\N STO^'I “I Don’T Have a Vendetta Against Bambi

$\N STO^'I “I Don’T Have a Vendetta Against Bambi$ ^ — MANCHESTER HERALD, Wednesday, July 20, 1988 \ *, •i.N MANQ€SrayHOND\^ N o m in a t e d B u r ie d A 2 incumbentd •• V. • . “ V ^ '•% * * •* e-*. get party OK73 1 ^ ^ 1 Corps of Engineers 'ji»'>' _■• • -1 » 1 * 1 behind schedule /4 Ii^.i-,y s<;<V ■ i®anrl|rHtrr Hrrali Thursday, July 21, 1988 Manchester, Conn. — A City of Village Charm 30 Cents Warning: ‘BambV may be upsetting Dukakis savors his victory to your children NEW HAVEN (AP) — A psychologist who Bentsen to get contended that the 1942 Wait Disney classic "Bambi” may be too upsetting for seme very : young children to watch says she didn’t expect VP nod tonight - her comments to create such a stir. \N STO^'i “I don’t have a vendetta against Bambi. I ATLANTA (AP) — Michael ' Dukakis, the really don’t give a darn. It was just my personal methodical campaign marathoner, accepts the opinion," Louise Bates Ames, associate director presidential nomination tonight from a newly of the Gesell Institute of Human Development, unified Democratic Party. His top aide, acknowl said Wednesday. edging Dukakis is still no household word, said Ames, who for 25 years wrote a syndicated today he’ll use his televised address to “tell the column on child behavior, told USA Today last American people who he is.” week that she personally would not take a child 5 The nominee himself went to the Omni convention years or younger to see the G-rated animated hall early today, making his second trip to the movie, which has drawn large audiences since its podium to check out the teleprompter and recent re-release. microphones where he will give his acceptance For very young children, "possibly their worst 9 ^ 7 address. c 1 u StLtC T FROW fear is they would lose their mother, or father,” Dukakis won the nomination over Jesse Jackson she said. in a Wednesday night roll call that was loud and long That is exactly what happens to Bambi, the but lacking in suspense. He had clinched victory in a SK young deer and prince of the forest whose mother string of primary election wins in the spring. dies off-screen at the hands of a hunter. "During the course of this campaign, while OMtR JSWE ONE “It’s a movie in which a child loses its mother Governor Dukakis has traveled extensively, and there is no resolution. The mother (is just) probably no more than three or four or five million gone,” she said."I felt it would be too hard for people have seen him personally on television,” many children.” campaign chairman Paul Brountas said today. Howard Green, a Disney spokesman in So Dukakis will use his acceptance speech to Burbank, Calif., said the film contains many introduce himself, “identify himself and tell the moral lessons about life and man’s relationship American people who he is, where he came from, REG. SALE YOU to animals which “outweigh any possible what he has done and what his vision of the future REG. SALE YOU complaints” anyone might have. is,” Brountas said. PRICE PRICE SAVE PRICE PRICE SAVE “Clearly the film is one of the most respected Dukakis speeches are generally low-key affairs, and critically acclaimed of all animated films.” but Brountas indicated there was no concern he 85 HONDA ACCORD LX H/B 85 PLYMOUTH HORIZON Green said. “Children have been seeing it since would seem dull after the high-energy efforts of Blue. 4 Cyl., Auto, PS, PB,M Radio, #1528 Rad, 4 Cyl., 5 Spd., AC, Radio, #1481 1942 and I don’t think any damage has been done. Jackson and others at. this week's Democratic *2497 *502 "Every Disney film has an element of fright to National Convention. 86 HONDA ACCORD H/B 80 DATSUN 200SX it, which makes them so powerful and “Some people may compare, but I think Mike 4 Cyl., 5 Spd., PS. PB, AC, Tilt, Radio. #1529 Rad, 4 Cyl., 5 Spd., PS, PB, Radio, #1487 *2294 *501 emotionally involving,” he added. Dukakis has gotten where he is by being what he is 84 HONDA CRX CIVIC 81 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO After the newspaper article appeared, Ames and I think that’s what you’ll see tonight,” Brountas Blua, 4 Cyl., Auto. PS. #1533 Rad, 8 Cyl., Aut, PS, Tilt, #1504 said she was bombarded with telephone calls said on CBS-TV. *3928 *1067 from all over the country. Now, just 10 days after a blowup over Dukakis’ 83 BUICK SKYLARK 4 DOOR 86 MERCURY CAPRI “The personal calls were from parents who I selection of Sen. Lloyd Bentsen of Texas as Dukakis’ Blua. 4 Cyl., Auto, PS, PB, AC, Radio, #1556 Blua, 4 Cyl., 4 Spd., Radio, #1505 agreed with me,” she said. A Boston rabbi who is running mate, the convention’s next order of *6331 *664 an authority on how children relate to dying also business is Bentsen’s formal nomination and 86 HONDA CIVIC CRX 83 PLYMOUTH TURISMO was quoted as saying it might be harmful for very acceptance tonight, giving the Democrats a ticket Blua, 4 Cyl., 5 Spd., PB. Radio, #1567 Gold, 4 Cyl., 4 Spd., AC, Radio, #1511 young children to watch the film. considerably less liberal than has become *2567 *1428 customary. 