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SAN ANTONIO<br />
|£aty Moffett. the singer, formerly of Fort<br />
Worth, and Bon Soo Han. Korean<br />
karate expert who taught "Billy Jack" Tom<br />
Laughlin how to do a karate scene in the<br />
film and who plays the part of an Arizona<br />
Indian in this film, were in the city for a<br />
round of media appearances Tuesday (11).<br />
The picture opened Friday (14) at the<br />
North Star Cinema II . . . Norma Chavez,<br />
cashier at the Josephine Theatre, is back<br />
at work after a brief illness.<br />
. . . Margie Overstreet,<br />
Richard Rosen will reopen his Melodrama<br />
Theatre in HemisFair Plaza. On<br />
Wednesdays Rosen will feature the showing<br />
of films. These will include old horror<br />
movies, silents and those featuring Buck<br />
Rogers, among others<br />
assistant manager of the Woodlawn<br />
Theatre, injured two fingers. Her many<br />
friends and patrons of the Woodlawn extend<br />
best wishes for a speedy and full recovery.<br />
Edna Ward, cashier at the downton Majestic<br />
Theatre, flagship here for ABC Interstate,<br />
observed another milestone Wednesday<br />
(5). Her many friends and staffers<br />
of ABC Interstate Theatres Inc.. expressed<br />
their best birthdays wishes to her . . . Gerald<br />
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Ashford. dean of San Antonio entertainment<br />
editors, wrote a feature article, Moviemaking<br />
in San Antonio, that appeared<br />
in the Sunday One, supplement to the<br />
Sunday Express/ News. The article traced<br />
filmmaking in San Antonio over the past<br />
60 years.<br />
One big attraction among several new<br />
movies set to open at local theatres during<br />
the week is Woody Allen's latest comedy.<br />
"Bananas." which is scheduled to make its<br />
first appearance at the Woodlawn. Other<br />
newcomers: "The Mephisto Waltz." Century<br />
South 4 and Broadway; "Goin' Down<br />
the Road." Laurel; "Jud," Woodlawn;<br />
"Corpse Grinder" and "Nightmare in Wax,"<br />
Texas Theatre; "Bloodsuckers" and "Blood<br />
Thirst,"<br />
Majestic.<br />
Two new holes, speaking and deal openings,<br />
have been cut in the side window of<br />
the Wes-Mer Drive-in boxoffice at Mercedes.<br />
This places the airer cashier within<br />
arm's length of drivers entering the theatre<br />
and enables one person to handle operation<br />
of the boxoffice on week nights. Gate boys<br />
still<br />
are used on weekends, with transactions<br />
going on at two windows of the boxoffice<br />
one through the side window to customers<br />
in that lane and the gate boy using the boxoffice's<br />
front window while working the<br />
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other lane. The new setup permits faster<br />
service whenever more patron traffic requires<br />
a speed-up at the boxoffice, according<br />
to Lew Bray jr.. who operates the<br />
drive-in.<br />
"For Pete's Sake," from Billy Graham's<br />
World Wide Pictures, premiered at the Century<br />
South Thursday (6). The comedy-drama<br />
stars Robert Sampson and Pippa Scott in<br />
a Denver setting. Sampson also starred in<br />
World Wide's "The Restless One," which<br />
is still playing to audiences throughout the<br />
world. Former San Antonio actor Al Freeman<br />
jr. is also seen in the film . . . Ben<br />
Perso, manager of the Santikos Theatres,<br />
Olmos Theatre, reported hail damaged the<br />
top of his car during the hailstorm.<br />
Two SA Pussycat Staffers<br />
To Face Obscenity Charge<br />
SAN ANTONIO—Oscar R. Martin,<br />
manager, and employee F. D. Thompson<br />
of the Pussycat Theatre will be tried June<br />
8 before County Court-at-Law Judge H. F.<br />
Garcia on charges of possessing and exhibiting<br />
obscene movies. The charges were<br />
filed Wednesday (5) afternoon.<br />
The action marks the latest attack by<br />
the San Antonio police department vice<br />
squad and district attorney Ted Butler's<br />
staff against local theatres accused of showing<br />
obscene films.<br />
Friday, April 30, vice squad detective<br />
investigator Thomas B. Foose viewed two<br />
unnamed motion pictures at the Pussycat<br />
Theatre.<br />
It was claimed by Foose that he paid a<br />
$4 membership-admittance fee to view the<br />
films. After Foose viewed the films, police<br />
arrested Martin, who was identified as the<br />
manager of the Pussycat, and Thompson,<br />
who was identified as an employee.<br />
A hearing was held by night magistrate<br />
James Lewis, who ruled the films were<br />
lewd and obscene. He ordered five films<br />
and two projectors of the theatre seized as<br />
evidence.<br />
Martin and Thompson were freed on<br />
personal recognizance bonds of $500 each<br />
set by Judge Lewis.<br />
X Films Axed by Airer<br />
DECATUR, ILL.—Roy Kalver,<br />
veteran<br />
owner of the Decatur Drive-in, has announced<br />
that X-rated films will not be exhibited<br />
during the summer season.<br />
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