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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1975
Page
2
A dense timetable lists programs across networks with sports, game shows, dramas, and movies. Notable items include Houston vs Boston in NBA Playoffs, Ben Murphy and James Garner films, and late night features such as Night Gallery and Brigham Young.
A scrambled morning to early afternoon TV grid lists programs and times. It includes Mister Rogers Sesame Street Captain Kangaroo Batman Speed Racer The Electric Company Joker's Wild Hollywood Squares Love of Life and game shows like The Joker's Wild and Blank Check across late morning into noon.
A shuffled afternoon lineup lists soap operas General Hospital and Guiding Light along with game shows Make a Deal and Price Is Right and kids programs Sesame Street Dinah and Popeye. Prime slots show movies All That Heaven Allows and Hansfords Point with cartoons Bonanza and Merv Griffin and Star Trek in the late afternoon.
The will of Pearl Mesta was filed in Denton County court naming executor O W Skirvin and dividing the estate among four relatives and her long time maid Edna Camper. Skirvin, a niece Harriet Ellis, a nephew William Tyson, and grandniece Elizabeth Tyson each receive one third shares with Edna Camper receiving 3000 dollars. The will references furniture photographs and documents as part of the estate. Mrs Mesta died in Oklahoma City March 16 after a life hosting famous parties in Washington D C.
A collection of reader hints and notes from Heloise style columns. Tips include tea dyed stockings to imitate sun tan socks, a washer hose hot-water trick, crocheting with powder for smoother yarn, adding sugar to beans or gravy, and using taped stories for busy parents. Names include B Laughton M L Neville M D and Nancy Brink.
James Lopez of KCET notes most national public TV programming still comes from New York Boston and Washington due to production expertise and proximity to funders. He doubts hinterlands will ever supply significant national offerings as talent and resources gravitate to New York and Los Angeles.
Former Governor Allan Shivers, chair of the UT system board, urged a prompt legislature merger of Pan American University into the University of Texas system. He cited accelerated program development and UT strengths as key benefits for Pan American students. The Pan American board approved the merger. four Rio Grande Valley legislators sponsored the measure to form the University of Texas Pan American.
On this date in history the Spanish American War began with the USS Nashville capturing a Spanish merchant ship off Key West in 1898. Other items note St Ignatius de Loyola leading the Jesuits in 1541 and US neutrality in 1793.
Port Lavaca Wave Established 1890 and Calhoun County Times publish weekday afternoons except Christmas Day. Wave Publishing Co. lists staff including Rod Moake as GM and Dick Fisher as Editor in Chief with Joan Adams as sports editor. Rates shown for carrier and mail delivery.
Baylor University claimed the 29th National Debate Tournament title at University of the Pacific. Jay Hurst and David Kent defeated University of Redlands seniors Bill Smelko and Greg Ballard in the final round on a topic urging curbing presidential power. Kentucky and Boston University tied for third, with Georgetown, Dartmouth, Harvard, and Southern California next.
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