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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1966
Page
9
In Chicago a husband poured his wife’s diamond ring into a garbage disposal to avoid loss. The Tax Court classified the $1,010 loss as a casualty loss similar to a shipwreck or fire, noting the ring’s value dropped to $30 after disposal.
Sydney Methodist Church launches Australia’s first drug addiction treatment program. The project uses loggerhead sponges on coral reefs as tenements for shrimp to study addiction and recovery patterns. A marine biologist counted 16 000 shrimp in one sponge as part of the research.
A dense OCR of a Wednesday night guide shows multiple channels listing News, Weather, movies, and serials. Programs include Huntley Brinkley, Rawhide, The Virginian, Lost in Space, Green Acres, and Danny Kaye among others with times ranging from 6:00 to 10:30 p.m.
A dense listing of TV programs and time slots across morning to afternoon, including Today Show, Jack LaLanne, The Hollywood Squares and multiple soap operas, with various hosts and segments noted, reflecting a mid century broadcast schedule.
TV listings show a full evening with programs on NBC CBS and ABC stations in Huntington Columbus Parkersburg and Zanesville. Highlights include The Rifleman Scout Croat The Addams Family Santa Claus and Merv Griffin plus movie slots and sports parades across multiple channels.
A compact schedule lists films and times including Springfield Rifle with Gary Cooper and Phyllis Thaxter, Lassie Come Home with Roddy McDowall, The Invisible Man, Baby the Rain Must Fall, and other titles spanning 1940s to 1960s with various actors. The lineup features adventures, comedies, and romance era classics across multiple screens.
New York AP. Ford Foundation to file a $10 million grant proposal with the FCC to fund a national educational television series. McGeorge Bundy, foundation president, says the Sunday night programs will review weekly news and test the use of ground relay facilities to show potential if satellite links and broader financing were available, with no domestic satellite system expected for at least two years.
New York reports a book titled Introduction to the Psalms by Christoph Barth argues the biblical Book of Psalms was not completed in David's lifetime. The word psalmos from Greek refers to the music of a stringed instrument. The study notes that while tradition links the psalms to King David, many were written centuries later.
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