Of course, a look at the page itself - as you see above - shows us that they simply ran out of room on the line, and knew people would understand what they meant. Had one of the four stations not been showing it, "Best" probably would have been included. TV Guide often did this with shows with long titles - I Dream of Jeannie, That Was the Week That Was, Please Don't Eat the Daisies. Weren't times easier back then, when we didn't need to jump to conclusions? These listings, by the way, are from the Minnesota State Edition.
2 KTCA (Educ.)
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MORNING
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11:00
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HISTORY—Herb Hake
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11:30
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PSYCHOLOGY 1—Education
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AFTERNOON
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2:30
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A TIME TO DANCE—Myers
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3:00
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TEA AT THREE—Jeani K
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EVENING
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6:30
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WHAT’S NEW—Education
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7:00
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MUSIC FOR THE CLASSROOM
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8:00
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FAR EAST STUDY—Swain
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8:30
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BOOKS AND IDEAS—Marsh
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9:00
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CHILD PSYCHOLOGY—Kanner
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9:30
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CURRENT ISSUES—Lindsay
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10:00
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GREAT BOOKS
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10:30
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MODERN ART—Washburn
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3 KDAL (Duluth) (CBS)
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MORNING
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7:00
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CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM—Education
Physics
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7:30
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CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM—Education
Chemistry
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8:00
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NEWS—Hottelet
Allan Jackson
substitutes this week
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8:15
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CAPTAIN KANGAROO
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9:00
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RED ROWE—Variety
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9:30
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ON THE GO—Linkletter
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10:00
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I LOVE LUCY
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10:30
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DECEMBER BRIDE
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11:00
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LOVE OF LIFE
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11:30
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SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
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11:45
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GUIDING LIGHT
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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NEWS—Walter Cronkite
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12:05
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TOWN AND COUNTRY—Becker
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12:30
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AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
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1:00
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FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE—Dr. James A.
Peterson
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1:30
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HOUSE PARTY
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2:00
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MILLIONAIRE
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2:30
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VERDICT IS YOURS
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3:00
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BRIGHTER DAY
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3:15
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SECRET STORM
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3:30
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EDGE OF NIGHT
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4:00
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LIFE OF RILEY—Comedy
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4:30
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MY LITTLE MARGIE—Comedy
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5:00
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BANDSTAND—Jim Rassbach
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5:30
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CALIFORNIANS—Western
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS
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6:15
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NEWS—Edwards
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6:30
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OZZIE AND HARRIET—Comedy
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7:00
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TEXAN—Western
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7:30
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FATHER KNOWS
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8:00
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DANNY THOMAS
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8:30
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ANN SOTHERN
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9:00
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HENNESEY—Comedy
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9:30
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JUNE ALLYSON—Drama
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10:00
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NEWS
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10:15
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TWILIGHT ZONE—Drama
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10:45
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MANHUNT—Police
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11:15
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MOVIE—Police
“Terror at Midnight”
(1956)
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3 KGLO (Mason City) (CBS)
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MORNING
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8:00
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NEWS—Hottelet
Allan Jackson
substitutes
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8:15
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CAPTAIN KANGAROO
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9:00
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ELEMENTARY SPANISH
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9:30
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ON THE GO—Linkletter
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10:00
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I LOVE LUCY
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10:30
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DECEMBER BRIDE
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11:00
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LOVE OF LIFE
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11:30
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SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
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11:45
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GUIDING LIGHT
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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NEWS
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12:30
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AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
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1:00
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FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE—Dr. James A.
Peterson
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1:30
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HOUSE PARTY
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2:00
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MILLIONAIRE
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2:30
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VERDICT IS YOURS
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3:00
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BRIGHTER DAY
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3:15
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SECRET STORM
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3:30
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EDGE OF NIGHT
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4:00
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BOB CAVANAUGH—Variety
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5:00
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BART’S CLUBHOUSE—Kids
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5:45
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NEWS, MARKETS, WEATHER
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EVENING
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6:15
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NEWS—Edwards
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6:30
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KATE SMITH—Music
Guests: Four Aces,
Augie and Margo
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7:00
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THIS MAN DAWSON—Police
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7:30
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FATHER KNOWS
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8:00
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DANNY THOMAS
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8:30
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ANN SOTHERN
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9:00
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HENNESEY—Comedy
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9:30
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JUNE ALLYSON—Drama
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10:00
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NEWS
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10:30
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MOVIE—Drama
“My Marriage” (1936)
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4 WCCO (CBS)
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MORNING
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7:00
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CARTOONS—Siegfried
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8:00
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NEWS—Hottelet
Allan Jackson
substitutes this week
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8:15
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CAPTAIN KANGAROO
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9:00
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REUBEN K. YOUNGDAHL
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9:15
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NEWS—WHAT’S NEW?
