TV Key Previews and White House Tree Lighting on NBC CBS
A TV preview column notes selections by critics including Steven Scheuer and TV Keys. NBC covers the White House Christmas Tree lighting from the Ellipse with Peter Hackes reporting. The Avengers Laugh In Mayberry R F D World Premiere and Carol Burnett on NBC account for the rest of the prime time lineup with Tonight Show hosting changes.
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Scheuer
TV Keys
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Hollywood
White House
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Washington
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the Avengers
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Tara
Mother character on The Avengers played by Patrick Newell
Patrick Newell, a 36 year old British actor weighing about 280 pounds, portrays Mother on The Avengers. The crippled secret service agent appears in constant pain from line of duty injuries. The character was created for one episode but proved popular, becoming semi regular.
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Morristown
New Jersey
Patrick Newell
Newell
Savalas and Oates Busy With Film Work in London
Mrs E from Memphis asks what Telley Savalas and Warren Oates are doing. Answer notes they still appear on TV occasionally but concentrate on film work. They are co starring with Dame Edith Evans in Crooks and Coronets, currently being filmed in London.
Muscle Beach Party star confirms role for Lupus
Reader asks about a Muscle Beach Party cameo by a Mission Impossible star. Peter Lupus confirms he played Mr. Galaxy in Muscle Beach Party under Don Rickles supervision.
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L. A
Stamford
Conn. A
Peter Lupus
Mr. Galaxy
Lee Bouvier Acting Career After Laura
Princess Radziwill ended her acting plans after the poorly received Laura TV debut. No announcements have followed about future acting work, suggesting she may have retired from the theatrical limelight for now.
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Lee Bouvier
Laura
Laure
Miss Bouvier
Lorne Greene Focuses on Bonanza During Offseason
Greene devotes summers to promoting Bonanza and making appearances at rodeos and state fairs. He does not take film roles, choosing ongoing work with the series and its publicity circuit instead.
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Lorne Greene
M.A
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
TV Key Mailbag Invitation
A reader asks about a TV program and victor details and is advised to write to Steven H. Scheuer for the paper’s TV Key Mailbag column.
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Steven H. Scheur
TV Movies Tonight On Five Channels
Channel 5 offers Gang War with Charles Bronson and Kent Taylor at 5 pm and Gun of Zangara with Robert Stack at 11:45 pm. Channel 9 airs The Great Jewel Robber starring David Brian and Marjorie Reynolds at 7:30 pm. Channel 3 presents Ten Million Dollar Mermaid with Esther Williams and Victor Mature followed by Ten Million Dollar Grag with Dana Andrews. Tuesday afternoon features Face of a Fugitive with Fred MacMurray and Dorothy Green at 1 pm on Channel 3, Smoky starring Fred MacMurray and Anne Baxter at 1 pm on Channel 11, and Stranglehold with MacDonald Carey and Barbara Shelley at 5 pm on Channel 3.
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Marjorie Reynolds
Channel 3
Esther A
Victor Mature
Dana Andrews
Zangara
Robert Stack
Robert Middleton
Fred MacMurray
Dorothy Green
Anne Baxter
MacDonald Carey
Barbara Shelley
Big Theft In Plainfield Involves Red London Bus
In Plainfield New Jersey three men stole a shiny red double decker bus owned by the Nancy Taylor Secretarial and Finishing School. Police recovered the bus quickly and held the trio for a court appearance as it transported pupils to functions and promotional events.
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London
Nancy Taylor
TV Schedules for WSYR WWNY CKWS December 16
Listing prime time lineups across WSYR WWNY and CKWS with channel numbers. Programs include Match Game Linkletter Show Perry Mason News What's My Line Flintstones Merv Griffin D Lberville Stargazers etc.
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Channel 5
ABC News
FBI
How to Pick and Care for a Fresh Christmas Tree
Buying a sturdy fresh tree helps it last two to three weeks indoors. Douglas and balsam firs are best for interiors. Norway spruce shed needles faster. Check needles by feel and bounce, look for green color and fragrance, and avoid trees that shed or feel dry. Trim the base slant, keep in water, and use a sugar solution if desired.
