Television Highlights Tonight on Channel Lineup
TV listings note 7:30 PM on channels 12 2 and 12 reruns of On the Des. Burke’s Law episode on 2 and 12 at 8:30. Bob Hope tale on channel 5 at 8:30. CBS Reports documentary Ike Normandy recall at 8:30 on 7 and 9. Jack Paar Africa home movies at 10 on 2 and 5. Hitchcock thriller at 10 on 9 about a released attacker seeking a teacher’s friendship.
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Eisenhower
Normandy
Jack Paar
Africa
Amos n Andy Returns To Chicago TV
Amos n Andy resumed Chicago television amid protest from civil rights spokesmen. John Weigel of WCIU-TV defended the program as a classic and not degrading, noting the show portrays characters living on a high level while acknowledging mixed reactions from the community.
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Chicago
Amos
Andy
Chuck Stone
The
Defender
John Weigel
Wciu-Tv
Peace Corps Volunteers Learn Pidgin for West Africa
Volunteers bound for a vast stretch along Africa’s west coast study Pidgin, the sole common language among local communities, before deployment.
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Peace Corps
Africa
Brinkley on TV cameras in Senate and convention plans
Hollywood broadcaster David Brinkley argues cameras in the Senate would embarrass senators and notes networks avoid coverage. He recalls National Geographic photo delays, recalls his Journal crew, and plans to work from San Francisco and Atlantic City for the upcoming conventions.
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Hollywood
NBC
Crispy
David Brinkley
Senate
Brinkley
National Geographic Magazine
Chet Huntley
San Francisco
Atlantic City
Chet
Secrecy Hid Willson's New Song On TV Special
Meredith Willson unveiled a new marching song on his CBS summer special. Frank Loesser urged the project after Kennedy’s assassination inspired him. Willson crafted a spiritual style with a line from his earlier works and added a verse about 13 colonies. He kept the song secret until final rehearsal to prevent piracy.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Meredith Willson
Willson
Frank Loesser
Loesser
John F. Kennedy
Lord
CBS
New York
California
Television
Danish Teens Go Wild as Beatles Enter Copenhagen
Danish youth react like peers abroad as the Beatles perform in Copenhagen. Shrieking fans storm the hall, ushers struggle to control the audience, and police deploy dogs to restrain the restless crowd after the show.
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Denmark
Britain
United States
England
West Coast newscast uses old por trait images of Brinkley
The West Coast nightly news opens with portraits of Brinkley and Chet. Brinkley mutters a wish to discard the pictures and complains he does not want to resemble Ronald Colman.
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Chet
Brinkley
Ronald Colman
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