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9:30
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ON THE GO—Linkletter
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10:00
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I LOVE LUCY
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10:30
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DECEMBER BRIDE
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11:00
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LOVE OF LIFE
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11:30
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SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
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11:45
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GUIDING LIGHT
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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NEWS
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12:15
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SOMETHING SPECIAL—Merriman
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12:20
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WEATHER—Bud Kraehling
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12:30
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AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
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1:00
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FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE—Dr. James A.
Peterson
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1:30
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HOUSE PARTY
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2:00
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MILLIONAIRE
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2:30
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VERDICT IS YOURS
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3:00
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BRIGHTER DAY
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3:15
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SECRET STORM
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3:30
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EDGE OF NIGHT
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4:00
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AROUND THE TOWN—Haeberle
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4:30
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BOZO THE CLOWN—Kids
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5:00
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AXEL AND DOG—Clellan Card
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5:30
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CLANCY THE COP—Kids
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5:55
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SPORTS, NEWS, WEATHER
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EVENING
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6:15
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NEWS—Edwards
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6:30
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KATE SMITH—Music
Guests: Four Aces,
Augie and Margo
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7:00
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TEXAN—Western
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7:30
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FATHER KNOWS
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8:00
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DANNY THOMAS
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8:30
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ANN SOTHERN
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9:00
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HENNESEY—Comedy
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9:30
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JUNE ALLYSON—Drama
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10:00
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NEWS
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10:30
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26 MEN—Western
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11:00
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WEATHER—Don O’Brien
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11:05
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DIVORCE COURT—Drama
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5 KSTP (NBC)
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MORNING
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6:00
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CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM—Education
Physics
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6:30
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CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM—Education
Chemistry
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7:00
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TODAY—Garroway
This week from Rome
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9:00
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DOUGH RE MI
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9:30
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PLAY YOUR HUNCH
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10:00
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PRICE IS RIGHT—Contest
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10:30
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CONCENTRATION
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11:00
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Game
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11:30
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IT COULD BE YOU—Bill Leyden
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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NEWS
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12:20
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TREASURE CHEST—Quiz
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1:00
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QUEEN FOR A DAY
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1:30
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LORETTA YOUNG
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2:00
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YOUNG DR. MALONE
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2:30
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FROM THESE ROOTS
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3:00
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THIN MAN—Mystery
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3:30
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BUCKSKIN—Western
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4:00
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TOPPER—Comedy
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4:30
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MY LITTLE MARGIE—Comedy
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5:00
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ROBIN HOOD—Adventure
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5:45
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NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS
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6:30
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RIVERBOAT
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7:30
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WELLS FARGO
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8:00
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PETER GUNN
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8:30
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GOODYEAR THEATER
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9:00
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STEVE ALLEN—Variety COLOR
Guests: Charlton
Heston, Rise Stevens, Jerry Vale
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10:00
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NEWS
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10:30
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BADGE 714—Police
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11:00
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JACK PAAR—Variety
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12:00
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NEWS
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6 WSDM (Duluth) (NBC)
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MORNING
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7:00
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TODAY—Garroway
This week from Rome
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9:00
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DOUGH RE MI
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9:30
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PLAY YOUR HUNCH
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10:00
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PRICE IS RIGHT—Contest
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10:30
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CONCENTRATION
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11:00
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Game
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11:30
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IT COULD BE YOU—Bill Leyden
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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NEWS
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12:05
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LAUREL AND HARDY—Comedy
