Beverly Hillbillies Show and Cummings Drive TV Comedy Boom
Cynthia Lowry reports on how the Beverly Hillbillies and Petticoat Junction creator Henning built a TV comedy wave after 1959. The piece notes simple good humor, no violence, and fan letters praising escapist entertainment amid a growing NBC schedule in a period of brisk U.S. TV expansion. The piece mentions Burr Tillstrom and a Tonight program lineup including a PBS style documentary on the Cuban missile crisis.
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Seven Days in May Brings Chilling Political Intrigue
A Naval officer uncovers a secret plot by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to depose a president. The tense, realistic thriller follows warnings of a coming practice alert as the President weighs how to stop the conspiracy. Strong cast elevates a clever adaptation of the Knebel Bailey novel.
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Mexico City Baby Born With Unknown Father in Health Spokesman Claim
A government health ministry hospital spokesman said a 10 night old baby boy suffered severe respiratory distress. The mother is Maria Sanchez Gonzalez, a servant, and the father is listed as unknown.
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Mexico City
Mnuel Tenorio
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Movie listing and TV schedule notes for today
Radio and TV guide items show 11:20 weather and sports, 11:27 Steve Allen Show, 11:30 The Tonight Show, and a 7 pm Movie The Great Sinner starring Gregory Peck listed in the guide.
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Steve Allen
the Great Sinner
Gregory Peck
Orrick Church Plans Anniversary Observation
Orrick Church at Stephens City will observe its anniversary with Rev. Reginald Mercer as guest speaker. His congregation and choir will accompany him, and refreshments will follow the service. All members and friends are welcome.
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Stephens City
Reginald Mercer
Coed Teams Pushed For In Intercollegiate Athletics
Two women educators from Connecticut urge mixed gender teams in college sports. Dr Betty Hartman of the University of Connecticut and Dr Marion A Sanborn of Mansfield schools say coed participation would boost physical education benefits. They outline mixed tennis golf swimming and volleyball among other activities in a forthcoming spring book.
Bank vault door left open prompts police call
A motorist from Lebanon Kentucky reported the Bank of Loretto vault door standing open. State Police surrounded the area and learned the true event had moved down the shed two days earlier.
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Lebanon, Ky
Bank of Loretto
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