Come On Girls: Russia’s Popular TV Game Show
Moscow based program Come On Girls hosts by Alexander Maslyukov captivates over 100 million viewers with education oriented segments and modest prizes like flowers and books. Contestants from same professions promote their jobs while Maslyukov, a heart throb to viewers, keeps mood high with five point segments and minimal commercial sponsor presence.
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Alexander Maslyukov
Russia
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Bill Cullen
Havana
Cuba
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Proxmire accuses Yankees of ripping off New York City
Senator William Proxmire launches a critique of the New York Yankees trading practices as he leads a review of federal loan guarantees aiding New York City's finances. He warns Congress must decide on extending guarantees by June 30 as his Banking Committee oversees the bill.
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Sparky Lyle
Boston
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New York Times
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Boston Red Sox
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New York
Lettered Invasion From Fifth Graders Reaches Carter
In Neosho Missouri fifth and sixth graders send 400 letters to President Carter asking for a special news conference. The giant invite is taped with 180 yards of masking tape forming a 14 by 17 foot display and even mentions Carter bringing his daughter Amy. First class postage was $5.49.
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Neosho
Carter
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Cameron Stewart
Wallenda Burial Set In Florida
Fans and friends filed past Karl Wallenda’s bronze coffin as a 24 foot balance pole hung overhead in tribute. Wallenda lay in view for six hours at Robarts Sports Arena before burial services scheduled today. He died after a high wire fall in San Juan Puerto Rico amid strong winds.
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Filia
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Wallenda
Robarts
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Dominica Seen as Untamed Island Plagued by Crime and Debt
Dominica, the last untamed Caribbean island, faces a harsh portrayal in a major guidebook. Critics deem it ruined by politicians amid violence, political extremism, and economic recklessness. Local voices warn Americans against visiting as crime and poverty burden the 288 square mile nation.
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Byzeye
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Patrick John
Freedom Party
Mary Eugenia Charles
Jamaica
Trinidad
Founder recalls Hitler era as pianist recalls life in New York
The 94 year old Edwine Behre, founder of a Vermont music school, reflects on oppression injustice and the Nazi period in Germany. She recalls studying in Vienna and teaching in New York while cherishing memory of music and anti Nazi solidarity.
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New York
Carnegie Recital Hall
Edwine Behre
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Miss Behre
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Alice Mary Kimball
United States
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