Christmas Eve TV List and Holiday Specials Mix
A dense schedule of Christmas Eve programs and holiday films across Los Angeles area channels. Highlights include Ramrod and The Un for un? Noted are ABC Wide World of Sports from Portillo Chile, La Puente High vs Leuzinger, Matinee and evening lineups featuring The Big News Boss City and Christmas musical presentations at Olvera Street along with classic films like Miracle on 34th Street and The Bishop's Wife.
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Ramrod
Joel McCrea
Veronica Lake
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Jim McKey
Bob Beattie
Mikeside
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Chile
John Babcock
Aide Named MOSCOW Minister of Education
Mikhail At Prokofiev, a dentist and longtime educator, was named Soviet minister of education today following the establishment of a National Education Ministry. The appointment was anticipated since the ministry’s creation.
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Moscow
Mikhail At “Prokofiev
Holiday TV Schedule Highlights From Local Stations
A compact listing of Christmas themed programs across channels 2, 4, 7, and 11. Includes Voices of Christmas with Les Brown at a hospital, On 12th Day in color, Home for Christmas focusing on veterans, Heart of Christmas with Robert Shaw Chorale, Assignment: Children tour of Asia, The Gift Santa story, Midnight Mass from St Patrick's Cathedral, Christmas Lights featuring Oscar Brown Jr., Let the Desert Be Joyful by Tucson Boys Chorus, Christmas Service from Washington Square Church.
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Roger Midd
Los Posadas
Olvera Street
Ben Hunter
Outer Limits
Richard Ney
Macdonald Carey
Fae Duke
Lloyd Bridges
Melody Ranch
Howard K. Smith
Viet Nam
Blondie
Penny Singleton
Arthur Lake
Dagwood
Daisie
McHeie
Navy
Ernest Borgnine
Jackie Gleason
Art Carney
Sheila MacRae
Jane Kean
Branden-Norton
Flipper
Alan Kelly
Frank Sculler
Ric Applewhite
Shane
David Carradine
Jill Ireland
Bradford Dillman
Archie Moore
Hackett
Sunset Strip
Efrem Zimbalist
David Winters
Ann Corio
Buster Crabbe
Patrica Crowley
Mark Miller
Charlie Ruggles
Joan
Jim
Patriarc
Nash
Huntington Park
Stan Chambers
Dorothy Gardiner
San Diego
Patticoats
Ann Sheridan
Gary Vinson
Ron Ruseault
Robert Lowery
Sheriff Sikes
Don Adams
Robert Strauss
Max
Midwest
Lawrence Welk
Atu
Hollywood Palace
Bing Crosby
Kathy
Bot Newhart
Cyd Charisse
Renee
Joe Pyne
Sal Rand
James Sturges
Gunsmoke
James Amess
Amanda Blake
Alan Hale
Don Tobin
Treasure
B. Burrud
Jack Latham
Raymond Burr
Richard Hale
Jay Novello
Family Theatre
ABC News
Keith McBee
Edmund Gwenn
Maureen O'Hara
Natalie Wood
Thelma Ritter
Bill Alten
Loretta Young
Cary Grant
Skitch Henderson
Robert Shaw
Chorale
Robert Maxwell
Danny Kaye
Asia
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Preston Otis Lewis
Lill Marlene
Daniely
St. Patrick's Cathedral
New York City
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Washington, D.C
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Leslie Dwier
Oscar Brown Jr
Francis
Donald O'Connor
Alfred Drake
Tucson
San Xavier del Bue
Channel 11
Les Brown
Hospital
Channel 4
Shiloh Henderson
Channel 7
Iine
Santa Claus
Channel 2
Tucson Boys Chorus
Washington Square Methodist Church
Greenwich Village
Crosby family to appear on Christmas television show
Bing Crosby worries about losing his scenes as his grandchildren join him and Kathryn Crosby on a Christmas Eve television lineup. The family makes a rare TV debut with a Christmas carol performance and appearances by Lawrence Welk’s team, amid a festive local schedule including KNOB and KFAC programs.
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Thankl
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Crosbys
Forefathers Weren't All Tea Sippers
Washington and peers drank heavily during early American history. John Hancock hosted grand parties with 80 in 1792 many bowls of punch, sherry, cider, and brandy. Adams, Washington, and Jefferson enjoyed substantial daily beverages as part of their era.
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John Adams
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Ben Rasnick
East Bay
Beverly
Mass
Painters Union
Harold Peterson
National Park Service
Paterson
Virginia
Reward Up to 10,000 for Don Wilson Killings
San Francisco Superior Court asked to decide who receives a 10 thousand dollar reward offered by the Carpenters Union to find the killers of Painters Union official Don Wilson. Wallace Charleston and Joey De La Cruz are named as applicants and were witnesses at trials of Sacramento contractors Norman McCall and Max Ward.
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San Francisco Superior Court
Carpenters Union
Painters Union
Don Wilson
Wallace Charleston
Joey de la Cruz
Norman McCall
Max Ward
Sacramento
Sixteen Unions Post Rewards in Wiksoi Killings Case
Sixteen unions announced rewards totaling 543,285 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Wiksoi’s killers. The push aims to expedite justice in a high-profile murder case.
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Wiksoi
Busy Pope to Officiate in Damaged Florence
Pope Paul VI, 69, faced a grueling Christmas schedule with a motor trip to Florence to comfort flood victims and attend midnight mass for the new bishops' synod. He broke tradition to share the Fiorentines' distress and bring Christmas comfort, aiming to show solidarity amid disaster.
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Florence
Meanest Man Laughs at Dying Girl Expense
GRAND RAPIDS Michigan George Dewey said a story of a dying girl named Suzy drew public sympathy after a man promised to fly the family to Hollywood to meet Terry Lewis and Disneyland. The offer proved a scam, leaving Suzy's parents to explain cruelty to a six year old as they planned Christmas at home.
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Lewis
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Pope Paul to celebrate Christmas at Vatican and in Florence
Florence floods hit community as Pope Paul prepares to leave the Vatican for a midnight mass in Florence and return to St. Peter's for Christmas morning blessing Urbi et Orbi. The pope will be joined by 95 year old Birch and his nurse wife Thaly in a dramatic holiday journey amid flood damage and legal battles over their marriage.
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11 Movies and the Red Stallion in Ragbies Capers
A brief listing highlights eleven films including Red Stallion in Ragbies, Mr Ace, and Navy Wife. The varied lineup suggests a mixed program or seasonal feature show with notable titles and familiar names.
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Ace
Dangerous toy dubbed sonic blaster at Christmas risk
BERKELEY UP I children who find Agent Zero under the tree risk hearing damage as the toy resembling a bazooka, named sonic blaster Model 5530, is produced by Mattel Hawthorne California. It operates by compressed air and can reach harmful noise levels, says Dr. Lester Breslaw state health director. Manufacture was stopped last spring but some states still stocked the toy during the holiday season.
Ex-Congressman George Stobbs Dies in Worcester
Former U.S. Representative George R. Stobbs, 90, of Worcester area died Friday. A two term congressman, he left the House at the end of his third term to return to private law practice.
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Mass
UPI
George R. Stobbs
Stobbs
House of Representatives
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