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12:30
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PEOPLE’S CHOICE—Comedy
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1:00
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QUEEN FOR A DAY
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1:30
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LORETTA YOUNG
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2:00
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YOUNG DR. MALONE
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2:30
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FROM THESE ROOTS
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3:00
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THIN MAN—Mystery
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3:30
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BUCKSKIN—Western
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4:00
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CAPTAIN Q. AND POPEYE—Kids
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5:30
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RIN TIN TIN
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS
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6:15
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NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
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6:30
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RIVERBOAT
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7:30
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WELLS FARGO
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8:00
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PETER GUNN
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8:30
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GOODYEAR THEATER
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9:00
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STEVE ALLEN—Variety COLOR
Guests: Charlton
Heston, Rise Stevens, Jerry Vale
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10:00
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NEWS
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10:15
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SCIENCE FICTION THEATER
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10:50
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SPORTS—Bob Junkert
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11:00
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JACK PAAR—Variety
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12:00
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NEWS
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6 KMMT (Austin) (ABC)
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MORNING
|
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11:00
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THIS IS THE ANSWER—Religion
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11:30
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CARTOON CARNIVAL—Kids
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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RESTLESS GUN—Western
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12:30
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LOVE THAT BOB!—Comedy
|
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1:00
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ABOUT FACES—Alexander
Guest: George
Montgomery
|
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1:30
|
NEWS, WEATHER
|
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1:40
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TV TRADING TIME
|
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1:45
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AFTERNOON COFFEE CLUB
|
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2:00
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DAY IN COURT—Drama
|
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2:30
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GALE STORM—Comedy
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3:00
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BEAT THE CLOCK—Games
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3:30
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WHO DO YOU TRUST—Quiz
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4:00
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AMERICAN BANDSTAND
Guests: The Four
Coachmen
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5:30
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RIN TIN TIN
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS
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6:15
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NEWS—John Daly
|
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6:30
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CHEYENNE—Western
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7:30
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BOURBON STREET BEAT
|
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8:30
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ADVENTURES IN PARADISE
|
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9:30
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JIM BOWIE—Adventure
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10:00
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NEWS
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10:30
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AMATEUR HOUR—Ted Mack
|
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11:00
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I SPY—Adventure
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11:30
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NEWS—Jack Rainbolt
|
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8 WKBT (LaCrosse) (CBS)
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MORNING
|
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11:00
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LOVE OF LIFE
|
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11:30
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SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
|
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11:45
|
GUIDING LIGHT
|
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AFTERNOON
|
||
12:00
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BOSTON BLACKIE—Mystery
|
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12:30
|
AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
|
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1:00
|
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE—Dr. James A.
Peterson
|
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1:30
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HOUSE PARTY
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2:00
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MILLIONAIRE
|
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2:30
|
VERDICT IS YOURS
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3:00
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BRIGHTER DAY
|
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3:15
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SECRET STORM
|
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3:30
|
EDGE OF NIGHT
|
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4:00
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UNCOMMON VALOR—Marines
|
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4:30
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LOOK, LISTEN AND LEARN
|
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5:00
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LONE RANGER—Western
|
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5:30
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RIN TIN TIN
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EVENING
|
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6:00
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FARM DIGEST
|
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6:05
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SPORTS, NEWS, WEATHER
|
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6:15
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NEWS—Edwards
|
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6:30
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KATE SMITH—Music
Guests: Four Aces,
Augie and Margo
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7:00
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TEXAN—Western
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7:30
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FATHER KNOWS
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8:00
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DANNY THOMAS
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8:30
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ANN SOTHERN
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9:00
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HENNESEY—Comedy
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9:30
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LOCK UP—Drama
|
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10:00
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NEWS
|
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10:20
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UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS
|
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10:30
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BOURBON STREET BEAT
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11:30
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NAVY LOG—Drama
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9 KMSP (Ind.)
