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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1971
Page
10
TV critics note theCountry Music Awards Show from the Grand Old Opry House in Nashville suffered poor sound and brief heartfelt thanks amid hour‑long format. The broadcast mixed performances with heavy handed comedy and competition coverage, while NBC’s stronger competition from CBS and ABC affected Disney and FBI ratings.
A dense listing of television programs by channel and time featuring titles such as I Dream of Jeannie B g Valley Mayberry R F D Doctor in the House Rowan and Martin's Laugh In Gun Smoke Nanny and the Professor High Chaparral Pro Football Giants vs Cowboys Here's Lucy Doris Day 60 Minutes Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Snows of Kilimanjaro Opera tion Lovebirds and more with guest stars and episode notes from mid 20th century broadcasts.
Charley Pride, a Mississippi farmhand turned country singer, won Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year at the Country Music Association awards. The event highlighted Pride as a rare Black star in country music with hits like Kiss An Angel Good Mornin and Is Anybody Goin to San Antonio. Other winners included Lynn Anderson Female Vocalist of the Year and Dolly Parton Porter Wagoner as top duo, with Sammi Smith taking Single of the Year and Freddie Hart Song of the Year.
Santa Barbara Calif AP firefighters brace behind lines to halt the state’s worst brush fire of the year. The blaze has claimed four lives and destroyed seven homes as 1,800+ men battle a five day old, three mile front along Rincon Ridge near the Santa Barbara Ventura county line. The fire has burned 9 000 acres and is 75 percent contained, driven by Santa Anas up to 95 mph. Transmission lines were cut, leaving 200 000 people briefly in blackout. four bulldozer operators died trapped by flames on a ridge near Montecito as flames approached sparsely populated Santa Ynez foothills north of Carpinteria.
President Nixon hosted Joe Louis and Pearl Bailey at a White House worship service with three POW families in attendance. Dr. D Elton Trueblood delivered the sermon as about 350 guests listened, and the President reaffirmed efforts to secure all American POW releases. The Nixons traveled from Camp David to Washington for the service.
Washington AP says Martha Mitchell met at a luncheon to receive the first copy of a record titled My Husband Doesn't Know I'm Making This Phone Call. Comedienne Fannie Flagg produced and performed the album impersonating Mrs Mitchell's Arkansas drawl.
Actor Ernest Borgnine was cut on his back by flying glass while filming a duel scene for The Reveners in Torreon Mexico. William Holden was present. Borgnine received treatment from a company doctor and was expected to return to work soon.
In Moscow Ellington and his band wowed an audience of 1306 with favorites Take The A Train and Satin Doll. Poet Yevtushenko called the sound a bit old fashioned yet perfectly executed while Soviet officials added two matinees at the 10400 seat Sports Palace after prior success in Leningrad Minsk Kiev and Rostov-on-Don.
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