Word: usmc
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...major gamble of the new season is the Jim Nabors Hour (CBS). Nabors, who, as Corner Pyle, USMC, had the second-highest-rated show last season, is venturing into variety. Those who can stand Jim will discover that he has a big baritone voice in addition to the familiar grits-eating grin and the stage-rustic accent. For those who can't, the Jim Nabors Hour will be only as entertaining as its guests...
...Naval unit obtained the film--which is being circulated throughout the country by a private firm--from Headquarters, First Naval District. It was under no orders to show the film, and, according to Major Bruce A. Heflin, USMC, associate professor of Naval Science, the unit had "no particular intent" in showing it, except that it was deemed of interest to NROTC students and the general public. (Commander A. E. Brown, the unit's executive officer, however, had drawn a round of hisses when he introduced the film, saying, "the Navy's purpose in presenting this movie is to show...