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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1971
Page
22
A dense OCR of an old TV guide lists numerous programs, stations, and times. It mentions The Christophers, Rex Hore, The Answer, The Smokeyene Show, Romper Room, News broadcasts, sports events like NBA and NHL games, and a wide array of shows across networks. The fragmentary text reads like a layered program slate with many names, times, and channel cues, but lacks coherent narrative.
A dense OCR view lists day parts and hosts from many shows including Dixon Frost and Mike Douglas. It maps times and programs across channels like CBS NBC and ABC with entries for sports, talk, game, and children's segments, naming notable hosts such as Jackie Ohinger and Bob Braun, and referencing events like Jeopardy and The Doctor's Virginia Graham Show.
Eastern Time schedule notes list programs on multiple stations WSAZ WTVN WLWC WCHS WTAP WHIZ WHIZ etc. items include The Big Valley Gunsmoke Rawhide Cine movies Black Journal Truth of Consequences and dating of shows with networks NBC CBS ABC and local Ohio universities and cities Athens Zanesville Huntington Columbus Parkersburg Charleston.
A noisy collage of film titles, showtimes, and cast hints across decades, with mentions of Alaska, Audie Murphy, James Mason, George Peppard, and Orson Welles. Also notes on a World Premiere color film, a 1944 governess tale, and a National Geographic statistic about patents and Linotype language settings.
Reader asks about the radio detective Lloyd Nolan played in Julia and whether the character moved to television. The answer notes Nolan portrayed Martin Kane in Private Eye, the NBC radio series later on NBC TV, and mentions a TV show Secret Agent 7.
A Columbus town meeting on the topic Should the Ohio Abortion Laws Be Appealed? is expanded to 90 minutes with Charles Kienzle as moderator. At 2 p.m. two NBA games feature Baltimore against Atlanta and Detroit versus New York. the CBS film festival repeats The Ransom of Red Chief.
The Dance Theater of Harlem makes its Athens debut Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium. Led by Arthur Mitchell, the company is notable as a predominantly Black classical ballet group. Tickets are at Memorial Auditorium box office.
The schedule lists The Landlord on stage at Baker Center with a 2 30 pm show, a Faculty Recital with Adrian Gnam on oboe and English horn at 8 pm in Recital Hall, plus Dance Theater of Harlem at Memorial Auditorium at 1 pm. Also includes Wednesday red Peking slide, Hello People folk rock mime at Baker Center, New York Pro Musica at Memorial Auditorium, and multiple concerts and athletic events at Convocation Center and Bird Arena.
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