Smothers Brothers Targeted by NBC Censors
NBC censored two words from Tommy Smothers during a live segment of the Smothers Brothers show, while the network’s standards and practices department declined to reveal the exact wording. The incident followed past clashes over censorship and comes as the program, taped two weeks earlier, continues to draw viewers despite mixed reviews.
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Smothers Brothers censorship clash ends in CBS breach ruling
In the late 1960s the Smothers brothers battled CBS over content on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. CBS canceled the show, then the duo sued and won a $916,000 breach of contract judgment. CBS Reports examines campaign money abuses in The Best Congress, Money Can Buy.
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Astrological Forecast for February 1 1975
General guidance advises coordinating with others for better understanding of motives and ambitions. Individual sign notes emphasize improved relations, charm in surroundings, and cautious social conduct with partners and friends.
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Susan Ford Named Queen of Shenandoah Apple Festival
Susan Ford 17 will reign as queen at the Shenandoah Apple Festival in Winchester Virginia for three days this spring. During her reign she will knight the grand marshal entertainer Bob Hope. Only one other presidential daughter, Lucy Baines Johnson, served as queen in 1964.
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Tv's Lew Archer just shadow of character
A UPI by Frank Sweatlow notes NBC's Archer stars Brian Keith and uses only the name Lew Archer not Ross MacDonald. The first episode The Turkish Connection features a con man posing as an underground movement to swindle rich families. a kidnapped heir is later murdered and Archer bungles the investigation, angering readers with TV inaccuracy.
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