Indian Actress Refuses Oscar For Brando At 1972 Awards
Sacheen Littlefeather reads Brando's rejection of the best actor Oscar for The Godfather citing mistreatment of American Indians by the film industry and the Wounded Knee siege. Brando declines. Liza Minnelli accepts for Cabaret as Best Actress. The Godfather wins best film and best adapted screenplay. history notes past Oscar refusals.
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Sacheen Littlefeather
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Wounded ‘Knee
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Judy Garland
George C. Scott
Joel "Grey
Bob Fosse
Ben Hur
Eileen Heckart
Luis Bunuel
FCC Orders Investigation of Sex Shows
The FCC has ordered an investigation into sex talk shows and late night X rated movies to determine if broadcasters aired obscene or indecent material. It will assess radio and television stations, cable owners, operators, and employees while seeking a court test of its power to levy fines.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
EPA to require pollution-proof plans for new developments
The EPA announced forthcoming federal regulations to require states to prove shopping centers highways stadiums and developments will not worsen air quality before construction. States must include review provisions in Clean Air Act plans and assess indirect effects like increased traffic to avoid violations.
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Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Court of Appeals
Natural Resources Defense Council
EPA
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Erally
Finch to marry amid Lost Horizon star’s plans
AP reports Peter Finch plans to wed Eletha Barrett, mother of his 3 year old daughter, Diana. The Australian actor, 56, says he and Barrett have been close friends for eight years, living together, and he notes two prior marriages, admitting he doubts a marriage license changes anything.
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London
Lost Horizon
Peter Finch
Finch
Eletha Barrett
Jamaica
Diana
Newsmen Monday
Fulbright Questions US Cambodian Aid Crisis
Sen. Fulbright urges public explanation of U S bombing in Cambodia as U S forces near Vietnam troop withdrawal. He calls for a full hearing with the secretary of state to define authority, aims, and scope, while Ziegler cites cease-fire violations and Paris accords without detailing constitutional basis.
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Washington
U.S
South Vietnam
Sen
Fulbright
Nixon
Cambodia
United States
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congressional
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
North Vietnam
Indochina
Vietnam
Laos
Ceasefire Urged as Lon Nol Government Faces Pressure
The Cambodia government led by Lon Nol faces intensified Communist pressure in recent weeks and an immediate cease-fire is urged to ease the crisis.
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Cambodia
Lon Nol
City Workers Strike At Rolla City
AP reports Rolla Municipal Utility workers strike entered the fourth day with 2 suspensions over the weekend. Only 3 of 18 crossed the picket line as supervision runs the city facility providing electric water and sewer services. No talks are underway. Incidentsof vandalism include smashed windows at two well houses and a damaged truck.
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Rolla, Mo
Rolla Municipal Utility
Bill O’haver
Elmer Harris
Rolla
Driver 18 dies in head on crash near Linn Missouri
Jeannie Sue Whitaker 18 of Linn died at a Jefferson City hospital after a head on collision on U S 50 two miles west of Linn in east central Missouri. Her husband Stan M Whitaker 17 and Daniel B Rockelman 19 of Russellville were seriously injured as the Whitaker car was cut in half and caught fire.
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Linn
Missouri
Jefferson City
Jeannie Sue Whitaker
Stan M. Whitaker
Daniel B. Rockelman
Russellville
Highway Patrol
Whitaker
Rockman
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