Grand Ole Opry still pulls crowds in tough economy
Nashville's Grand Ole Opry remains popular despite 8 percent unemployment and 12 percent inflation. Publicist Jerry Strobel says seats are sold out through November with strong loyalty and 80 percent capacity crowds. Local officials note no tourism decline, citing steady business at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Ernest Tubb Record Shop.
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Nashville, Tenn
Grand Ole Opry
Jerry Strobel
Strobel
Opry
Nashville
Indiana
Ilinois
Ohio
Richard Kenney
Convention and Visitors Division
Chamber of Commerce
Kenney
United States
Country Music Hall of Fame
Bill Ivey
Country Ates
Hall of Fame
Ernest Tubb
David McCormick
Downfall of ERA in Georgia General Assembly
The Equal Rights Amendment failed in the Georgia General Assembly as a 33 to 22 vote. Opponents who helped defeat the resolution hugged and kissed senators in Atlanta. The amendment would have banned sex discrimination and has been passed by three states.
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Atlanta
Georgia General Assembly
Ford son aided amnesty decision says he urged it
Boise reports Jack Ford son of President Ford says he pressed for amnesty for Vietnam era protestors and draft evaders. He visited the Idaho Legislature, attending introductions in both chambers without speaking. He is a Utah State University student. Thatcher cites small business experience at rally
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Boise, Idaho
Jack Ford
Ford
Idaho
Utah State University
TV Schedule Mixed Daytime and Primetime Listings
A fragmented TV timetable lists programs and times across channels with titles such as Dragnet, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Let's Make A Deal, Truth or Consequences, Bewitched, Hawaii Five-O, Perry Mason, Bonanza, and Midnight offerings. It mixes Spanish language entries and several unclear items.
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Doddoodg News
South Texas Today
Siempre Habra UN Manana
Daily TV Schedule with Classic Shows and Films
Morning to early afternoon lineup lists Mister Rogers Sesame Street Batman Speed Racer and more. Movies include It Came from Beneath the Sea with Kenneth Tobey and Rachel and the Stranger starring William Holden. Game and talk shows fill the rest with Wheel of Fortune Hollywood Squares and Love of Life.
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Kenneth Tobey
Port Lavaca Wave TV and newspaper listings and staff note
Port Lavaca Wave published by Wave Publishing Co. lists daily afternoon TV programs from 12:00 to 4:00 PM including Dream of Jeannie and The Dukes of Hazzard style shows plus cartoons. The issue also provides staff roles for Rod Moake and editors, with subscription rates.
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Port Lavaca
WAVE
Calhoun County Times
Wave Publishing Co., Inc
S. Colorado
Texas
Feb 18 1975 history brief and questions
The Feb 18 1975 digest notes key events from history. Jefferson Davis was sworn in in 1861, Martin Luther died in 1546, Michelangelo died in 1564, La Salle founded Texas settlement in 1685, Germany began WWI blockade in 1915, Iwo Jima began in 1945, and John Costello became Ireland's prime minister in 1948.
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Associated Press
Jefferson Davis
Montgomery
Ala
Martin Luther
Michelangelo
la Salle
Texas
Iwo Jima
John Costello
Ireland
Eamon de Valera
History notes milestones and birthdays through years
The recap traces a 16 year history in government, a 19th UN General Assembly session averting a U.S.-Soviet clash over peacekeeping dues, a 5 year old Filipino student protests at the U.S. embassy in Manila against military bases and policy, and a previous pledge by Randolph Hearst of funds for the poor to aid in recovering his kidnapped daughter. It also lists birthdays for Soviet President Nikolai Podgorry aged 72 and Spanish guitarist Andres Segovia aged 81.
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U.N. General Assembly
U.S
Manila
Philippines
Randolph Hearst
California
Patrcia
Nikolai Podgorry
Andres Segovia
Odor Removal and Bead Repair Tips From Heloise
Readers share odor removal methods for durable press clothes using vinegar ammonia and borax. Dry cleaning may not remove fishy odors. wet cleaning with vinegar or ammonia helps. A bead repair tip uses two plates to thread beads, enabling quick reassembly.
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Jackie Bennet
W.E. Bedinger Jr
National Institute of Drycleaning
Ater
Caribe TV Show Review Laments Weak Script
New ABC series Caribe stars Stacy Keach and Carl Franklin as a two man Miami Police Caribbean unit. The pilot features a plastic connection plot with exiled gangsters and plastic surgery, a Bahamas hideout, and a villain played by Ray Danton. The reviewer calls the hour routine and the dialogue wretched, urging Keach to abandon the series if future episodes emulate this opener.
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New York
Ptomaine
Miami
Keach
Franklin
Robert Mandan
Your Majesty
Bahamas
Cincinnati
Nevada
Mufti Hood
Ray Danton
Connection
Mr. Big
Caribe
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Dirty Time Co
Anaheim
Calif
Nixon
Gerald Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
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London
Margaret Thatcher
Britain
National Board of Trade
Rome
Valeria Fedicheva
Leningrad
Kirov Ballet Company
Martin Friedman
The
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Miss Fedicheva
Friedman
Philadelphia
Sydney
Australia
Mikhail Barishnikov
Sydney Opera House
Ballet Victoria
Barisnikov
Natalia Makarova
Soviet Union
Dragnet
Dick van Dyke
Dodd
Hawaii Five O
Yul Brynner
May Agradecido
Woman
Silvia Pinal
DOD Police
Marcus Welby
Barnaby Jones
Soundstage
Linias
Perry Mason
Jim Brown
News For the
Bonanza
Adelante
Dam
America
Mister Rogers
Three Stooges
Batman
Rachel and the Stranger
William Holden
Love Lucy
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Mike Douglas
Mighty Hercules
Villa Alegre
Young and Restless
San Scene News
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Car & Truck Parts
TRI Wholesale
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Tam
Applian
All My Children
Somerset
Dream of
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Mayberry R.F.O
Guiding Light
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Munsters
Jay North
Popeye
Preparacion Escolar
Merv Griffin
ABC
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Gomer Pyle
Gilligan’s Island
Ville Alegre
Mickey Mouse Club
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Sube
Rod Moake
Dick Fisher
John Adams
Mary Rothband
Mike Lopez
Bill Pack
Mary Harras
Nita Crober
Tim Zolan
Kay Cleere
Tesla Gertner
Mary Ann Franke
Jean Smith
Sammy Garcia
Linda Marek
Reginald Grigsby
Victoria
Germany
John Dodd
Virginia
Port Lavaco Clinic
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