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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1962
Page
3
A miscellaneous stream of TV listings, film notes, and program blocks from a past broadcast day. It mentions shows like The Texan, Lassie, Bonanza style Westerns, comedies, news segments, game shows, and film slots, with scattered actor names and network identifiers.
NBC broadcast Tuesday evening program titled News of World Monitor at 7:05 PM featuring global headlines and brief reports. The segment gives quick updates on international events and significant developments from around the world.
Radio listings show KENS 680 with CBS programs including Lowell Thomas and Richard Hayes Show, World Time, and Garry Moore. Network entries include MBS ABC lineup, Fulton Lewis, Alex Dreier, Ed P. Morgan, and Breakfast Club with New Mexico Dreier segment noted.
TV preview notes Alfred Hitchcock hosting a program with a teaser about a key plot point. Bria Kolth plays a rough lawyer defending a young defendant facing a murder charge as Houanda Channel I airs emotional scenes with Rod Lauren portraying the singer dad.
A UPI styled review critiques the Monday night TV lineup. It notes the BBC style Pentecost ritual in a documentary segment and compares Expedition unfavorably with other programs like Ben Casey and The Rifleman. The piece praises some acting but laments tonal deficiencies and mass medium pretensions.
A city legal ruling dismisses a park land use challenge amid appeals by Maloney and Cragford Reeder. The case, tied to Me park and conservation interests, moves to the Fourth Court of Civil Appeals with UT Texas joined. Kennedy wage reform and federal pay scales discussed in separate Washington briefing.
Los Angeles AP reports actor Heflin faces a $500,000 suit amid a jumble of figures and references to salaries and plans. The filing alleges damages related to a fatal car incident tied to a grade level pay scale, with various salary figures cited for academic and federal positions.
An astronaut launch at Cape Canaveral proceeds with a crew described as the Wee Ones aiding John M. H. Glenn Jy. The Atlas rocket rises from the pad as Thomas J. Jostalley, Atlas test conductor, voices a blessing over the loudspeaker from the blockhouse.
Television listings note Cesar Ramero Follow the Sun and Dr Kildare outings with Barbara Rush starred on The Theater March 41. The Dynamite Dukes of Dixie perform Dixie rhythms on Rat So Fal March 18. Tony George hosts Cherkmate's vacation in Rome filming Daybreak. Paul Lynde rounds Perry Camp season. George Cobell pinch hits for Garry Moore March 23. Felix Frankfurter completes ABC on camera taping for FDR series due next fall. Gene Kelly set for April Oscarcast on ABC. John Caryadine TV spiels in progress. NBC special portrait The World of Sophia Seven debuts Feb 27 with Sophia speaking to viewers. Jacques Deval Tonight in Samarkand Broadway play in development. Monica may join Tammy Thomas production banner telecast. Frank Sinstra Reprise Records issues TV themes LP using nine guitars.
A note from IV Editor in The Light previews Judy Garland hosting The Judy Garland Show on CBS TV Sunday February 25. The message notes Garland’s enthusiasm and co-stars Martin and others, comparing the program to Carnegie Hall Hollywood Bowl and opening night energy.
Chuck Connors former baseball player and TV star of The Rifleman was divorced from Elizabeth Connors after 13 years of marriage. The settlement awards his wife the family home worth about 85,000 dollars, monthly alimony of 2,150 dollars, child support, and a half interest in additional properties.
U S Att y Gen Robert F Kennedy arrived in Rome for a two day private visit. He planned a courtesy call on Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani and meetings with Foreign Minister Antonio Segni and Justice Minister Gallo Gotiella before leaving for Berlin. Kennedy was accompanied by his wife and presidential adviser Arthur Schlesinger Jr. plus 15 others sailing from Bangkok via Beirut.
Paris reports say Algerian rebels and French authorities near a peace accord while right wing secret army warns of renewed violence to block independence. Cease fire expectations surface as French military officials weigh final terms, with supporters of self rule pressing for a referendum.
In orbit astronaut John Glenn uses special squeeze tubes for meals. He twists caps, attaches a nozzle, and squeezes a semisolid meat and fruit blend directly into his mouth through the helmet opening. The method avoids spillage under reduced gravity.
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