Networks Plan Fall TV Without Scripts Amid Strike
As networks search for substitutes to scripted programs they consider pantomime shows and re runs of past favorites. The piece lists potential offerings like The Marcel Marceau Hour and The Dennis the Menace Festival, plus sports events and music shows that can ad lib, signaling a banner year despite the strike.
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Marcel Marceau
Mike Connors
ABC
Bobby Breen
CBS
Mrs. Miller
NBC
James McCord
All
The
Waltons
Dean Martin
Hitler Last Ten Days movie review mixed with satire
A critic surveys Hitler The Last Ten Days starring Alec Guinness as Hitler and notes strong likenesses yet faltering depth. The documentary framing fades as the final half drags with ludicrous dialogue and sensational gags, ending on heavy but hollow notes.
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Adolph Hitler
Mel Brooks
Zero Mostel
Hitler
Cinema II
Berlin
Sir Alec Guinness
Guinness
Adolf Hitler
Cinema IL
United States China Basketball Highlights On Channel 8
Highlights of USA China basketball set for 7 30 p m Thursday on channel 8. The U S College All Stars play an eight game series against a team from the People s Republic of China. This marks the first taped sports event for U S officials in China. The Generation of Speed a half hour program on the 1973 Indianapolis 500 will precede the basketball show at 7 p m on channel 8.
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People’s Republic of China
Channel 8
Humble Howard Tries Baseball on Monday Night Baseball
Radio and TV fans see Howard Cosell switch from football to baseball as guest commentator for the Boston Red Sox versus Detroit Tigers game at 7 p.m. on channels 6 and 15. Regular booths Curt Gowdy and Tony Kubek will try to keep pace with his rapid remarks.
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Howard Cosell
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Curt, Gowdy
Tony Kubek
Cosell
You'll Get Yours When You're 65 CBS REPORTS
CBS News reports on Social Security in the United States and Germany. The program features Hughes Rudd interviewing 21 million American seniors about medical bills, savings erosion, and welfare fears. It contrasts U S concerns with West Germany's system and includes views on Medicare changes and elderly affordability.
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CBS
CBS News
Hughes Rudd
Rudd
Germany
Bismarck
United States
Emil Frede
Hanover
Frede
Caspar Weinberger
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Senate
Sens
Mund Muskie
Edward M. Kennedy
Mass
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