Milestone on TV and cinema pace in Hollywood
Milestone discusses TV’s growth and profits, his brief NBC project with Richard Boone, and his stance on speed versus quality. He recalls early TV economics, lawsuits over artistic films, and experiences directing Arrest and Trial and Of Mice and Men. He notes actors and creators seek stakes and says real funding favors experimental work abroad.
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Hollywood
Lewis Milestone
Richard Boone
NBC TV Tomorrow
Boone
Hollywood TV
Danny Thomas
Sheridan Leonard
Wilshire Bouleard
Milestone
Revue Productions
Frank Rosenberg
Revue
Jim
John Steinbeck
Reargcade
Steinbeck
New York
Lewis
Chekhov
Democrats Adopt Proportional Convention Vote Plan
The Democratic National Committee approved a new convention vote allocation combining population and party zeal to reduce regional imbalance. The plan expands delegates and alternates for Atlantic City 1980 with 3 votes per electoral vote plus one vote per 100000 Democratic votes and a Kennedy Johnson bonus of 10 votes, shifting power toward northeastern states while Plains and Southern states lose share.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Democratic National Committee
Atlantic City
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Great Plains
Rocky Mountain
Linois
Maryland
New England
Plains
North Dakota
Texas
Alaska
Hawaii
Pacific Coast
Kentucky
Television Highlights Schedule Roundup
Channel list presents sci fi plot on Out of Limits with a Martian mission. Singin in the Rain stars Gene Kelly and Donald O Connor on Night at the Movies. College basketball Portland versus Dayton. Hollywood and the Stars covers Frank Sinatras rise in 1943. The Andy Griffith Show features Opies new friend and parental tension. A girl accused of murder seeks refuge with the Cartwrights on Kona.
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Gene Kelly
Donald O'Connor
Portland
Dayton
Frank Sinatra
Andy Griffith
Opies
TV Fine On Serious Subjects
Television over the weekend focused on serious topics with NBC CBS and others airing programs on tobacco birth control and church views. NBC highlighted Dr John Rock and Rev John A. O Brien in thoughtful discussions while That Was the Week That Was disappointed. CBS offered a travelogue style Sunday afternoon feature in One of a Kind with striking filming and restrained narration.
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New York
All Free
NBC
John Rock
Brookline
Mass
John A. O'Brien
Notre Dame
Burt Tillstrom
Berlin Wall
CBS
United States
Fathom Defined as Depth Measure in Water
A fathom equals six feet and is used chiefly to measure the depth of water. The term appears in nautical contexts and relates to depth readings and ship navigation.
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Mai Mumphrey
Dick Boone
TV Repertory
West
Yugoslavia
Vention
Earth
Outer Limits
Konana
Cynthia Lowry
Kroger
Tint
Bruce Wax
Florida
Alt Kroger
Folger’s Coffee
Lever Brothers
Ruth Lyons
the Kroger Co
Middletown
Sitha
New York, N.Y
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