We're back in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex this week, and I'm looking at ABC's Star Tonight, the concept of which is to team "rising young actors and actresses in their first starring roles" with more established actors in supporting roles. I don't know how many of these "new stars" became established on television, but we have one tonight: Frank Overton, who went on to a long and successful career as a character actor, both in movies (To Kill a Mockingbird, Fail-Safe) and television (a regular on Twelve O'clock High, plus guest roles on just about every television show of the 1950s and '60s. He's one of those actors who makes just about everything he's in better because he's in it. There are a lot of stars with more recognizable names and bigger roles who can't make that claim.
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-4- KRLD (Dallas) (CBS)
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MORNING
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7:00
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Good Morning!—Rogers
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7:55
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Agricultural News
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8:00
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Captain Kangaroo
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9:00
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Garry Moore Show
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9:30
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Arthur Godfrey Time
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10:30
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Strike It Rich—Quiz
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11:00
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Valliant Lady—Serial
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11:15
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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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12:05
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The Council Calls—PTA
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12:15
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Catholic Report
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12:30
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Love Story—Interviews
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1:00
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Adventures in Faith
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1:15
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Robert Q. Lewis—Variety
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1:30
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Art Linkletter’s Party
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2:00
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Big Payoff—Quiz
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2:30
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Bob Crosby—Music
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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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On Your Account
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4:00
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Mary Carter’s Cookbook
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4:30
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Variety Fair—G. Johnson
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5:05
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Space Adventures—Kids
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5:45
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NEWS—Douglas Edwards
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EVENING
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6:00
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WEATHER, SPORTS, NEWS
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6:30
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Sgt. Preston—Adventure
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7:00
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BOB CUMMINGS SHOW
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7:30
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CLIMAX!—Drama
“The Gay Illiterate”
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8:30
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FOUR STAR PLAYHOUSE
“Red Wine”
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9:00
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JOHNNY CARSON SHOW
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9:30
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QUIZ KIDS—Clifton Fadiman
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10:00
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FAVORITE STORY—Drama
“Strange Valley”
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10:30
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MOVIE—Western
Movietime: “Frontier Revenge”
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12:15
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NEWS FINAL
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-5- WBAP (Fort Worth) (NBC, ABC)
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MORNING
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6:50
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Let’s Go Fishing
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7:00
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Sunup—Variety
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8:00
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Kitty’s Wonderland—Kids
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9:00
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Ding Dong School—Kids
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9:30
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Ernie Kovacs—Variety
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10:00
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Home—Women’s News
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11:00
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Texas Living COLOR
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11:30
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The Jones Place COLOR
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11:45
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Industry on Parade
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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News, Weather COLOR
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12:30
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Ann Alden COLOR
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12:45
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MOVIE—Crime
Movie Marquee: “Perilous Waters” (1948)
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2:00
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Matinee Theater COLOR
“The Shining Palace”
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3:00
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Date with Life—Serial
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3:15
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Modern Romance
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3:30
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Queen for a Day
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4:00
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NEWS, WEATHER
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4:15
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Tricks and Treats—Kids
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5:00
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Mickey Mouse Club
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EVENING
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6:00
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Cisco Kid—Western
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6:30
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Lone Ranger—Western
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7:00
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GROUCHO MARX—Quiz
Special Guest: Liberace
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7:30
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DRAGNET—Jack Webb
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8:00
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PEOPLE’S CHOICE
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8:30
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FORD THEATRE—Drama
“All for a Man”
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9:00
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LUX VIDEO THEATRE
“The Criminal Code”
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10:00
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NEWS, WEATHER
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10:30
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COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
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11:00
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Tonight—Steve Allen
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-6- KCEN (Temple) (NBC)
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MORNING
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6:55
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Program Previews
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7:00
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Today—Garroway
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9:00
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Ding Dong School—Kids
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9:30
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Ernie Kovacs—Variety
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10:00
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Home—Women’s News
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11:00
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Tennessee Ernie Ford
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11:30
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Feather Your Nest
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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Religion in Life
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12:15
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RFD No. 6—Farm News
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12:30
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MOVIE—Melodrama
Movie Time: “Game of Danger” (English; 1955)
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1:30
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Cathy’s Corner—Variety
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2:00
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Matinee Theater
“The Shining Palace”
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3:00
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Industry on Parade
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3:15
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Modern Romance
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3:30
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Queen for a Day
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4:00
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Pinky Lee—Variety
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4:30
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Howdy Doody
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5:00
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MOVIE—Western
Tales of the West: “By Smoking Guns”
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS, WEATHER
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6:15
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Space Rangers—Adventure
