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...Federal Communications Commission ruling that will limit the networks to three hours of nightly programming instead of three and a half between 7 and 11 p.m. (6 to 10 p.m. in the Central Time Zone). The resulting changes exceeded anyone's expectations. NBC's cancellations include Red Skelton, Andy Williams, Julia, The Name of the Game, Men of Shiloh (ne The Virginian), and Kraft Music Hall. NBC's Bill Cosby and ABC's Mario Thomas (That Girl) declared their retirements before they could be canned. ABC also clumped, among others, Lawrence Welk, Danny Thomas, Johnny Cash...
...last year dumped Petticoat Junction despite its relatively high ratings. Next season, with the networks limited to three nightly hours in prime time, there will be even less room for such granddaddy programs as CBS's Ed Sullivan Show (22 years old), NBC's The Red Skelton Show (19), ABC's Lawrence Welk Show (16) and CBS's The Beverly Hillbillies (9). They could be given a reprieve when the networks make their final decisions in the next month or so, but all seem likely to die as of now. Two younger golden oldies, Marlo Thomas...
...appear in an antidrug episode of The Name of the Game. Thanks, said the President, but no thanks. Instead, Presidential Adviser Robert Finch, who once considered an acting career, starred in the segment. And waiting in the wings is Spiro Agnew. The Vice President will introduce Red Skelton's new fall show on NBC. Lest he carry this show-business gig too far, Agnew then nixed a Laugh-In stint-even though his boss did a turn with Rowan and Martin in pre-presidential days...
...evening belonged to Bob Hope, his one-liners and his entertainers, a wholesome mélange drawn from the golden age of radio and present pop. Jack Benny played his violin, Red Skelton clowned, Dinah Shore, Dorothy Lamour, Miss Black America and Glen Campbell sang. The crowd was far larger this time, perhaps 350,000, and dissenters were in an uglier mood, hurling bottles and rocks at police and the fringe of the crowd. Fred Waring led everyone into a finale of the Battle Hymn of the Republic as the sky erupted in fireworks over the Potomac. Two Americans...
...these days). The White House calligraphy staff, responsible for designing and painstakingly inscribing every invitation, have perpetual wrighter's cramp. Those accepting the invitations (and few do not) have witnessed a tumble of talent: Duke Ellington and Andrew Wyeth, Isaac Stern and Leonard Bernstein, Bob Hope and Red Skelton, and the Broadway cast...