Television Viewers Hold Long Watch Of Space Flight
Cynthia Lowry reports Gordon Cooper's delayed launch as networks provide solid coverage from Cape Canaveral. The five hour wait and post cancellation footage showcased NBC CBS and ABC strengths with veteran crews and calm analysis.
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Cynthia Lowry
New York
Gordon Cooper
Cape Canaveral
NBC
Cooper
General Hospital
CBS
Pravda
State Radio Committee
Iron Curtain
Bob Hope
Fred MacMurray
Patti Page
Television schedule snapshot from a mid-century night
A fragmented TV log lists programs across channels for Wednesday night and Thursday morning, naming shows like The Beverly Hillbillies Gunsmoke Wagon Train Rawhide and The Dick Van Dyke Show alongside news weather and late night segments with anchors Nick Gearhart Walter Cronkite and Huntley Brinkley. includes morning lineup with Captain Kangaroo CBS News Today and Price Is Right among others.
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Nick Gearhart
Sid Lasher
ABC
Walter Cronkite
The
Virgians
Dobie Gillis
Bob Hope
Beverly Hillbillies
Dick van Dyke
Our Man Higgins
Final News
Don
College of the Air
Mr. Caboose
Captain Kangaroo
Amos
Andy
NBC News
Dr. Hudson's Journal
the Real McCoys
Pete Ami
Gladys
General Hospital
Guiding Light
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Tsday
Ann Sothern
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Tombstone Territory
Ben Jerrod
Ames Brothers Show
the Doctors
NBC News Report
Loratia Young
ABC Midday
Jane Wyman
Daddy
Mahalia Jackson
Happy Hollow
Mickey Mouse Club
Sea Hunt
Kitlick’s Clubhouse
Casper the
Lawman
Chris Chandler
Huntley-Brinkley
Rocky
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Tye Coner
Larry Warren
Bobby Wolf
Ty Coner
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