Oscar Nominations Reflect Scattered Field Across Best Picture
The Oscar race announced by the Motion Picture Academy lists Rooster Cogburn star John Wayne among best actor nominees for True Grit, while Anne of the Thousand Days leads with ten nominations. Midnight Cowboy follows with nine, and five acting contenders mark a varied slate, including two actors from the same film Hoff man and Voight for Midnight Cowboy.
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B 52s Hit Ben Het Area as Saigon Conflicts Rise
Western sources report B 52 bombers striking near Ben Het on Monday within half a mile of the Cambodian border, part of a month of raids. In the Saigon area, five days of fighting northeast of the capital left 260 Communist forces dead, as U S soldiers face murder trials in Long Binh.
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Avalanche Buries Eleven in Italian Alps Rescue Efforts Intensify
An avalanche swept down a slope in the Abruzzi Mountains burying 11 people and narrowly missing 45 girl students. Rescuers reported two deaths and one missing with eight rescued, four of whom spent hours trapped in air pockets. Survivors were treated for exposure as crews probed the snow. the year’s avalanche deaths in Italy rose to 14 amid ongoing slides in the Apennines and Alps.
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National Freeway Halt Aimed At Displaced Families
Transportation Secretary Volpe ordered a suspension of freeway and other federally assisted project planning through residential areas until adequate housing is provided for all displaced families. He said housing must exist or be built before projects proceed, applying to transit and airport programs too.
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Gleason CBS Squabble Over Honeymooners Return
Jackie Gleason, a CBS staple for two decades, will not return in a regular role this fall as talks with CBS continue. Mike Dann said negotiations are unresolved and CBS prefers Gleason’s show to fit a Honeymooners segment while Gleason seeks pure variety. Gleason noted Dann apologized for a misquote about his firing.
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Newscaster Huntley to Sign Off This Summer
Chet Huntley announced he will say a final good night to NBC between May 15 and August 1. David Brinkley set August 1 as his date to sign off NBC's early evening news. Huntley will focus on a $19.5 million year round resort near Yellowstone National Park. He denied any political ambitions in Montana where he had been considered for the U.S. Senate. Harvard president Nathan Pusey will retire in June 1971 at age 64, citing looming leadership needs.
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Secretary Rogers promotes African aid trip to Congo Nation
Secretary of State William Rogers visited Kinshasa after flying from Lusaka where President Kaunda warned of upheaval in southern Africa. The trip highlighted U S aid to a nation Kaunda called stable and rapidly developing amid regional tensions. In Los Angeles a separate case saw actor Robert Culp seek a divorce from France Nuyen with a closed hearing over finances and a request to restrain asset use.
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Los Angeles
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U.S. Visitor to Greece Tied to New Policy Phase
Ethnos reports that the United States will send a new visitor to Greece within two to three months. The dispatch suggests the trip will align with a new phase in U.S. policy toward Greece, signaling shifted diplomatic aims.
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