March Avoids Stand On Mercy Deaths In Film Interview
Fredric March, star of An Act of Murder, discusses mercy killing questions raised by the film in a New York interview. He notes London and New York sneak previews and says the movie should spark discussion despite concerns about its Hollywood tropes and a happy ending. A KVOA Town Crier recording airs at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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Fredric March
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Pictorial symbols form secret signaling system
New York December 8 RCA president David Sarnoff patented a secret signaling system that uses pictorial symbols instead of letters. The symbols are sent by facsimile or television to a receiving decoding terminal and can be printed by a special typewriter and decoded manually or automatically at the receiving end.
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Northwestern doctor links molds to allergy symptoms
Northwestern University medical specialist Dr Theodore B Bernstein says molds carried by air from crop fields are second only to pollens in triggering allergic symptoms. He estimates about 20 percent of allergic people are mold sensitive.
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Forest Fires Show Decline For Year
Washington reports 1948 saw fewer fires in national forests than 1947. With season ending except in the deep South and southern California, fires dropped 28 percent in number and 35 percent in acreage. Total fires 7,821 with 4,951 man caused. acreage 160,867 versus 245,693 a year earlier.
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Mercy Killing Drama Premieres with Moral Debate
The film An Act of Murder starring Fredric March and Florence Eldridge has its world premiere at the Catalina theater with a strong focus on mercy killing. The story follows Judge Cooke who murders his incurably suffering wife, raising questions of law and morality as he faces judgment. The release parallels another title Live for Today in Phoenix with differing advertising.
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Florence Eldridge
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Jerry Bresler
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Professors Called Worst Auto Drivers by Colleague
Amos Neyhart, a professor, states that professors are the worst drivers. He teaches at a Chicago institution and makes the remark amid a broader discussion on driver behavior.
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Chicago
U.P
Amos Neyhart
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