WVIZ Airs A Capitol Fourth 1988 Celebration
WVIZ channels a Fourth of July special featuring the National Symphony Orchestra performing Irving Berlin music. Mstislav Rostropovich conducts the 90 minute PBS program with Metropolitan Opera mezzo Sherrill Miles as soloist during the Washington Capitol lawn concert.
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Irving Berlin
Wviz-Tv
National Symphony Orchestra
U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C
Mstislav Rostropovich
Metropolitan Opera
Sherrill Miles
Bernstein, Berlin, and Shelburne: Star-Studded TV Night
A TV evening features Irving Berlin songs including God Bless America and Easter Parade with Milnes, plus West Side Story dances and Sousa marches. The program honors wartime patriotism, marks a 10th anniversary, and includes Electra Havemeyer Webb’s Shelburne Museum collection in Collecting America. Narrator John Wilmerding notes iconic folk art, with Ann Southern as the host.
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Russia
Berlin
America
Leonard Bernstein
John Phillips Sousa
Milnes
Washington Monument
Channel
Electra Havemeyer Webb
Vermont
Shelburne Museum
Shelburne
Ticonderoga
John Wilmerding
Spaceballs and Walt Disney World's Fourth of July Spectacular
A TV listing offers Spaceballs at 7 00 P M with stars John Candy Daphne Zuniga and Rick Moranis in a spoof of blockbuster fantasy films. At 8 00 P M WGN airs Walt Disney World's Fourth of July Spectacular hosted by Jason Bateman with two parades and holiday festivities.
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Mel Brooks
John Candy
Daphne Zuniga
Rick Moranis
WGN
Florida Amusement Park
Capitol Fourth 1988 marks Independence Day celebration at Capitol
The Capitol lawn hosts the National Symphony Orchestra led by Mstislav Rostropovich with Irving Berlin works and baritone Sherrill Milnes. At 10 PM the film Yankee Doodle Dandy starring James Cagney is shown in a colorized 1942 classic.
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Capitol Building
Washington, D.C
National Symphony Orchestra
Mstislav Rostropovich
Irving Berlin
Sherrill Milnes
Michael Curtiz
James Cagney
George M. Cohan
Discovery Channel challenges PBS in public viewing
The Discovery Channel shines for cable viewers with nature science fare and flashy media, while PBS supporters warn that public broadcasting must remain independent and accessible. TDC pursues ambitious projects like Russia Live and Reef Watch, drawing attention and controversy.
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Discovery Channel
TDC
Russia
Red Sea
Chernobyl
Moscow
America
PBS
Vietnam
Astrological guidance for July 5 1988 across zodiac signs
Daily horoscope notes independence drives progress for many signs with cautions on trust and timing. Cancer and Leo receive warning about decisions and perception while Aquarius and Gemini urge caution against negativity and secret motives.
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Lee
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New York Life
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Astrology
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Aquarius
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Gemini
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