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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1976
Page
2
Los Angeles AP reports on TV trend as mini series bloom and CBS expands its situation comedies. Andy Siegel of CBS reviews the flood of ideas, the growth from 8 to 14 CBS sitcoms, and the challenge of aligning content with the family viewing hour while preserving humor and strong characters.
AP reports 84 year old radio commentator Lowell Thomas was flown from Santa Rosa to Presbyterian Medical Center in Denver for examination after feeling unwell. Hospital officials confirmed the admission on Monday.
A fragmented TV lineup lists Happy Days Lucy Show Mister Rogers Adam 12 Beverly Hillbillies and more. The schedule includes News and various game shows and dramas across a half hour to an hour blocks with titles such as Gunsmoke Brady Bunch This Week and Name That Tune.
A dense timetable lists 7 to 1:25 AM programming across channels with shows like Movin On Good Times MASH Police Woman and The Tonight Show edition. Major programs include Sayonara Johnny Carson Mystery of the Week Bonanza Nova and News and Christian Living segments with experimental titles and multilingual entries.
A compact listing shows morning to late morning shows across ABC CBS and local stations. Program names include Good Morning America Captain Kangaroo Sesame Street The Enemy Below The Price Is Right Wheel of Fortune Love Lucy Gambit and more with several children and variety programs. The grid notes times and channel blocks for a Tuesday lineup.
A cluttered afternoon slate lists daytime and syndicated programs across hours from noon to 4 30 PM including Ryan's Hope Days of Our Lives As the World Turns General Hospital One Life To Live Match Game and Gilligan's Island with episodes from 12 00 to 4 30 PM featuring talk shows dramas and classics across multiple networks and time slots.
The Texas hurricane pool seeks wind storm rates of 5 per 100 on inland sides and 10 per 100 east of the Intracoastal Canal for mobile home policies. A 10 percent deductible would apply, with coverage limits of 15000 for the mobile home and 6000 for contents. Agents oppose reduced commissions and the plan faces the State Insurance Board after testimony.
Texas Senator Schwartz announces a Texas Coastal and Marine Council hearing in Galveston on August 20 to hear testimony on dredge spoil disposal. He notes a stalemate between navigation needs and environmental protection, urging a balanced, practicable solution to keep coast waterways open while protecting bays and estuaries. Recommendations will be sent to the legislature.
Sherman McBeath, a 19 year veteran and head of law enforcement, was named chief of the Alcoholic Beverage Commission succeeding Luke Robinson who resigned under fire. Chairman Tom Gordon of Abilene and Commissioner Ed Harllee of San Antonio announced the appointment. Commissioner R L Thornton of Dallas missed the meeting due to a fishing trip.
Coastal States Gas Corp proposes to spin Lo-Vaca Gathering Co into a fully independent company with a 15 year gas search program costing up to 230 million dollars. The plan would settle over 1.4 billion dollars in lawsuits and stock Oscar S. Wyatt Jr. into the new firm. A July 22 Railroad Commission hearing is set to decide rates needed for viability.
Pittsburgh Alcoa reports second quarter 1976 net income of 42.4 million dollars or 1.23 a share, nearly double 1975's 22.1 million dollars or 0.64 a share, but below 1974's 0.8 million or 1.51 a share. First six months 1976 net income averages 1.88 dollars per share, up from 1.48 in 1975 but below 1974's 2.85. Total six month income tallies reach 65 million in 1976, 50.8 million in 1975, and 95.8 million in 1974.
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