Tortellis Debuts as Loretta Not a Dumb Blonde
TV writer Jerry Buck reports Jean Kasem defends Loretta as more than a dumb blonde in NBCs new Tortellis series. Loretta and Nick Tortelli move to Las Vegas as Loretta pursues showgirl work while Nick vows to reform. The couple, introduced on Cheers, head to a Wednesday timeslot January 26, leading into St. Elsewhere.
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POW Show Highlights POW Survival and Heroism
Los Angeles AP reports producer Arnold Shapiro spotlighted nine former POWs in the two hour documentary P O W Americans in Enemy Hands World War II Korea and Vietnam narrated by Robert Wagner. The program surveys capture torture escapes and homecomings while stressing resilience and humor amid brutality.
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