Hitchcock TV Series Mixes British Style With Gripping Finale
Cynthia Lowry notes Alfred Hitchcock's TV suspense still thrives on irony and crisp endings. A recent episode staged a rat haunted waterfront shack with an ex convict and a widow chasing stolen money, ending in a gruesome twist. Ann Sothern shines as the widow. Also covers NBC political time sharing with Dean Burch and Jackie Mason's Sullivan Show critique.
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Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Convicted in Tax Case
Earl Welch, a long-time Oklahoma Supreme Court justice, was found guilty on five counts of income tax evasion for underreporting earnings between 1957 and 1961 totaling $13,000 in federal taxes. Sentencing set for November 13. Welch faces up to five years and $10,000 per count.
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Toooglynns Step In Toooglynns Step In Honolulu
AP reports Fleet Marine Force Pacific chaplain J E Ryan left for the Far East and named Chaplains John J Glynn to relieve him. One Glynn is a Navy lieutenant at Pearl Harbor, the other an Army major at Tripler Army Hospital. They are not related.
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Candle Alarm: First Clock Sparked by Hot Foot Wakeup
New York researchers at Bulova say the world’s first alarm clock was a candle that woke sleepers with a hot foot. Invented in a medieval monastery by a practical joker monk, it used matins bells to mark dawn and a candle to rouse those who overslept.
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Evening TV Schedule Highlights From 1960s Broadcast
A dense grid of programs lists daily TV slots with shows like News programs the Pax TV era lineup includes World War I a 1960s era Comedy Hour and soap operas. Prominent titles include McHale's Navy The Fugitive Peyton Place and The Edge of Night alongside news days on Washington.
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