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Norway
Stamps Bring Zodiac Year Rooster On New Taiwan Issue
The 1969 zodiac year Rooster will appear on Taiwan stamps in $1 and $4.50 denominations as part of the New Year's Greetings series. The scheme links ancient Han dynasty customs to modern philately, with future dogs expected in 1970 and a push for natural beauty via President Johnson's campaign. Also noted is a Mauritius on-cover stamp auction price of $380,000 and a miscolor Walt Disney six-cent block discovery.
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Republic of China
World Wide Philatelic Agency
Taiwan
Johnson
Raymond and
Roger Weill
New Orleans
Mauritius
United States
Ester G. Brookman
Post Office postpones Beautification of America stamps
The U S Post Office Department announces a delay in issuing the Beautification of America commemorative stamps due to a heavy production schedule. The postponement shifts the release date while operations proceed to meet demand.
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U.S. Post Office Department
Greer Garson Stars in Little Drummer Boy TV Special
Hollywood reports Greer Garson voices the Little Drummer Boy animated special airing NBC on December 19 at 7:30 p.m. with Jose Ferrer Teddy Eccles and the Vienna Choir Boys. The program features stop motion dolls five songs and a tale of the boy’s gift of song pleasing the Christ child.
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
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Nbc-Tv
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Jose Ferrer
Teddy Eccles
Vienna Choir Boys
Mouse
Romeo Muller
Arthur Rankin Jr
Haramed
Bethelem
Rankin
Ferrer
Eccles
Miss Garson
England
Red Skelton
Los Angeles Music Center
Shaw
Captain Brassbound
Darren McGavin
Jim Backus
Greer
Garson
Bel-Air
Fogelson New Mexico
NBC
Nixon rejects narrow trousers for wedding attire
President elect Nixon, preparing for his daughter Julie's December 22 wedding to David Eisenhower, says he will not wear narrow pants. He did adopt a new cutaway coat with fitted lapels, noting his old coat's lapels were out of style.
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Nixon
Julie
David Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sergeant Whittaker Arrives for Duty at Minot Air Base
Sergeant Allen S. Whittaker son of Mr and Mrs William B Whittaker R D 1 Hastings N Y has arrived for duty at Minot AFB N D assigned to a unit of the Strategic Air Command He previously served at Tuy Hoa AB Vietnam The sergeant a graduate of Central School Central Square N Y attended Auburn Community College His wife Jeann is daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert R Willis 6239 Muskrat Bay Road Brewerton N Y
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Hastings
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Whittaker
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Tuy Hoa AB
Vietnam
Central School
Central Square
Auburn Community College
Jeann
Robert R. Willis
Muskrat Bay Road
Brewerton, N. Y
Burglary Strikes Butte Appliance Store Looted of 3500
Thieves burglarized an appliance shop in Butte Montana stealing 3500 worth of goods. Among the loot were 12 burglar alarms as part of the break in. Police investigation is ongoing.
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Butte
Mont
Oscar contenders reshape Hollywood race for best picture
Hollywood AP reports the Oscar race is underway as trade papers push ads to lure Academy voters for Dec 31 eligibility. The list of hopefuls includes The Lion in Winter Rachel, Rachel Isadora Rosemarys Baby Oliver 2001 A Space Odyssey and Funny Girl among others with The Lion in Winter leading early. Acting nominees feature Anthony Quinn Peter O Toole Jack Albertson Walter Matthau Jack Lemmon Rod Steiger and Alan Arkin as contenders in a diverse field.
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Hollywood
Academy
Oliver
Finian
Rainbow
Anthony Quinn
Tony Curtis
Peter O'Toole
Jack Albertson
Walter Matthau
Jack Lemmon
Cliff Robertson
Charly
Lee Marvin
Toshiro Mifune
Pacific
Rod Steiger
Sergeant
Ron Moody
Alan’ Arkin
1968 Oscar contenders listed with early favorites and NZ founding
The Palladium Times outlines leading 1968 Oscar hopefuls across best actor and actress categories with names such as Hepburn Streisand Farrow Neal Redgrave and York plus directors including Harvey Wyler Lumet Frankenheimer and Polanski. It notes Auckland as New Zealand's largest city founded in 1840.
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Auckland
New Zealand
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