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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1961

Page

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Debate on Curbing Loyalty Probes Set on Channel 6

A televised debate on Should Congressional Investigations of Loyalty be Curbed features Representative James Roosevelt and Martin B. McKneally. Roosevelt argues for curbing probes while McKneally argues against. John K. M. McCaffery moderates. The program repeats a February 25 broadcast, with the earlier July 22 repeat pre-empted by an NBC flight news report.

James Roosevelt D.-Calif Martin B. McKneally The American Legion Americanism Commission Channel 6 Roosevelt Mckneally Johnk. M. McCaffery NBC

A New York Knight on Comedy Spotlight

Academy Award winner Charles Laughton stars as Henry Denny a lonely derelict who buys an old horse to keep company and ends up earning a living with her in Central Park Eleanor. The tale follows their struggle for survival amid ridicule and compassion on a late afternoon TV slot.

Charles Laughton New York Channel 13 Henry Denny Laughton Eleanor

Hong Kong Singer In Peril In TV Mystery

Hong Kong singer Mary Moore befriends Police Inspector Neil Campbell in With Deadly Sorrow on Hong Kong Wednesday August 16 on Channel 8 at 7:30 to 8:30 pm. Campbell learns Mary faces a death threat unless she leaves Hong Kong at once.

Mary Moore Neil Campbell Hong Kong Channel 8 Neil Mary

Washed Overboard in The Serpent in the Garden

Virgie Shackleford Fiji Islands saloonkeeper is washed overboard from the storm tossed Tiki in The Serpent in the Garden on James A. Michener Adventures in Paradise. The program airs Monday August 14 on Channel 8 from 9:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Virgie Shackleford Fiji Islands James A. Michener Channel 8

Seven executives kidnapped at sea in A Kettle of Precious Fish

On a fishing trip, seven business executives are seized aboard their own vessel and held for ransom in the Naked City episode A Kettle of Precious Fish. The program airs Wednesday August 16 on Channel 8 from 10 to 11 pm.

Channel

The Untouchables Testimony of Evil on Channel 8

Ness tracks a hidden witness sought by both law and mob to convict a top gangster. The Untouchables airs Thursday August 17 on Channel 8 from 9:30 to 10:30 PM with Walter Winchell narrating.

Flot Ness Untouchables Channel Walter Winchell

Real McCoys episode Teenage Wedding guest star

Edward Everett Horton guest stars as the prospective grandfather in law of Hassie, granddaughter of Grandpa Amos Mc Coy, in The Real McCoys on Channel 8. The show airs Thursday August 17 from 8:30 to 9 p.m.

Edward Everett Horton Hassie Amos McCoy Channel 8 Real McCoys

Thirteen Hours of Daily TV Schedule Summary

A dense listing of daytime and early evening shows across multiple networks including Today, Romper Room, The Price Is Right, The Price Is Right, Gilligan, and local news. The guide covers morning to late night blocks with a mix of game shows, dramas, cartoons, news, and soap operas.

Riley

Friday Television Listings Summary

A dense schedule lists weekly daytime and evening programs across genres from cartoons and dramas to talk shows and crime dramas. Notable items include The Flintstones, 77 Sunset Strip, The Millionaire, Twilight Zone, Rawhide, and Adventures Theatre with multiple time slots and news briefings sprinkled throughout.

Doug Edwards Shotgun Slade Berlin

Crime Without a Country on Armstrong Circle Theatre

Interpol operations take center stage in a Channel 13 drama about narcotics smuggling. Turkish farmer sells opium, converted to heroin, as Interpol enlists France Spain and Italy to curb shipments to the United States. Cast includes Dort Clark Jamie Zakki Frank Daly and others with Douglas Edwards as host narrator.

Interpol Armstrong Circle Theatre Channel 13 Max Ehrlich France Spain Italy United States Dort Clark Jamie Zakki Frank Daly John Garson Roger Carmel Alek Primrose Mark Roberts Joseph Leon Douglas Edwards William Corrigan Robert Costello

Glenn Miller Time Recalls Old Hits Medley on TV

Glenn Miller Time on Channel 13 features Ray McKinley and the Glenn Miller Orchestra revisiting Dipsy Doodle American Patrol and Stardust. Patty Clark Johnny Desmond perform Heart and Soul In the Blue of Evening and Moonlight Cocktails with the Castle Sisters.

Ray McKinley Glenn Miller Patty Clark Johnny Desmond Castle Sisters Miller

Cartoon Creator Fears Million Dollar Character

Cartoonist Steve Margate fears his million dollar character O Hara will murder him on The Paper Killer episode Checkmate. Guest star Mickey Rooney appears as Margate seeks protection from Checkmate Inc. and Diane Foster urges to save her husband from self harm. Investigators Don Corey Jed Sills and Dr Carl Hyatt probe a knife attack Margate claims was by O Hara.

Mickey Rooney Steve Margate O'Hara Checkmate Channel 13 Margate Checkmate, Inc Don Corey Anthony George Jed Sills Doug McClure Carl Hyatt Sebastian Cabot

House of Mystery reveals ghostly past on Channel 6

A young couple buys a cheap house and uncovers a haunted backstory from the Krafé Mystery Theater drama House of Mystery. The British film features Jane Hylton and Peter Dyneley with narrator Frank Gallop as the investigation reveals disappearances and an electric tragedy.

Channel 6 Jane Hylton Peter Dyneley Nanette Newman Maurice Kaufman Colin Gordon John Merivale Molly Urquhart Frank Gallop

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