Christmas TV Highlights Spread Across Channels
TV listings showcase holiday specials and debuts. Walt Whitman themed Ford Star Jubilee with Eddie Fisher and Debby Reynolds highlights color broadcast. Eartha Kitt makes her television debut in Omnibus adaptation. notable guest stars include Red Skelton, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, and Judy Dench in later segments. Major programs on Channel 3 through Channel 13 feature stars like Vivian Blaine, Stubby Kaye, Jimmy Durante, Perry Como, Kirk Douglas, Orson Welles, and Ronald Reagan with Cloris Leachman in festive or variety formats.
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Weather and Scenes Clash in Film Set Warmth Oddities
Hollywood star Joan Crawford argues that productions force actors into unrealistic weather. She recalls winter scenes shot in extreme heat and summer scenes in near-freezing conditions, from Queen Bee to The Way We Are, despite on-set cooling and protection. Cliff Robertson and director Robert Aldrich offer commentary on the incongruity. A separate Jidda report notes Saudi Arabia’s continued ban on importation of movie cameras and now still cameras as well.
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TV Notes Highlights TV figures and award news
NBC drumma tization music by Bernardo Segall features in William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury production. Valerie Bettis appears as dancer actress. Sylvania Awards honor Robert Alan Arthur for A Man is Ten Feet Tall and The Man on the Mountain Top. Joan Blondell to star in United States Steel Hour White Gloves on CBS. Andy Williams, Tonight host, is 28 from Wall Lake Indiana with four brothers. Bob Hope film That Certain Feeling inspires Person to Person show. Della Robbia Wreath Award goes to The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet for teen issues.
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Legion Post Plans Next Meeting on Jan 5
SOUTH AMHERST The American Legion Post skipped its business session for a Christmas party with the Auxiliary and families. The post will resume meetings Thursday January 5 at 8 p.m.
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Ali’s Music Charms Cobra Despite Zero Lessons
A remarkable tale recalls Ali who never took a music lesson yet his tunes allegedly charm a cobra. Report notes the unusual skills attributed to Ali and the observed effect on the snake, with local curiosity growing around the coastal village recital.
Saturday Television Schedule on WXEL and WEWS
Channel 6 WXEL lists a full Saturday lineup including Jimmy Wakely Captain Midnight Buffalo Bill Jr Hopalong Annie Oakley Gene Autry Beat The Clock Stage Show The Honeymooners Two for the Money Star Jubilee and a Movie The WEWS Monday bloc on Channel 5 features News 230 and various kiddie and theater programs with Bob Dale Paige Palmer Jan Bidlack and Uncle Lessie listed as hosts.
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Student Drunk For Science Proves Driving Wonder
CHICAGO UP A psychology student 32 year old Bruce Bergum drank heavily to test drunkenness in a science experiment at Northwestern University Traffic Institute. He consumed three shots plus three mixed drinks in an hour, showed high blood alcohol levels, yet walked and performed tasks with effort. Police noted his balance and handwriting during the test while officials argued the ethics of the demonstration.
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