Television Preview: Hitchcock Skelton Moore Holiday Specials
TV Key staff highlights Alfred Hitchcock's suspense tale on channel 3 and Red Skelton's Christmas show on channel 8. Tom Ewell and Garry Moore lead humor and musical segments with Mildred Dunnock, Ernest Truex, Louise O Brien, and Jonathan Winters in holiday programming from New York and Hollywood.
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TV Key
New York
Hollywood
Tom Ewell
Channel 8
Potter Family
Tom Potter
Nicely
Mildred Dunnock
Ernest Truex
Garry Moore
Garry
Jonathan Winters
Grandma Hops
Louise O Brien
Henry van Dyke
Buster Keaton
Post Office
Dick Willams
Andy Wilhams
C. C
York
Catastrophies Fuel News Coverage Across Networks
Newsrooms faced a barrage of disasters as two planes collided over New York and a carrier burned in Brooklyn. CBS, NBC and ABC raced to cover the events on Friday and Monday, interrupting programming with ongoing updates and live reports. Brian reporters filled airtime from the scene as authorities investigated.
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Cynthia Lowry
We TV
New York
Brooklyn
CBS
John
Kennedy appoints Dillon secretary of the Treasury
A television news scramble covers the cabinet reshuffle and a looming fire disaster. CBS and NBC scramble schedules centering on the Kennedy era cabinet changes and the Constellation fire. NBC airs a 30 minute special while CBS pivots to a Weatheril themed sales pitch and truncated programming.
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CBS
NBC
Hollywood Angel
Constellation
Yuletide Flavor On Moore And Skelton Shows
The piece discusses TV coverage and commercial sponsorship, noting the risk of intrusive advertising during serious topics. It argues sponsors push for selling during programs while cautioning against placing fuel pitches or personal tragedies into broadcasts.
TV Key Mailbag Answers From TV KEY Staff
The column answers reader questions about TV stars and shows. It confirms the Williams brothers Richard Dick and siblings as a group, discusses Mark Saber imported from England, clarifies Jeanne Crain as not State Fair lead, and explains schooling for teen actors including Bayer Reader Stubblefield and Loring with brief career notes.
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Mark Saber
London
England
Saginaw, Mich
Radio TV Listings May Be Incomplete
A fragmentary schedule shows a mix of radio and TV programs across stations WSYR WNDR WFBL WFEL WNOR WOSC WNDP and WFSL. Entries include News with Nikegas Bead WNDR Sports Terry Mann and concerts with Morgan Beatty Alan Milair and Gary Van.
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Nikegas
Terry Mann
WFBL
Lowell Thomas
WSYR
Morgan Beatty
Alex Dreer
Gary van
Night Life
Alan Milair
WOSC
Fullon & Ofwepe
Television Listings and Time Schedule Highlights
A dense listing of like transfers across WSYR WCNY and related stations showing daily programs. Highlights include News and Sports blocks, Morning Concerts, Doug Edwards daily bulletins, Father Knows Best, Hong Kong 30 Dec Gillis, The Untouchables, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and late news parades with Weather and Sports blocks.
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WSYR
Coftes
America
Tom Ewell Shaw
Garry Moore
Verne Upcraft Heads Y A F Lycoming
The Lycoming Methodist Church Young Adult Fellowship met on December 14 with 14 members and elected Verne Upcraft as president Laura Drake as vice president and Marguerite Coon as secretary treasurer for the coming year. Evelyn Ladd hosted the OptiMis Club on December 13 and Mrs Gertrude Parkhurst was named president for the next year.
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Lycoming
Lycoming Methodist Ehuren
Garnet Drake
Verne Upcraft
Laura Drake
Marguerite Coon
Evelyn Ladd
Optiois Club
Pedro
Gertrude Parkhurst
Joey Lawton
Girl of the Night and College Confidential Listings
Oswego schedule notes two film showings on Tuesday December 20 with times 9 40 and 8 10 pm.
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Oswego
Oswego Palladium Times Ad Rates and Masthead
The Oswego Palladium Times lists mailing and delivery rates for locals across New York State and nearby areas, plus Canada and a Mississippi River mail rate. It notes executive staff, carrier terms, and advertising agency details, along with a note about reader corrections for misread statements.
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New York State
Mississippi River
Canada
Julius Mathews
Palladium Times
Associated Press
Focal News
Mlb
Broadway Grapevine Exod us review and showbiz notes
Glamorous Movietheater audience for Exodus includes Adlai Stevenson and Joan Fontaine with Paul Newman praised for saving the film's impact. Sammy Davis Jr performs at Copacabana, Diana Trask at Colony, Lenny Bruce at Camelot, and Marlene Dietrich rumored to feud. Castro attack reported. Fidel Castro’s aide killed while actress escapes uninjured. Elizabeth Montgomery stays in New York for Gig Young’s Under the Yum Yum Tree. Maurice Evans musical gains long run. many celebrity tidbits fill page.
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Clark Gable
Elizabeth Montgomery
New York
Cooking Is Fun The Bride Cooks Dinner
How to prepare creamed spinach with panned pork chops and sides. Defines steps for washing spinach, making a light cream sauce, and serving. Also notes a past fire tragedy where 42 people died during the three day Christmas holiday last year.
Fugitive Hidden Under Hay Pile Nabbed Near Mannsville
Wayne G White, 28, of Sandy Creek sought after missing city court appearance in January 1960 for a bogus check over $90 at Sears Roebuck. He was captured about 2:30 p m Sunday by state police after being found under a hay pile in a Mannsville area barn. Troopers VanDyke and DeGroot said a bench warrant had been issued eleven months earlier. White pleaded innocent and is jailed in lieu of 500 bail as the case was adjourned to Jan 9.
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Watertown
Wayne G White
Sandy Creek
Mannsyville
R. D. VanDyke
G. A. DeGroot
Adams
White
Mannsville
Sears Roebuck
White Monday
Lea
Sign directs patients to rear for accidents at clinic
A Charlotte sign on a new medical clinic reads Go to rear of builds for accidents and parking, directing visitors to the back entrance for accident care and parking.
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the Times
Charlotte
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Carolyn Jenkins
Christine Metivier
Janet Connell
Linda Walls
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Linda Lehon
Linda Phelps
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Janis Poulakis
Sharon Vanderhaden
Oswego Palladium
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Joan Fontaine
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Colony Record Shop
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Bobby Short
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Havana
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Queens
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Pittsburgh
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Call Granite
Dy-Dee Service
Coen
N.Y
Lexington
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