This Day in History May 18 1966 Almanac Highlights
On May 18 history notes include Bertrand Russell born in 1872. Earlier events cover Massachusetts enacting compulsory school attendance in 1852, Lincoln’s 1860 Republican nomination in Chicago, Ezio Pinza born 1892, Aimee Semple McPherson’s 1926 Venice disappearance, and Cervantes quote about fortune and courage.
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United Press International
Bertrand Russell
Massachusetts
Abraham Lincoln
Chicago
Ezio Pinza
Rome
Aimee Semple MePherson
Venice
Calif
Producer lands three stars for Thoroughly Modern Millie
UPI reports producer Ross Hunter secured Julie Andrews Carol Channing and James Fox for the new comedy Thoroughly Modern Millie The announcement highlights a high profile cast headlining the film project set in Hollywood with plans to begin production.
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Hollywood
UPI
Ross Hunter
Julie Andrews
Carol Channing
James Fox
Television listings for May 18 1966 across local channels
Evening schedules show KFOX KGNC KAUZ KVII KFDA and VK channel lineups with news weather sport and entertainment. Highlights include The Virginian Bob Hope Show I Spy Green Acres Dick Van Dyke Show Beverly Hillbillies and The Big Flicker Holiday Affair among late night News and Weather blocks.
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Kfox TV
Huntley-Brinkley
the Weather
News Report
the Virginian
I Spy
Evening Report
Weather
NBC News
KGNC
Kauz TV Channel
Walter Cronkite
Weather In Motion
Newscape
Green Acres
Dick van Dyke
Danny Kaye
Isree
Dan
Television Schedule Fragments from May 1966 Listing Local Stations
A dense, partial TV timetable from Cline Motor Company and KGNC KGNC TV Channel 4 recounts daytime and evening lineups for May 19 1966. It lists NBC CBS daily shows such as Eye Guess Jeopardy Match Game The Doctors and soap operas along with local news weather and program blocks across stations. The fragmentary listing shows multiple channels and assorted times including morning to late night blocks with titles like The Edge of Night Password Houseparty Mister Mimiken and Captain Kangaroo.
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KFDX
Today
Weather
NBC
Kgnc TV
NBC News
Morning Star
Paradise Bay
Ruth Brent
Love of Life
Search For Tomorrow
the Guiding Light
Electronic News Report
Art Linkletter
Mister Mimiken
Huckleberry Hound
CBS News
News Report
Kauz TV
Kauzma
Temperature Extremes Reported Across Mainland U.S.
The Weather Bureau logged Tuesday's high of 103 degrees in Wichita Falls Texas and the low of 24 degrees in Butte Montana. This excludes Hawaii and Alaska from the nationwide readings.
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New York
UPI
U.S
Hawaii
Alaska
Wichita Falls
Tex
Butte
Mont
Beard fines begin at Royal Agricultural College
Bursar Harry Jacobs at the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester announced starting today unshaven students will be fined. The amount depends on beard luxuriance and the college aims to curb untidy appearances.
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Cirencester
England
UPI
Harry Jacobs
The
Royal Agricultural College
Suderts
The Lighter Side Ends an Era with Silent Cowboys
A humorous essay mocks modernizing Western lore as the Agriculture Department experiments cattle herding with remote control devices. It contrasts old cowboys with a high tech roundup featuring air jets lights and loudspeakers while a radar blip signals an unfamiliar horse.
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Agriculture Department
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