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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1966

Page

8

New British Spy Series The Avengers Coming to U S Screens

ABC will retire Ben Casey after next Monday’s show and replace it with The Avengers. Patrick Macnee and Diana Riggs star in the 1961 British hit about a refined, old fashioned man and a daring modern woman in perilous adventures. The series is promoted with a brief U S publicity tour to gauge American reaction to spy thriller style.

New York ABC Ben Casey America Patrick Macnee Diana Riggs Miss Riggs Helpmeet Macnee Royal Shakespeare Company Stratford - In - Avon David Niven Diana

Daytime TV Schedule Snapshot From 1960s Station

A dense broadcast grid lists daytime programs across channels with shows like Captain Kangaroo, Ben Casey, Love of Life, The Doctors, and The Tonight-like blocks. It maps time slots, episodes, and recurring hosts, reflecting a local station’s daily rhythm and lineup.

Television Schedule Highlights For Local Stations

Wednesday evening TV listings show NBC and CBS affiliates in Huntington Columbus and Charleston airing The Virginian Batman Lost In Space and Beverly Hillbillies among others. Stations WBNS WTAP WHIZ WOUB WLWC WTVN WCHS and WSAZ provide cross market guides with notes about color coding and station partnerships.

Guide TO Wsaz-Tv NBC Huntington WLWC Columbus Wtvn-Tvv ABC Wchs-Tv CBS Charleston Wbns-Tv Whtn-Tv Wtap-Tv Parkersburg Whiz-Tv Zanesville Woub-Tv Ohio University Athens

Evening cinema lineup with classic repeats and new titles

TV guide style list shows a Tuesday night slate featuring Shirley MacLaine in Two Loves and Errol Flynn with Maureen O'Hara in Against All Flags, plus Gregory Peck in Keys of the Kingdom and other 1940s to 1980s films. It lists times, actors, and genres for a local broadcast schedule.

Shirley MacLaine Jock Hawkins Errol Flynn Maureen O'Hara Gregory Peck Thomas Mitchell Vincent Price Pancho Villa Rory Calhoun Wife Cary Groct Ethel Barrymore Tyrone Power Gene Tierney Frances Farmer George Sanders Port Vengence James Craig Rita Moreno Keith Larsen Reginald Denny David Brian Scott Brady Marseille Humphrey Bogart Michele Morgan Claude Rains Lily Marlene Hugh McDermott Jelson Con Lerry Parks Barbara Ho

Birth announcements at Holzer Hospital flood with names

The Holzer Hospital News lists numerous birth notices and admissions. Daughters and sons are recorded for many families including Swisher, Williams, Bradley, and Rog ers, with dozens of accompanying incoming patient names from Point Pleasant to Oak Hill.

Edmund Swisher Point Pleasant Melvin K. Williams Crown City Joe C. Bradley Mason

Philly Dog Dance Sparks New York Dance Craze

A New York scene chatter describes a newly named Philly-Dog dance imported from Philadelphia to rival the Twist and Monkey. Discotheque insiders tout variations including the Boston Monkey with turning motion and the Duck with waist twists, while observers debate its novelty and social impact.

New York Boston Arthur Murray Dance Studios

Local Visitors and Family News From Laurelville area

Laurelville and Kokomo residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend. Jeff Miller returned home from his grandparents after visiting them. Mrs. Annabell Jones was home from Berger Hospital after surgery. Mrs. Tiffin McNeal spent a week with multiple families in Kingston and Chillicothe. Mrs. Betty Ippolito of Columbus was a recent guest of Mrs. McDeal. Miss Janet Reid and Mr. Richard Berry of Columbus visited Mr. and Mrs. George Reid. other guests included Ansel Tisdale and Ted Thompson families. Susan Mettler and Rick Allen were guests of honor at a shower at Pickaway Arms in Circleville hosted by several hostesses. Thirty-five guests attended. Damon Ponticus and Carolyn and David Ebert visited Mrs. Harold Archer in Riverside Hospital, Columbus, who fell ill while vacationing in Florida.

Dale Miller Kokomo Ind John Norton Jeff Annabell Jones Berger Hospital Tiffin McNeal David Carnes Ray Kerns Chillicothe William McNeal Roy Canter Kingston McDeal Betty Ippolito Columbus Janet Reid Richard Berry George Reid Ansel Tisdale Ted Thompson Susan Mettler Rick Allen Pickaway Arms Circleville Robert West Carol Don Kempton Pam Dan DeLong Sharon Damon Ponticus Carolyn David Ebert Harold Archer Riverside Hospital Archer Florida

Round Trip To Venus May Cost 1600 In 2001

A space scientist predicted a 2001 round trip to Mars or Venus could cost about 1600 for middleweights. Tickets would be priced by body weigh with about 10 per pound of weight. The symposium on Space Age in the Fiscal Year 2001 honors Goddard and is sponsored by the AAS.

Washington Mars Venus Eugene B. Konecci Konecci National Aeronautics and Space Council American Astronautical Society Robert Hutchings Goddard Daniel J. Fink Defense Department Division of Defense Research and Engineering Earth Outer Space

Two Democratic Candidates Reams and McIlwain Smooth Ties in Ohio

State Sen. Frazier Reams Jr. of Toledo and State Rep. Harry McIlwain of Cincinnati met in Washington Court House to pose together and attack the Rhodes administration. They each spoke at local clubs, promising to spotlight GOP shortcomings in education mental health and taxes while avoiding direct clashes.

HOUSE Frazier Reams Jr Harry H. Mellwain James A. Rhodes Reams Toledo McIlwain Cincinnati McElwain

Taxpayers Should Get Public Works Credit

Ohio officials urge taxpayer attribution for federally financed public works signs. Gov Rhodes and State officials press HUD to adopt new format showing cost shares, replacing the current red white and blue signs bearing officials' names. HUD will review the proposal after Ohio submits a sample drawing from the OSU project.

Columbus Ohio James A. Rhodes Ohio Public Works Alfred C. Gienow U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD Oliver W. Nelson Nelson Chicago Gienow Ohio State University Richard L. Krabach Krabach Rhodes

Nail Returned but Baker Missing Ring in Dough

Pancevo Yugoslavia city health inspector showed bakers an iron nail found in a loaf after a customer complaint. One baker retorted that while the nail was returned, no one has returned the gold wedding ring they lost in the dough.

Pancevo Yugoslavia

Concert Stage by Cleveland Orchestra Highlights Diverse Works

RadioWOVE reports a concert featuring the Cleveland Orchestra performing Hoydt Martin Ravel and Dvorak pieces. Also listed are Wednesday morning Viewpoint with guest John Dreid and a health segment on Shock led by Doctors Wait and Wilson.

Cleveland Orchestra Hoydt Martin Ravel Dvorak John Dreid Ax For Drs. Wait and Wilson

Englemann Spruce Boards for Basement Herringbone Design

A basement party room idea suggests using Englemann spruce boards finished clear. Install in a herringbone pattern to create a warm, inviting wood paneled look.

Englemann

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