Television Today Sees NBC Lead In TV Movie Push
NBC leads a push to produce two hour television features for the 1966 season as networks chase big budget movies to fill air slots. CBS Warner deal reportedly fell apart while ABC banks on MGM pictures and NBC Universal 'Project 120' nears completion with six titles including Dragnet 66 and How I Spent My Summer Vacation. Werner predicts at least two or three will debut by year end, with costs cited from 700000 to 2 million per film. Berle shows on ABC plan to tape to preserve timely topical humor, while Questions on future of Berle and other stars hover around renewed or replaced lineups. David Janssen joins premiere, Lucille Ball previously booked.
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Tennessee Tuxedo and Atom Ant Miscues Packboard
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Skull and Crossbones Commandos Terrorize Viet Cong
South Vietnamese forces known as Skull and Crossbones, formed this year and numbering about 2500, operate in 12 man teams under province chiefs. They use brutal tactics including coerced confessions, arson, and killings to deter Viet Cong support, with reports of executions of women and scorched earth methods near the Plain of Reeds.
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Hog Plant To Reopen At Columbus Junction
Waterloo The Bath Packing Company will resume operations August 15 at its Columbus Junction plant after a temporary shutdown since May 2 due to a reduced live hog supply. John H Halstead, formerly livestock service assistant at Columbus Junction, is promoted to manager of hog procurement for the plant’s area, reporting to Bernard W Ebbing of Waterloo. Halstead is an Iowa State graduate, a West Union native, and has a wife and two children.
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Laff-a-day cartoon caption jokes about raise and meals
A humor caption shows a worker telling the boss the raise is to afford eating out. The gag hinges on ambition for better pay to enjoy meals outside, reflecting light economic humor.
Freeman Sets Food Price Hike Probe
Agriculture Secretary Freeman announced a federal probe into rising prices for bread milk butter and eggs while ruling out price controls for now The FTC will investigate prices indicating modest increases may be justified while noting the issue is gaining attention from Congress and state officials and that controls would be a last resort.
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Nixon Criticizes Vietnam Policy Clarity At Saigon Airport
Former Vice President Nixon denounces critics of Johnson Vietnam policy while saying the United States has not clearly stated its goals. He warns that confusion prolongs the war and hinders negotiations. Nixon, on a 20 day world tour, says unity of purpose could come from the November election. He notes mission is to gather information, not to aid the opposition campaign. He is welcomed by Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge in Saigon.
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Korg Super 16 Week Rating Highlights Pop Picks
The list shows last weeks top tracks with Lovin Spoonful Kama Sutra at rank three and Kama Sutra 3. PIED PIPER 4 SAW HER AGAIN 5 WILD THING appears in the chart with subsequent positions and shifts.
Local Record Survey Publishes Bias-Free Popularity Chart
This survey list, compiled by KCRG from area record store reports and trade magazines, aims to reflect local sales and popularity without bias. It remains open to an impartial auditor, per Jim Rogers, program director.
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