Impressive Christmas TV Services Steal Spotlight
Religious services dominated Christmas TV amid a light holiday viewership. Bing Crosby and Mary Martin led subdued Christmas Eve on ABC while NBC plans new hosts for key anthology shows. NBC also revives Marlin Perkins with Wild Kingdom and Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum are featured on upcoming programs.
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ABC
Mary Martin
Dick Powell
Gregory Peck
Powell
Michael Rennie
Robert Mitchum
Frank Sinatra
Marlin Perkins
NBC
CBS
Eric Severeid
Perry Como
Eleanor Powell
Navy Officer and Mother Found Dead in Trailer
In Alexandria AP Navy petty officer Samuel Miller and his mother Jessie L. Miller were found dead in his house trailer during Christmas dinner arrival. Sister Hilda Anastasis of Belleville reported no answer at the door and no snow footprints besides hers. Police suspect carbon monoxide poisoning as a possible cause.
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Warren Austin Former Senator Dead at 85
Warren R. Austin 85 died at his Burlington home after a career spanning the Senate from 1931 to 1946 and a U.N. ambassadorship through 1953. A Republican turned internationalist, he led U.N. actions against Communist China in Korea and publicly backed President Truman’s foreign policy after World War II. He was born in Highgate Vermont and trained as a lawyer after graduating from the University of Vermont.
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Warren R. Austin
U.S
League of Nations
United Nations
Austin
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Senate
U.N
Harry S. Truman
Jacob A. Malik
Security Council
Truman
Independence
Highgate
University of Vermont
Evening TV Schedule Highlights and Key Airing Times
Television programs listed include 5 News at 5 and 9 House Party. 7 News, 4 News, 9 The Millionaire, Loretta Young and Gale Storm appearances, 11:30 Highway Patrol, Queen for a Day, To Tell the Truth, Young Dr Malone, Who Do You Trust. Schedule cues 2:55 3:00 and 12:30.
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Dr. Malone
Gale Storm
Mickey Mouse Club
Popeye
Wyatt Earp
Porky Pig and Friends
John Garfield
Capitol Hill
Phil Silvers
Bob
the Virginian
Three Stooges
the Detectives
Cochise
Yogi, Bear
Newsnight
Perry Como
Dick van Dyke
Man Higgins
U.S. Steel Hour
Elventh
Bonco
Naked City
Ener
Ernie Ford
Merv Griffin
Guiding Light
Groucho
Kent Taylor
Theater of Stars
Dear Abby Advice and Dream Interpretation Column
Dear Abby addresses a reader about a neighbor affair and a damaged marriage, then offers a reply on trust and friendship. The page includes a dream interpretation about flying and a teen relationship dilemma with dance rules and breakup guidance.
Dear Abby Advice: Son Buys Mother A Wedding Ring
A reader asks if a son should give his widowed mother a wedding band as a birthday gift after losing her ring last May. Abby replies the idea is beautiful and suggests matching a replacement ring. The column includes mailing instructions and a cooking tip for salmon in white sauce.
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Abby
West asks Japan to halt oil pipe exports to Soviet Union
Kyodo News Service reports that the United States and NATO urged Japan to stop exporting steel oil pipes to the Soviet Union for Russia's oil industry. Kyodo quotes government sources saying the Japanese government was asked to decide after a NATO request. Officials declined to comment.
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Japan
Tokyo
United States
NATO
Soviet Union
Russia
Kyodo
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Room For
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Bonita Granville
Pierre Fresnay
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Winchester Dry Cleaners
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Elsie-Kay
Charles Patton
Dear Abby
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Warren Jr
Col
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Dreamer
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Tupper Wingfield
Hagood, M. D
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Winchester Star
John Henkel Henry
Winchester, Va
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Schewel Furniture CO
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