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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1959
Page
5
Robert L. Sokolski critiques television executives for delaying self inspection after quiz show scandals. He notes early rumors, missed investigations, and argues the real issue is lack of policing in programming rather than the rigging itself. Welch shifts to television full time, and CBS Radio previews The Hidden Revolution on November 10.
CBS special The Ballad of Louie the Louse stars Phil Silvers as a loan shark believed dead at sea who resurfaces. Betsy Palmer Eddie Albert and Pert Kelton co star with a scene of a cynical woman and Joe Cartwright’s faith. Also previewed: Bonanza 77 Sunset Strip Wool WSYR-TV Sherry Jackson Glamour and Law shows Perry Mason Wanted Dead or Alive Gunsmoke and classic Westerns with air times tonight.
Central faces Nottingham in a 7 30 p m broadcast on WOLF. Opera House airs Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at 9 30 p m featuring Anna Moffo on WONC F M.
Hollywood UPI Cathy Crosby under treatment for a nervous breakdown at a Los Angeles hospital and to remain at least one more week. June Crosby said Cathy has been in hospital for a week and a conference was held to dispel rumors. Family attorney Jacques Leslie said the condition is not physical and Cathy is resting while plans for a normal comeback are discussed.
Ft Jackson will host Alumni Day at the infantry training center in Ft Jackson South Carolina on October 30. Maj Gen Christian H Clark has designated the date for all graduates who trained there since 1917. Public invited with open house a parade and ceremonies planned.
Diane Roberts 15 sobbed at her parents funeral after admitting poisoning Mr. and Mrs. William Roberts in Prairie Village Kansas. She used grape drink laced with roach poison to kill them, saying her father threatened to kill her. A future hearing will decide if she stands trial as a juvenile or for murder.
Providence Rhode Island AP reports State Prison Warden Harold Langlois said inmates once received ballpoint pens as gifts but were later turned into small incendiary bombs by prisoners who pulled apart the pens and inserted match heads.
Starred list of weekly TV programs in the Herald-American weekly section includes Gunsmoke Bourbon Street Beat Perry Mason Bonanza Wanted Dead or Alive and late-night features such as Star Theater and Hollywood Showcase with listed times from 5:00 to 12:00.
A dense roster of radio and TV airings across Syracuse stations WSYR WHEN CBS WOLF WSEN WIMK WNDR WFBL WNDR and others. Entries show program names hosts and time slots from 5:00 PM to midnight with various news sports and music blocks.
A mixed NBC special critique notes Project 20 Life in the Thirties as thoughtful and well edited with Bennett score but burdensome with documentary labels. It praises Robert Benchley Will Rogers and Roosevelt in warm moments and warns Borge’s open Copenhagen hour lacks substance. variety bits fail to sustain travelogue format.
The church program titled Divine Protection Wherever You Are is scheduled for Sunday at 7:45 A.M. on station WOLF, followed by an 11 A.M. broadcast segment. The item highlights a church service and related schedule.
Editorial critique notes Hamlet style phonetic punctuation and a one joke sketch. It warns curbing Borge's roaming and keeping him at the piano. Mentions Life in the Thirties as sponsorless and invites readers to write their own moral for the political ad.
Baltimore AP The Martin Co has won a 30 million dollar Navy contract to modernize 37 P5M 2 Marlin and 1e submarine warfare seaplanes, the firm and the Navy announced Friday.
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