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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1985

Page

15

Television Race to the Pole explores heroic myths in polar race

Associated Press reports Ferdinand Fairfax will direct a six part miniseries The Last Place on Earth about the 1912 race to the South Pole between Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott. The PBS Masterpiece Theatre project debuts in October noting contrasting leadership, diaries, and posthumous fame.

Jerry Buck Associated Press Los Angeles Ferdinand Fairfax South Pole Earth Robert Scott Roald Amundsen Mobil PBS Amundsen Scott

Morning TV Listings Mix of Sports and Classic Films

A dense broadcast grid shows ESPN baseball coverage, World Cup soccer exhibition, and a slate of classic movies from 1941 to 1985. Highlights include Madison Avenue, The Smugglers, Louisiana Purchase, Moneychangers, and The Return of Maxwell Smart among many others alongside daily news and sports programs.

ESPN USA Great Britain Los Angeles CBS News Dallas Sanford and Son Family Feud Wheel of Fortune Three’s Company Barney Miller Kotter Julius Erving Chicago Cubs New York Mets Houston Atlanta Bradford Jeffersons George America ABC News Eye On Hollywood Magnum, P.I McCloud David Letterman David Glovsky Baxter George C. Scott Trish van Devere Eli Wallach Hollywood Insider McCloud Tbn NFL New York Jets Kansas City Stroh Circle of Sports Alexander the Great Alexander Europe Asia Richard Burton Fredric March Claire Bloom CNN News Erie Canal Betty Grable Dale Robertson Thelma Ritter House Living Way Green Bay Perception Old Spice Villanova INN News Golden Gloves Madison Square Garden New York

Crossword ACROSS AND DOWN Clues Set From Page Crossword

Reading many clues, the page lists Across and Down entries from a historic crossword puzzle. It names definitions like You Fr, river in France, Roman highway, Seize, and Acts of praise alongside Down clues such as Subject to balloting, Formal speech, Frenzy, and Ponder, with entries spanning geographic, linguistic, and cultural terms.

Doonesbury Patriot 52 Golfing and 53 Earth Deity

A Doonesbury strip features two panels titled Patriot 52 Golfing and Earth Deity 53. The cartoon unfolds with light satire as characters reference themes of patriotism and nature worship. The pair contrasts leisure with mythic symbolism, delivered in a concise comic format.

Patriot

Your Birthday Horoscope May June 18 1985

In the year ahead you will take on greater responsibilities in your chosen field and receive greater compensation. The piece gives sun sign forecasts for Gemini to Taurus with advice on dealing with friends, seeing tasks through, seizing opportunities, and presenting proposals clearly. The article ends noting NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSN.

Gemini Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Aries Taurus

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