Dear Abby on Adoption and Birth Records Reflections
A reader letter discusses adoption outcomes and the desire of some to access birth records. Others defend confidentiality agreements and caution against intrusive contact. A teenager asks how to explain paternity and the absent father to her 9 month old son.
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Abby
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Hollywood remake trend questioned in King Kong review
Vincent Canby critiques King Kong and A Star Is Born as pricey but uninspired remakes. He argues the trend reflects Hollywood's revival impulse and fear of irrelevance, noting risks in casting Streisand and the exploitation of familiar titles. He cites economics and audience familiarity as motives for redoing classics.
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NY Times News Service
New York
Hollywood
Merian C. Cooper-Ernest B. Schoedsack
Denmark
Dino de Laurentiis
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Lorenzo Semple Jr
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Moss Hart
Judy Garland
Barbra Streisand
Streisand
Kris Kristofferson
William Friedkin
Henri-Georges Clouzot
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Lina Wertmuller
Mimi
Richard Pryor
Giancarlo Giannini
Winchester Evening Sta Crossword Puzzle Expiate Rubber Tree Whims
A compact crossword brief notes a Monday January 1 1977 puzzle from the Winchester Evening Star featuring clues like expiate rubber tree and whims. The item highlights a themed wordplay entry and the day’s puzzle motif.
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