Repeated Vulgarities Lose Their Shock Value
Vincent Canby discusses the Mike Nichols Jules Feiffer comedy Carnal Knowledge noting Nicholson’s tirade at Ann Margaret and a vulgar word’s changing offensiveness from Chaucer to modern usage, explaining its limited impact on today’s audiences.
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Vincent Canby
New York Times News Service
New York
Mike Nichols
Jules Feiffer
Jack Nicholson
Ann- Margaret
Chaucer
Pittsburgh
Queen Victoria
Suppertime Down South and the Language Revolution in Film
A Carolina Georgia shoot of Preacherman directed by Albert Viola stars Bob Langworthy opens at a local drive-in. The piece argues movies mirror a social upheaval in language, noting how taboo words alter meaning and shock remains essential to authentic expression.
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Albert Viola
Bob Langworthy
Robert Altman
McCabe
Mrs. Miller
Altman
Gibbon
America
Lamage
African Queen Returns to Oregon Deschutes River
The African Queen, after years as a barge, is restored by Hal and Joyce Bailey and now carries passengers on the Deschutes River near Sunriver Oregon. The 30 foot steam boat, once famous from Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, offers 45 minute trips for 2.50 with 50 to 60 riders on weekdays and more on weekends. The Baileys rebuilt the vessel over nine months, sourcing a boiler and engine from Ashland and Portland.
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New York Times News Service
Sunriver
Ore
Ulandi River
Humphrey Bogart
Tiller
Katharine Hepburn
Eugene Ore
Hal Bailey
Deschutes River
Oregon
Bailey
Bogart
Country Artists Top Cash Box Chart Picks
Records best selling nationwide per Cash-Box survey highlight titles by Haggard Craddock Wynette Weller Hart Twitty Miller and Hall. Notable entries include Someday We'll Look Back Dream Lover Indian Lake Easy Loving and The Year That Clayton Delaney Died among others.
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Dream
Craddock
Bright Lights
Big City
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Wynette
Indian Lake
Weller
Easy Loving
Hart
Twitty
Miller
Clayton Delaney
Hall
Cable TV Raises Monthly Charge in Decatur
Decatur TeleCable increases its monthly rate by 45 cents to 5.95 effective in the current billing cycle. Vice president Richard D. Roberts announced the hike in a letter with a year’s coupons, noting a 45 cent discount if payment is made within 10 days of the due date.
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Decatur
Richard D. Roberts
Decatur TeleCable
Nixon
Roberts
Books Compiled By Publishers Weekly Fiction and Nonfiction
Publishers Weekly lists notable fiction and nonfiction titles. Fiction includes The Exorcist by Blatty The Passions of the Mind by Stone The Other by Tryon Penmarrie by Howarch The New Centurions by Wambaugh. Nonfiction features Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Brown The Sensuous Man by M The Female Eunuch by Greer Stilwell and the American Experience in China by Tuchman Future Shock by Toffler.
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Exorcist
Stone
Tryon ‘Penmarrie
Howarch
the New Centurions
Wambaugh
Wounded Knee
Brown
Greer ‘Stilwell
China
Tuchman
Toffler
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