Five on the Black Hand Side captures a Black film debut
A low budget feature about a Black family wedding adapts a New York play. Producers Brock Peters and Michael Tolan co star and co finance while adapting Charlie Russell’s work for cinema. They face tight funding, local shoots, and the challenge of a family oriented comedy with no guns or gore.
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San Diego
The
Congress of African Peoples
Charlie Russell
New York
American Place Theater
APT
Michael Tolan
Tolan
Brock Peters
Russell
United Artists
Oscar Williams
Williams
Billy Dee Williams
D'Urville Martin
Raymond St. Jacques
Martin
Peters
Brock
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Left
Seeger on controversy and American spirit
New York interview with Pete Seeger examines his protest songs and lifelong activism. He defends controversial art, recalls past hearings, and links antiwar work on the Hudson River and public demonstrations to a broader American debate about patriotism and democracy. He notes the paradox of peace and arms and reflects on the 1960s era battles and the challenge of future progress.
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NEA
Pete Seeger
Woody Guthrie
Seeger
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U.S
Commie
House Un-American Activities Committee
Communist Party
Hudson River
Simon and Schuster
Big Muddy
Smothers ‘Brothers
Johnson
Vietnam
Lyndon
Gov Wallace Undergoing Acupuncture Treatments
Gov. George C. Wallace remains paralyzed from the waist down after last May’s assassination attempt. An aide said Tuesday that no improvement has occurred yet but more acupuncture sessions by Dr. Ling San-Chu of New York are planned to ease his pain in Montgomery.
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Bill Russell
Charlie
New York
California
Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Billy Joe Camp
Camp
Ling San-Chu
Wallace
Seeger argues guitar may be mightier than the bomb
Seeger, armed with his machine and a dogged optimism, continues to sing. He writes in The Incompleat Folk Singer that the pen once seemed mightier than the sword, suggesting the guitar could now be mightier than the Bomb.
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Seeger
Administration Opposes Shield Law in Senate Hearing
The Nixon administration reiterated opposition to a newsmen shield law, arguing it grants dangerous power to the press and conflicts with the public interest in obtaining information for truth in trials. Senator Ervin noted his own bill would hold reporters to testify for crimes they witness while protecting others’ sources.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Justice Department
Robert G. Dixon
Senate
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Judiciary
House
Ervin
Dixon
Big Busi
Hatfield
Plane Wing Tip Found In South Carolina Search
A wing tip fragment found near Charleston, South Carolina, is linked to a Cessna that vanished Saturday over Cape Romain National Wildlife Preserve during bad weather. Civil Air Patrol and military units paused search pending updates, with pilots Ivan Watts and Sam Dawalt aboard the missing plane from Bloomsburg and Mifflinville, Pennsylvania.
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Charleston
S.C
South Carolina
Joel Conway
Civil Air Patrol
Savannah
Bloomsburg
Ivan Watts
Sam Dawalt
Mifflinville
Cape Romain National Wildlife Preserve
Navy
Air Force
Coast Guard
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One Life
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