World Premiere TV Special Highlights Holiday Plots
NBC and CBS air a mixed bag of Christmas themed programs including The Avengers spoof with Steed and Tara, Mayberry special with Cary Grant, The Sunshine Patriot world premiere spy tale starring Cliff Robertson, and Carol Burnett musical segments with operatic guests. A late night Tonight Show features Woody Allen hosting.
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Sente
Cliff Robertson
Dina Merrill
Luther Adler
Reree
Charterion
Mantington Wehs-Tv
Wsaz-Tv
Wrtr-Tv
Woayabc
Sbs-Abg
Jackie Oblinger
I News
Eave Gare
Gilligar’s Island
Rawhide
Flintstones
Merv Griffin
Walter Cronkite
Huntley-Brink der
Mayberry Red
Sunshine
Family Affair
Big Valley
Carol Burnett
Walley
Pa Tee News
Park Row
Joey Sishey
Joey Bishop
Parents' Roundtable Links Sexual Mannerisms to Home Life
A psychological perspective argues most effeminate boys and masculine girls grow from environmental factors rather than birth. It cites home dynamics such as virile fathers, domineering mothers, or lack of parental engagement as shaping behavior. Labels at school can stigmatize, prompting social or personal problems later in life.
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Lorena Anderson
Eunice Benson
A Pawers
Mary
Tom
Jim
Betty
Escapees Found Warm in Prison Barn Snow
HUTTONSVILLE Two men escaped from a medium security prison boiler room detail Friday night were found Sunday in a straw pile inside a prison barn. Kenneth Dawson 20 serving 1 10 years for breaking and entering Tucker County and Raymond Barker 26 serving 1 10 years for grand larceny Harrison County. Warden Frank King said they left the grounds but returned when temperatures dropped and snow began Saturday.
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Huttonsville
Kenneth Dawson
Tucker County
Raymond Barker
Harrison County
Frank King
Freeland
School PTA Night Favors Christmas Programs and Meetings
PTA and school activities list upcoming events at multiple districts. Christmas programs run for elementary classes, with speakers and student participation. Meetings and band boosters at various locations occur Tuesday through Thursday, including early programs today at Washington Junior High.
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PTA
Aetna - Dell
Thildren
Billy Cornell
Baker
Belle
Bonham
Edgewood Acres
Elkview
Malden
Mary Ingles
Racine
Ruffner
Shoals
Sissonville
Boy Scouts
Staunton
Tyler
Wallace Heights
Washington Junior High
TV Key Mailbag Answers Thanksgiving Visitor Query
In this TV Q and A feature from The Charleston Gazette dated December 18 1968 the show The Thanksgiving Visitor is noted as airing for the first time on Thanksgiving this year. Geraldine Page and the child star from A Christmas Memory are referenced. Actor Michael Parks is identified and updates on his career noted. The two child stars in To Kill a Mockingbird are Mary Badham and Philip Alford, and Gregory Peck's Oscar win is confirmed.
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H. C
Monroe
Conn. A
Geraldine Page
Ohio
Michael Parks
Parks
Lutetium and the rare earth metals explained
Andy answers Kim Byrd and Leslie Martin about lutetium and other rare earth metals. The piece notes lutetium’s rarity, its name from Lutetia, and its place in Milch metal alloys. It highlights the difficulty of separating these elements and their limited practical use.
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Andy
Kim Byrd
Gastonia
N. C
Sweden
Georges Urbain
Urbain
Paris
Las
Leslie Martin
Surrey
B. C
Ques
Water pills and varicose veins need careful medical oversight
Water pills used for quick weight loss are risky and should only be prescribed. Diuretics require physician monitoring to avoid kidney harm and edema, while varicose veins may be treated by surgery or injections depending on severity, with injections often used for small veins but not as a substitute for surgery when needed.
Czech Official Visiting Russia Arrives in Moscow
Czechoslovak acting foreign minister Vaclav Pleskot arrived in Moscow at the invitation of Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko. Tass reported no details on talks or stay length. First Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily Kuznetsov greeted Pleskot at the airport, a figure who followed the Soviet demands after the August invasion.
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Moscow
Vaclav Pleskot
Andrei Gromyko
Tass
Pleskot
Vasily Kuznetsov
Czechoslovakia
Goren on Bridge Answers Question 1 and 2
In the discussion Goren analyzes rebid strategy with 19 to 20 high card points and a four hearts response. He guides on appropriate jumps, passes, and the correctness of bids like three no trump or three hearts, considering partner’s implied strength and potential redouble risks.
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Artner
Asittle East
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr
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Steed
Tara
Fairbanks
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Barty
Santa Claus
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Mayberry Rfc
Emmett
Cary Grant
CBS
Bill
Rome
Buffy
Jody
Eileen Farrell
Marilyn Horn
Lillian Russell
Hey
Big Spender
Harvey Korman
Big Bad Wolf
Carol
Woody Allen
Johnny Carson
Roundtable
Dad
Mre. Anderson
Mrs. Benson
Doug Color
Nbc-Tv
Jay Fairbanks Jr
Arte Johnson
Rowan
Martin
Dave Madden
Dick Whittington
The
Charleston Gazette
Key Mailbag
Lutetium
MGM Presents
Aspectrum
Jim Brown
Diahann Carroll
Julie Harris
Ernest Borgnine
Manavision
Metrocolor
Iu Adult Entertainment
Yeaders
Earth
Lester L. Coleman
Russia
Crimag 08
Cinema South
Momen Nen Gun
Oskar Werner
Barbara Fersis
Ofen
Farure
Seumar Pictures
Eastmar
Corot Amen Wien
Montgomery
Kayton
Tealor
Sergeant Ryker
Ee Marvin
Mary Ann Mobley
Cincinnati
Rio
Steve McQueen
Tata An
Anzio
Robert Mitchum
Prine Falk
W. Matthau
Stew
Charleston
Clements
Dave
Sintt
Kanawha Blvd
Charlesian Athletic
Sam’s Gaslight, Inc
Capitol Street
W.va
the Cadillacs
Bill Baldwin
Udocou
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