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6:45
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NEWS—John Cameron Swayze
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7:00
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GROUCHO MARX—Quiz
Special Guest: Liberace
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7:30
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DRAGNET—Jack Webb
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8:00
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PEOPLE’S CHOICE
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8:30
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FORD THEATRE—Drama
“All for a Man”
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9:00
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LUX VIDEO THEATRE
“The Criminal Code”
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10:00
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NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
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10:20
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MOVIE—Drama
Late Date Theater: “The Fighter” (1952)
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-8- WFAA (Dallas) (NBC, ABC)
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MORNING
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6:55
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Morning Devotional
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7:00
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Today—Garroway
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9:00
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Romper Room—Kids
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10:00
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Julie Benell—Cooking
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11:00
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Tennessee Ernie Ford
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11:30
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Feather Your Nest
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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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Magazine—Variety
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12:30
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MOVIE—Drama
Showtime Matinee: “The Payoff”
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1:30
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Trouble with Father
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2:00
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Afternoon Film Festival
“Daybreak” (English) TV Debuy
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4:00
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Pinky Lee—Variety
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4:30
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Howdy Doody COLOR
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5:00
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Kiddie Karnival—Kids
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5:30
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Frontier Playhouse—Serial
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS—Templeton
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6:10
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WEATHER—Culbertson
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6:15
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NEWS—John Daly
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6:30
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Dinah Shore—Music COLOR
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6:45
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NEWS—John Cameron Swayze
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7:00
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BISHOP FULTON J. SHEEN
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7:30
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STOP THE MUSIC—Quiz
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8:00
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STAR TONIGHT—Drama
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8:30
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DOWN YOU GO—Quiz
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9:00
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CELEBRITY PLAYHOUSE
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9:30
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WATERFRONT—Drama
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10:00
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NEWS—Final Edition
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10:30
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MYSTERY PLAYHOUSE
Follow That Man
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11:00
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Les Paul-Mary Ford
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12:15
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MOVIE—Adventure
Channel 8 Theater: “Genghis Khan” (FIRST
RUN) (Philippine, 1953)
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10 KWTX (Waco) (CBS, ABC)
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MORNING
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6:55
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Tips on Ten—Previews
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7:00
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Good Morning!—Rogers
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8:00
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Captain Kangaroo
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9:00
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Garry Moore Show
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9:30
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Arthur Godfrey Time
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10:30
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Strike It Rich—Quiz
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11:00
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Valliant Lady—Serial
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11:15
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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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Dinner Bell—Western Music
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12:15
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Farms and Gardens
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1:00
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Better Living—Variety
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1:30
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Art Linkletter’s Party
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2:00
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Big Payoff—Quiz
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2:30
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Bob Crosby—Music
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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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On Your Account
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4:00
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Uncle Elihu—Kids
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5:00
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Mickey Mouse Club
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EVENING
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6:00
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The Home Folks—Music
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6:15
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NEWS—Douglas Edwards
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6:30
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Susie—Comedy
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7:00
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BOB CUMMINGS SHOW
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7:30
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CLIMAX!—Drama
“The Gay Illiterate”
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8:30
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HARLEY BERG—Animals
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8:45
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PATTI PAGE SHOW
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9:00
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LIBERACE—Music
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9:30
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STAR SHOWCASE—Drama
“Mr. Bishop Swept Here”
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10:00
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NEWS, WEATHER
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10:25
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SPORTS—Frank Fallon
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10:30
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STOP THE MUSIC—Quiz
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11:00
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MOVIE—Drama
Million Dollar Movie: “Haunted House”
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11 KFJZ (Fort Worth) (Independent)
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AFTERNOON
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2:30
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Date with Drama
“Papa Goes to the Ball”
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3:00
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MOVIE—Comedy
Theater 11: “Highway 13”
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4:15
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Looney Tunes—Cartoons
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4:30
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MOVIE—Western
Gene Autry Theater: “Oh, Suzanna”
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5:30
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Watch the Birdie—Quiz
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5:45
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Looney Tunes—Cartoons
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EVENING
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6:00
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Range Rider—Western
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6:30
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NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
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7:00
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LOONEY TUNES—Cartoons
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7:10
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LITTLE RASCALS—Comedy
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7:30
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MOVIE—Drama
Million Dollar Movie: “It’s a Pleasure”
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8:55
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NEWS—Dan Allison
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9:00
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LIBERACE—Music
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9:30
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SHERLOCK HOLMES
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10:00
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NEWS—Porter Randall
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10:15
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WEATHER
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10:30
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MOVIE—Crime
Starlight Theater: “Dual Alibi” (English)
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