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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1970
Page
19
Peter Graves, famed for Mission Impossible on CBS TV, led his own orchestra at age 15 and once declined a clarinet job with the Lawrence Welk orchestra. James Arness from Gunsmoke was wounded in the leg by a German machine gun during the Anzio landing in World War II, with the wound healing after a year.
A dense list of TV programs spans from 7:00 A.M. to 12:30 A.M. with multiple channels and titles. Notable entries include Tom and Jerry, Penelope Pitstop, Revival Fires, Oral Roberts, Look Up and Live, Baptist and church programs, sports highlights, and several classic series such as Lassie, Wagon Train, Bonanza, and Dragnet. The listing captures a midcentury programming guide feel with religious and family shows dominating daytime and prime slots.
A column responds to reader questions about Bray’s failed roulette system in Monte Carlo, Willie Sutton’s release and NYC mood, skirt lengths affecting TV timing, former page boys in Congress, Phyllis Diller skits, The Valachi Papers casting, Wilson’s auto link to socialism, Merv Griffin’s rise, Little Ricky on I Love Lucy, and miscellaneous personal notes. Gardner answers with concise, era-appropriate explanations and biographical details.
Hollywood reports George Kennedy details jail life from Zig Zag research noting prisoners write religious words or the foulest phrases on cell walls. In New Orleans, the Philharmonic announces eight auditions for vocal solos in Messiah and Requiem offered to Louisiana to Florida natives or residents.
The Caribbean offers wondrous seas and islands with no passport needed for U S or Canadian citizens. Citizenship proofs like birth certificates or military IDs are acceptable but driver’s licenses are not. A smallpox vaccination certificate is often required. Departures from certain islands may incur a departure tax.
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