This Week's TV Picks And Highlights
TV listings mirror a packed weekend with sports events and classic films. Notable items include Reds vs Cubs baseball, the Belmont Stakes, Indy 500, and a slate of hosted shows with Gleason, Dylan, Rickles, Lucy, Don Rickles, and Tom Jones across multiple channels. The schedule also features news programs, pressure on government topics, and a range of Hollywood dramas led by Donovan's Reef and That King of Woman along with award presentations and special guests.
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Reds
Cubs
Jackie Gleason
Madeleine Sherwood
Flying Nun
Wilt Chamberlain
Burt Lancaster
Bob Dylan
Fannie Flagg
Joni Mitchell
Johnny Cash
Milwaukee
Midlothian
Ill
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Frank McGee
Minneapolis
Tom Jones
Donovan
Godfrey Cambridge
Bob BF Goldsboro
JoAnne Worley
Lamnine Kazan
Ed Sullivan
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Bill Cosby
Merv Griffin
Allen Plays Himself in Bev erly Hi'Tillies Episode
Chick Allen a Ozark country musician and Indian herb specialist appears as himself in an episode filmed in the Missouri Ozarks at Silver Dollar City. The program is slated for broadcast next fall.
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Allen
Chick Allen
Missouri Ozarks
Silver Dollar City
Directors Guild storms Oscars over cut capsule
Hollywood reports the Directors Guild protests after the Academy aired a 56 minute foreign version of the awards show, cutting many awards including Best Director for Carol Reed. Guild members demand a public apology and overhaul of Academy voting, while the president plans a membership review. Natalie Wood returns to film as she breaks a two year absence.
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Bob Thomas
Associated Press
Hollywood (Ap
Oscar
Hollywood
Motion Picture Academy
Carol Reed
Directors Guild of America
Britisher Reed
Academy
Gregory Peck
Peck
Europe
George Sidney
Edit Angold
Farley Baer
Majel Barrett
Argentina Brunetti
Steve Ihnat
Rita Royce
Than Wyenn
Will Kuluva
Syl Lamont
How Charlie Brown Got His Inspiration
A look at Charles Schulz early skipped grades in St Paul and how those experiences shaped Charlie Brown. The piece notes his introspection and shyness fueling the Peanuts creator's work, as the animated special You're in Love Charlie Brown airs June 11 on CBS TV at 7 30 p.m.
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Charlie Brown
Sid Caesar
Norman Wisdom
Tony Sandler
Ralph Young
Judy Carne
Sophia Loren
Tab Hunter
Charles Schulz
St. Paul
Cbs-Tv
Laraine Stephens Says Acting Race Is Like Outrunning a Bullet
Laraine Stephens describes an acting career as outrunning a bullet in NBC TV's Bracken's World. She says the race is won by very few and not something to settle for a tie, underscoring the intensity of show business.
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Carroll Baker
James Stewart
Richard Widmark
Edward G. Robinson
Dolores del Rio
Sal Mineo
the Devil
Daniel Webster
Walter Huston
Edward Arnold
James Craig
Shirley Simone Simon
Dean Martin
Lena Horne
Sid Caesar
Victor Borge
Times Square
John Davidson
Bobby Morse
Ruth Buzzi
Mireille Mathieu
Rich Little
House of Seven Hawks
Robert Taylor
Nicole Maurey
Linda Christian
Judd
Laraine Stephens
NBCTV
Bracken
Ultralight steel plate turns transparent
Researchers announce a steel plate so thin that it becomes transparent under certain light. The advancement could enable new uses in display tech and architectural shading while preserving metal strength. Further tests will assess durability and practicality for large scale production.
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Compton
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Pat Boone
Pamela Austin
Pauline
Carol Burnett
Jimmie Rodgers
Edie Adams
Tim, Conway
Red Skelton
Audrey Meadows
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Bobby Darin
Leslie Nielsen
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Harry Reasoner
Mike Wallace
Nigeria
Biafra
Dick Cavett
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Columbia
James Simon Kunin
Yale
Tony Dolan
Joseph Const. Inc
Minnesota
Elizabethan Room
Fahrer Fiotel
Rochester
Directors Guild
Oscar Whipping Boy
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Miss Wood
Natalie
Bubble
Austin (Minn
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