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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1968
Page
16
A dense listing shows daily programming from KHJ and KCET to KMEX and KTTV. Notable items include morning shows on 2 and 11, afternoon game and soap lineups, and prime time features such as Batman era movies. The schedule also notes public affairs, specials, and convention coverage.
A diary style rundown lists late night TV and radio programming tied to the Republican National Convention, cinema releases, talk shows, news reports, and a string of musical and variety programs. Notable names include Howard K. Smith Gore Vidal Buckley and Reagan era items.
A midnight December 31 ceremony launches San Diego’s 200th anniversary pageant with 200 bells from major U.S. cities to be displayed alongside the first California mission, Mission San Diego de Alcala. The list notes various radio programs and times featuring Manny Albam and others.
CBS and NBC preempt prime time with GOP convention coverage while ABC airs its wrap up at 9 30 p m. The scheduling shifts spotlight on political events and network response during the convention period.
A columnist critiqued convention television for its staged moments and high costs. He notes networks spend millions on gavel to gavel coverage, while commentators warn viewers to separate planned from spontaneous scenes and questions if conventions waste airtime. He also discusses Lucille Ball new show Here's Lucy and its competitive placement against Laugh In.
The AFL-CIO United Farm Workers Organizing Committee filed a $50 million damage suit in San Francisco Superior Court over grape boycott ties to the San Joaquin Valley strike. The union accuses Bruno Disputo Co Labovich Bros and John J Kovacevich of deceiving retailers and the public by using union labels on grapes from the Chowchilla district.
At 2 p.m. KMPC airs Angels at Senators in a doubleheader. At 8 p.m. KFI carries Pirates at Dodgers. Stations list includes KABC KALI KBIG KBBQ KDAY KEZY KFAC KFI KFOX KFWB KGBS KGER KGFJ KGIL KGRB KHJ KKAR KIEV KLAC KMPC KNX KPOL KREL KRKD KRLA KTYM KWIZ KWKW KWOW XERB XTRA and others.
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