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Show NATION Saturday July 3, 1999 TheSalt Lake Tribune Eagles Soar A3 Fewer Americans Upset Past the Edge By Movie, TV Violence Of Extinction Survey: People just as concerned about ticket prices THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The Ameri- can bald eagle, the living symbol WASHINGTON — For all the talk, Americans don't seem to be of.the nation since 1782, is back from thebrink of extinction and can now be removedfrom the endingered species list, President as upset by violent movies as they Celebrating a three-decade in the midst of a debate about the used to be AnAssociated Presspoll, taken Clintonsaid Friday. found that 40 percent of adults said they wouldbe lesslikely to lower than the percentage who answered the same question the sameway a decadeago. In thepoll, conducted by ICR of Media, Pa., only one-third ofre ident said on the eve of the Inde- spondents said violenceis thebig gest problem with current mov ies, about the same percentage pendence Day weekend. “The return of the bald eagle is a fitting cap to a century of environmental stewardship.” who saidtick: Susan Walsh/TheAssocinted Press President Clinton meets Challenger, a 10-year-old male bald eagle, outside the White House prior to an event celebrating the recoveryof the U.S. national symbolfrom neat-extinction. brown wingsand cockedhis snowwhite head. wouldn't they?” With the banning of the pesticide DDTin 1972 and the passage ture, by twolaws: the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which prohibits the taking, killing, possession transportation and importation of migratory birds, andthe Bald and of the Endangered Species Act a year later, the bald eagle began making a dramatic recovery. To- day, there are 5,800 breeding pairs, Four years ago, with recovery Golden well under way, the eagle was up- Eagle Protection Act, which bansthe taking, possession, transportation, export and import graded from endangered to of a baldorgoldeneagle, alive or threatened Removing thebald eagle from dead. “Taking” is defined as United States,therewere as many as a half-million eagles in the skies of North America By 1963, however, only 417 breeding pairs lower 48 states remained in the “Our majestic eagle wasslipping towardextinction,” thepresident said. “The eagle struggled barely to survive young peopleshouldbe kept away “I'm the preceding two [novels],” he once said. “I wroteit to make money gonna make himan offer he can’t refuse” and ‘Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes, “His talent was obvious, id actor James The Godfather arrived in 1969 and exploded to the top of the best-seller lists. After its success, Puzo was often askedif he hadties to had the good fortune of working with him on no ‘The Godfather,’ and the misfortune of not knowing himbetter The son of Italian immi- grants, Puzo wrote seven other novels and assorted Puzo was born Oct. 15, 18 in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen, theson of illiterate Italian immigrants. His father deserteda wife and n children when Puzo was 12, and the youth took a job with the New York Central Rail- Mario Puzo road By age 16, Puzo had decided to becomea trilogy, said Neil Olson, his literary agent. Puzo was an obscure if critically acclaimed novelist when he sat down at his vintage man- ual typewriterin the late 1960s, determinedto write a blockbuster that would pull himout of debt He succeeded. The Godfather, published in organized crime —andhis answerwas always His Oscar-winning work on the “Godfather” seriesled to other screenplays, including two Superman movies, “The Cotton Club” and ‘Christopher Columbus. Puzo’s other books included Fools Die, a 1978 effort on casinos; the No. 1 best seller TheSicilianin 1984; The Fourth K, afuturistic political thriller about a fictional member of the Kennedyfamily, in 1992; and The Last writer — but World War II interrupted. After serving in Germany, Puzo came home and be- Donin 1996, a return to his favorite topic, the His literary ambitions were much higher, Puzospent his last three years on Omerta, about a mobfamily onthebrink of legitimacy ganwriting pulpstories for men’s magazines. andhepublishedhisfirst novel, The DarkAre. certain to bring more in Los Angeles this week in the stabbing of one’s motherin an at- tack theboyssaid wasinspired by the “Scream” movies. Those movies are about a killer in a Grim Reaper costume who kills teen- agers with a knife According to the poll. women and older Americans were less likely to see a movie if they knew it containedviolence, Almost half of the women surveyed fell into Whites, 42 percent, were morelikely than blacks, 28 per. gress, but they have not been thefirst two films became American classics. The first screenplay contained someof the day. He was 78 case seeing a movie. The nation declared, a bestseller. “The Godfather is not as good as Caan, whoplayedoneofthe Corleonesons. “I In a heated debate on movie violence. two teen cousins were convicted violence were introducedin Con- measuresdesigned to curb movie died of heart failure Fri- movies on video at home Littleton, Colo., in April. Several the other creatures put here by God." or-bound Corleone family, go to the movies. They watch the tion — not for the eagle, not for WhentheContinental Congress in 