NBC Drops Night Emmy Show Amid Boycott
NBC canceled the 1977 nighttime Emmy awards citing a boycott by stars including Mary Tyler Moore Valerie Harper and Ed Asner over a dispute between the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and its Hollywood chapter. The May 15 telecast was scrapped though daytime Emmys on May 12 remain planned.
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Institute Library San Francisco History and Noted Members
Mechanics' Institute in San Francisco, 122 years old, houses about 175000 volumes and the oldest continuous chess club in the nation. Notable librarians and members include Kathleen Norris, Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jack London and Horace Greeley. Founded in 1854 by tradesmen to provide a library, lectures, debates and technical classes. today it has over 10000 members.
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