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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1960
Page
3
A long listing outlines TV and radio program airings across multiple stations, including 6RM, NBC, CBS, and various Boston area channels. It details shows from 6 p.m. to late night with coal mine drama, soap operas, game shows, and musical acts, naming programs, hosts, and featured actors.
A Pulse survey of 433 households finds 80.3 percent of parents with children under 21 believe TV is harmless for kids. 19.7 percent report upset children blame horror films westerns cartoons and certain mystery shows.
TV preview lists Father Knows Best at 7 30 p m Danny Thomas at 9 00 p m Adventures in Paradise 8 30 p m Milton Berle and Steve Allen appearances noted Joe Bishop leads with Eddie Fisher guest and Jaye Morgan sings during Jack Paar and Phil Harris sketches listed in the lineup.
In Jefferson City Missouri on Sunday night two armed convicts seized a guard overpowered him and tied up a farm family including a 72 year old grandmother. Bloodhounds tracked the fugitives Cecil Lillibridge 39 and David Parrish 25 to a timber area where they surrendered after hostages were released unharmed. The inmates were serving long terms for armed robbery from St Louis and the escape left a nurse and several residents shaken.
Police investigated two Los Angeles robberies where a total of 189 dollars was taken. Night manager Bob Walker at Sunset Service Station said a man with a snub-nosed revolver took 55 dollars from the cash register and fled in a nearby car. Carlos Lopez, collecting for his company, said three men demanded money and took 134 dollars from his shirt pocket after flashing a knife.
Carlotta Walls and Jefferson Thomas, two of the original nine integration students at Central High, took part in a baccalaureate service with their white classmates. The scene recalled the 1957 integration drama as federal troops oversaw the entry then and now.
San Antonio launches a summer sidewalk project to add 40 miles of new sidewalks. About 15 workers are needed to bolster crews as plans target elementary schools, with Cenizo Park Elementary and Arbor Hill named in initial constructions. The $200,000 effort expects requests from most of the city’s 145 elementary schools with Northside and North East districts leading priority lists.
Col. John F. Roehm was reelected president of the San Antonio Retired Officers at a quarterly luncheon. Other officers include Col. George Grunert and Col. Jack E. Finks as vice presidents, Col. pra B. Hill as secretary, CWO Johnnie 5. Yarborough as assistant secretary, Col. C.F. Brand as treasurer, and Col. Carl Schenken as legal counsel. The local group will affiliate with the national organization on July 1.
In Sherman Oaks California about 70 residents organized a weekend drive to eradicate rattlesnakes invading homes. They captured five poisonous rattlers and seven nonpoisonous snakes as dry conditions drive wildlife into urban areas. The largest snake reached 38 inches.
The Japan Teachers union representing about 500000 primary school teachers voted Sunday night to oppose President Eisenhower’s upcoming visit to Japan scheduled for next month.
A 19 story intercarch center in New York was dedicated Sunday as America’s first national headquarters for Protestant and Eastern Orthodox churches. The ceremony was led by Bishop Johannes Lilje, president of the Lutheran church in Germany.
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