85 DODGE LANCER 82 CHEVROLET CITATION Some Bambi fans objected, however. Ames 4 Cyl., Auto. PS. PB, PS, AC. Tilt, Radio, #1570 Blua, 6 Cyl., Auto, PS, PB, Radio. #1520 participated in a radio call-in show from The frictions touched off by the choice of Bentsen, *2963 *532 Phoenix, during which she received several and by Dukakis’ failure to notify Jackson first, once 86 TOYOTA TERCEL 84 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS angry calls. threatened to raise a Jackson challenge for second Blua, 4 Cyl., 5 Spd., AC, Radio, #1561 Rad, 5 Cyl., Auto. PS. PB. AC, Tilt, Radio, #1575 *7495 “One man from New York was very angry. place, a job he said he wanted. * 6 3 2 4 * 1 1 7 1 ‘What do you know about all this?’ he asked. I But in the determined spirit of harmony that 87 PONTIAC SUNBIRD 86 NISSAN SENTRA said this is not a big issue on my mind. I don’t guided this convention, that seemed forgotten. Whito. 4 Cyl., 5 Spd., PS, PB, AC, Radio, #1587 Blua, NIcaly Equippad, #1609 •5795 *5243 *552 really care,” Ames said. AP photo With no suspense about the outcome, the delegate 84 HONDA CIVIC WAGON 84 CHEV. CELEBRITY WAGON Some callers said that because a deerand nota OVER TH E TO P — Massachusetts Gov. hotel Wednesday night after winning the tally Wednesday night reached 2,876.25 for Dukakis Balga, 4 Cyl., 5 Spd., PS. Radio, #1589 6 Cyl., Blua, Auto. AC. Radio, #1611 human died, the film provides a way to introduce Michael Dukakis joins in a toast with his Democratic Party’s presidential to 1,218.5 for Jesse Jackson before Jackson released •5795 children more gently to the topic of death. *5123 *672 family and supporters in his Atlanta nomination his delegates to make the nomination unanimous. 85 HONDA PRELUDE 81 HONDA ACCORD 4 DOOR But Ames said a young child will not So tonight belongs to Dukakis to deliver an Blua, 4 Cyl., Auto, Radio, #1593 Tan, 5 Spd., Radio, #1613 depersonalize the film. “A mom is a mom,” she acceptance speech setting the theme for his •2695 *2298 *397 said. campaign to break an eight-year GOP lock on the 86 VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCO 84 HONDA CIVIC 4 DOOR Green countered that the death of Bambi’s White House and defeat Vice President George Rad, 4 Cyt., 5 Spd., PS, Air, Radio, #1592 Blua, 4 Cyl., Apto. PS, PB, Radio, #1614 •6495 mother is an example of “classic understate 91 complain of foul odors, Bush, the sure nominee of the Republican Party. *6128 *367 ment. You hear a shot but you don’t see In the long battle of primary elections, Dukakis, 85 HONDA DX CIVIC H/B 84 HONDA CRX anything.” the Massachusetts governor, outlasted six other Sllvar, 4 Cyl., Auto, PS, Air, Radio, #1606 Blua, 4 Cyl., 5 Spd., PS, #1620 SOLD 5 *4628 *367 When Bambi realizes his mother has not opponents and won 22 of 36 states. He promised to 86 CHEVROLET CUSTOM VAN 85 HONDA CIVIC H/B returned home with him after telling him to run. dust, noise from grain mill extend nationally the “Massachusetts miracle” of Pam. Convara., Blua, V6, AC, PS, PB #1301 Blua, 4 Cyl., 4 Spd., PS, AC, Radio, #1336 it is left to his father to tell him what happened. economic prosperity that has blessed his home •5495 The father tells Bambi that his mother won’t be state. *4823 *672 By Andrew Yurkoysky 84 FORD TEMPO 80 OLDSMOBILE OMEGA with him any more because man has taken her complaints to the town Health operation is a clean one. He said Dukakis showed little emotion when the nomina Gray, 4 Cyl., Atuo, PS, PB, AC, Radio, #1333 Sllvar, Auto, PS, PB. AC. Radio, #1622 away. Manchester Herald Department and the state De he did not plan to do anything as a SOLD *2731 * 5 M partment of Environmental Pro result of the petition. tion finally became his during a late-night Green said the sixth re-issue of “Bambi” Residents living near the grain convention roll call Wednesday. 84 PONTIAC 6000 86 CHEVROLET CHEVETTE produced the second biggest opening last tection have not resulted in any “We do everything possible,” "We want Mike,” thousands of delegates roared.

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