One of Dave Garroway's guests on NBC's Today is Louis Untermeyer, poet and critic, a literate and cultured man who was one of the original panelists on What's My Line? back in 1950. (To show you how times have changed, it would never have occurred to me, or probably anyone else, to suggest a poet for my revival of WML.) Unfortunately for him, he also held leftist political beliefs; although there was no tangible evidence that he was a Communist, he was, nonetheless, fired from What's My Line? and blacklisted. I've long since given up trying to sort out right from wrong when it comes to that period of American history, so I just note it for the sake of history. Obviously, by 1960 he was no longer exiled; at this point in time, he may well have been promoting The Britannica Library of Great American Writing, which he had edited; he became the Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1961. He died in 1977. Today's listings come from the North Texas Edition.
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MORNING
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6:30
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CARTOONS
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7:00
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DAVE GARROWAY
Guest: Louis Untermeyer
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9:00
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DOUGH REI MI—Gene Rayburn
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9:30
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PLAY YOUR HUNCH—Merv Griffin COLOR
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10:00
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PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen COLOR
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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 COLOR
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11:55
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NEWS—Ray Scherer
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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WEATHER AND NEWS
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12:30
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PEOPLE’S CHOICE—Comedy
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1:00
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JAN MURRAY COLOR
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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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MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY—Comedy
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3:30
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HERE’S HOLLYWOOD
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4:00
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CISCO KID—Western
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4:30
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OUR GANG—Comedy
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5:55
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NEWS AND WEATHER
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EVENING
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6:15
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NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
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6:30
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WAGON TRAIN—Western
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7:30
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PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen COLOR
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8:00
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PERRY COMO—Variety COLOR
Guests: Jack Paar,
Hugh Downs, Keely Smith, Renee Taylor
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9:00
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PETER LOVES MARY
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9:30
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MIKE HAMMER—Mystery
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10:00
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NEWS
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10:05
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WEATHER AND NEWS
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10:30
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JACK PAAR—Variety COLOR
Guess include Ed Scotti
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-4- KRLD (DALLAS) (CBS)
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MORNING
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7:30
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CARTOONS—Children
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8:00
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NEWS—Warren Faulks
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8:15
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CAPTAIN KANGAROO
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9:00
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JACK LaLANNE—Exercise
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9:30
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VIDEO VILLAGE—Monty Hall
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10:00
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I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
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10:30
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CLEAR HORIZON—Serial
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11:00
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LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
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11:30
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SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
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11:45
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GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
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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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BEAUTY HINTS—Women
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12:30
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AS THE WORLD TURNS
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1:00
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FULL CIRCLE—Serial
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1:30
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HOUSE PARTY—Art Linkletter
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2:00
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MILLIONAIRE—Drama
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2:30
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VERDICT IS YOURS—Drama
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3:00
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BRIGHTER DAY—Serial
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3:15
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SECRET STORM—Serial
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3:30
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EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
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4:00
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MOVIE—Comedy
“You’re a Lucky
Fellow, Mr. Smith” (1943)
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5:15
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PARTY TIME—Dean Allen
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS
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6:10
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WEATHER
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6:15
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NEWS—Douglas Edwards
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6:30
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AQUANAUTS—Adventure
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7:30
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WANTED—DEAD OR ALIVE
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8:00
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MY SISTER EILEEN
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8:30
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I’VE GOT A SECRET—Panel
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9:00
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STEP ON THE GAS—Variety SPECIAL
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10:00
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NEWS
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10:15
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WEATHER
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10:20
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PEOPLE AND PLACES
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10:30
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FUNNY WORLD—Documentary
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11:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“First Comes Courage”
(1943)
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MORNING
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5:55
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ALMANAC NEWSREEL
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6:00
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CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM COLOR
Chemistry: “Electronic
Arrangements and the Periodic Table”
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6:30
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CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM COLOR
Modern Algebra: “Solution Sets of
Inequalities”
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7:00
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DAVE GARROWAY
Guest: Louis Untermeyer
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9:00
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DOUGH REI MI—Gene Rayburn
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9:30
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PLAY YOUR HUNCH—Merv Griffin COLOR
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10:00
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PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen COLOR
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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 COLOR
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11:55
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NEWS—Ray Scherer
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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NEWS—Tom Whalen COLOR
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12:35
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DATELINE COLOR
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1:00
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JAN MURRAY COLOR
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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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MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY—Comedy
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3:30
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HERE’S HOLLYWOOD
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4:00
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MOVIE—Comedy
“Our Wife” (1941)
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5:30
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POPEYE—Cartoons COLOR
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5:55
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ALMANAC NEWSREEL
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS, WEATHER COLOR
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6:15
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NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
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6:30
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WAGON TRAIN—Western
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7:30
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PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen COLOR
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8:00
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PERRY COMO—Variety COLOR
Guests: Jack Paar,
Hugh Downs, Keely Smith, Renee Taylor
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9:00
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PETER LOVES MARY
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9:30
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CORONADO 9—Adventure
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10:00
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NEWS
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10:15
