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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1975
Page
2
ABC replaces AM America with a new morning program titled Good Morning America led by host David Hartman. Sylvester Weaver Jr. shaped the format and advised on alternatives, noting Today style limitations and suggesting a shift toward people and comedy with service elements.
Denise Wagner of Jackson Elementary School won first place in the Jackson Puppeteers Halloween puppet show script writing contest. Second place went to Michael Skelton and Ted Machicek, both of Jackson School. The winning endings will be used in performances tonight starting around 7 30 p.m. The tale follows Coco Coon who encounters spooks on the way to a party at Mrs Squirrels house.
Conductor and arranger John Scott Trotter died Wednesday at Mount Sinai hospital in New York. The longtime musical director associated with major productions passed away at age 67 after a brief illness. Born in Chicago, he worked with prominent bands and orchestras, shaping arrangements for renowned broadcasts and performances. His contributions left a lasting impact on midcentury American music and entertainment.
A fragmented weekend TV guide lists 5:00 PM to 12:30 AM programming across channels including Happy Days Lucy Show Mister Rogers Electric Company and The Andy Griffith Show. Entries reference films and series such as The Night That Panicked America Scream Biacula and The Omega Man amid news and weather segments in a dense, era-specific schedule.
The page lists a TV and film lineup for the day including college football previews, a children’s film, Gene Kelly and Shirley Temple features, Jungle themed titles, and a 9 PM word program. Items feature references to Am, Lite GF D College Football Pre wre Show and varieties like The Bug N You and Courtship of Badies.
A dense schedule lists films and shows including The Time of Lives and A Night for Opera, plus The Absent Minded Professor and The Hallelujah Trail. Also featured are Nashville Music segments, sports and talk shows, and movie notes with actors like Fred MacMurray Lee Remick Burt Lancaster Vic Morrow and Dean Martin.
A dense, OCR style TV listings page itemizes films shows and church services across channels and times including Elvis Presley in Viva Las Vegas Sean Connery in You Only Live Twice and Columbo while noting a church service and various program titles and hosts through the evening slots. The fragmentary listing mentions actors directors and programs such as The Six Million Dollar Man Masterpiece Theatre Chespirito and Riders of the Purple Sage along with local and national segments and public affairs.
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