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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1975
Page
2
A reader details how a mis matched pair of earrings started a budding fad among friends leading to new friendships and trading. The note praises Heloise and hints at the column guiding homemakers and teens alike, with other letters about marriage anniversaries carpet care and hair cutting tips.
Reader-visible TV guide fragment shows late afternoon listings with Lucy and Love Lucy entries and channel notes. The OCR text is incomplete and lacks a coherent event or schedule context for a full card summary.
Prime time features Dragnet and multiple game shows, plus classics like Bonanza and Gunsmoke. Evening lineup includes Newswatch, Truth or Consequences, The Beverly Hillbillies, The Rifleman, and Mannix with late night news and a Midnight movie wrap.
The grid lists morning to midday programs across channels. Notable items include Sesame Street Captain Kangaroo Batman Speed Racer The Price is Right and multiple soap operas such as Young and Restless All My Children and Search for Tomorrow with feature films like It Came From Beneath the Sea and Sally of the Sawdust.
Mark Ellerbee, Oak Ridge Boys drummer, says the group blends gospel with rock and jazz. Once controversial, they signed with Columbia and won a Grammy in 1971. The Oaks aim to broaden appeal beyond traditional gospel fans while headlining in Las Vegas.
A dense midday to afternoon TV grid lists soaps, game shows, cartoons and films across channels. Notable items include Dream of Jeannie Days of Our Lives General Hospital Bonanza Gilligan's Island The Revolt of Mamie Stover and more, with regional showings such as El Camino del Bien and Sube Pelayo.
Publication overview lists staff roles, office address in Port Lavaca Texas, publication schedule afternoons weekdays excluding Christmas Day, and subscription rates for carrier and mail services. Names include Rod Moake and Dick Fisher with various editors and departments.
On this date in 1521 Hernando Cortes captured Mexico City from the Aztecs. Other events include William’s War starting in 1688, Manila surrendered in 1898, Shanghai attacked in 1937, and the Berlin border sealed in 1961. Fidel Castro turned 49 and Alfred Hitchcock 76. A Bicentennial note mentions Peter Timothy’s Charleston tarring and feathering dated two centuries prior. Tenor Kenneth Riegel commissioned a Tulpehocken themed song cycle by Stephen Burton.
U S broadcasters weigh film interview rights with former president Nixon. ABC News denies any deal, while PBS and Television News Inc may pursue Frost for potential broadcasts if hard news questions are resolved. CBS News remains cautious, citing past pay for interviews and timing before the 1976 elections.
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