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WEATHER, NEWS AND SPORTS COLOR
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10:35
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JACK PAAR—Variety COLOR
Guess include Ed Scotti
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12:00
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NEWS—Charles Murphy
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12:05
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ALMANAC NEWSREEL
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12:00
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MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY
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-6- KSYD (WICHITA
FALLS) (CBS)
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MORNING
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7:00
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CARTOON CARNIVAL—Children
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8:15
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CAPTAIN KANGAROO
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9:00
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DECEMBER BRIDE—Comedy
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9:30
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VIDEO VILLAGE—Monty Hall
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10:00
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I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
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10:30
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CLEAR HORIZON—Serial
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11:00
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LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
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11:30
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SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
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11:45
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GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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AMOS ‘N’ ANDY—Comedy
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12:30
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AS THE WORLD TURNS
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1:00
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FULL CIRCLE—Serial
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1:30
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HOUSE PARTY—Art Linkletter
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2:00
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MILLIONAIRE—Drama
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2:30
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VERDICT IS YOURS—Drama
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3:00
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BRIGHTER DAY—Serial
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3:15
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SECRET STORM—Serial
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3:30
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EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
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4:00
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MY LITTLE MARGIE—Comedy
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4:45
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BOZO, THE CLOWN—Children
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5:00
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THREE STOOGES—Comedy
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5:30
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MR. MAGOO—Cartoons
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EVENING
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6:00
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WEATHER AND NEWS
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6:15
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NEWS—Douglas Edwards
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6:30
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AQUANAUTS—Adventure
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7:30
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WANTED—DEAD OR ALIVE
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8:00
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MY SISTER EILEEN
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8:30
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I’VE GOT A SECRET—Panel
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9:00
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SEA HUNT—Adventure
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9:30
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MR. GARLUND—Adventure
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10:00
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WEATHER AND NEWS
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10:20
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SHORTS
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10:30
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MOVIE—Drama
“The Hideout”
(English; 1949)
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-7- KSWO (WICHITA
FALLS) (ABC)
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MORNING
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10:30
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GOOD MORNING—Williams
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11:00
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MORNING COURT—Drama
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11:30
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LOVE THAT BOB!—Comedy
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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TEXAN—Western
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12:30
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NEWS, WEATHER, FARM AND RANCH REPORT
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1:00
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ABOUT FACES—Ben Alexander
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1:30
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QUEEN FOR A DAY—Jack Bailey
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2:00
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DAY IN COURT—Drama
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2:30
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ROAD TO REALITY—Drama
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3:00
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BEAT THE CLOCK—Bud Collyer
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3:30
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WHO DO YOU TRUST?
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4:00
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AMERICAN BANDSTAND
Guest: the Shirelles
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5:00
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MAGIC CIRCUS—Mark Wilson
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5:30
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LONE RANGER—Western
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS
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6:10
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WEATHER
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6:15
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NEWS—John Daly
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6:30
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HONG KONG—Adventure
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7:30
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OZZIE AND HARRIET
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8:00
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HAWAIIAN EYE—Mystery
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9:00
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NAKED CITY—Police
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10:00
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NEWS
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10:15
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WEATHER
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10:20
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SPORTS
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10:30
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MOVIE—Musical
“Always a Bridesmaid”
(1943)
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MORNING
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7:30
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HAYNES’ ALMANAC—Interview
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7:50
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NEWS—Austin Schneider
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8:00
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FELIX THE CAT—Cartoons
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8:30
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MOVIE—Comedy
“Monte Carlo Baby”
(1954)
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10:00
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JULIE BENELL—Women
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11:00
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MORNING COURT—Drama
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11:30
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LOVE THAT BOB!—Comedy
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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TEXAN—Western
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12:30
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QUEEN FOR A DAY—Jack Bailey
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1:00
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ABOUT FACES—Ben Alexander
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1:30
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HIGHWAY PATROL—Police
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2:00
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DAY IN COURT—Drama
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2:30
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ROAD TO REALITY—Drama
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3:00
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BEAT THE CLOCK—Bud Collyer
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3:30
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WHO DO YOU TRUST?
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4:00
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AMERICAN BANDSTAND
Guest: the Shirelles
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5:00
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ROBIN HOOD—Adventure
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5:30
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LONE RANGER—Western
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS
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6:10
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NEWS—Dick Wheeler
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6:15
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WEATHER—Dale Milford
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6:25
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SPORTS—Wes Wise
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6:30
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HONG KONG—Adventure
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7:30
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OZZIE AND HARRIET
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8:00
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HAWAIIAN EYE—Mystery
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9:00
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NAKED CITY—Police
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10:00
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NEWS
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10:15
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WEATHER
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10:20
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SHORTS
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10:30
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PRO FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS
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11:00
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MOVIE—Comedy
“Ramsbottom Rides
Again” (English; 1957) Dallas TV Debut
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12:30
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NEWS
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11 KTVT (FORT WORTH)
(Ind.)
