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Dorothy Funk compiles a column of highlights from recent events and personalities, presenting concise notes on notable occurrences, people, and moments likely of local interest.
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1965
Page
6
Dorothy Funk compiles a column of highlights from recent events and personalities, presenting concise notes on notable occurrences, people, and moments likely of local interest.
Tonight features films and shows across channels with Cartoons and guest stars. Highlights include Tarzan’s Savage Fury with Lex Barker and Dorothy Hart, The Virginian western, Patty Duke Show with genetics theme, The Catered Affair with Davis Borgnine Reynolds, and Danny Kaye guest lineup plus Tonight Show and Cinderella Jones musical.
Hollywood CBS-TV announced three of its weekly programs for next season would be produced in color, marking a major shift as the network, then the sole outlier with all black and white series, embraces color television. The move comes as the industry tests new color tech and viewer appeal under UPI correspondent Rick Du Brow.
Actress Louise Dresser, 86, rests at Motion Picture Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills after hospital admission on February 28 for a stomach ailment. She has lived in Glendale in recent years and has vaudeville and film roots. The report covers NBC and CBS color TV plans, color TV adoption studies, and Kentucky coal production in January 1965.
Zenith Radio Corp asked the FCC to authorize subscription television on an extended nationwide basis. A Hartford Connecticut pilot refuted claims pay TV is a rich man’s toy, noting broad appeal especially to middle and lower income families. Zenith, joined by Teco Inc, urged expansion while STV faced legal and political opposition after a California referendum.
Washington reports Rod Serling was hospitalized Tuesday night after chest pains. The 40 year old playwright and president of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences underwent tests to determine the illness's nature. He delivered a speech earlier and urged the industry to confront right wing attacks with courage.
Peter Throckmorton’s The Lost Ships An Adventure in Undersea Archaeology chronicles his non archaeologist voyage with Turkish sponge fishers off Cape Geldonya. The Bronze Age ship wreck, Bodrum’s weathering, and sea legends unfold in a brisk, dramatic narrative, likening him to a modern Lindbergh of the deep.
Members of the council's leading and lands committee voted to insert a penalty clause into the building code. A first offense would carry a fine of 25 to 50 dollars and a second offense could bring 50 dollars and up to 90 days in jail or both. The committee will recommend adoption by the city council Monday night.
Eleven local tournaments produced finalists for Elyria Recreation Department city finals to be held March 27 at 9:30 am in Northwood Junior High and other venues. Participants include Eastern Heights and Northwood reps in table pool bowling tic tac toe checkers ping pong and table hockey with awards and ribbons for winners.
Richard E McLaughlin Massachusetts registrar of motor vehicles urges defensive driving and urges motorists to “drive like everybody else on the road was crazy.” The UPI report frames his exhortation as a caution to stay alert and prepared for erratic behavior from others on the road.
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