ABC cancels six series including Cosell show
ABC announced six cancellations including Howard Cosell’s Saturday night variety program. It will add five new series and midseason events such as Laverne and Shirley and The Bionic Woman, with Cosell’s last telecast on Jan. 17 and replacements for Monday night football by 8:30 to 10 p.m. movies followed by Rich Man Poor Man.
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Paul Sorvino
Fiji May Ban Million-Dollar Shark Fight
Fiji officials consider banning a planned March spectacle in which Australian diver Ben Cropp would fight a white pointer shark in a Suva lagoon. promoter William Sargent plans importing a shark from Australia to match Cropp’s one million dollar contract while local diver David Evans offers to fight the shark for two thousand dollars.
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Fiji Fisheries Department
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William Sargent
Australia
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New Food Stamp Plan Hikes Aid Starting January
In federal court on Wednesday critics of the Agriculture Department agreed to permit a new Thrifty Food Plan to raise monthly food stamp allotments by 2 to 24 dollars, effective Jan. 1. Justice Department will file a stipulation with Judge Pratt to notify state and local admins by Friday of the decision.
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Mendocino Weaving Pro joins California housing panel
Anonymous Ruth Forrest a 30 year old self employed weaver from Mendocino County was named to the State Housing and Community Development Commission by Governor Brown. Forrest is a member of United Stand which advocates rural building code changes to allow homes without indoor plumbing running water or electricity.
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State Housing and Community Development Commission
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