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MORNING
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10:30
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CHAPEL OF THE AIR—Religion
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10:40
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MOVIE—Drama
“The Girl of the
Limberlost” (1945)
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11:45
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NEWSBEAT—Lee, Parker
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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KARTOONTIME—Pegge and Pals
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12:30
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CHUCK CARSON—Variety
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1:00
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I SPY—Adventure
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1:30
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BEULAH—Comedy
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2:00
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MOVIE—Melodrama
“Las Vegas Story”
(1952)
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4:00
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IT’S A GREAT LIFE—Comedy
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4:30
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I MARRIED JOAN—Comedy
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5:00
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SUSIE—Comedy
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5:30
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OUR MISS BROOKS—Comedy
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EVENING
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6:00
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LOONEY TUNERS CLUB—Lee
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6:30
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MY HERO—Comedy
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7:00
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WRESTLING—Minneapolis
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8:00
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CITY DETECTIVE—Police
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8:30
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FOLLOW THAT MAN—Mystery
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9:00
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SAN FRANCISCO BEAT—Police
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9:30
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DEADLINE—Drama
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10:00
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NEWS
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10:30
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MOVIE—Drama
“Boom Town” (1946)
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10 KROC (Rochester) (NBC)
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MORNING
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6:00
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CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM—Education
Physics
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6:30
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CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM—Education
Chemistry
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7:00
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TODAY—Garroway
This week from Rome
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9:00
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DOUGH RE MI
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9:30
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PLAY YOUR HUNCH
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10:00
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PRICE IS RIGHT—Contest
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10:30
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CONCENTRATION
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11:00
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Game
|
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11:30
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IT COULD BE YOU—Bill Leyden
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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NEWS
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12:15
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CHANNEL 10 CALLING
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12:30
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE—Religion
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12:45
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INDUSTRY ON PARADE
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1:00
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QUEEN FOR A DAY
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1:30
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LORETTA YOUNG
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2:00
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YOUNG DR. MALONE
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2:30
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FROM THESE ROOTS
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3:00
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THIN MAN—Mystery
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3:30
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BUCKSKIN—Western
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4:00
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THIS IS THE LIFE—Religion
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4:30
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HOWDY DOODY—Kids
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5:00
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THREE STOOGES—Comedy
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5:45
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MUSIC TIME
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS
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6:15
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NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
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6:30
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RIVERBOAT
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7:30
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WELLS FARGO
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8:00
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PETER GUNN
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8:30
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GOODYEAR THEATER
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9:00
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STEVE ALLEN—Variety COLOR
Guests: Charlton
Heston, Rise Stevens, Jerry Vale
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10:00
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NEWS
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10:30
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JACK PAAR—Variety
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11 WTCN (ABC)
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MORNING
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8:30
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FILM FEATURE
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8:55
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FARM NEWS—Stuart A. Lindman
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9:00
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ROMPER ROOM—Miss June
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9:45
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SHAPE UP—Louraine Larson
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10:15
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PEOPLE AND PLACES—Lindman
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10:30
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MOVIE—Fairy Tale
“Hansel and Gretal”
(1954)
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11:45
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NEWS, WEATHER
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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RESTLESS GUN—Western
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12:30
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LOVE THAT BOB!—Comedy
|
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1:00
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ABOUT FACES—Alexander
Guest: George
Montgomery
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1:30
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BURNS AND ALLEN—Comedy
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2:00
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DAY IN COURT—Drama
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2:30
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GALE STORM—Comedy
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3:00
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BEAT THE CLOCK—Games
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3:30
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WHO DO YOU TRUST—Quiz
|
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4:00
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AMERICAN BANDSTAND
Guests: The Four
Coachmen
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5:00
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CASEY JONES—Kids
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5:30
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RIN TIN TIN
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EVENING
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6:00
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AMOS ‘N’ ANDY—Comedy
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6:30
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CHEYENNE—Western
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7:30
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BOURBON STREET BEAT
|
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8:30
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ADVENTURES IN PARADISE
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9:30
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AMATEUR HOUR—Ted Mack
|
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10:00
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NEWS
|
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10:15
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MOVIE—Drama
“The Clock” (1945)
|
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11:30
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FINAL NEWS ROUNDUP
|
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11:45
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YOUR ALL STAR THEATER
|
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13 WEAU (Eau Claire) (NBC)
|
||
MORNING
|
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6:00
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CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM—Education
Physics
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CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM—Education
Chemistry
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TODAY—Garroway
This week from Rome
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DOUGH RE MI
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PLAY YOUR HUNCH
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PRICE IS RIGHT—Contest
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CONCENTRATION
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Game
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IT COULD BE YOU—Bill Leyden
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FILM FEATURE
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NEWS, WEATHER, MARKETS
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QUEEN FOR A DAY
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LORETTA YOUNG
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YOUNG DR. MALONE
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FROM THESE ROOTS
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THIN MAN—Mystery
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BUCKSKIN—Western
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BIG MAC—Kids
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CARTOONS—Kids
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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
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FILM SHORT
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5:45
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EVENING
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NEWS, WEATHER
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RIVERBOAT
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WELLS FARGO
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PETER GUNN
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MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY
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LOCK UP—Drama
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NEWS
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SCIENCE FICTION THEATER
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MOVIE—Musical Comedy
“Let’s Go Steady”
(1945)
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I read somewhere that FATHER KNOWS BEST as a radio show had Jim Anderson acting more like a typically bumbling dad and that the title either for radio or tv was supposed to end in a question mark (FATHER KNOWS BEST?). I'm glad Robert Young & his co-producer Eugene Rodney decided not to make Jim Anderson another bumbling dad. I only watched LIFE OF RILEY once or twice on CBS before I was permanently sick of it, and I changed the channel on BLONDIE (1950s version) as soon as Dagwood opened his mouth & spoke. I figured out back then (1980s) that I couldn't stand tv families w/ idiot dads whose families could barely respect them, no matter how classic the shows were.
