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Saturday, September 5, 2026

2026 Emmy Awards (In Memoriam) - to feature Dolly Parton - in 10 days -- Sept. 14 (Monday 8 - 11 p.m. approx.)

MONDAY evening

Sept. 14, 2026

NBC / Peacock TV Network

(live feed - free to TV watching

public)

begins 8 p.m. Eastern

"Peacock Theater" Los Angeles, CA

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recently passed away TV

legends and major actors / technical

producers, writers will be memorialized:

DOLLY PARTON (Country Music

Singer-Songwriter; Philanthropist);

Hayden Panettiere (died Aug. 16 at

Greenville, SC);

Louise Lasser ("Mary Hartman, Mary

Hartman");

Ted Turner - TV executive;

Sid Kroft - TV creator - show producer;

Chuck Norris - star / "Walker, Texas

Ranger";

Rene Auberjonois - Star Trek

Deep Space Nine; 


John Heard; 

Catherine O'Hara;

many others

Freddie Francis (b. 1917)

was age 50 when he directed "THEY CAME

FROM BEYOND SPACE"

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he was Cinematographer for

The Elephant Man (1980)

and then was age 63

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at age 72 Freddie Francis was the

cinematographer for Edward Zwick (Director)

Glory (1989) - notable

Civil War epic -- which won

Awards (OSCARS) for

Denzel Washington, Cinematography,

and Best Sound!

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Mr. Francis lived until March 17, 2007

when he died at age 89, 3 months

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Svengoolie

 Tonight on ME TV

(local station 57.2)

They Came From Beyond Space

(1967)

psychedelic Sci-Fi

British director and cast

Freddie Francis

ROBERT HUTTON,

JENNIFER JAYNE,

ZIA MOHYEDDIN

(released 1967)

It is difficult (Russian phrase / keyword)

 Tends to be used repeatedly

when

"No" / "I decline your request"

is the sub-text and actual meaning . . .

Putin acts politely, with glad attention - - while attempting to destroy infrastructure, civilian residences, official buildings some non-military in UKRAINE

Reuters.com/

V. Putin, Russia's dictator / military

commander, meets for 3 hours with

Kushner  (TRUMP son-in-law) and

Witkoff  (Trump fellow realtor / developer)

at Kremlin

"The situation is difficult" (? ! ?)

Reuters Scoop : Trump states publicly $500 million out of MAGA Super PAC (Political Action cmte.) money [ to that $500,000,000 limit ]

Saturday of LABOR DAY 3-day weekend

TRUMP tells reporters (at least) he will spend

$500 million out of his MAGA P.A.C. (political action committee

funds raised for campaigning) for the upcoming "Midterms" --

as he will likely put "strings" and "transactional favors owed" along with it . . .


BREAKING NEWS

a.m. of Thursday 9/3/2026

article for

Washington POST

reporters Isaac Arnsdorf

Natalie Allison

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he did spend $872,000

to help the deceased Lindsey

Graham's little sister to victory

in S. Carolina over a "Freedom

Caucus" Congressman opponent

for the replacement on Federal ticket

for U.S. SENATE race upcoming on

Nov. 3 (statewide) . . .

Michigan Election Clerks -- recruitment and public awareness and connecting officials with citizens - 2nd Monday this month

 Event at

Niles DISTRICT Library

(Niles Michigan 49120)

Sept. 14 (Monday one week

after Labor Day), 2026

11:00 until 11:30 a.m.

Community room (basement)

Ages 18 +

FREE

this presentation is a nonpartisan

overview of what poll workers do,

Qualifications, time commitment

information Q / A, may be

offered virtually as well as this

one-time event

supportmiclerks.com (WEBSITE)

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do not need to pre-register at

269-683-8545

also do not need to bring library

card to take part