God Bless the Child TV movie portraits homelessness
The ABC TV film follows Theresa Johnson and her daughter Hillary as they cycle through shelters while facing eviction and poverty. Director Larry Elikann and writer Dennis Nemec present a stark, documentary tone that highlights government indifference and systemic barriers to housing.
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God Bless the Child highlights homelessness and bureaucratic neglect
Theresa and her daughter Hillary face eviction from shelters and unemployment as they navigate a cycle of poverty. The film portrays a harsh system that withholds stability, forcing harm to self esteem and education while highlighting the toll on families living without fixed addresses.
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Playing for Time Emmys Highlight Auschwitz Memoir Drama
Emmy wins for Playing for Time starring Vanessa Redgrave Jane Alexander and based on Fania Fenelon memoirs depict life in Auschwitz. Maud Adams Shirley Knight also feature in the 1980 drama. Discovery underwater series co produced by BBC begins eight part history of man and sea with Scott Glenn narrating. Ted Turner Super Station advertises as bringing the USSR to light.
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Critics Choice Awards at Knott’s Berry Farm
Reba McEntire and Hank Williams Jr host the 23rd annual awards with performers including Alabama the Judds and Tanya Tucker. Emmy winner Marc Wins a drama about a homeless mother and daughter in God Bless the Child on ABC Theater.
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Celebrity Q and A on novels and TV show fates
A fan asks if author V.C. Andrews is really dead. Answers cover Andrews's death from cancer in 1986, differences between books and film adaptations, and cast changes on Falcon Crest and Dallas. Additional notes explain the Growing Pains theme song by Christopher Cross and the Beaver revival's network fate.
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signaling and club play unlock a tricky bridge deal
In a bridge deal West leads clubs king and ace prompting signaling. East flags the ten of hearts to guide West to the heart king. A second club play reveals East ruffed with trump ace and let the queen of hearts set the contract.
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Zodiac Advice For March 22 1988 Horoscope Review
The column offers daily zodiac guidance for Aries through Pisces with cautions on ambition, spending, delegation, and ethics. It notes collective success, wary financial moves, and self-reflection, urging prudent choices and avoiding risky ventures or flawed judgment today.
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Libra
Scorpid
Sagittarius
Capricorn
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