ReplyDeleteThe other classic TV show whose title often got abbreviated in TV Guide was "Voyage To The Bottom of The Sea", which often got abbreviated in listings as "Voyage".
ReplyDeleteSince it would be more than two years before the first trans-Atlantic broadcast satellite (Telstar I) would be launched, and five years before the first geostationary trans-Atlantic broadcast satellite (Early Bird) would be launched, "The Today Show" from Rome was taped ahead of time (probably the day before) with tapes shipped across the Atlantic for broadcast, likely the next morning.
ReplyDelete"Today"'s longtime news reader, Frank Blair, likely didn't make the trip; I would think he was back in New York, doing live news updates every half-hour.
I believe that shortly after Early Bird was launched in 1965, "Today" did do a show live by satellite from London (at least to the East; the West saw it on a couple of hours' delay).
Working from the Chicago edition of this week's issue:
ReplyDeleteHere's how the listing appears in my copy (approximately):
2 13 22 FATHER KNOWS BEST
All on one line, as you can see.
But later that same evening, this listing appears:
7 13 28 ADVENTURES IN
PARADISE - Drama
Two lines.
As a control, I checked out the rest of the week.
On Friday night, I found this:
7 13 28 MAN FROM BLACK-
HAWK - Western
Two lines, with a hyphen yet.
And later on that night:
5 16 |color| MASQUERADE
PARTY - Panel
Back to Monday night, locally:
9 |color| BUGS BUNNY AND
FRIENDS - Kids
And later on:
9 HOW TO MARRY A MILLION-
AIRE - Comedy
My overall recollection of at least the Chicago edition of TV Guide is that when necessary, they went to two lines (exceptions rare).
Follow-up Control:
Skipping ahead to September of 1966:
5 16 39 PLEASE DON'T EAT
THE DAISIES - Comedy
On the other hand, from that same issue:
5 16 39 |color| MAKE A DEAL
All clear now?
Abbreviations I have seen: believe it or not, I've seen PDETD shortened to just "Daisies" and I Dream of Jeannie as "Jeannie". There were truncated titles of others sorts, like with daytime shows ("World Turns", "Tell the Truth") and some syndicated fare ("Nashville Music"). Why I'll bet there have been newspaper TV section listings like "Pop Goes Country" and Ed Sullivan's program pre-1955 as "Toast of Town" It's totally amazing how far we have come since those days.
ReplyDeleteA little background on some of the movie offerings:
"The Girl of the Limberlost" is a remake of two films, 1934's "Girl of the Limberlost" and 1939's "Romance of the Limberlost". Screenplay by Erna Lazerus. Based on the novel by Gene Stratton-Porter, it stars Ruth Nelson, Dorinda Clifton, Loren Tindall, Gloria Holden, Ernest Cossart and Vanessa Brown. The 1954 Hansel and Gretel would sure make George Pal proud-sorta. It's a "Puppetoon"-type production with the voice talents of Anna Russell, Mildred Dunnock, Frank Rogier and Delbert Anderson. RKO filmed it in Technicolor, but WTCN (now KARE) could only get a B&W print. It's on DVD from Amazon if you'd like to check it out. My Marriage sounds like a romantic drame, but it's a police crime flick with Claire Trevor and Kent Taylor. It's about an underworld gambling czar who masqueraded as a respectable member of high society. When he's killed, a cop friend helps his daughter Carol (Trevor) find his murderer. A taut, tense story taken from an original screenplay by Frances Hyland.
Here's a switch: KDAL, the CBS/ABC station in Duluth, showing Continental Classroom instead of WDSM, the NBC outlet. Kinda makes me wonder if they showed CBS' Sunrise/Summer Semester series?