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MORNING
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11:30
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CARTOON CARNIVAL—Children
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
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12:15
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FILM SHORT
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12:30
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TROUBLE WITH FATHER
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1:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“If Winter Comes”
(1947)
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3:00
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SUSIE—Comedy
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3:30
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I MARRIED JOAN—Comedy
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4:00
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BUGS BUNNY—Cartoons
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4:30
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POPEYE—Cartoons
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5:00
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THREE STOOGES—Comedy
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EVENING
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6:00
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ROY ROGERS—Western
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6:30
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NEWS—Bill Johns
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6:45
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WEATHER—Howard McNeil
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7:00
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PEOPLE’S COURT OF SMALL CLAIMS—Drama
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7:30
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CALIFORNIANS—Western
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8:00
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PIONEERS—Drama
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8:30
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TRACKDOWN—Western
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9:00
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U.S. MARSHAL—Police
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9:30
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MEET McGRAW—Mystery
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10:00
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MIKE HAMMER—Mystery
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10:30
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NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
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11:00
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MOVIE—Biography
“Swanee River” (1939)
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12 KXII
(ARDMORE-SHERMAN) (NBC)
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MORNING
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9:00
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DOUGH REI MI—Gene Rayburn
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9:30
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PLAY YOUR HUNCH—Merv Griffin COLOR
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10:00
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PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen COLOR
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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 COLOR
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11:55
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NEWS—Ray Scherer
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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NEWS AND WEATHER
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12:15
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INDUSTRY ON PARADE
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12:30
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TWELVE ACRES—Olivo
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1:00
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WOMAN’S WORLD—Cox
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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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MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY—Comedy
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3:30
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HERE’S HOLLYWOOD
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4:00
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COMPASS—Travelog
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4:30
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BIG PICTURE—Army
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5:00
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KIDDIES’ KORNER—Armstrong
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5:30
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CURRENT—Variety
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS
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6:10
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WEATHER
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6:15
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NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
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6:30
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WAGON TRAIN—Western
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7:30
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PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen COLOR
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8:00
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PERRY COMO—Variety COLOR
Guests: Jack Paar,
Hugh Downs, Keely Smith, Renee Taylor
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9:00
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PETER LOVES MARY
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9:30
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CHANNEL 12 THEATER—Drama
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10:00
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NEWS
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10:15
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WEATHER
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10:30
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JACK PAAR—Variety COLOR
Guess include Ed Scotti
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13 KERA (DALLAS) (Educ.)
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MORNING
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9:15
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PRE-SCHOOL READINESS
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9:30
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SPANISH: GRADES 1-2-3
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10:00
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READING: GRADES 1-2-3
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AFTERNOON
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1:15
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SCIENCE LAB: GRADES 4-5-6
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2:00
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SCIENCE LAB: GRADES 7-8-9
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3:00
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HOME AND FAMILY LIFE
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5:30
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YOUR SCHOOL IN ACTION
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5:45
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COMPASS ROSE—Children
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EVENING
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6:00
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FINDER—Children
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6:30
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PARENTS AND DR. SPOCK
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7:00
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DRIVER EDUCATION—Hightower
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7:30
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BOOKS AND IDEAS—Discussion
“The Ox-Bow Incident”
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8:00
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BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA—Music
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Since you mentioned him... IMHO, Gene Rayburn was under-rated as a game show host. He was also a pretty good panelist on To Tell The Truth.
ReplyDeleteAnd, as I recall, he appeared a couple of times on the What's My Line? panel near the end of its run. I cannot imagine anyone else handling Match Game the way he did.
DeleteYou will note that several of the names that are related to news in the Dallas-Ft Worth market listings will be remembered for what they reported 3 years later when John F. Kennedy was killed in Dallas. At KRLD, Channel 4 CBS (Now KDFW) Warren Faulks was the station anchorman and was at the Dallas City Hall that night. On WBAP, Channel 5 NBC (Now KXAS) the affiliate provided a lot of coverage for NBC in color while the network was broadcasting only in black & white. Charles Murphy and Tom Whalen both were on camera for NBC during that terrible weekend. At WFAA, Channel 8 ABC - Dick Wheeler was news anchor in 1960, but by 1963 was on the news staff at KRLD TV and was with News Director Eddie Barker waiting for JFK to arrive at the Trade Mart for the luncheon that never happened. Wes Wise served as sports anchor at Channel 8 but by 1963 was also on the news staff at KRLD Channel 4 and had an encounter with Jack Ruby that weekend. He later served as Dallas mayor.
ReplyDeleteIt's one of the small pleasures I get from looking through a TV Guide, picking out some of the familiar names from that coverage. One of my great experiences was living in Dallas in 2013 during the 50th anniversary coverage, and getting to the Sixth Floor Museum for some of the special events.
DeleteI see another name connected with JFK on WFAA-TV at 10 AM. Julie Benell's show was on at noon 3 years later and was the show interrupted by the first news of JFK's shooting.
DeleteI always think of that whenever I see her name in one of these issues.
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