Mary White story shapes film by Robert Radnitz
New York producer Robert Radnitz turns William Allen White 1921 editorial on his daughter Mary into a two hour movie. He recalls crying at the piece in class and pursued the project through ABC TV with support from Justice William C. Douglas and the White family. The film follows Mary White from her death to the editorial and her father’s lettered tribute, with Ed Flanders portraying William Allen White.
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City Centre Plaza praised after downtown Middletown makeover
The City Centre Plaza and City Centre Mart win praise as Middletown redevelops its downtown. Miss America Susan Perkins rode in a parade and officials said the plaza shows extraordinary development for a city of this size, possibly earning a national award.
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City Centre Mart
City Centre Plaza
Central Avenue
Broad Street
Susan Perkins
Senior Citizens Center
Capitol Hill Football League Adopts Female Participation Rule
The New Republic notes that the Capitol Hill Football League with about 35 federal teams enforces four women on each nine member unit and requires a woman to advance the ball on at least one play. Noncompliance risks turnover and a chilling reminder that good faith actions alone may not suffice.
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New Republic
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Congress
Capitol Hill Football League
Senator’s Panama Canal speech interrupted by pie thrower
A United States senator was speaking in support of the Panama Canal treaties when a pie was hurled at him last week by a professional pie thrower seeking payment. The incident halted the remarks as aides removed the aggressor.
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Colombia
United States
Panama
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William Jennings
Bryan
U.S. Senate
Anita Bryant Pie Incident Sparks Prayer Moment
The report notes Anita Bryant being pied by a professional thrower a few days earlier and her immediate response a prayer for the assailant in view of cameras and godly attention. The tone reflects shock and a televised confrontation with a public figure.
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Anita Bryant
Dennis The Menace Pie Gag Sparks Debate On Humiliation
A columnist argues against hired professionals delivering a pie to a target, calling it cowardly and humiliating. He favors direct, personal pie throwing to preserve humor and confrontational impact, citing Anita Bryant as an example of what misses the mark.
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Anita Bryant
Who will play Goering in an America of race quotas
George F. Will argues that racial and ethnic certification programs risk turning identity into a bureaucratic measure of opportunity. He links Nazi and American history to warn that government sanctioned race groups can redefine who qualifies as minority. He cites ethnic reviews in schools and notes the troubling precedent of state approval of identity.
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Goering
Erhard Milch
Milch
Sopilay Goering
America
Office of Management and Budget
Penerant
Dresden
Marshall
Los Angeles
Mark Twain
Pudd'nhead Wilson
Roxy
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc lists home delivery options with rates for Monday through Saturday and Sunday, motor route and calendar month costs, and mail subscriptions for U.S. and outside U.S. The paper has a long heritage dating back to 1857.
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Roosevelt Defends 1903 Panama Treaty in 1915 Response
The piece recounts Theodore Roosevelt’s 1915 Metropolitan Magazine article The Panama Blackmail Treaty defending the 1903 Panama Canal treaty while attacking Wilsons 1914 proposal to pay Colombia and recognizing Panama. It notes the 1903 seizure, U S support for Panama, and the later 1922 payment to Colombia completing funding.
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