Treasure Hunt and the boom in American gameshows
Voice of Broadway interview with Chuck Barris discusses why networks embrace cheap, fast, audience reliable gameshows. He cites The Dating Game The Newlywed Game and his new Treasure Hunt debuting on 61 stations with a top prize of 25000 dollars. Barris defends the sexual content and moral lessons of his programs while warning about greed and ratings driven decisions.
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New York
KFL
Chuck Barris
Chuck
Powers That Be
United States
Geoff Edwards
West Carroll Parish Jurors Endorse Bid Approvals and Plans
West Carroll Parish Police Jurors meet all day approving bids for fencing water line repairs and equipment including United States Steel Jackson bid 3790 for 1000 feet of seven foot fence. They also consider ambulance plans, courtroom repairs, airport parcel gift for a sewer lift station, and budgeted salary increases for five justices of the peace and four constables.
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News - Star News Service
Oak Grove
West Carroll Parish
United States Steel Corp
Jackson Miss
Mayfield Pipeline Construction Co
Tarkio
Bell Ford Co
John Deere
Massey Ferguson Co
Lake Providence
Mayer Pressure Treating Co
Fiske Union, Forest and
Goodwill
Henson
Poverty Point
Fox
James Davis
Justices of Peace
Northwest Louisiana Ambulance Service
Shreveport
Charles Little
Real Estate Transfers in Ouachita Clerk Records
A series of property deeds filed in Ouachita Parish Clerk of Courts lists transfers between individuals and entities. Notable entries include Zuberetux to Ragland for lots in High Land Park, Tillman Sandifer to John Pace for a Whites Estate lot, Hennigan to Kidd for Oak Park Addn lot, and Haggart to Holtmann for Lakeshore unit. Additional transfers cover Kiroli Woods Sub and multiple suburban parcels with prices ranging from four thousand to thirty-three thousand dollars.
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George F. Zuberetux
Rex Ribb
Dollar Savings Bank
Adm
Veterans Affairs
Kiroli Woods
Ernest Ray Hennigan
Morgan R. Kidd
Oak Park
Kenneth C. Haggart, Jr
Paul Herman Holtmann
Lakeshore
Joan Delores Breland
Millard E. Smith
James Dilling Sparks, Jr
Ouachita Abstract
City of Monroe
Johnny Myles Riley
Willie Lamar Smith
Garden Park
Donald R. Thames
Oscar Martin Barlow
Luther Keene, Jr
Camp Acres
Standard Enterprises, Inc
Jimmie E. Traivis
Northside Terrace Sab
Rapides Jurors Plan Pre Session Talks With Delegation
Public delegation and police jury leaders in Rapides Parish meet with two state lawmakers to discuss better communications before sessions. The 18 member jury weighs spending and zoning powers amid bills affecting revenue sharing and parish control.
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Alexandria
Ed Kaplan
Legislative Election Committee
Rapides Parish
Kaplan
Richard Thompson
Colfax
Publi
Carl N. Gunter, Jr
Deville
Cecil Blair
LeCompte
Paul Foshee
Natchitoches
Ned Randolph
Robert J. Munson
Chaneyville
Blair
Geraldine Gerami
Foshee
Morehouse Parish Sheriff Ordered To Repay Funds
In Baton Rouge the Legislative Audit Advisory Committee told Morehouse Parish Sheriff Hughie Perry to repay public funds used to haul constituents to Fort Polk. He cited $51.26 in gasoline costs and said drivers were volunteers with no payments.
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Baton Rouge
Morehouse Parish
Hughie Perry
Legislative Audit Advisory Committee
Fort Polk
Perry
Legislative
Joseph H. Burris
Sheriff's Department
Leesville Army Base
Leesville
National Guard
Bastrop
Former Senator Irene Sevier of Tallulah Dies at 72
Irene Sevier 72 former Louisiana state senator from the 32nd District died Monday after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at Tallulah Presbyterian Church with burial at Silver Cross Cemetery. She served from 1962 to 1964 succeeding her husband A L Sevier and was active in civic and charitable work. Survivors include sons Howard and A L Sevier Jr two brothers and nine grandchildren. Pallbearers included Henry Sevier Jr Barton Sevier and others.
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Tallulah
Irene Jordan Sevier
Tallulah Presbyterian Church
D. L. O'Neal
Silver Cross
Crother
Madison Parish
A. L. Sevier
Senate
East Carroll
Madison
Tensas
Concordia Parishes
Monroe Construction Advances on Washington Connector Phase
Local crews began today pouring concrete in the second phase of the Washington Connector project between North 18th Street and Louisville Avenue in Monroe. The four lane road will connect Monroe with the planned Greater Ouachita Loop Parkway per long range plans.
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Washington
North 18Th
Louisville Ave
Monroe
Greater Ouachita Loop Parkway
Public Meeting Set On Proposed Electricity Rate
Alexandria City Council sets August 20 public hearing on a plan cutting city rates by 10 percent while charging outside areas similarly and eliminating large-user volume discounts. Net yearly increase of 58000 dollars. annexation benefits debated. tax 22 mills for annexed areas.
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Alexandria
John K. Snyder
Arnold J. Rosenthal
Malcolm Hebert
Snyder
Hebert
Auditor Scores School Board Use of Public Funds
Louisiana auditor criticizes the Bossier Parish School Board for allocating public funds to private noneducational groups. The board gave 500 to Red River Valley Association and 100 to the Bossier Chamber of Commerce in fiscal 1971 and 1972, deemed promotional expenses. The audit also cites missing affidavits from architects, engineers, and contractors for building additions.
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Baton Rouge
Joseph H. Burris
Bossier Parish
Burris
Red River Valley Association
Bossier Chamber of Commerce
Legislative
Edwards To Speak At LaSalle Award Lunch
Gov Edwin Edwards and other state officials will address LaSalle Parish at noon Wednesday in Jena for the First National Distinguished Award to the parish. Attendees include Len Johnston Rep Otto Passman and William Erwin. The award honors rural development efforts highlighted by pig production growth and job creation across LaSalle Parish.
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Jena
Edwin Edwards
LaSalle Parish
Len J. Bennett Johnston
Otto Eb, Passman
William Erwin
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Erwin
Louisiana
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
H. D. Gaddis
la Salle Parish
Belden Corporation
Cave Tourists Sing Along at Onondaga Cave
Tourists at Onondaga Cave near Seaburg sing along with songs from the film musical Tom Sawyer played over the cave stereo system. The songs are provided to visitors so they can join in during the tour of the cave.
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Seasburg
Onondaga Cave
U. S
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