Westinghouse MCA merger shocks film industry
Westinghouse Electric Corp absorbs MCA, merging Universal Pictures and Decca Records under a move spurred by MCA leaders Jules Stein and Lew Wasserman. The deal mirrors prior takeovers of United Artists and Paramount by Transamerica and Gulf and Western, signaling easier financing for films as networks seek more movies for programming.
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Decca Records
MCA
Jules Stein
Lew Wasserman
Universal Studios
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Stein
Was
Molly Maguires film faces labor history on screen
AP reports from Hazleton, Pennsylvania as The Molly Maguires, a Paramount production starring Richard Harris and Samatha Egga, faces weather delays and a high $8 million budget. Director Martin Ritt and writer Walter Bernstein stress a dramatic historical narrative over sociological study while recreating Eckley’s 1870s coal town with a $200,000 coal breaker and underground utilities to evoke 19th century labor strife.
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Hazleton, Pa
Pennsylvania
Martin Ritt
Eckley
Hollywood
Richard Harris
Samath Egga
Sean Connery
Paramount
Walter Bernstein
Melly Maguires
Harris
Bernstein
Dartmouth
Ritt
Pentagon to test missiles with multiple warheads
The Pentagon will begin two year tests on missiles carrying multiple warheads beginning this month at Cape Kennedy. Tests will involve the Navy Poseidon missile able to carry ten warheads and the Air Force Minuteman able to carry three. The move comes as disarmament talks with the Soviet Union are ongoing but no mention of talks is made in the release.
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Associated Press Washington
Pentagon
Soviet Union
Cape Kennedy
Navy Poseidon
Air Force Minuteman
Oklahoma County Judge Guilty of Corruption and Removal
Oklahoma's Court On The Judiciary found Bryan County Judge Glenn Sharpe guilty of corruption and removed him from the bench with a three term bar on public office. The eight member court cited waivers for state marriage requirements and noted other charges were not addressed.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
New Court On the Judiciary
Bryan
Glenn Sharpe
Sharpe
The
Oklahoma Bay Association
Charles Hill Johns
U. S. Supreme Court
Howard K. Berry
Durant
Court On
Supreme Court
Canada Mined 467 Million Nickel in 1967
Canada extracted nickel worth 467 million dollars in 1967, reflecting strong mining activity and output. The year’s figures highlight nickel as a key export and industrial input for Canadian resources.
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Canada
Farmers Guard Wheat Crop With Federal Insurance in Finney County
Finney County farmers have insured 37 471 acres for 1968 1969 under all risk protection with the Federal Crop Insurance Corp field man Gerald Skipper saying results prove the strategy pays off Preliminary estimates indicate 178 FDIC insured farmers in the county may receive about 250 000 in drought damaged wheat payments once claims are processed The program helps stabilize farming operations aid credit and preserve invested dollars for the crop based on policy guarantees and yields for 1968
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Finney County
Gerald Skipper
Federal Crop Insurance Corp
Fulton
Skipper
FDIC
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Garden City Telegram
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Ray Anderson
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