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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1972
Page
18
Eddie Fisher sues hotel operator for 2.1 million alleging the contract for 17 weeks was cut short after three weeks, with Fisher claiming 630 thousand dollars remains unpaid and 135 thousand had been paid. The suit asserts breach of contract and seeks full payment plus damages.
On Christmas night at 10 p.m. the MGM film Treasure Island will air featuring Wallace Beery as Long John Silver alongside Jackie Cooper and Lionel Barrymore. The 1934 version also stars Gene Lockhart in the cast.
Members of the Shenyang Acrobatic Troupe of the People's Republic of China perform tong pole tricks in Chicago. Their Monday night show marks the troupe's first public appearance in the United States.
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