Smothers Brothers Return to NBC for Weekly Variety
The Smothers Brothers debut a weekly NBC series tonight after CBS cancellation in 1969. The opener mixes sketches with a few bright moments, including Alice Cooper and a finale featuring Dueling Banjos, but overall it feels uneven yet has potential if they invite new talents and limit censor clashes.
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Washington faces traffic squeeze for bicentennial year
Officials worry about transit for 1976 visitors as the Mall plan bans autos and expands pedestrian spaces. Free stadium parking and shuttle service will run with Tourmobiles, while 600 Mall parking spaces vanish to enable a $3.5 million pedestrian parkland project. Smithsonian Secretary Ripley warns of possible massive jams and empty Smithsonian doors next July.
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Tonight TV Schedule Highlights Classic Guests and Films
The lineup features Redd Foxx Alice Cooper Johnny Carson and George Burns on a new series opener. Movies include Ulzana's Raid The Sterile Cuckoo and Westward the Women with actors Burt Lancaster Liza Minnelli and Denise Darcel followed by a suite of crime dramas and classic series episodes.
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California doctor named to UC post
Dr. Lonnie M. Wright of Los Angeles has been named assistant vice president of the University of Cincinnati and assistant director of the Medical Center. He previously served as assistant administrator at Kaiser Foundation Medical Center and Permanente Medical Group of Southern California.
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Ziegler labels Nixon a beaten man in exile
Former White House press secretary Ronald Ziegler describes Richard Nixon as a beaten man living in exile at his San Clemente home in the first long interview since Nixon's resignation. He criticizes Congress and Ford aides for vindictiveness, notes Nixon's health and isolation, and plans a nationwide lecture tour with possible speaking fees.
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