Television Today highlights from network press releases
ABC TV Bat man star Adam West gains fame as Pow! is used jokingly to describe his impact. NBC TV notes Jerry Van Dyke asks about decision making in the upcoming Accidental Family. ABC TV previews Hondo and The Flying Nun cast members and locales. An ABC TV boxing elimination tournament to crown a new heavyweight champion kicks off August 5 with a quarter finals doubleheader from the Houston Astrodome.
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TV networks set summer reruns and films
CBS will rerun The Anderson Platoon about American troops in Vietnam July 25. ABC Scope will air a two part program on Red China this weekend and next. NBC will repeat A Place in the Sun starring Montgomery Clift Elizabeth Taylor and Shelley Winters on August 15. NBC plans a 90 minute Heidi adaptation to be shot on location.
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Missing Space Vehicle Arrives at Cape Kennedy
A beehive shaped unmanned craft intended as a biosatellite test piggyback arrived at Cape Kennedy in a locked van after a 20 hour delay. NASA officials said the device valued at several million dollars was not built to fly but would serve as a guinea pig for Biosatellite 2 hardware tests.
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Auto recalls top one million in U. S. cars since law took effect
Washington AP report says manufacturers recalled over a million U S cars and 89 000 foreign cars to fix defects since the safety law began last September. Defective brakes led recalls 34 percent, steering 19 percent, throttle linkage 14 percent. Defects appeared in 34 makes and 99 models.
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Policeman's Car Hit By Bomb Near Station
Buffalo police say a fire bomb destroyed a patrolman's 1960 Volkswagen near the Michigan Street station on Buffalo's East Side as retaliation for peacekeeping actions. Jimmy Porter, a special patrolman, had arrested a man Sunday for disorderly conduct at the Ellicot Mall project. threats were made to target him. The loss is estimated at $300.
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Boy grabs garter snake at Los Angeles bus depot
At a Los Angeles bus depot a small boy spotted a garter snake. He calmly captured the 12 inch snake and turned it over to the baggage department as pandemonium broke out among onlookers.
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Wind Downs Tent at Kentucky Fair In Severe Storm
A severe thunderstorm with 75 mph winds hit the Southern Kentucky Fair in Bowling Green. A large tent collapsed but many escaped serious injury. twelve people were hospitalized briefly and then released. About 1,500 people were present. no losses were estimated. Local officials described the scene as extraordinary. The storm also dropped 1.1 inches of rain in 28 minutes at the airport.
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Rights Bill Fees Create Riot Climate, Wilkins Says
Roy Wilkins opened the NAACP 58th annual convention criticizing Congress for blocking civil rights legislation and warning it creates an atmosphere ripe for violence. He praised civil rights militants while denouncing crackdown as a solution and recalled 1966 gains and setbacks including desegregation, school guidelines, and housing laws. He urged moving the atom smasher contract from Illinois to other states with fair housing laws.
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Dirksen Sings Christmas On A Capitol Hill Album
Illinois Senator Everett Dirksen records a Christmas album with a 22 piece orchestra and 10 member choir in midtown Manhattan amid 900 degree heat. The Republican leader, earning a third album, reflects on acting dreams and his dual life as lawmaker and artist.
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Two More Top Reds Nabbed in Indonesia
Jakarta AP reports a military spokesman says two more top communist leaders have been arrested including the man believed to be the new party chairman. The party is described as virtually smashed in Indonesia.
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IRS to probe Farm Bureau tax exempt status
The IRS said it will investigate the American Farm Bureau tax exempt status at the urging of Rep. Joseph Resnick who alleges the group is a financial and commercial operation rather than a farmers’ association. Farm Bureau rejects the charges as a personal vendetta and says it will cooperate in any proper inquiry while noting the subcommittee may be the wrong venue for such investigations.
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Graham Desires Soviet Crusade
The Rev. Billy Graham said his Yugoslavia crusade suspension left him spiritually refreshed and he plans a revival in Soviet Russia if invited. He described Yugoslav churches as spiritually deep and akin to New Testament spirit, speaking at a news conference at O Hare.
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Infrared Turbulence Warning Device For Jets
A new infrared spectrometer from Barnes Engineering Co. can warn jet pilots of turbulence up to 10 miles away with potential expansion to 30 miles. The FAA notes the device detects heat patterns to identify disturbances that often occur above 20,000 feet, with further testing planned.
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Federal Aviation Administration
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U S Reports Doubling of Viet Cong Defections
In Saigon, U S officials report 18145 Viet Cong defections to the South Vietnamese government in the first half of the year, nearly double the same period last year.
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