Good and bad news for tryouts in TV pilots
UPI reports mixed results for new shows and pilots. Shields and Yarnell rank eighth in Nielsen for the week ending June 19, boosting their pantomime act. The Clinkers may join CBS winter schedule if ratings stay high while NBC’s 3 Girls 3 sits at 55th of 65 shows, needing improvement.
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Joan Hanauer
UPI
New York
Shields and Yarnell
A.C. Nielsen
CBS
NBC
McCoo
Davis
ABC
Waltons
Disney
Santa Mesa
Freddie
A.C. Nielsen Co
Charlie’s Angels
Laverne & Shirley
Kojak
McCloud
Shields & Yarnell
Quincy
Lincoln, Neb
London
Lincoln
Cornhusker Better Business Bureau
State Attorney General's
Arizona
DeBeers Diamond Investment, Ltd
Scottsdale, Ariz
Gem Institute of America
Crown Colony Options, Ltd
Miami
Chicago
Downsview
Ontario
Canada
Bigger bang for the buck by promoting point of purchase
A marketing expert in Englewood says point of purchase promotions rose from 5 billion to 25 billion dollars from 1970 to 1976, narrowing the gap with total media outlays as TV and print rates climbed. Action Marketing develops P O P displays, sweepstakes, and tie ins for big clients like Nabisco and Dow Chemical, seeking quick, measurable results though risks of diminishing returns.
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Leroy Pope
UPI
New York
Englewood, N.J
Charles F. Visich
Action Marketing, Ltd
Advertising Age
Bible of
Madison Avenue
Gillette Razors
Converse
Seagram's
Distillers
Ocean Spray
Nabisco
Dow Chemical
General Foods
Brown & Williamson Tobacco
Gillette Razor
Gillette
Mate
Action Marketing
Visich
Flash flood watches span Kansas Missouri and Texas
United Press International reports ongoing flash flood watches in Kansas Missouri and Texas as the National Weather Service notes rising river levels and flooding. Evacuations occurred in southeast Kansas with major flooding anticipated on several creeks and rivers across Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri.
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United Press International
Kansas
Missouri
Texas
National Weather Service
Oklahoma
Kansas Highway Patrol
Pottawatomie Creek
Verdigris
Walnut
Neosho
Little Osage
Yulee
Fla
The
Weather Service
Tittle Lake
N.C
Nebraska
Rockies
Sierras
California
Omaha to inspect all cabs after fatal crash
A Nebraska Public Service Commission member said he would seek a commission sanctioned inspection of all taxicabs in Omaha after the death of George W. Hickman 49. Hickman died from a multiple skull fracture when his Yellow Cab Co. taxi spun and hit a utility pole. Munnelly called the inspection necessary to assure safety for the public and cab operators.
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Omaha
UPI
Nebraska Public Service Commission
James Munnelly
George W. Hickman
Yellow Cab Co
James P. Keenan
Hickman
Munnelly
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Platte Center
Myron Rice
Bible Times
Race Ladies’ Aid
Edwinden
Lutheran Women’s Missionary League
Laramie
Wyo
Ernest Mueller
John Bierman
Montgomery
Ward
Columbus
Wards
U.S. 30 Shopping Center
Tooleys
Randy Dickinson
13Th St
Edward
D. Jones
Columbus Federal
Home Office
Dial
14Th Street
26Th Avenue
Th Street
York
Seward
Wayne, Office
North 5Th Street
2Nd Street
Wayne
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