1782 placedthe bald eagle in the center of the Great Seal of the fia with his depiction of they've seen ‘Scream,’ ‘Scream II and ‘Chucky’ [about a violent doll],” shesaid. “Thesekids don’t that category, compared to 30 tus will be closely monitored. The eagle will continue to be protected, from hunting or cap- thefiercelyloyal and hon- years old talk about seeing violent films. They haven't seen ‘Bambi,’ but from movies with sex “because theysee howto do it.” Movie violence became a hot is: sueafter the school shootings in classic lines in film history, especially: children as young as Clinton said, “that extinction is not an op- NEW YORK — Mario Puzo, who won two Oscars for his adaptation of his best-selling — cent retiree from Denver. “They are getting desensitizedto all that stuff.” Stacy Cortez, a 22-) ar-old student from Las Vegas, said movie violence doesn't bother her “becauseit’s all fake.” But she said harmingthebird poseit to new dangersandits sta- novel The Godfather and romanticized eM Ma- completed Omerta, the third book in his Mafia much sex on thebig screen. People these days don't see too much wrong with the violence in movies,” said Joan Hogue, a re- shooting, poisoning, molesting or ASSOCIATED PRESS Hollywood screenplays. He died in his home on Long Island. He had just and 13 percent said thereis too the endangered list will not ex- Author Mario Puzo, Best-Selling Creator of Corleone Family, Dies at Age 78 THE ‘ost too much. An additional 17 percent said movies aren't as goodas theyusedto be The president was joined on a flag-backed platform on the South Lawn of the White House by a 10-year-old bald eagle named Challenger, who flapped his long national symbol to be a turkey. The press would be having field day withthat to the present day, Retiree RESOREESESS tainedviolence. That's 20 points of our national symbol,” the pres- said, “Ben Franklin wanted our Joan Hogue see a movie if they knewit con tion than to celebrate the rebirth to survive in the wild. The bird screeched during the president's remarks. “Believe it or not,” Clinton stuff.” vision programs onyoung people. against pesticides and encroachments on its habitat, Clinton announceda processthat is expected to remove the majestic bird from thelist by July 2000. “It's hard to think of a better Way to celebrate the birth of a na- contact at a young ageto be able desensitized to all that impactofviolent movies andtele struggle to protect the bald eagle Challenger was blown from a nest in the wild as an eaglet and experienced too much human “People these days don't see too much wrong with the violence in movies. They are getting adopted percent of the men. Two-thirds of those older than 65 said violence would probably keep them from Thepoll also found: cent, to say violent content might Theater owners pledged this keep them awayfrom a movie month to check IDs to prevent youngsters from seeing R-rated movies. In the poll, 52 percent as mentosay hearing about nude scenes might keepthemfrom see said the checks wouldbe fairly ef. fectiveor veryeffective, while 45 older than 65 werethreetime veryeffective or not effective at likely as those under 35 to use of nudity percent said they would be not all Those who doubt that the re strictions will help shield young people from violent movies point to the easy access to videos, the use of fake IDs andtheability to switch movies after they enter a complex showing several filmsat atime Kathleen Hansen, a teacher in Champaign, Ill, for emotionally disturbed children, said she hears @ Women weretwiceas likely ing a particular movie, People " People who havegoneto only a coupleof movies this year were three times as likely to be trou. bled by movie violence as those who have seen morethan 20. @ Thirty-seven percent of adults hi not seen a movie in a theater in the past 12 months, and 22 percent haveseenonly oneor two. Five percent of the popula tion attended more than 20 moy ies in thepast year Mafia Omerta is the word for the mob’s codeof silence; the book is dueoutin July 2000 BEAem)a) Puzospent nineyearsonhis next book, The Fortunate Pilgrim, an autobiographical piece It’s vintage Puzo,” said his editor, Jona than Karp. “He was a virtuoso storyteller INCLUDES FLOORS, WALLS, ROOF, SHINGLES, WINDOWS, DOORS, EXTERIOR ONLY, PRE-FAB who mingled old-world Sicilian values with about the Italian immigrant experience. Al right up to the end Contract labor on exterlor cai new-world American violence. though cited as “a small classic” by The New York Times Book Review, it too languished At 45 years old, $20,000 in debt, with a wife andfive children, Puzo took a $5,000 advance ter, Evelyn Murphy, and brother, Anthony Cleri; his companion of 20 years, Carol Gino 1969, sold 21 million copies worldwide and introduced the world to his Corleone family, Puzoand director Francis Ford Coppola co- wrote the screenplays for “The Godfather and two sequels; they earned Academy Awardsin 1972 and 1974 for their work, and na, in 1955. The Saturday Review praised Puzoas“a new talent.” from Putnamandoptedtoforgo literaturefor Puzois survived by his children, Anthony Dorothy, Eugene, Virginia and Joseph; asis- andnine grandchildren be supplied at extra cost! Maplewood $22,690 TOTAL 1360 sq. ft. TIMBER HOMES CONSTRUCTION 158 E. 7800 8. 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