NBC cancels seven series as Smothers comeback ends
NBC announced its fall lineup canceling seven series including the Smothers Brothers Show and prime time comebacks. The network plans eight new evening series in September and shifts or drops several veteran shows such as Adam 12 Lucas Tanner Petrocelli and three midseason replacements Sunshine The Bob Crane Show and The Mac Davis Show Petrocelli may return in a later time slot while a decision on its future remains unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NBC
CBS
Lucas Tanner
Petrocelli
Sunshine
Bob Crane
Mac Davis
Manhattan
New Mexico
Amy Pren
NBC to replace Sunday Mystery Movie with McCoy next fall
NBC announced the Sunday Mystery Movie series will rotate only three times this season and be replaced next fall by McCoy starring Tony Curtis as a con man. The network outlined its movie night schedule for Mondays Tuesdays and Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiss
Jessica Walter
McCoy
Tony Curtis
NBC
Holvak
Glenn Ford
David McCallum
H.G. Wells
Fay
Lee Grant
Ellery Queen
Myster
Medical Story
Metro Man
Lloyd Bridges
Doctors’ Hospital
George Peppard
Tony Montefusco
Kissinger cancels Latin America trip again
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger postponed his planned visit to Argentina Brazil and Venezuela citing rapid developments in Indochina. He told foreign ministers and Ford asked him to stay in Washington and he will reschedule the South America journey later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry Kissinger
Latin America
Indochina
South America
Queen Elizabeth Turns 49 On Monday
The queen marked a birthday in private on Monday but will not celebrate officially until June when outdoor events face less rain risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Postal unions push for 35 hour week and wage gains
Four postal unions begin formal bargaining with the US Postal Service as 600,000 workers seek a 35 hour work week and substantial pay increases. The early negotiations show no sabre rattling, with union leaders presenting initial proposals to management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
US Postal Service
Cities and counties urge no delays in auto emission standards
Washington groups urged Congress to reject proposed new delays in federal auto emission standards. Witnesses told a Senate panel that further extensions of deadlines under the 1970 Clean Air Act would worsen air pollution in cities and counties and hinder cleanup efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.sities
Congress
Senate
Sawhill Named NYU President Succeeding Hester
Sawhill, former federal energy administrator, was named Monday as the next president of New York University, succeeding the resignation of Dr. James Hester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Connecticut
Thomas Meskill
Nixon
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Roman L. Hruska
Rneb
Quentin N. Burdick
D-N.d
Meskill
Burdick
Vermont
New York
John Sawhill
New York University
James Hester
Subpoena Issued for Lansky in Florida Gambling Probe
Renowned underworld financier Meyer Lansky is subpoenaed by a Florida state grand jury convened by the Supreme Court to investigate illegal gambling activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer Lansky
Florida Supreme Court
Also Mentioned on This Page
Péai
Smothers
Tom and
Dick Smothers
World Today
Kissinger
Combined News Services
N. Viet
Laos
Vientiane
Luang Prabang
Sishouk Na Champassak
Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Lao
North Vietnam
U.S. Embassy
Athens
Greece
U.S
United States
Cyprus
Tokyo
Japan
Kyushu
Shikoku
Robert Georgine
Afl-Ci0
Building and Construction Trades Department
Capitol
Ford
White House
Jeffrey
Stephen Jeffrey Pagnotti
Miami
Coral Springs
Fla
Florida
Robert Cullen
Variety Children's Hospital
Hathaway
Wyoming
Stanley Hathaway
National Park and Wilderness Areas
Interior
Rogers C.B. Morton
Senate Interior Committee
James Abourezk
D-S.c
Bureau of Indian Affairs
John Glenn
Ohio
Roberta Fry
Joe Jordan
Evangelist Temple
Houston
Austin Wilkerson
Jordan
Canyon Lake
San Antonino
North Bridge
Concord
Mass
Oswegatchie School
Waterford
Conn
Sawhill
Lansky
Orig
Wood
Leisure
Bullock's Lakewood
Clark Ave
Lakewood