Saroyan Faces TV Rejection Slips and Open Offers
New York writer William Saroyan discusses rejection slips from Good Housekeeping and success with the Saturday Evening Post. He explains why he pursued a daytime TV script for Santa Claus themed “Chris Restored” and notes no current TV offers, plus past CBS talks and tax issues. Polly Bergen attends Mamie Eisenhower birthday luncheon. Jackie Gleason reruns top ratings.
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Racial Issue or Not the Novelty Gone in Augusta
Augusta residents view President Eisenhower with friendly smiles yet show coolness on school integration and troop use in Little Rock. Since his early 1950s visit, he rarely engages with the city beyond the airport and golf club, with Mamie Eisenhower drawing more public attention.
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Edgar A. Guest Visits Amid Sparse Crowd at Local Events
The piece chronicles Edgar A. Guest, the poet of the people, drawing a small audience during a Friday visit. A nonviolent crowd scenes contrast with a chaotic scene of guards and officials at the airport and route to the golf club, reflecting limited turnout despite notable figures and a theater invitation.
Television Listings for Cedar Rapids and Waterloo Area
TV schedule fragment lists channels KCRG 2 WHIT 7 KWWL 7 KTVO and programs for the morning to late night including News Weather Sports The entries mention Kiddie Kernival Kangaroo Danny Thomas Twenty One Weather and NBC News with various show segments and a movie title Confid ential Agency as part of the evening lineup.
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Eisenhower and Humphrey Give Augusta Crackers Bar in Jest
President Eisenhower and George M. Humphrey surprised Augusta National Golf Club guests with an Eisenhower cracker barrel filled with crackers. The barrel, a gift to the club, commemorates informal rounds and dialogue akin to a country store stove gathering.
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Viewers Mostly Satisfied With Free TV. Pay-Per-Program Favored by Few
Broadcasting magazine reports a large majority of TV owners in 10 metro areas are satisfied with current free programs and show little interest in pay-as-you-see TV. Two-thirds oppose the pay model, while over 93 percent rate current offerings as satisfactory or better. A minority favor per program fees, with most suggesting about $1.25 or less per show.
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Show Invasion Disrupted $64 000 Challenge by Self Proclaimed Messenger
A man calling himself Richard Frichier, 34, interrupted The $64,000 Challenge live telecast in New York. He spoke briefly about Russia and godlessness before being removed by stagehands. Police detained him for psychiatric evaluation at Bellevue.
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They Better Not intrude on Edens
In LISKEARD England a gamekeeper will guard Sir Anthony Eden by warning off sightseers from a 12 1/2 room Morval mansion on the Cornish coast. Victor Scamplebury said he has orders to protect the former prime minister s privacy this winter.
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Ameche Replaces Cummings in Junior Miss on CBS TV
Don Ameche takes over the father role in the musical Junior Miss to be presented on CBS TV December 24. The change follows Robert Cummings leaving the role for the broadcast.
New at home remedy shrinks piles without surgery
A New York report touts Bio Dyne as a non surgical cure for hemorrhoids. Doctors observed rapid pain relief and shrinking lasting for months in long standing cases. Preparation H suppositories and ointment are sold with satisfaction guaranteed.
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