Television Guide Listings for Wednesday Evening
The page shows a schedule of programs across channels 3 4 6 8 10 13 15 18 and 20. Highlights include Dem Convention coverage, Match Game, $25 000 Pyramid and Masterpiece Theatre with late night Tonight Show and a movie slot.
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TV Schedule Fragments from 1960s Listings
Readable items show daily program blocks and channel identifiers with show titles such as Captain Kangaroo Good Morning America and Mission Impossible. The list includes multiple network times and dates plus political event references like Democratic Convention entries.
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How to Spend Troubles Public Broadcasting
Public broadcasting in Washington faces a centralists versus localists dispute over federal funding. The House and Senate support long-term financing to plan programs ahead, with the Senate approving $103 million for the current fiscal year.
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Hollywood Showings and Classics Listed for Thursday Night
The listing includes Dabney Coleman and Tom Selleck in Returning Home followed by Alan Bates and Dirk Bogarde in The Fiver. Also shown are Ginger in the Morning with Monte Markham and Sissy Spacek and Somebody Loves Me with Betty Hutton and Ralph Meeker.
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New PBS President Faces Questions Over National Service Focus
In a year marked by a $96.75 million congressional vote, PBS plans benefit 250 plus public TV and 170 public radio stations via the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Lawrence K. Grossman, ex NBC advertising VP, enters as a leading figure amid debate over prioritizing broad national programming versus strengthening local stations.
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Bearde Brings Outlandish Gong Show to TV Lineup
Hollywood veteran Chris Bearde explains his new style for The Gong Show, blending Ted Mack court, Major Bowes patrimony, Laugh-In pace and Monty Python satire. Two syndicated versions slated with different hosts, amateur acts, celebrity gong panel, and emotional moments as contestants face judges.
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Democrats Again Top TV Lineup
TV scouts highlight the Democratic National Convention as nominees are chosen. Network anchors Walter Cronkite John Chancellor David Brinkley Harry Reasoner and Howard K. Smith along with analysts Barry Goldwater Eric Sevareid and Bill Moyers will cover the event and the prospective presidential candidate. Coverage times span 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. with conclusions noted for referenced pages.
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