Actuals on TV dramas rise amid legal and ethical hurdles
Charles Mercer discusses the new TV format actuals where factual crimes and events are dramatized. Circle Theater leads with prison‑view storytelling on Riker’s Island and other cases like the Mad Bomber, with editors noting the need to alter details for cogency while avoiding misrepresentation.
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Radio tonight at 8:30 on WKRC Scotty Engel 13 sings on Robert Q Lewis show. 9:30 WKRC Actual sounds of the Berlin airlift on Up Date. 10 WKRC The Kingfish s mother in law becomes his boss on Amos n Andy. TV tonight 7:30 WCPO Herb and Lois Crisler film wildlife in Arctic Florida Everglades on Dis perland. 7:30 WLW D Abbe Lane sings in four tongues on Xavier Cugat Show. 8:30 WLW D Cor ne Wilde visits the Andersons on Father Knows Best. 9 WLW D A Traveler from Brussels drama diamonds to America on TV Theater. 10 WHIO WKRC Shirley Jones and Lee Marvin co star in Shadow of Foil on Steel Hour. 10 WCPO Boxing Rory Calhoun vs Charley Cotton in 10 round middleweight bout.
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Hollywood Tipsters Probed For Juicy Exposé Scandal Story
A California Senate interim committee led by Sen. Fred Kraft investigates Hollywood tipsters and collection agencies linked to scandal magazines. The probe ties goons and ex convicts to gathering material, and cites a Sinatra Monroe raid as misfired while seeking predivorce evidence.
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Sun Spots May Reach 28 Times Earth's Surface
The article notes sun spots could expand to a size up to 28 times that of the earth's surface, highlighting the immense scale of solar phenomena and potential implications for space weather.
Luther Film to Air on Milwaukee TV Station
Milwaukee will show the film Martin Luther on WISN TV March 8 under reputable commercial sponsorship. E C Pommerening of the Wisconsin division of Lutheran Men in America announced the telecast after a Chicago WGN TV airing was canceled due to alleged emotional reaction and church pressure.
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Baltimore man jailed after reward for murder suspect
Last fall Seymour Hall Jr., 25, helped police capture a Michigan murder suspect and earned a $2,000 reward. Yesterday Hall was sentenced to two years for robbing a pedestrian of $30.
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