Chayefsky on Marty ending and the Golden Age TV
In a PBS preview, the late Chayefsky explains knowing a play’s end before drafting. The feature spotlights Marty as the kickoff of The Golden Age of Television, with Rod Steiger and Betsy Palmer portraying a pair drawn together by plainness amid live drama’s heyday.
Marty teleplay, Golden Age show on Maryland PBS night
Eva Marie Sain hosts Marty from the era of live television on The Golden Age of Television. The program, featuring original cast interviews, airs at 8 p.m. Monday Aug 24 on Maryland PBS channels 22 28 31 67 and 62 Frederick, with a later showing Thursday Aug 27 on WETA Ch 26. The piece notes Nancy Marchand and Rod Steiger as plain figures in a scene from the teleplay Marty and mentions Paddy Chayesky’s career and Dottie Lambdin of the News-Post.
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Paddy Chayefsky
PBS
Chayetsky
Marty
Maryland
Frederick
Weta-Ch
Rod Steiger
Betsy Palmer
Nancy Marchand
U. S. Steel Hour
Playhouse 9
Philco Playhouse
Goodyear Playhouse
Chayefsky
Nora Sayre
Robert B. Silvers
Lou Grant
Eva Marie Sain
The
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Wasted Office Space Costs Mount in PBS Program
Auditors of the General Services Administration label PBS an auditors paradise costing taxpayers over 1.6 billion annually. Investigations led by Senator Orrin Hatch detail underutilized space, inflated rents, improper contracts, and weak lease recordkeeping across facilities in St. Louis, Otisville, Camden, Brooklyn, New York, Fitchburg and Miami. Estimated annual waste exceeds 100 million with many cases linked to vacant or misrecorded space and delayed courthouse projects.
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Washington
General Services Administration
Public Building Service
PBS
GSA
PRS
Lynda Mapes
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Labor and Human Resources Committee
Hatch
Inspector General
Senate
St. Louis
Otisville
Camden
Eto
Brooklyn
N.Y
Drug Enforcement Administration
New York City
Philip Philbin Federal
Fitchburg
Mass
Miami Courthouse Annex
Departent of Health, Education and Welfare
James Cunningham
United Feature Syndicate
Auburn football lore and reader questions mix tips and trivia
Auburn, Bryant, and Tiger running backs spotlight how coach Bryant kept Auburn competitive with a strong supporting cast. Reader inquiries cover Duke Snider’s Giants stint, Bert Jones injuries and Colts outlook, Chuck Mansey and brothers, double figures in scoring, and round-by-round boxing scoring history with notes on wrestling and horse shows.
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Billy Andrews
Joe Cribbs
James Brooks
Auburn
Ann
Bryant
Tuscaloosa
University of Alabama
Tigers
Bess Andrews
NFL
Atlanta Falcons
Chester Willis
Oakland Raiders
Cribbs
Brooks
Chuck Muncie
San Diego Chargers
T.M
Oceanside
Calif
Mansey
Chuck
George
Bill Mansey
University of Innesota
Nelson Mansey
Wyoming
Baltimore Colts
Minnesota Vikings
Vikings
Bill
Canada
B.C. Lions
Boxing framing and shady scoring in Ali Shavers bout
In the dressing room Angelo Dundee stationed a man to pick up the telecast and scoring for ringside. This allowed Ali to coast the late rounds and expect the decision. The setup underscores the suspense of boxing judging and the potential for manipulation by Shavers.
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Angelo Dundee
Ali
Hartmaker
Shavers
Parting shot rings cost more than Super Bowl payout
The NFL pays $2,100 per Super Bowl ring but the Oakland Raiders spent about $500,000 more designing and awarding 100 rings to players, coaches, partners and staff. Each ring could cost around $10,009 if purchased from jewelers. No individual replies due to high mail volume.
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NFL
Oakland Raiders
Anti monopoly reform urged to curb union power
The piece argues for applying Sherman Act antitrust provisions to all labor unions to curb monopoly practices. It cites air controller and longshoremen strikes as proof unions can paralyze commerce and economies. It praises Reagan era reforms and urges Congress to pass anti monopoly labor legislation.
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United States
Air Controllers
Reagan
Congress
Air Control
Lers
Congres
Corrections realism urged over rehabilitation in crime plan
Washington officials debate how to curb violence with a focus on not just punishment but realistic corrections. Rudolph Giuliani criticizes the task force for not pursuing rehabilitation and warns against equating humane treatment with coddling while urging more prison construction and state-led reforms.
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Washington
William French Smith
Rudolph Giuliani
Justice Department
Gillani
Smith
Department
Giuliani
Hothe Reagan
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Paddy Chayes
Alger Hiss
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Donald Lambro
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Joe Roth
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Duke Snider
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Joe Schrimscher
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Bert Jones
Colts
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Donnell Thompson
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Wilt Chamberlain
Hershey
Richard Ridenhour
McKinleyville
NBC
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Earnie Shavers
Murray Olderman
Commercial Street
San Francisco
Grafeite
Anthony Harrigan
Michael J. Sniffen
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