Television Schedule Highlights From An All Day Lineup
An extensive daily grid lists programs across networks with many named shows and stars such as Harold Mack Gordon Jump Don Harrison Jim Walsh Merle Harmon and Bruce Rice. It notes airings for Westerns News weather sports cartoons talk shows game shows dramas and feature films on a dense sequence of time slots and channel blocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Jump
Harold Mack
Roy Rogers
Don Harrison
Merle Harmon
Bill Yearoutesa
MacMurray to Star in Unusual TV Deal After 1960 Conventions
Hollywood notes say Fred MacMurray will lead a rare TV package linking a ABC series with a rapid slate of 39 films in three months. Cynthia Lowry reports networks race to cover the 1960 conventions with lavish studio facilities and experimental formats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Lowry
New York
ABC
Channel 4
Bob Thomas
Monterey
Hollywood
Fred
Winjo
MacMurray
Walt Disney
Channel 9
Disney
Fred Mac-t
Murray
North Fork
Lucas McCain
Marilyn Max
Moore
J Entertainment
Walt
June
Editorial Tragedy Of Errors In Two Escapes
An extended Kansas City area manhunt targets two 18 and 20 year old escapees who overpowered a penitentiary guard near Kansas City, stole a car with guns, and exchanged gunfire with officers near Erie. After multiple parolings and transfers, their capture reveals systemic laxity by officials and police, endangering the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas City
Kas
Erie
Kansas State Industrial Reformatory
Hutchinson
KSIR
Lansing
Ottawa
Dear Dr. Mother Advice on weight loss drugs
A reader asks about long-term appetite suppressants used for weight control. The doctor cautions that drugs can aid but cannot replace diet and exercise, urges regular medical checkups, and contrasts safer appetite reducers with riskier metabolic drugs. Additional notes cover dermatitis, stress management, dish rinsing, sinus care, and a booklet offer on sinus trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dundee
Census humor in Detroit’s shrinking census tale
A quirky critique notes conflicting ages for Marc Chagall and mocks census labor by lampooning field workers who stamp residents. It laments Detroit’s population drop and jokes that the 1979 census would be easier if enumerators rubber stamped every entry, while observing crabgrass sparks chatter beyond garden blooms.
Auld Lang Syne and Local Echoes From Ottawa News
A collection of brief notes recalls events from 25 and 50 years ago. Highlights include a window break at Ramey Brothers garage with car radio theft, Hazel Lee’s wrist cut from a fall, and Scouts at Camp Minaki near Waynesville. Also mentioned are Ottawa Commercial Club donations for a Forest Park band shell, train crowds to the Epworth League Convention, a teen babysitter quip, and social commentary on television coverage of the Sacco-Vanzetti case. Current remarks touch on borrowing costs and public finance.
Prayer Reflection On Following Christ
A brief devotional reflecting on Jesus calling the fishermen and the psalmist’s praise. It thanks God for fullness of joy and asks for guidance to follow His will, invoking Jesus' teaching and the Our Father prayer.
TV Leaders Debate TV's Political Impact At Academy Session
Speakers from both major parties at an Academy of TV Arts and Sciences session questioned TV’s effect on public interest in politics. Elmo Roper doubted TV's influence on voting while Thruston Morton warned of overexposure on interview shows. Averell Harriman praised spats on Meet the Press as boosting sympathy for candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of TV Arts and Sciences
Elmo Roper
Thruston
Morton
Evening TV Highlights and Channel Lineup
The listing notes an average TV evening with programs on multiple channels. Highlights include The Richest Girl in the World from 1934 with Joel McCrea, Roy Rogers Show featuring a Lady Sheriff, Dark Verdict with Thomas Mitchell in Laramie, Tell the Truth panel show, and Dennis O Keefe Show plots about a maid believed to be a runaway princess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Channel 13
Joel McCrea
Miriam Topkins
Channel 9
Roy Rogers
Channel 4
Thomas Mitchell
Laramie
Hal
Dennis O'Keefe
Local newspaper masthead and rates note
The Ottawa Herald shows a partial masthead with publication details and subscription rates. It lists staff roles including editor Guy Snedaker and publisher Bubserption, and provides several pricing options for subscriptions by mail and area rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Amin
Otterway
A. Koabert Fi
Wellington
Guy Snedaker
Irial
Jes
Associated Pre
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Ottawa Herald
NBC
CBS
You
Barly Bhow
Rocky
His
Wib
Dey Nelson
Douglas Edwards
The
Huntley-Brinkey
Jim Walsh
Vardict't
Bronco
Beaver
Sugertoot
Dennis O'Reetera
Doble
Gillian
Wyatt Earp Bate
Gary Moore
Alton
Raw
Coronado
Areo
Bam
Jack Paar
Beach Bay
Tack Paar
Azine
Chris Condon
Daily Word
Movietime
Studio Five
Late Show
Flight Angelis
Wes
Captain Kangaroo
Richard Hotteleta
Jack la Lanne
Red Rowe
S_News
Alan Smith
Lena
Arrice
Loreta Young
Janet Dean
RB. N
Young
Mr. Malone
Mellonaire
Brite
Gale Storm
Thin Man
Bscience Fiction Theater
Tancy Derringer
S—Eder of
Nient
Fiche
Spore
Dev Nelsen
Quick Draw McGraw
Esky
Bill Yearout
Wae
Bruce Rice
Douglas Howards
Sam Livingston
Price To Right
Nelson Family
M'llionaire
Hewaiian Eye
Hong Kong
Tate
Phil Silvers
Hilko
Armstrong
Circle Theater
d—Newa Shotgun Slade
Don Harrson Quete
Nea Pert
Sam Molenet
Iack Paar
S—Amanac Newsree
Weather
Dev Nelson
Five
Mary
Sugarfoot
Five Star Theatre
City of Conquest
Reformatory
Joseph G. Molner
N.H
M.N.S
Marc Chagall
Luce
Michigan
Detroit
Ramey Brothers
Hazel Lee
Enos Horn
Ray Miller
Sam Kirby
Don
Bob Blair
Camp Minaki
Waynesville, Mo
Ottawa Commercial Club
Forest Park
Frank Shinn
Guthrie
Okla
EB. J. Shinn
Lawrence
Santa Fe
Baldwin
Sacco-Vanzett
Massachusetts
Luke Bell
RSV
Averell Harriman
Larry Spivak
Garry Moore
Bob Newhart
Laza
Mrankcoss
Lar Giext
Kis
Drexel
Columbia Pictures
James Darren
Duane Eddy
Saffron Glass Co
N. Main
Germany
Sky
Hialcre
Dli
Yaar
Oldsmobile
Olds
Si Moore
Chevrolet-Olds, Inc
S. Main Street
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