Year in television shows a mix of hits and flaws
A New York AP review notes 3431 peak evening hours of network TV, praising Beverly Hillbillies yet critiquing quality. It highlights the public’s demand for culture, the rise of medical drama focus on personal stories, comebacks by Gleason Ball and Paar, and a year marked by public affairs, softer ads, and varied schedules.
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Television Highlights Adjustments and Rose Bowl Telecast
TV tonight features Wisconsin vs USC in the Rose Bowl at 7 30 on channels 5 and 2 plus a range of NBC ABC and CBS programs. A year end news wrap on Howard K Smith, shifts on Empire plot lines include Lucia Garrett’s fate and male replacements, and NBC affiliates plan cross network coordination for Alumni Fun executive changes.
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Howard K. Smith
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Empire
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Lucia Garret
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Richard Egan
John K. M. McCaffery
New York
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CBS
Inmate Dies From Wood Alcohol at Mansfield Reformatory
A 21 year old Mansfield Reformatory inmate James D Kreiger died Monday after drinking wood alcohol. Superintendent George Allarding said the victim obtained the alcohol from the reformatories dental laboratory where he worked. Kreiger, convicted in July for attempted burglary, died in Mansfield Ohio.
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Rattlesnake Found Beneath Patagonia Fire House Floor
Patagonia volunteer firefighters heard a buzzing under the station floor for weeks and finally investigated finding a large rattlesnake living beneath the fire house.
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