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[removed] Digest				Volume 96 : Issue 439

Table Of Contents: 

	 WWII Social Responsibility
	 Thanks
	 Peter Leeds
	 Jack Benny copyright
	 War related/series efforts
	 Jack Benny lives, apparently.
	 Superman 326-786

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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 15:12:51 -0500
From: "MACHARG, KEN" <kmacharg@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: WWII Social Responsibility
Message-ID: <83778B32017E1B00@[removed]>

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The following request for information might be of interest and some of 
you
might wish to respond directly to this student at her E-mail address.

>	My name is Johanna Ohman and I attend California State
>University, Stanislaus.  The reason that I am writing to you is in
>reguard to a research project I am doing on radio programs during 
World
>War Two.  The goal of my project is to see if any popular radio 
programs,
>such as Amos and Andy, The Shadow, Fibber McGee and Molly, ect. ever
>addressed social issues relating directly or indirectly to the war.  
My
>question is in three parts:

>	1. Did any popular radio program, soap opera, comedy, or drama
>address social concerns relating to the war in an attempt to bring 
about
>some "Comic Relief" to the American people?


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	I have heard one where Fibber McGee was buying black-market meat on a 
back alley, then was condemned by Molly and his neighbors for the act. 
(The meat was supposed to be intended for troops overseas). I also seem 
to remember another Fibber McGee and Molly on a similar theme. Perhaps 
there were others. --Ken MacHarg

Kenneth D. MacHarg  
Casilla 17-17-691  
Quito, Ecuador
Kmacharg@[removed]
FAX: 593-2-447-263                        
Phone: 593-2-466-808

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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:57:30 -0600 (CST)
From: Bruce Toews <toews@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Thanks
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>
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I wanted to thank the person who, recently, sent me a cassette that I had
asked about. I apologize for posting this here, as I know that I shouldn't
be, but I forgot the person's address and wanted the chance to say thanks.

Bruce

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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 16:55:29 -0500 (EST)
From: "Kathy O'Connell" <oconnell@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Peter Leeds
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>
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I've just learned of the death of Peter Leeds on Tuesday, 11/12.
I guess he's best known to this list for his work with Stan Freberg.  I 
will remember him from countless TV shows of the 50's/60's. His illness 
(cancer) was reported on this list just a few days ago in a report on the 
SPERDVAC convention.
What a voice.

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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 18:38:33 -0500
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Jack Benny copyright
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>
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>I was wondering what the copyright status is of the Jack Benny Shows. I
>would like to offer some of my collection to our local OTR-broadcasting
>station here in Winnipeg to give them a little more variety. Can someone
>let me know about copyrights and the Benny show? Thanks.
>

Though Adventures in Cassettes might be able to better answer, their tapes
say copyright by Marvin B. Meyer as trustee u/w of Jack Benny, so I am
guessing the Jack Benny estate holds some of the rights.


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Jim Widner                      INTERNET: jwidner@[removed]
Dayton, OH                      WWW: [removed]


                                                 

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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 18:38:31 -0500
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Cc: johman@[removed]
Subject: War related/series efforts
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>
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I know that on March 17, 1942 there was a special Fibber McGee & Molly show
titled (in my database) as "Special War Effort." It was not the regular
show because Jim Jordan's father had died and the pair was not available. I
need to listen to it again (unless someone can help out), but it addressed
the current war situation and America's need to help out.



>	My name is Johanna Ohman and I attend California State
>University, Stanislaus.  The reason that I am writing to you is in
>reguard to a research project I am doing on radio programs during World
>War Two.  The goal of my project is to see if any popular radio programs,
>such as Amos and Andy, The Shadow, Fibber McGee and Molly, ect. ever
>addressed social issues relating directly or indirectly to the war.  My
>question is in three parts:

>	1. Did any popular radio program, soap opera, comedy, or drama
>address social concerns relating to the war in an attempt to bring about
>some "Comic Relief" to the American people?

>	2. If so, what specific shows, episodes, or genre of radio
>program would be the best to include into my study?

>	3. If not, why did radio programs NOT address issues or concerns
>relating to the war?


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Jim Widner                      INTERNET: jwidner@[removed]
Dayton, OH                      WWW: [removed]


                                                 

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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 19:55:36 -0500 (EST)
From: Mark Kinsler <kinsler@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Jack Benny lives, apparently.
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

Someone is doing a rather good impression of Jack Benny in a radio ad 
I've been hearing in Pittsburgh lately.  I believe that it's for a health 
maintenance organization.  It occurs to me that whoever holds the 
copyrights to Jack Benny's shows can't be pleased, but Mr. Benny's name 
is mentioned nowhere in the ad.  It seems to be an interesting legal 
point: does a famous person have a legal right to his distinctive radio 
voice and style?  Anyway, who's doing the voices in this ad?  It is 
presumably aimed at people who are old enough to remember Jack Benny.
There is a woman in it who sounds much like the woman in the Culligan 
water softener advertisements.  
                                Mark Kinsler

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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 17:31:00 -0500
From: [removed]@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Superman 326-786
Message-ID: <"Thu Nov 14 17:31:08 199606*/G=Brian/S=Hart/PRMD=CYRK/ADMD=TELEMAIL/C=US/"@MHS>
Content-Identifier: Superman 326-786

I have a question concerning the run of the superman series. Episodes 1-325 (the 
sydicated shows) are available and the shows after #787 are available, and there 
are also some individual shows available between 325 & 787, but what happened to 
the bulk of the shows between 325 and 787? Thats over 400 episodes! Does anyone 
know, I have been wondering this for a while and just thought I would ask


Brian Hart



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