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Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1972

Page

3

Shaft Is It Just Blackface Bond

Hollywood debates whether Shaft signals real progress or a gimmick in black cinema. Critics, including Ivan Dixon and Gordon Parks, discuss authenticity, black heroes, and the influence of white producers on portraying the black experience.

Shaft Bob Thomas Associated Press Hollywood (Ap James Bond Sidney Poitier West John Wayne Ivan Dixon Jim Brown Harlem Gordon Parks Eblack Shero Frederick Douglass Dixon Sidney Poitier Melvin van Peebles Robert Wise Directors Guild of America Guild

Power Reserve Reduced by Labadie Unit Failure

Union Electric officials said a 600 megawatt generating unit at Labadie plant failed last Thursday, shrinking the summer reserve margin by about half and cutting total production by around 10 percent. Damage assessment continues but it appears the unit may not be available for summer peak loads. The utility serves the St. Louis metro area and parts of Illinois.

ST. Louis Union Electric Co Labadier Union Electric Ilinois

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