Time For A Joke In American Life Says Quigg
New York humor writer H D Quigg reflects on the decline of old style gags amid a fast paced era. Sam Levenson argues rapid living shortens attention and dulls street humor while jokes linger in fragments and TV pressure insists on instant laughs.
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H.D. Quigg
New York
UPI
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Fred Allen
West Coast
California
Sam Levenson
Will Rogers
Levenson
Wednesday Evening TV Guide Highlights
Listings show multiple films and programs across channels. Notable titles include Family Flight with Rod Taylor and The Lost Continent with Eric Porter, plus Two Years Before the Mast with Alan Ladd. Evening news and talk shows fill the schedule through the night.
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Rod Taylor
Kristoffer Tabon
Eric Porter
Hildegard Knef
TV Listings Chronicle Daily Schedule Snapshot
A dense broadcast grid outlines a full day’s lineup with morning through late night programs. Notable entries include News and Farm Page segments, game shows like Jeopardy and The Price Is Right, soap operas such as Guiding Light and Days Of Our Lives, and classic series including Captain Kangaroo and The Edge Of Night.
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Phil Donahue
Dear Abby column excerpts on family tensions and finances
A composite of Dear Abby letters discusses a mother possibly going through menopause, a wife unhappy about her husband’s flying lessons and costs, and a woman with a library fine. Advice emphasizes communication, budgeting, and balancing personal interests with family obligations.
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Abby
Brenda
Mother
Red Baron
Modern
Nixon aims for honor not politics in Vietnam ceasefire
Washington insiders say President Nixon seeks a peace outcome to prevent a communist take over in South Vietnam, while avoiding a pre election truce. McGovern criticizes the war’s purpose. Kissinger pushes a coalition interim government during a Paris ceasefire.
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Jack Anderson
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Nixon
Vietnam
Richard Nixon
South Vietnam
George McGovern
Thieu
U.S
McGovern
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Moscow
Peking
Paris
Saigon
White House
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
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