Fairness of TV assailed
A critical review of Edith Efron’s Fairness of TV assailed argues the book shows network news biased toward liberal-left viewpoints during the 1968 campaign. It cites quantified word counts favoring Nixon or Humphrey and portrays heavy anti middle class, anti white sentiment, and partisan TV coverage across ABC CBS NBC.
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TV Guide
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Spiro Agnew
American Broadcasting Co
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National Broadcasting Co
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ABC
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NBC
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TNT
George Weinberg
Search for Tomorrow thrives after 20 years
Mary Stuart, star of CBS daytime serial Search for Tomorrow since its start on September 3, 1951, reflects on 20 years of longevity. The show evolved from melodrama to a robust serial drama with deep psychological motivation and lasting appeal to a broad audience including students, cabdrivers, professors, and executives.
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Copley News Service
New York
Mary Stuart
Search For Tomorrow
CBS
Miss Stuart
Joanne Tate
Stuart
England
Ann Margret Teases Life Plans Amid Vegas Run
Hollywood star Ann Margret dodges a definite answer on pregnancy or retirement as she tours the Las Vegas Hilton with outfits less revealing than in the past. She says she wants children but offers no firm decision, noting a magazine interview sparked questions. The timing remains open as she plans four weeks more on stage.
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Hollywood
Ann- Margret
Ann
Las Vegas Hilton
Annie
Roger Smith
Las Vegas
Look
Life
Roger
Hilton
Caesar’s Palace
Radioland
Jesus
CBS special a warm tribute to John Ford
CBS aired The American West of John Ford a sentimental portrait of the director known for Stagecoach and Monument Valley. It mixed film clips with memories from John Wayne James Stewart and Henry Fonda, while rival updates noted Merv Griffin moving to syndication and Annie Ann Margret discussed her career and faith.
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New York
John Ford
CBS
Ford
Monument Valley
John Wayne
James Stewart
Henry Fonda
138 Years Old San Augustine Protestant Church
McMahan Chapel in San Augustine Texas marked its 138th anniversary. The historic church, established in 1833, has a continuous record of service and its first pastor Rev Littleton Fowler is buried beneath the pulpit with a grave marker behind it.
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San Augustine. Tex
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Barbs in Office Jest
A humorous item from the Newspaper Enterprise Association recalls playful nicknames for a season. It riffs on fitting a flat tire with a pocket jack and questions the meaning of college bred.
Polopoly Critics Hit TV’s Political Mood Game
AP describes Polopol y as too little and late in a critique of the new PBS style program hosted by Sander Vanocur and Robert MacNeil. Viewers note salaries and the show’s routine topics from crime to taxes and politics as the format falters. CBS leads week ratings with All in the Family and The Dean Martin Show. ABC proposes reducing nonprogram material under NAB rules.
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Cynthia Lowry
NEW York
Public Broadcasting
Sander Vanocur
Robert MacNeil
Vanocur
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CBS
Bob Hope
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