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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1966
Page
7
Television column notes Peter Falk's Trials of O'Brien struggles with low ratings and critical praise. CBS plans 22 episodes, new guest Britt Ekland, and possible February reruns. Garry Moore's future may hinge on a Sears Roebuck sponsorship and a NY based comeback.
Hollywood humorist Jerry Lewis fills a crystal ball with wild 1966 forecasts including Edsel’s success, HB Humphrey’s visit to Washington, Betty Grable and Jayne Mansfield as future figures, and ABC’s Casey shifts. He also predicts Disney adult films and a Beatles tour with Princess Margaret.
Hollywood report notes TV networks curbing manipulation of success as series with strong ratings wobble under pushed changes. ABC's Ben Casey shows strain amid season changes and management actions.
Cedar Rapids Jaycees schedule another audition session Thursday at 7 p m for the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. NBC’s Dr Kildare saw weak ratings after splitting into two half hours. about 35 auditioned for CBS Rawhide while Jaycees note open parts remain. New regulars replaced Star Eric Fleming, and network job openings are anticipated soon.
Michael Chaplin, 19, son of Charles Chaplin, quits beatnik image to work as a production assistant on his father’s new film The Countess. He used the alias Michael James to avoid publicity, unknown to coworkers until Tuesday.
New York AP General William C. Westmoreland commander of U S forces in Vietnam is Time magazines 1965 man of the year Time base its choice on the criterion that the person should have dominated the news of the year and left an indelible mark on history for good or ill
Newspaper style TV guide fragment listing channels and programs for KCRG TV Cedar Rapids WNMT TV KWWL TV KTVO TV WHBF TV WOC TV WKBT Des Moines and others. Includes scheduled dramas news weather sport and game shows with various times noted.
An audition is scheduled for Thursday at the Chamber of Commerce for a new production. The show opens March 9 to 13 and marks one of the first non professional renderings since its Broadway run.
Paramount shows Do Not Disturb with multiple daily times. Iowa screens Thunderball at several showings. World presents Boeing Boeing with main and short features. Times lists The Sound of Music matinee and Joy in the Morning with several evening showings.
UPI reports Senator George Smathers of Florida will retire after his current term ends in 1968 due to an illness he calls serious and complex though not incurable. The announcement came Monday in Miami stating the condition affected his ability to continue in office.
North Carolina lawyer McKissick, 43, will assume CORE national chair on March 1 as James Farmer steps to lead a literacy project. Florida figures Leroy Collins Charles Bennett Tom Adams and Farric Bryant Smathers are floated as potential Senate candidates amid the leadership change.
Senator Smathers said he would announce his political plans now to aid friends who cannot decide for themselves without knowing whether he will seek another term. He cited concern for peers unable to make independent choices.
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