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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1977
Page
8
TV schedule notes guest stars and plot twists as the Bradford family faces health concerns. A desperate call forces Colonel Potter and Hawkeye into action while Ann contemplates motherhood. A collage of musical and dramatic pieces rounds out the guide with guests and performances.
A fragmented listing references Partridge Family Brady Bunch Three 8s and other shows. It cites times and programs like My Three Sons and Adam 12 in a vague TV schedule style. The text reads as an unreadable OCR fragment of a television guide.
A Wednesday evening lineup features a vice squad arresting a judge amid alleged advances, plus a Boston relief fund tied to Irish terrorism speculation. The week includes mystery features in Angels in Chains and The Two Deaths of Sean Doolittle, with cast notes and legal tensions surrounding libel threats.
The record lists station numbers and call signs for NBC WSAZ Heatingtes Columbus WCMH WTVN CBS WCHS WBNS CBS WOWK Huntington ABC Columbus ABC and CBS affiliates in Ohio and West Virginia. The lineup includes WSAZ NBC in Huntington and Columbus stations WCMH NBC WTVN ABC WCBN CBS and WOWK ABC in Huntington.
FCC official notes widespread noncompliance with call sign rules on Citizen Band radio. Enforcement chief James C. McKinney says identification aids interference control and investigations, with compliance rising from 5 percent to 30 40 percent amid new licensing rules allowing temporary calls.
Letter from Glens Reynolds of Anchorage Alaska asks for Cash contact guidance stating birth year 1932 with doubt over exact age. Mentions Grand Ole Opry Nashville address for delivery and notes Cash and June reside in Nashville. Also references FCC licensing and CB radio call signs and penalties.
In Gallipolis and Columbus events highlight youth art fundraisers and the Ohio Governor’s Art Exhibition. Tickets for the Roaring Twenties fundraiser are limited to 100 couples at 15 dollars, with non-member pricing at 20 dollars. Proceeds fund climate control for Riverby. The Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition opens at the State Office Tower, with 25 top winners praised by Gov. Rhodes.
The 16th Lancaster Antique West Virginia show runs 10 p.m. Saturday to 6 p.m. Sunday with period and country furniture on display. Tickets sold at the door with proceeds benefiting the hospital. Pick Richardson named show manager.
Craftsmen including Athens silversmith Bill Trout will demonstrate and sell works at the Wooster Women's League Spring Festival of Arts and Crafts. Hours run Friday 10 a.m. to 9 30 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday noon to 6 p.m. Adult admission is 1 and 50 cents for under 18.
Richard Pryor, NBC set for May 5 comedy special titled The Richard Pryor Special with Burt Sugarman explaining funding via a car purchase scheme. Pryor, a 36 year old ex paratrooper from Peoria, says he will also play Clint Eastwood in a ski movie.
Susan Maiden of 16 Jefferson Street is noted as the dance theater participant and member of Alpha Omicron Pi. The brief item places her in Nelsonville social circles and confirms sorority affiliation.
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