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...amidst this circus of an open meeting, House Bill 4632 did receive an airing and won substantial support. The bill was submitted to the House in late january in response to State Atty. Gen. Francis X. Bellotti's suggestion that perhaps a blue ribbon panel should be set up to look into the entire MBM-UMass contract...

Author: By Alexandra D. Korry, | Title: Sound and Fury At the Judiciary Hearing | 4/7/1978 | See Source »

...prospective employer, a circus performer named Louis Weitzman, agreed to try the boy out. He led him up a ladder to a platform 40 ft. in the air. "Just walk behind me," said Weitzman as he started out on the high wire, "and when I bend a little, you get up and do a handstand on my shoulders." Karl Wallenda looked down. "I can't," he said. "You do it," said Weitzman, "or I'll shake you off the wire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Sit Down, Poppy, Sit Down! | 4/3/1978 | See Source »

DIED. Karl Wallenda, 73, spectacular circus aerialist who lost a high-wire gamble after more than 50 years in the business (see NATION...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Apr. 3, 1978 | 4/3/1978 | See Source »

...three laughs are nothing to scoff at. But this show promised so much more. The producer is Lome Michaels, the guiding spirit of NBC's feisty Saturday Night Live. The writer and co-director (with Gary Weis) is Eric Idle, of Monty Python's Flying Circus. The show's cast includes Mick and Bianca Jagger, George Harrison, Paul Simon and four out of seven of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players." With a crowd like this and a subject like the Beatles, one expects to be dazzled, but All You Need Is Cash is an invitation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Help! | 3/27/1978 | See Source »

While you're there, you can visit the Madison Square Garden Center, which is right across the street (Seventh Avenue between 32nd and 33rd Streets). During the vacation, the Garden will be busy day and night with the antics of Ringling Brothers. Barnum and Bailey's Circus. The annual spring stop in New York of the world-famous three-ring extravaganza fills the arena with multiple shows every day. Ticket prices range from $9.50 to $40. Sports fans: the Knicks will be in town on March 28 and 30, while the Rangers will play hockey on the 27th and 29th...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rockettes' Last Gleaming | 3/23/1978 | See Source »

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