British Television Trying New Tactic in America
Thames Television plans to take over all WOR nighttime programming September 6 to 10, airing about 47 hours to prove American interest in Brit shows. Thames, marketer Nigel Harrop, and 87 country syndication site the firm’s broad reach while BBC programs contrast with commercial aims. John Hurt stars in The Naked Civil Servant in a frank U.S. television showcase amid varied spy, crime, comedy, and horror lineups.
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New York
America
WOR
Chicago
Los Angeles
Washington
Boston
Nigel Harrop
Thames Television
England
Thames TV
BBC
U.S
John Hurt
Quentin Crisp
Robert Williamson
Harrop
Thames
London
Britain
Skies Clear Over Texas Promises Hot August Day
Skies were mostly clear over Texas with early temperatures from 60 at Dalhart to 75 at McAllen. Forecast calls for continued hot, fair weather statewide with scattered showers and thundershowers possible and light southerly breezes keeping afternoon highs in the low 90s.
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Associated Press
Texas
Dalhart
Panhandle
McAllen
Rio Grande Valley
Television Schedule Snapshot for Early Evening Lineup
The list shows a regional TV schedule with programs like The Lucy Show Bewitched Gunsmoke The Brady Bunch and Hollywood Squares across 5:00 to 6:30 PM slots. It includes news segments and children’s shows such as Electric Company Villa Alegre and Sesame Street style entries, reflecting a mixed weekday lineup.
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Brady Bunch
Encrucijada
Evening TV Timetable Reads Mixed Lineup Across Networks
A dense schedule lists programs from 7:00 P.M. to 12:30 A.M. including The Price is Right Adam-12 and Star Trek. News and talk segments host Geraldo Rivera and Jonny Carson with movies like The Little Princess and variety shows.
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Jonny Carson
Geraldo Rivera
Sandra Dee
Mary Hartman
Television Schedule Fragment Details Morning To Evening
A fragmented TV guide lists programs from 6:30 AM through 11:30 AM including tele-lesson comedy, Sesame Street, Today, Good Morning America, News Three Stooges, Sanford and Son, Ten North Frederick, Price Is Right, Wheel of Fortune, Love Lucy, Gambit, Hollywood Squares, Love of Life, Happy Days, Young and Restless, Gong Show, All My Children, and Search for Tomorrow with various time slots and channel cues.
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Sanford and Son
North Frederick
Gary Cooper
Mike Douglas
Hollywood Squares
Fun Factory
Television Schedule Fragments From Afternoon Lineup
A jumbled list of TV times and programs from a historical page shows noon to afternoon slots. Entries include soap operas such as Ryan's Hope and Days of Our Lives, game shows like Family Feud and Match Game, classic series like Gilligan's Island and Star Trek, and variety programs including Merv Griffin and The Mike Douglas Show.
SA Battling Coastal States Gas Suit Goes to Court
SAN ANTONIO Texas AP reports the city and its natural gas supplier faced off in court in a case that could shape the nation's gas supply dispute. The courtroom confrontation centers on regulatory and pricing issues with potential broader implications for coastal states.
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San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Coastal State Gas Corp
City Public Service
CPS
Coastal States
Oscar Wyatt Jr
LoVaca Gathering Co
Peter Michael Curry
166Th District Court
Houston
Harry Blomquist
La-Vaca
South Texas
Exxon plans nationwide rent hike on independent stations
Exxon, a leading U S oil firm, plans a large rent increase for many independent service station dealers next month. Maryland is affected with 303 dealers, 178 spared, potential monthly costs up to $1,000 per dealer. Exxon cites market changes after federal rent freezes ended. Some dealers fear moves aim to push independents out, while others warn of higher gas prices.
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Exxon
Maryland
Baltimore News American
Pat O’connor
Shell Oil
Federal Energy Administration
O'Connor
Victor Rasheed
Greater Washington-Maryland
Service Station Association
American Automotive Association
AAA
William Zorzi
California
Weekend Violence Claims 22 Lives in Texas Crash Toll
A car-train collision on Houston's east side killed four people, including children Mark, Leveal, Thirl Lee Whitaker, and Deborah Jackson, all of Houston. The weekend death toll reached 22 from traffic wrecks, drownings, a plane crash, and a homicide across Texas.
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Houston
Texas
Mark Anthony Whitaker
Leveal Whitaker
Thirl Lee Whitaker
Deborah Jackson
Whitaker
Samuel M. Click
Texas Tech
Dallas
Lubbock
Charles Laxson
Waco
Bellmead
Trading House Lake
Patsy Ann Rhye
Clinton Norman
Terrorism Threat To U S Business Interests Abroad
U S businessmen overseas increasingly rely on the State Department for security help as the department expands a program to standardize protective measures for major firms abroad. Security officers at embassies brief executives on police contacts, guard services, contingency plans, and travel advisories amid rising terrorist activity and recent high profile ransom kidnappings.
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Washington
U.S
State Department
Victor H. Dikeos
Dikeos
Argentina
Connally Declines GOP Chairmanship Citing Administrative Role
Houston report says former Texas governor John Connally rejected the Republican National Committee chairmanship, labeling it an administrative appendage. He plans to campaign actively for GOP candidates to aid the national ticket, Senate, and House races, and he disputes claims Ford asked him to join to counter Carter. He will back Ford's aggressive campaign and debates with Carter.
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Houston
John Connally
Republican National Committee
Texas
GOP
Washington
Connally
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Senate
House
Dallas Times Herald
Kansas City
Carter
California
Ronald Reagan
Police Fire Kills Man in Soweto Protest
Police opened fire on blacks enforcing a three day Soweto boycott near Orlando station killing a man and wounding several others. Thousands stayed home as Johannesburg employers saw large black worker absences and later slow returns to work amid unrest.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Soweto
D.J. Kriel
Orlando
South African Press Association
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