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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1963
Page
6
A scrambled listing details radio logs and TV programs across a day, naming hosts and shows including The Rifleman and McHale's Navy. It notes a school drama plot with Arnold Hroves, Caesar Romero as guest, Caesar Romero appears, and a Christ themed TV feature with Anita Foile and various performers.
A dramatic teleplay recounts a past life relived by a fugitive girl as actors portray a tangled history. The broadcast touches on memory, loss, and pursuit within a regional San Antonio holiday programming block.
Eight sticks of dynamite exploded at a Kroger doorway in East St Louis late last night, the strongest blast of a yearlong spree of grocery store bombings in the area. The blast shattered a filling station, blew out a U.S. mailbox, and rattled the building two blocks away. postal authorities were alerted and Kroger officials expect the store to reopen for Christmas shopping. Police say the door was the target and note prior bombings at other stores in March May and July in the region.
Tuesday TV previews spotlight Red Skelton in a Christmas show. Highlights include Skelton dancing with Roberta Lubell spoofing Spectre of the Rose, Lubell’s solo, Cara Willians as a doll who comes to life, and Freddie the reloading bum. Mitchell Boys Choir aids in a carol finale colored by festive mood.
Hollywood notes that Mike Connors, former Tightrope co star Richard Boone, will play Doris Day's leading man in Some Other Love, filmed in London in May as part of Marty Melcher's European production slate. The piece ties in gossip about Kim Novak, Glenn Ford, Juliet Prowse, and other 1960s stars, plus holiday TV highlights and industry chatter.
Hollywood insiders discuss reworking a Dickens special with sponsor comfort. The dialogue references shifting names like Ebenezer Scrooge and Tiny Tim, adding a host of star cameos and a jokey, modern tempo. The plan aims to boost appeal and international sales while keeping the ghosts and moral core.
Eddie Fisher says the children delay his divorce from Elizabeth Taylor not money. He claims Taylor offered no settlement of a million and would accept half his voice to speed the case. Taylor and Richard Burton plan a Mexico wedding, while Burton's wife Sybil has just filed for divorce in Puerto Vallarta.
ABILENE UP I George Graves Jr a 40 year old Abilene druggist was charged with possession of counterfeit money. Secret Service agents and police tied him to 35000 dollars in 20 dollar bills. Also named are Don saldd Richard Plaskett of Abilene and an arrest connected to a package in Little Rock.
Los Angeles AP reports Frances Sears Heifetz, 53, won a divorce from famed violinist Jascha Heifetz, 63, after 16 years of marriage. Heifetz ordered to pay $1000 monthly alimony and child support for Jay, and Mrs Heifetz awarded half of the couple's $400000 community property.
UNITED NATIONS AP reports UNICEF sold a record one billion greeting cards in the United States for the 1963 season, plus 175000 calendars. Revenue reached 2.2 million dollars, up 22.2 percent from last year, as fundraising gains boosted donations and press coverage.
Washington AP report details Johnson recounting Ike Eisenhower offering advice and ideas after Kennedy's assassination. Johnson recalls Ike’s handwritten memo and longhand dictation, his admiration for Eisenhower, and plans to add FDR’s portrait alongside Monroe Jefferson and Jackson in the White House.
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