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Film Director Richard Fleischer.

Forty year Hollywood veteran, and director of almost fifty films, Richard Fleischer. He's the son of the legendary cartoonist, Max Fleischer, who created Betty Boop. Richard Fleischer's films include "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", "Fantastic Voyage", "Doctor Doolittle" and "Conan The Destroyer". His new memoir "Just Tell Me When to Cry" (Carroll & Graf) covers his father's competition with Walt Disney, the studio system, anecdotes about many stars, and what it's like directing a picture underwater in a deep sea diver's suit.

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Dennis Ryerson Discusses the Floods in Des Moines.

Editor of the editorial page at the Des Moines Register, Dennis Ryerson. Ryerson and the staff are putting out the paper during the floods, without running water or electricity; they work in daylight with pencils and typewriters. Ryerson was in the unique position to report on the near fistfight between the Des Moines mayor and its city council over the right time to turn on the city's water supply.

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