The Columbus Telegram from Columbus, Nebraska • Page 53

Star of Duddy Kravitz His apprenticeship is over Tuesday, November 19, 1974 Columbus, Nebraska Columbus Telegram Highways will have new number designations Government payrolls are skyrocketing By EUie Grossman EDGARTOWN (NEA) Good actors can make you believe just about anything. So when Richard Dreyfuss says, cut an arm up to here to work with Marlon a bit unnerving. For a split second, a grisly image presents itself. Dreyfuss picking up a knife from the table, coolly hacking off his right arm left- handed) ana marching out of the hotel dining room, off Vineyard where filming adaptation of the Peter Benchley novel, and straight into a New York stage production of of a with Brando, fully armed, as Willy Loman. got a call today to play the role of he says, and Brando was mentioned as a possible lead.

But too young for the (Dreyfuss Still, on second thought, if Brando were to say yes the greatest actor of the 20th Dreyfuss states without hesitation. seen over 30 times. a performance by a man born in Nebraska, acting with John Gielgud and James Mason, and the only real Roman in the whole He laughs delightedly. walked like a Roman, he talked like a Roman, he wore a toga as if he were born in Dreyfuss gets up to demonstrate, and succeeds despite his blue jeans and pullover. has two he continues.

he looks like a classical hero. Then, he has incredible powers of observation. He can mimic more behavior than any other actor. Most actors have one expression of anger, say, whether playing a wino or a prosecutor. the anger is inarticulate, He imitates the thick-mouthed characterization.

in the first scene of Ugly all RICHARD DREYFUSS: An arm for Brando? up front, here. His anger was eastern seaboard, Harvard, monied, totally He stops a passing waitress to order nis fifth cup of coffee and lights another cigarette. Bearded now and wearing glasses, Dreyfuss looks nothing like Duddy Kravitz, the hustling young Jewish Canadian he played to critical acclaim in the film, Apprenticeship of Duddy (Jewish himself, he does not thirik the anti-Semitic.) True, animated and brash and engagingly irrepressible like Duady. love Duddy, I understand him. No other actor could have played that part cause no other actor has my energy But unlike Duddy, whose intellectual curiosity stopped with Little Dreyfuss is a student of politics and American history.

A devoted actor chuck it all to publish a metropolitan newspaper because where the power is. a Frank Capra a romantic love to hear my grandparents talk about the old days when they were a self- confessed egoist and womanizer, and a conscientious objector who looks back fondly on his substitute military duty. worked as a medical file 21 cities considered for honors SAN DIEGO (AP) Twenty-one cities were under consideration for the National Muncipal award as All-American City. Judging got under way as the league began a threeniay symposium focusing on the importance of competence and credibility in carrying out the affairs of government. About 2,000 delegates were expected to attend.

Guest speakers for the conference include Arkansas Gov. Dale Bumpers, former U.S. Atty. Gen. Elliott Mrs.

Kalleweit has program for Dorcas Society CRESTON Dorcas Society met at the Baptist Church Thursday with Mrs. Don Kalleweit leader of the Thanksgiving program. Mrs. Kenneth Prang gave the scripture and readings were given by Mrs. Orton Hulsebus, Mrs.

Kenneth Paul, Mrs. Milton Scheffler, Mrs. David Zimmerman and Mrs. Terry Scheffler. Mrs.

Herbert Huseman was hostess. Mrs. Floyd Schwannebech hosted a family dinner Wednesday in honor of her daughter, birthday, and noted John birthday the following day. H.G. Loseke was honored Wednesday night at his home on his birthday.

Out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Myron Franzen and family, Mr. and Mrs. Marian Johannes and family of Columbus.

Country Club met Wednesday at the H.G. Loseke home. The Christmas meeting will be at home of Mrs. P.M. Hoesly.

Visitors were Mrs. W. J. Ritter, Mrs. Anna Fischer and Mrs.

Amelia Scheffler. Hastings cab rate increase gets approval LINCOLN, Neb. (AP)-The Nebraska Public Service Commission Monday approved a 25-cent per fare rate increase for Hastings' two cab companies. The 25-cent increase came when the commission raised the base rate from 65 cents for the first one-sixth mile to $1 for the first one-third mile. The rate for each additional one-sixth mile remained at 10 cents.

The companies, Hastings Yellow Cab and 80 Tax Line, Inc. of Hastings, also received an increase from 60 to 90 cents for each mile of one-way travel out of town. Richardson, public opinion pollster George Gallup and Ruth Clusen, president of the league of Women Voters of the United States. Judging in the All-American City competition was to be done today and Tuesday. Winners will be selected by a jury in recognition of outstanding progress of their communities through citizen action programs.

The cities being considered: Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Pomona, South El Monte, Tampa, Downers Grove, Gardner, Fall River, Pontiac, Farmington Hills, Excelsior Springs, Raleigh, N.C.; Norfolk, Cincinnati, Ohio; Chillicothe, Adult courses have three weeks ALBION The Albion Public Schools which began adult night courses Oct 1, will end the two-hour sessions each week for ten weeks following the first week in December. One special adult basic educational class is being taught for those wanting to finish high school. The spring sessions willl begin around Feb. 1. Carsoi Fitzgerald says even plum bing, welding, creative writing, woodcraft and a variety of courses will taught with an enrollment of, eight persons.

The Albion Public School sponsors the program in conjunction with Hastings and Columbus Technical area. Ohio; Wooster, Ohio; Allentown, Grand Prairie, Spencer, W.Va.; Spokane, and Eagle River, Wis. The National Municipal League is a non-profit organization whose goal is to assist local and state governments in operating more efficiently, says its assistant director, William J.D. Boyd. clerk for 24 months in '69 and in Los Angeles County General Hospital and I fell in love with file work.

volunteered for the night shift because on weekends and holidays have an hour and a half of work a night. The rest of the time sit down with my cigarettes and a cup of coffee and read. I was itnown as the clerk with the But the real joy was the baby charts. one could do them but he says with relish and borrows a pen to draw a facsimile on a paper napkin. serial number has to be repeated here and here.

The name goes here, the date, sex, etc. Now never let this go through this way. The is casual, the is fine, the is indifferent. And then the word, baby. I could write it 85 ways.

Like this or this. he says coyly and grins. a harsh critic of everything. Especially his own work. And he says, despite the kudos, is film not proud of.

My work is bad in it. Still, it opened doors for him and that means, eventually, his own production of One in which every scene will be interesting because, he says, all but pounding the table, no excuse for a film or a not to be interesting. There human behavior in everything. Hamlet is brilliant because there are so many moments that illuminate humanity and reflect what we all And how does Dreyfuss view the human condition? you ever read he asks. opening line is He pauses, smiling in anticipation while he gets it straight.

Then, leaning forward, savoring each word, was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was And one more thing: a great delivery. ANNIVERSARY BLAIR, Neb. (AP) The Blair Congregational Church will note its 100th anniversary next Sunday and use the same sanctuary constructed in 1874. LINCOLN, Neb. (AP)-A short segment of Interstate Highway system, as well as two stretches of state highway, will have new number designations as of Jan.

1, According to the State Roads Department. The Federal Highway Administration has redesignated Interstate 80S, which runs from 1-80 in Deuel County to Denver, as Interstate 76. The redesignation affects three miles of I-80S in Nebraska and 184 miles in Colorado. In order to avoid confusion, state officials said, 32 miles of Neb. 76 In the state will be renumbered.

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