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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1971
Page
10
Hollywood reports a tight season with fewer than 10 films in local production while over 110 TV series and specials are in development. Networks face uncertainty as sponsors pull back and audiences drift, with a shift toward law and order and sitcoms.
Johnny Carson, en route to Hollywood for three weeks on NBCs Tonight Show, says the first West Coast performance feels like a premiere six miles above the Grand Canyon. He notes the shift keeps the show fresh and cites his love of doing what he truly wants to do.
TV listings detail episodes across channels 2 5 12 22 7 9 8 10 with titles such as Bill Cosby Mod Squad Beverly Hillbillies Green Acres Cimarron Strip First Tuesday and Marcus Welby. Notable plots include a track athlete seeking espionage work a kidnapped victim in a ghost town and a deaf child neglected by parents.
A compact rundown of upcoming programs: Ch 22 shows In Search of America with Carl Betz in 1971, Ch 12 Franken Stein Conquers the World with Nick Adams in 1964, Ch 19 Two Way Stretch with Peter Sellers in 1961, and 11:30 Ch 19 The Queen of Babylon with Rhonda Fleming in 1965.
Film director Vincente Minnelli and his third wife Denise Minnelli dissolved their marriage in a Los Angeles Superior Court after 10 years of marriage. An Oct. 11 hearing was set to divide community property following a 10 second dissolution.
Hollywood reports Robert Conrad will produce a film about Jack Murphy known as Murf the Surf. Murphy, serving life in Florida for robbery and murder, allegedly inspired a story detailing the 563 carat Star of India theft in 1964.
Pat Nixon says she may accompany President Nixon on the historic China journey. She has not been invited yet and notes many others are on the list. Deputy Warren declines to comment on Premier Chou En Lai's invitation.
Fairfield Ohio Butler County Board of Elections will hold a hearing on a protest against submitting the Sunday liquor sale question to voters in Fairfield Third Ward. Councilman Charlie E Judd filed the protest claiming the issue cannot be resubmitted for four years after a ward vote last year. The proposal is set for city wide vote.
Butler County Zoning Board of Appeals holds a public hearing at 7 30 tonight at the courthouse annex to review Edgar Streifthau s appeal for a permit allowing overnight camper parking at Fantasy Farms on Hamilton Middletown Road and for the construction of rest room facilities for camping.
Frankfort Kentucky improved benefits begin for 27 000 state employees with longer vacations for veterans and merit pay increases as part of a new program.
Duke Ellington and his band opened at the Rainbow Grill in New York Monday night. Tony Bennett sang in the audience for his birthday and Geoffrey Holder danced a surprise improvised routine during the finale. Bennett thanked Ellington with his hit I Left My Heart in San Francisco. Holder, tall and rarely seen dancing publicly, performed a last-number improvised bit.
The American Cancer Society annual Christmas card sale started with a tea hosted by Mrs. Jerry D. Roberts. Cards available from 9% albums, half of proceeds support education and patient services. contact Mrs. Roberts at 423-0223 for new customers.
In Cincinnati Crosley Field now serves as an impounding lot for cars with unpaid traffic tickets. The change began at 7 am and by 10 am 15 vehicles were towed through. Police expect two to three months for voluntary payment to clear most delinquencies, noting about 170 motorists had paid since the program began last week.
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