Czechs Films Reflect Liberalization Angering Soviets
New Czech cinema shown in the United States signals Prague’s liberal shift under Communist rule, angling the Soviet bloc. Films use irony and humor to critique Red policy, diverging from socialist realism, with Closely Watched Trains and The Shop on Main Street cited as landmark Oscar winners.
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New York
United States
Prague
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Main Street
Emergence of Black figures in Hollywood showbiz
AP reports growing prominence of Black talent in entertainment. Diahann Carroll leads Julia, Soul TV special shoots with Lou Rawls and Nipsey Russell, Julian Mayfield rises as actor writer and costar Ruby Dee helped write the script for Jules Dassin film Up Tight about civil rights themes. Mayfield, 40, from South Carolina, has a varied background and says acting found him despite preferring writing.
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Diahann Carroll
Julia
Rowan and Martin
Network TV
Lou Rawls
Nipsey Russell
Mayfield
South Carolina
Washington, D.C
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Red
KU Profs Build A Real Model
Lawrence KU non profit BETA started in 1965 by three faculty members links university and industry in cooperative research. Eighteen firms conduct BETA contracts totaling about 20000 dollars yearly. BETA handles 100 projects so far this year with more planned in fall.
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Lawrence, Kan
University of Kansas
Bill Barr
KU Center For Research In Engineering Science
Barr
BETA
Robert Gatts
EU Mechanical Engineering
Charles Saunders
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
University of Missouri At Kansas City
Northwestern University
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
San Fernando
Calif
State College
Campaign debate set at Kansas teachers workshop
Harder Harman and Marvin Harder will debate Kansas campaign issues Monday at the 19th annual workshop of the Kansas State Teachers Association. Presidents and presidents elect from 217 local teachers associations attend to organize the second stage of political activity for the November election and the 1969 legislative session. Gov. Docking cannot attend due to testimony on agriculture in Washington. The group issues a school crisis alert highlighting Kansas school problems.
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Topeka
Kansas
Rick Harman
Marvin Harder
Robert Dogking
Kansas State Teachers Association
Gov. Docking
Washington
National Platform Committee
Democratic Party
The
Teachers Association
Bogota Prepares For Papal Visit With City Facelift
As Pope Paul VI nears Colombia, Bogota undergoes a multimillion dollar makeover. Homeowners repaint fronts, trim gardens, and spruce up streets while businessmen tidy shops and the National Cathedral gains a cleaner appearance to welcome the visit.
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Bogota
Colombia
Paul VI
Bly
National Cathedral
Death and riot in Cincinnati Avondale police surge
In Cincinnati Avondale a woman, Willie Roberts, 50, was killed and a 16 year old boy, Charles Dunigan, critically wounded as racial violence erupted. Two white men were detained. a bystander witness said Roberts warned white men and youths to leave before the shooting. Police used riot measures and sections were patrolled for hours.
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Cincinnati
Avondale
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