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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1977
Page
10
A fragmented TV grid lists programs and hosts from 1960s through 1970s era, including Nixon era Watergate mention, game shows like Name That Tune and Truth or Consequences, sports and films. Notable names include Johnny Carson Ethel Merman Roy Thinnes Pamela Franklin and Vic Gatto.
A chaotic Friday schedule features The Mary Tyler Show and The Bob Newhart Show with dramatic storylines and arson hints. Classic films include The Outfit, Robin and the Hood, and The Agony and Ecstasy, plus Mary Hartman segments and Sammy Davis Jr. on air.
ACT announced its Bent Antenna Awards naming 13 winners for 1976. Highlights include NBC for reviving a decade old monster cartoon and the FTC for allowing TV ads of premiums to lure children to junk food.
A satirical list targets advertisers, program producers, and broadcasters for stereotyping and promoting adult content during children's time. It criticizes shows for brutality and poor artistry and calls out parents, while noting ACT located at 46 Austin St Newtonville Mass 02160.
PBS presents Little Lord Fauntleroy in a six part family series Once Upon a Classic. Cedric Errol an 11 year old heir from New York moves to England to meet the Earl of Dorincourt as Mr Hobbs and Dick aid his and his mother's journey. The program airs Sunday at 11 38 a m on WOUB TV 20 and WOUC TV 40 under WQED Pittsburgh with support from McDonald's Local Restaurants Association.
About 30 San Francisco activists form a Citizens Band patrol to guard the Castro district from harassment. Armed with whistles and $50 CB radios, members monitor corners and report incidents to prevent violence, honoring a murdered activist in Tucson. The group operates mainly on weekends near Castro and Market streets, watching for insults aimed at patrons of bars and shops.
The group seeks money to buy CB radios after discovering cheap models perform poorly. Randy Alfred notes radios pick up conversations from passing vehicles and can overhear people making social or sexual plans. They monitor traffic to trace license numbers and identify owners.
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