GM Drops Sponsorship of Jesus TV Drama Amid Protestant Pressure
General Motors bowed to pressure from fundamentalist Protestants and dropped sponsorship of NBC's six hour Jesus of Nazareth drama. NBC seeks new sponsors as controversy over representation of Christ continues. The cast includes Anne Bancroft Ernest Borgnine Claudia Cardinale James Earl Jones and many others.
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New York
UPI
General Motors
NBC
Jesus of Nazareth
John Dekker
Cub Hill Bible Presbyterian Church of
Baltimore
Rogram
Ruth
Jesus
Dekker
Franco Zeffirelli
Christ
Zeffirelli
Dekker Sai
Anne Bancroft
Ernest Borgnine
Claudia Cardinale
James Farentino
James Earl Jones
Stacy Keach
James Mason
Laurence Olivier
Christopher Plummer
Anthony Quinn
Ralph Richardson
Rod Steiger
Peter Ustinov
Thanks But No Thanks: Driver Sends Medal Gift to Carter
Truck driver Carl Smith a 20 year army veteran sent President Carter Vietnam War medals and commendations to protest the draft evader pardon. Carter’s card politely refused the gift noting a policy against gifts. Smith said the package likely never was opened and joked he would have sent socks if he meant a gift.
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Memphis
Smith
Carter to Visit Clinton Mass for St Patrick’s Day Parade
President Carter arrives in Clinton Massachusetts for a two day St Patrick’s Day celebration. About 850 residents, chosen by lottery, will attend a town meeting at Town Hall while Carter plans to spend the night with Edward and Catherine Thompson on a three story home block.
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Catherine Mass
Mrs. Thompson
Thompson
Richard
Mary
Carter
Clinton
Jane
Edward
Janet WU
Mass
UPI
Massachusetts
New England
White House
Eugene Cafarelli
Cafarelli
No More Than A Nuisance Oil Thiefs Tap Heart Of Texas
Oil theft in Texas remains a small but growing risk as prices rise. Thieves use hot taps to extract crude from pipelines with limited detection. Industry officials estimate losses under one percent but warn the potential damage could be significant if theft increases.
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Bruce Nichols
Houston
UPI
Texas
Hurley Page
Phil Russell
Texas Railroad Commission
Lone Star
Oil Company
al Sweeny
Federal Energy Administration
Dallas
Vetera
Georgia
Oklahoma
al Brooks
Shall Oil Co
Elluva
Brooks
Ron Jones
Americar Petroleum Institute
Washington
Mother writes open letter to daughter's killer in Cincinnati
A grieving Cincinnati mother Mary Farquer pleads for her 15 year old daughter Elaina Bear to be avenged and urges youths to avoid drugs. She published two open letters in the Cincinnati Post one to the unknown killer and another to Elaina's friends. The case ties into a string of murders of young women in the area.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Mary Farquer
Cincinnati Post
Elaina Marie Bear
Wilmington
Ohio
Here
Miss Bear
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