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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - Page 16 presents new Butch Cassidy story Film documentary information in What really happened to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? KUED producer John Howe journeys from Utah and Wyoming to Argentina and Bolivia to uncover the real story of the Wests mose famous outlaw. Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail, premiering on KUED-Chann- June 7 Wednesday, el 18 at 9 p.m., reveals im- portant new information about the life of Butch and Sundance on their Argentina ranch and in South America. The documentary film sheds new light on one of the greatest mysteries of the American West made famous in the Paul Newman-Rober- t Redford movie, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. Although legend assumes that Butch rode with The Wild Bunch, no one knows for sure who was at each of the robberies for which they became famous. The adventures of The Wild Bunch would become some of the most celebrated in American history. The gang developed a trademark escape pattern by switching to fresh relay horses in Pony Express fashion to make their getaways. Their train robberies became dramatic and dangerous with the use of dynamite. Butch posed with Sundance and three other outlaws for the famous Fort Worth Five photograph during a visit to the district called Texas red-ligHell's HalfAcre. The mysterious and elusive Ftta Place entered the outlaws lives at this ht Narrated by motion picture actor Hal Holbrook, this onehourdocumentary film follows the outlaws life from his youth in Circleville, Utah to the shoot-ou- t in a remote Bolivian village that still has some wondering: Did he die in South America, or did he return to the United States? The film draws on the expertise of the nations foremost scholars and writers, as well as relative's of these historical figures. Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail captures the sprawling, man and accomplished cowboy. time, and would become the Sundance Kids love interest. As lawmen heated up their pursuit of the gang, Butch, Sundance and Etta escaped to South America, where they operated a ranch that still stands in the foothills of the Andes Mountains. After Butch and Sundance were wrongfully accused of robbing a bank, they left their Argentina ranch for Chile and then Bolivia. Etta Place disappeared into history without a trace. The Butch Cassidy story ends in mystery, but what happened to Etta Place is as great a mystery, says Howe. A payroll robbery in Bolivia led to a series of events that may have precipitated a The outcome deadly shoot-oushoot-ouof that t has been disputed by some historians, writt. ers and family descendants. Did Butch and Sundance die village high in the Bolivian Andes? Or, did Butch survive and return to the United States? in a CAR-GIVE-A-W- wind-swe- pt The tale of Butch Cassidy remains one of the greatest store. A film screening will be followed by a book discussion of William Pattersons Butch West, says Howe. Its a story that refuses to die. Viewers can ride the virtual Outlaw Trail on the companion Web site, www.kued.org Cassidy, A Biography. For more details on the Book Club, mysteries of the American meet the filmmaker, John Howe, at the June KUED PROGRAMBOOK CLUB. We The film features locations, letters and some of the rarest photographs of the outlaws in the world that have seldom, if ever, been seen on television. Butch Cassidy was born to a Utah Mormon family in 1866. According to his sister, Lula, he grew up in a happy home lined by poplar trees in Circleville, Utah. Butch had the reputation of re-ai- rs 9 p.m. Call Melissa at San Juan County Aging P.O. Box 9 Monticello 435-587-32- 25 JUNE 7th 11 1PM -- AY Sign up for the Ford Tarus & the assortment of door prizes! Tuesday, May 27 through Saturday, June 7. One entry per visit. Must be present to win the car. $6,500 Value . . Does not include 771 1996 Ford Tarus rado, South Dakota, New previously produced, says It Low Miles! 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Howe visits outlaw hideouts in tions. el The free event will be held Thursday, June 12, at 7 p.m. at Sam Wellers Zion Book breathtaking landscape of Mexico, Argentina and Bolivia to bring viewers to key loca- www.kued.org programclub. Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail is made possible by Utah Travel Council and The George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation. Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail premiers on KUED-Chann- butch. The site launches this June, prior to the broadcast. Viewers are also invited to the West and South America. Utah. Wyoming, Idaho, visit 0 Down Available WAC Afl Vbhides come with a standard 30 day1 ,000 mile limited powertrain warranty. Extended wanantys Available. We offer instant tax loans Full 565 - 6727 11012 Hwy 666 Cortez Open 6 Days a Week 565-677- ANDseUWDCE Service Repair Shop 7 |