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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1976
Page
7
A dense TV listing shows 2 Big 2 News and Weather, 7 News Center 7 10, and WBIM O Clock Report with night crime dramas and films. Highlights include Mission Impossible Break, Charade 1964 noir thriller, and Black Moon 1971 witchcraft tale with Roy Thinnes.
A fragmented listing shows TV scripts with channel numbers and show times including soap operas like General Hospital and Another World, game shows such as Family Feud and Match Game, children’s and classic programs, and news broadcasts from NBC CBS and ABC. It reads as an archival TV grid with program titles, start times, and column markers.
A witty column argues against smoking abstinence and mocks readers for missing opportunities to quit. It also questions why coupons are printed on back pages, suggesting a critique of media incentives and reader habits.
NBC paired John Chancellor with Brinkley to mirror Huntley Brin kley era but Cronkite and CBS troops edged them in Nielsen ratings for the Democratic National Convention. CBS drew 6.4 million homes, NBC 5.9 million, ABC 5.4 million in prime time coverage.
Nielsen figures show ABC drew 18.9 million homes for the All Star baseball telecast in Philadelphia on July 13, toppling CBS and NBC coverage. CBS’s convention night July 14 drew 7.5 and NBC 7.3 million homes, while ABC’s abridged July 14 coverage drew 5.5 million. CBS held the closing night viewership at 5.8 million as the overall week’s winner. Perry Como plans Austrian stops for future specials with Bob Banner producing.
NBC-TV attempts daytime refresh with The Gong Show and The Fun Factory mixing variety, games, and sketches. Critics say the formats are fun but uneven, lacking strong development yet offering a change from soap operas and reruns.
Comedian George Carlin announces a 13 week CBS gig in September on Tony Orlando and Dawn. The one hour family show will feature edited monologues and topics including time age kids and words. Carlin recalls shifting from clubs to television and live venues, noting ground rules and discretion shape his TV material. The piece also notes his career evolution from cuff-link comic to anti establishment performer on campuses and concert halls. The Free State of Israel was proclaimed in Tel Aviv on May 14 1948 with the United States recognizing the new nation the same day.
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