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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1972
Page
6
A dense TV guide snippet lists programs from Andy Griffith through news and weather segments, noting show titles such as Dragnet Green Acres and Perry Mason, plus morning and afternoon broadcasts and variety blocks across multiple networks.
Danny Thomas stars on ABC in a retro format echoing Jack Benny. The hour unfolds as a flashback to rehearsals with guest sketches including Don Knotts as a fraud investigator, Juliet Prowse and Totie Fields performing musical bits, and Bob Hope telephoning in from distant locales to explain rehearsal lateness.
The listing covers Thursday events at Best Bets and NALD'S Dublin with special programs and showtimes. Featured are Lt Gov Beasley and others at the 1972 one Convention, plus St Patrick's Day events, and a slate of classic films including Terror on a Train and Ride the Wind with times across the night.
In Montgomery, William Simpson faces first degree murder charges in the slaying of Rev. Michael Caswell founder of Our Lady of Fatima School for Boys. Defense claims Simpson hid the priest’s body out of fear after another person killed him.
Clara Heidemann president of Natural Bridge Caverns near New Braunfels becomes president of the National Caves Association. She served as regional vice president for five years and chaired the 1968 convention in San Antonio.
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