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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1962
Page
4
A scrambled listings page shows a mishmash of shows and headlines including political segments, a courtroom style program, cartoons, and a late night lineup. Names like Walter Cronkite appear amid disjointed program notes and partial Spanish phrases suggesting a chaotic broadcast schedule.
A dense OCR of daytime and evening TV slots lists programs, names, and times including early news, soap operas, game shows, dramas, and specials. Notable items mention Lionel Barrymore, Jane Wyman, Lucy, Gilliveshion, and Billy Graham amid a broad lineup of dramas, comedies, news, and variety acts across the day.
NBC coverage builds to Telestar satellite launch from Midway Island as NASA and industry push for orbiting TV. Key figures include Chet Ented, Barry Sullivan, and Loretta Young with reports on broadcasts, budgets, and upcoming shows.
Havana reports Cuban leaders completed a year long study at Soviet agricultural schools. They say the trip equipped them with political and technical knowledge to assist in the revolution’s goals. The piece also notes a TV show featuring Carney and Judy Holliday with mixed reception and critiques of direction and pacing.
A collage of TV picks from New York and Nollywood previews features Kinflensan and The Indian repeat, with Ben Casey and Andy Griffith shows noted. Highlights include Barbara Leslie medical romance, Nellie Burt’s elderly parson scene, and Billy Graham Chicago Crusade telecasts on KONO TV Channel 12 starting Monday through Friday with five hourlong airings.
Harold J Brooks is named admissions and dean of students at Texas Military Institutes Virmer commandant of Ft Sam Houston. He joined TM in 1900 and will begin his new duties. The school adds six instructors including Dosua Ll Boyd, JC Powell, Leland Gi aGanks Kemble, Oliver, Rev Robert L Dagwall, and Lee G Marmlag.
Hollywood reports on NBC TV Guide Award ceremony with Rick Du Bhow noting John Glenn Kennedy and other celebs in diverse categories. Carol Burnett and Ben Casey wins mix with TV’s biggest names. Jerry Lewis and Vincent Edwards vie for top male honors while Sullivan closes with a bow. Ball delivers a sentimental speech as viewers react to the broadcast.
Around the radio dial compiles a jumble of station call signs frequencies and fragmented program notes. It lists KTSA KENS KRUZ KITE and others with AM FM frequencies and scattered show names such as World News Lifeline and Paul Harvey among mixed timing hints and stray anchors.
The July Reader's Digest reports on tranquilizers or tharmlesa pills claiming medical findings from reports. It highlights skin eruptions liver damage and impaired judgment. It warns of greedy druggists selling without prescriptions.
S A Man begins his second term as national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens. The annual convention in Pullerinn California re-elected M Valdez as head and chose Peter Marti iow from Stanton, California as a leader. officers for seniors were Robert Vasques of Chicago and Rana Ortiz of Placentia California. They endorsed federal aid to education and opposed refugee programs while supporting migratory labor laws and medical leave for workers. Outstanding LOLAG man and woman were Margaret Lujan of Chicago and Lddle Venezuela of Fullerston.
Nancy Wood, a specialist in speech and hearing disorders for the U S Department of Health Education and Welfare will discuss language risers for children. The event starts at 7 p m and will be held at the Bexar County Medical Library. The merling is open to the public.
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