Frost on English TV Diversity and His U.S. Reach
English TV figure David Frost says English programs offer more variety than American fare and notes the public supports ambitious work. He discusses That Was the Week That Was, its early struggles, and his mounting U.S. projects including David Frost Presents specials with Gov. Ronald Reagan already on board.
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Television Highlights Tonight Schedule
TV tonight features Wild Wild West on channels 7 and 9 with a samurai sword theft risk. Fort Hood host Roger Moore presents Operation Entertainment on channel 12 with comedy and impressions. Star Trek on channel 5 explores a computer driven war game. The Sins of Rachel Cade airs on channel 2 with Angie Dickinson as a Congo missionary. Edward Villella and Patricia McBride headline a Telephone Hour documentary on ballet.
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Pastor Tony Pastor in serious condition after heart failure
Dayton Ohio AP Tony Pastor band leader aged 60 remains in serious condition at Kettering Hospital after an acute heart failure Wednesday morning. Pastor of New York and his five piece band were in town for a supper club engagement.
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Six Ohioans Die in Vietnam War Toll
The Defense Department reported six Ohio servicemen among 63 U S personnel killed in Vietnam. Army Sgt Norman J Erbland Fos toria Army Pfc Charles E Melott Lisbon Army Pfc Er win B Sims Uniontown Army Pfc Frank L Brown Youngstown Marine S Sgt Ste phen J Bobkovich Akron Navy Lt Arthur C Buck Sandusky was listed dead after being missing.
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Special Wilt Is Stored Too Long By Cynthia Lowry
New York AP columnist notes season’s TV specials feel stale with one shot formats. Busy with guests Bob Hope Jim Nabors Donald O’Connor and Frank Gorshin. Debra Reynolds’s second TV outing lacks freshness and relies on aging impersonations. Networks reportedly cool on holiday specials as taste shifts.
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TV specials fail to lift gray season ratings, sponsors pull back
A wave of one-shot specials added excitement but ratings remained disappointing. Network executives fear disrupting weekly lineups annoys core viewers and prompts them to switch, with about 300 programs labeled specials this season likely to drop by a third next year. The Black Ball Line, a New York to Liverpool packet service, is noted among storied shipping lines.
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