with ongoing investigation by Wayland Wright and Finis Wrinkle.
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Childress
Ara Campbell Landrum
Gary Dean Rothwell
Avenue B
Third Street
Finis
Rothwell
Bobby Wayne Harris
Wichita Falls
Arvie Lloyd Sorrells
Wellington
Sorrells
Wayland Wright
Kenneth Ellis
US 287
Deane Dodge
Clinton Halford
Finis Wrinkle
Public records and court actions list numerous traffic fines
Public records show several motor vehicle violations with fines from 12.50 to 52.50 including no inspection stickers speeding and drunk driving. The county court arraigned Gano Smith of Garland for driving while intoxicated with a 149 dollar fine and 15 days in jail plus six months probation. City court actions include multiple alcohol related offenses and speeding with fines up to 52.50.
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Lon Ray Morris
John Wesley Hooker
David H. Weidenfield
Eric Albert Seward
Frederick Birtley
William Albert Cates
Stephen Earl Cotclosure
David J. Duck
James V. Bednarik
Harold Brooks
Donald W. Sheffield
Raymond L. D. Kennedy
Doris Sue Stoll
Leslie Dallas Harris
Violet Harris
Lula M. Bays
Ruby Lee Steed
Earl K. Preston
H.D.S. Properties, Inc
Carl H. Allmond
Robert Caradine
Mercury
William (. Patrick
Buick
L. H
Jane Felton
M. A. Barron
Dodge
Gano Smith
Garland
Thelma Elizabeth Payne
Nancy Halford
Ronnie Mack Buck
C. L. Swain
C. L. Kindle Jr
J. C. Hester
Jay B. Adkins
Clifton Leo Inman III
Refuge gains 2798 acres on Texas Gulf Coast
The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission expanded Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge by 2798 acres, bringing the total to 9403 acres out of 12000 approved in 1965. The added land lies on the Texas Gulf Coast about 50 miles south of Houston.
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Brazoria
Tex
Migratory Bird Conservation Commission
Texas Gulf Coast
Houston
Price Defends Local Control In Forced Busing Debate
Congressman Bob Price testifies before a House subcommittee on constitutional amendments to bar forced busing. He argues opposition to mandatory busing aimed at racial balance, insisting it harms neighborhood ties and local school control, and notes broad opposition across his West Texas district and among blacks and whites alike.
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Bob Price
House Judiciary Committee
Price
West
Texas
Record sales slump hits US market for British stars
EMI spokesman says record sales for Tom Jones Engelbert Humperdinck and other British stars have fallen sharply in the United States due to credit restrictions and a weak market conditions.
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London
Tom Jones
Engelbert Humperdinck
United States
EMI
Electrical and Musical Industries
Hollywood Veterans Return to Sound Stages in TV Push
Olivia de Havilland Susan Hayward and Paulette Goddard lead a wave of veteran screen women back to television and sound stages. Hayward returns from Florida for Heat of Anger while de Havilland seeks creative activity. Goddard says The Snoop Sisters is a one shot. Others include Eve Arden Jane Wyman and Bette Davis in upcoming projects.
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Hollywood
Olivia de Havilland
Susan Hayward
Florida
CBS
Paulette Goddard
NBC
Snoop Sisters
Helen Hayes
Leonard Stern
Miss Hayes
Mildred Sidney
Sylvia Sidney
Myrna Loy
ABC
Miss Hayward
Eve Arden
Jane Wyman
Amanda Fallon
Bette Davis
Jake Wyler
Joan Bennett
Gidget
Peter Haskell
June Allyson
Eddie Albert
Baltimore allows wigs for firefighters in dress code
The Board of Fire Commissioners ruled wigs may be worn on duty by city firemen if they meet the same standards as natural hair. Hairline must remain above the shirt collar.
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Baltimore
Board of Fire Commissioners
The Informed Consumer Warns Against Illegal Lottery Schemes
A Texas consumer alert explains common illegal lottery promotions using punchboards and free prizes. It details three elements of a lottery: prize, chance, and consideration, and warns buyers that such schemes are unlawful and can make buyers criminally liable.
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Texas
Planned Sapporo City by American Engineers in 1871
Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, was planned by American engineers in 1871 as a model city for Japan. The project linked western urban design to Japanese modernization efforts involving government planners and foreign expertise.
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Sapporo
Japan
Hokkaido
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Red) Ferguson
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