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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1973
Page
29
A retrospective list ranks ten 1972 films in alphabetical order, praising performances and direction. Notable picks include Cabaret, Deliverance, The Poseidon Adventure, and Woman’s titles with discussions of actors such as Liza Minnelli, Robert Redford, and Barbra Streisand.
DON FREEMAN Selo Rena Sav HOLLY WOOL describes Benny as the first to introduce funny commercials on radio and TV. The piece notes his sharp timing and intimate delivery, praising his impact on vaudeville style and recalling a Beverly Hills Hotel event with RGA. Benny reflects on his career and feeling prime again after years.
Hollywood report says Madeline Kahn will undertake the comic role of Apies Gooch in Warner Bros. musical adaptation of Mame with Lucille Ball in the title role. The note adds Clary OBrien, 12, will make his screen debut in a TM Wednesday production following his first film She Cowboys.
Sylvia returns to film in Death of a Show Queen at Center Theatre Columbia. The production invites moviegoers to a center stage event with all seats available and show times listed.
Berkeley weighs a potential city takeover of PG&E's power distribution after an $80,000 report found the plan feasible yet costly. TG&E warned it could burden taxpayers with up to 4.5 million in up-front costs and a 25 percent rise in electric bills. Voters vote April 17 on whether to repeal the takeover ordinance.
Soledad inmates Eric William Rodney, 23, died from multiple stab wounds after a Wednesday attack in the prison's yard area. Fellow inmate William Wilbur Matthews, 31, was wounded in the chest and abdomen. Weapons were confiscated and the Monterey County DA's office investigates. Rodney had been in Soledad since March 1972 serving robbery terms from Santa Clara County. Matthews since April 1972, serving auto theft and assault convictions from Stanislaus County.
The Commission on Judicial Qualifications reported 213 complaints against California judges in 1972 with most closed after minimal inquiry. Sixty four cases received further review, two judges resigned while under scrutiny, one formal hearing was held, and a removal recommendation remains pending.
A government ferry carrying over 100 passengers ran aground and sank off Makpo 200 miles southwest of Seoul in heavy fog. Police report 12 bodies recovered with 26 missing, while broadcasters claimed up to 80 missing. Rescue operations continue as authorities verify exact passenger counts.
Catholic groups in Belfast urge a boycott of the Northern Ireland referendum calling it dangerous and futile. An attack in Portadown left at least three people injured as violence flared briefly. The referendum asks voters to decide whether to join the Irish Republic or remain part of Britain. The SDLP and other Catholic parties condemned participation as risky. Protestants and Catholics are seen as split, with many predicting a continued British link.
Governor George Wallace will enter University of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham for elective urinary tract surgery. Aides said the operation, described as necessary to ease urinary drainage, follows spinal cord surgery after the assassination attempt in Laurel Maryland. Wallace has been medically paralyzed since the shooting.
The U S Department reports San Francisco Bay Area consumer prices climbed 3.9 percent in 1972, above the national rate of 3.4 percent. Meat costs rose 6.3 percent while fruit and vegetables fell 22 percent. fuel and utilities jumped 7.2 percent. The fall quarter showed only a 0.6 percent rise, signaling a slower trend.
UPI reports U S District Judge Winston Armow ordered temporary prohibition of the Confederate flag and the Rebels nickname at Escambia High School. The ruling follows an appeals court view that the flag as a symbol of segregation. NAACP attorney Ed Duffee notes Dixie remains allowed under a 1964 state law. Black students boycott classes countywide over the flag Rebels and Dixie.
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