Week of November 15, 1971

Reversing earlier decision - The Cost of Living Council rules auto makers and

other large companies must get permission in advance to raise prices after all.

Mainland China is officially welcomed into the United Nations and after all the

welcoming speeches took the occasion to launch an attack against the U.S. It

demanded an immediate Vietnam pullout and an end to Taipei.

With the military situation worsening in Cambodia. U.S. warplanes have stepped

up their support of Cambodian troops.

to the White House as guests of President and Mrs.

Nixon for worship services and joined in the receiving

line afterward.

Word has gone out from the White House that the Administration wants more

mobsters to be arrested to improve the appearance of its anticrime record for

President’ Nixon’s reelection campaign next year, so reports Time magazine.

Force officer to give birth when on active duty, can be discharged because of “a

compelling public interest to not having pregnant female soldiers in the military

establishment.”

nation’s union leaders he would pursue his new economic

program with or without their cooperation.

War with Israel - President Anwar Sadat tells troops that “there is

no longer any hope at all in peaceful solutions” in the Middle East

and Egypt has decided to go to war.” “Perhaps this is Allah’s will

that I should get this chance for meeting with you, now to tell you that our

decision is fighting…”

A Roman Catholic girl who was tarred and whose head was shorn because she

loved a British soldier marries him in a secret ceremony, behind a shield of

military security. Marty Doherty (19) wore a wig to replace the shoulder length

hair cut off by a “women’s revenge group.”

The London Daily Mail reports Princess Lee Radziwill says she cringes when the

phone rings because, “Nine times out of 10, it’s been bad news.”

Week of November 15, 1971

as saying it would be very difficult to beat

President Nixon in 1972. Kennedy said Mr.

Nixon would be “extremely difficult” to beat if he

is successful in ending the Vietnam war, in

reaching accord at the strategic arms limitation

talks now under way with the soviet Union and

in solving economic problem.

Sports -

At Wembley, England - Heavyweight Jerry Quarry KO’s British and European

champ Jack Bodell.

Vida Blue gets the American League’s Most Valuable Player. Last summer,

President Nixon called Blue “the most underpaid player in baseball.” Blue earned

an estimated $14,000 this year.

should have been named the MVP in the National

League this season. Instead, he finished second to

Joe Torre of St. Louis. “I feel I deserved it. I’m basing

my thoughts on the fact that I did everything I set out

to do and we won the World Series. I’m not taking

anything away from Joe.” Stargell just underwent

surgery this week on his left knee to repair a

misplaced and torn cartilage.

Playing in Las Vegas -

Harry Belafonte/Nancy Wilson - Caesars Palace

Debbie Reynolds - desert Inn

Ella Fitzgeralds - Flamingo

Marty Robbins - Fremont

Phil Harris/Harry James - Frontier

Dick Jenson - landmark

Ann-Margret - International

Totie Fields - Riviera

Buddy Hackett - Sahara

Sammy Davis Jr. - Sands

Week of November 15, 1971

Entertainment news -

Richard M. Dixon, whose real name is James LaRoe, is an actor who is a near

double for the President. The resemblance is so striking that even the Secret

Service has snapped pictures for their own photographic dossier on the

impersonator. Harper’s Bazaar will publish a six-page fashion layout featuring

him in its January issue titled “The Political Year Begins.” Dixon is shown

spoofing his look-alike in sots that range from one in which he and two black

models give clenched fist Black Power salute to another in which he flashes the

peace sign to a hippie holding a sign that reads; stamp pout pot.”

Radio news -

WNEW morning man Gene Klaven’s show brings in about one-half the total

revenue to the New York station - about $3 million last year.

hit with the group “Smith” in 1969 with “Baby It’s

You” is going at it solo now. “I don’t want people

to think I was unhappy with Smith. I’m grateful

for much of what happened with Smith. We had

a hit and I was able to make a lot of progress in

the music business.” She says by the group’s

second album, most of the original band had

disbanded anyway.

Don McLean’s “American Pie” is being heard

more and more. Released just a few weeks, it’s

a rich panorama of the last 10 years in America. Everyone who hears the song,

seams to want to piece together its meaning. Looks like a big hit for McLean.

Television news -

episode of ABC’s “Mod Squad.” Look for her in “”Deal with

the Devil.”

Julie London and Robert Fuller will head the cast of

“Emergency!” a new show produced by Jack Webb’s Mark

VII Productions. It’s scheduled for a midseason start on

NBC Jan. 22 and introduced with a two-hour movie of the

same title January 15. Other regulars are Randolph

Mantooth and Kevin Tighe as two young paramedic specialists. Bobby Troupe

will appear in an occasional role as a surgeon.

Week of November 15, 1971

George Plimpton - the real life Walter Mitty, is at it again. First, he played with

the Detroit Lions in training camp, which was the subject of his book “Paper

Lion.” He’s also done acting in TV and a standup comic in Las Vegas. This week,

look for Plimpton, this time with the Baltimore Colts in “Plimpton! The Great

Quarterback Sneak” on ABC-TV.

Merv Griffin says he’s glad he moved from New York to California. It was a good

move even though he’s leaving his CBS talkshow. “The show got very dirty when

I was in New York, because I never watched, it. I was so bored I hated it. I got

sick of reading that an actor was coming east to d the Dick Cavett and Mike

Douglas shows. I’d say ‘thank God they missed us.” Rival Dick Cavett at one

time wrote for Griffith. Griffin’s director, Dick Carson, is rival Johnny Carson’s

brother.

Week of November 15, 1971

Thursday night television -

CBS - Bearcats, Movie, Merv Griffin

NBC - Flip Wilson, Nichols, Dean Martin

ABC - Alias Smith & Jones, Longstreet, Owen Marshall, Dick Cavett

PBS - Hollywood TV Theater, World Press David Littlejohn

Ward Singers.

Longstreet - Mike is present when a waitress is murdered in

a café.

Dean Martin - Joey Bishop and Joanne Pflug guest.

Tonight Show - From Burbank - Caterine Valente, James

Coburn, Jennifer O’Neill.

Dick Cavett - Willis Reed and Lee Trevino.

At the movies

Who Says I Can’t Ride A Rainbow? - Jack Klugman

Murmur of the Heart

King Lear - Cyril Cusack, Tom Fleming

Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels

The Bus Is Coming (O.C. Smith sings the title song)

Week of November 15, 1971