Seneca Falls hailed as Bedford Falls model in It's a Wonderful Life parallels
Townspeople see their river bridge and streets echoing the fictional Bedford Falls with its gas lamps and ice flooded water while neighbors claim Seneca Falls inspired the film setting. Scholars doubt Capra ever visited urging a romantic, not factual, link though the town thrives as a feminist landmark drawing 30,000 tourists annually.
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Daylight Fails to Top Box Office Behind 101 Dalmatians
LOS ANGELES AP Daylight Sylvester Stallone's action film debuts with 10.2 million, ranking second to Disney's 13.5 million 101 Dalmatians. Star Trek First Contact is third with 6.65 million, while Jingle All the Way and Ransom each earn 5.4 million. Limited releases include Everyone Says I Love You and The Substance of Fire.
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Kennedy Center Honors Bestowed on Five Notables
Johnny Cash Benny Carter Jack Lemmon Edward Albee Maria Tallchief win the 19th Kennedy Center Honors at the Opera House. Carter’s seven decades as a musician and pioneer in racial integration highlighted the tribute, with Rosanne Cash performing. Cronkite hosts as CBS plans a December 26 telecast.
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World Digest: Mary Leakey dies at 83 in Kenya
Mary Leakey, famed fossil hunter and half of the Leakey bone‑hunting duo, died at age 83 near Nairobi. Her discoveries in Kenya and Tanzania helped push back the timeline of human evolution, including 3.5 million year old upright-walking footprints at Olduvai Gorge.
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