Burt Reynolds Credit Card Rumor Spreads Free Calls
An urban legend claimed Burt Reynolds offered free long distance calls with his credit card. The rumor caused about $110,000 in phony charges at Wabash Telephone Cooperative in Louisville Illinois, affecting 4,800 subscribers. Officials say the tale is false and Reynolds did not authorize any such payments.
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Taylor lands General Hospital role in ABC deal
Elizabeth Taylor, a two time Academy Award winner with Broadway credits, will appear on General Hospital as Helena Cassedine. The character is the exotic widow of Mikkos Cassedine, tied to the series’ ongoing power struggle. Filming will occur in Los Angeles in October with broadcast to follow.
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Seattle Opera Recruits TV Stars For Die Fledermaus
Seattle Opera opens Die Fledermaus with TV names Buddy Hackett as Frosch and Werner Klemperer as Count Orlovsky. General director Glynn Ross calls the move a gesture to attract a TV viewing generation, noting today’s audiences are choosy and fragmented.
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Jurors seek guidance in Layton conspiracy trial
In San Francisco jurors in the Larry Layton conspiracy case interrupted deliberations for a second time in six days to ask Judge Robert Peckham for interpretation of aiding and abetting in Ryan and Dwyer’s deaths. Layton, 35, faces charges over the November 18, 1978 Jonestown airstrip ambush, with prior admission of intent to kill himself and two defectors but denial of involvement in killing Ryan.
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Patsy Kelly dies at 71 in Hollywood
Patsy Kelly former comedian and film actress dies of bronchial pneumonia at 71 after a stay at Motion Picture and Television Fund home hospital She was born January 12 1910 in Brooklyn and had a career from vaudeville to 1968 Rosemary's Baby with TV Broadway and radio appearances noted by an official from the fund.
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