Best Bets Thursday TV Guide Highlights
TV lineup features Guilty Or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case on NBC with drama based on the case starring George Peppard. ABC presents Closeup update on What's Happened Since. Nebraska women in sports discussed by athletes and coaches on Women in Sports. Late movies include Carrie Streetcar Named Desire The Executioner Woman Times Seven. Regional stations and cable listings for Lincoln and outstate areas follow.
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Evening TV schedule snapshot with classic and mystery titles
ABC and CBS prime time lineup features The Sam Sheppard murder case drama, The Waltons, Hawaii Five-O, Barney Miller, The Love God, Merv Griffin, and late night shows. Serials include The Seven Minutes, The Forsyte Saga, The Avengers, and Night Gallery with News updates throughout the night.
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ABC Tops in Show Ratings Behind Charlie’s Angels
New York AP Nielsen figures show CBS in first place for the week ending July 31 with a 14.2 rating, 10.1 million households. ABC followed at 14.0, NBC at 13.3, with the top programs led by Charlie’s Angels on ABC and CBS movies and NBC titles among the leading 10.
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Divorce ages in Nebraska in 1976 show young spouses
The Nebraska data indicate most divorces involved wives age 25 and husbands age 24. Vital statistics note a typical range for wives from 22 to 26 and for husbands from 24 to 28.
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Roots dominates Emmy nominations for nighttime awards
The 12 hour Roots limited series leads with 37 nominations across categories including best limited series and acting. ABC tops networks with 101 nominations. NBC 95. CBS 75. PBS 41. Awards ceremony set for September at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on NBC.
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Water bed venture rises from former Golden Cue scene
John Long, once operator of the Golden Cue Checonate Club in Lincoln, now makes water beds amid legal battles over city permits for coin operated amusements. He faces nine month old charges for missing permits and a nuisance complaint, with prior liquor violations reducing club income.
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Omaha accountant Edwin Dvorak chosen for Nebraska Legislature
Edwin V. Dvorak of Omaha was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Nebraska Legislature, succeeding Warren Swigart who resigned after winning a seat on the Omaha City Council. Dvorak, 47, an accountant and Creighton graduate, will serve the remainder of the term ending January 1979 in the eighth district.
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Just pain
A brief note from United Press International explains hangnails cause pain rather than hanging, tracing the term to the Old English root ang meaning pain.
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