Connors Not Through Loyal Fans Protest Tightrope Cutting
Hollywood AP reporter Bob Thomas profiles star Mike Connors after CBS dropped Tightrope after one season. Fans protested including a picket at CBS studios. Connors notes sponsor and network timing changes ended the show. Despite cancellation, Tightrope gains syndication in 24 markets and new projects loom with creators Rouse and Greene.
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Jay Michael Ohanian
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Russell Rouse
Clarence Greene
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Miami flight class offered to public and ROTC cadets
Miami University at Oxford offers flight training at its airport for both non students and enrolled students. Cadet instruction is under contract with the Air Force ROTC and a Navy ROTC deal is pending. 40 hour package costs 360 before solo and dual rates of 12 and 15 per hour apply.
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Miami University
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William F. Wilkerson
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Presidential Race Tossup in Texas Pre-election polls
In Dallas Texas both parties claim momentum Nixon leads 44 percent to 39 percent with 17 percent undecided in a Texas poll, while the Democrats cite a New York firm showing Kennedy at 46 percent, Nixon at 39 percent, and 15 percent undecided. Both sides cite gains since earlier surveys.
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Richard M. Nixon
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