Sing Along With Mitch Show Is Bumped by NBC
NBC will drop Mitch Miller's Sing Along With Mitch next season after months of delay and shifting schedules. Miller, who owns the program, says guest stars were suggested only to tweak ratings, and notes the show gained only with Shirley Temple while others drew viewers elsewhere. The NBC lineup has moved the show across Thursdays Fridays and a late Monday slot amid poor ratings.
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Norfolk Housewives Plan March on VEPCO Over Rates
Norfolk housewives announce a Monday protest dubbed a mother s march on the VEPCO office. The action follows a week of petitions demanding lower electric and estate charges. VEPCO denies excessive rates and notes recent reductions.
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New and Fresh Bump Up: Hitchcock Series In Shift
A reader notes the station’s programming shift toward Alfred Hitchcock’s longer running series, contrasting it with older nature films and implying the new approach sidelines current staff for a two hour block. The remark highlights producer concerns over audience appeal and scheduling changes.
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Ham Radio Tie Between Holdrege Street Neighbors
Holdrege residents Dave Allerheiligen and Lincoln Neb. caller Garth Kennedy connected through ham radio, discovering Kennedy lives on Holdrege Street while Allerheiligen resides on Lincoln Street, both in Holdrege.
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Television Schedule Highlights and Prime Time Lineup
A dense list of daily programs across channels features Mickey Mouse Club Popeye Hercules Friends The Wild One with Marlon Brando and a mix of news weather sports and evening shows including The Tonight Show Petticoat Junction Dr. Kildare and The Fugitive with many time slots and special events such as the New Hampshire presidential primary coverage.
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Ruby Trial Moves Toward Verdict as Psychiatric Testimony Grows
In Dallas the Jack Ruby murder trial enters a pivotal phase with psychiatric witnesses. Defense lawyer Melvin Belli says the case could reach the jury by Saturday. Prosecution plans brief rebuttal and continues with expert testimony on Ruby’s mental state. Marguerite Oswald arrived in Dallas hoping to observe proceedings. Dr Roy Schafer cites signs of brain damage and possible psychomotor epilepsy as factors in Ruby’s actions.
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Woman Persuades Convict to Surrender in Manitoba Michigan
Marian Poxson a 48 year old housewife talked escaped convict Lester B. Dionne 35 into giving himself up after a six hour pursuit in Munith Michigan A series of incidents included a threatened kidnapping two home break ins and a high speed chase police alarms road blocks and a prison fugitive from a southern Michigan state prison farm Dionne was escorted to the state corrections office by Mrs Poxson who described the act as helping a man in need.
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Space rock crashes through window in Hartford home
Anna Fay Autry recalls a half pound metallic object that slammed into her window while she watched TV. Her parents, Thomas and wife sent the meteorite to Washington for analysis by geological survey authorities who confirmed it as a meteorite.
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