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Show DESERET 6D I NEWS, LOG: Nixon Friday, July 25, 1969 TV Highlights Realism Vs. Fiction a. iukl BNiHiKiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiHiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiimiinniii 3i By HOWARD PEARSON Deseret News Television Editor Someone has been wondering why, in this age of man scheduled some walking on the moon, television hasnt science-fictioshows in prime time. The answer was obvious Thursday to anyone watching 11. the splashdown and recovery of the astronauts of Apollo the How could a Star Trek or a Lost In Space hope to equal actual feats televiewers saw Thursday? It would be difficult for the script writers in Hollywood to as those that develop a series of incidents as suspenseful 11 adventure. the Apollo have taken place during All viewers knew the events shown on television were for real When that capsule was bobbing around in the Pacific, it had three hunlan beings inmiscalculation side. Any could have sent them to their doom even at that late stage of their project. The seas were rough and we could see the capsule being tossed up and down. They were not on in Hollywood the sound-stag- e and the settings were not painted. They were real. astronauts the When were pulled up into the helicopter, one at a time, there must have been millions of sighs of relief all over the country. When another helicopter pulled close to Navy 66, which was carrying the astronauts, many persons were wishing undoubtedly they wouldnt get so close. What script writer could equal the feeling of thanks that must have swept through viewers all over this land as "People who live In glass the helicopter landed? Who, houses shouldn't throw stones!" in a fictional program, could have created the second emotional impact that must have hit every heart when the astros got out of the helicopter and walked to the isolation chamber? i SATURDAY VIEWING flight and attendant happenings to President Nixons wcrid trip. First of the 6:30 a.m. 3! i 41 6- - The conversation the astronauts had with President Nixon, spontaneous and natural, excelled any script a science fiction series could put forth. It was simple, honest, humorous, and Just human. H savsnftemants.) (c) Denotes color 5:00 J Gilligan's island (c). 5:30 Hunllsy-Brinkle(c). G 7 Banana Splits (c, hour). 4 Fantastic Voyage (c). 5 Batman and Superman (c). 5 L 9 a.m. 4 Journey to the Center of the Earth (c). 6:00 9:30 a.m. Game (c). 6:30 7 Underdog (c). 4 Fantastic Four (c), 4 Hercuioid (c). 2 4 Lawrence hit tunes long ago 1 My Three a.m. 7 Tonloht Show (c) quest stars Rodney Dangerfield ihour). 5 Lancer (c, rerun, hour). 2 Storybook Square (c). 4 George of the Jungle (c). 5 Shazzan (c). Untamed World (c, rerun). American Bandstand (c, hour), 5 Johnny Quest (c). 7 4 5 - 11:30 (c). Noon 12:30 4 I Movies, "S.O.S. Coast Guard," starUtah and Beta ring Lugosi, Blaine," starring Rory Calhoun (2Vb hours). Movie, "Abbott and Costello Meet Mr. and Mr. Hvda" (2 Jekyll hours). 1:55 and sports (c). 2 Nixon arrives in Manila (c). Cuts out last half bf Tonight Show. Bishop (c) has Frank Sinatra host and guest Jr. as substitute stars singer - songwriter John Hartford (90 minutes). I Frightmare Theater (c), Blood of the Vampire." Ranger 3 Malor League Baseball (e), Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, leaders cf their respective divisions (3 hours). 4 Skippy (c). 5 Rocky (c). 11:00 4 News, weathc.- Lone Badlands, f-- Harvey Service Film on 2 Get Smart (c. rerun). 5 Hogan's Heroes (c, rerun). 11 This It Extension. LSD (c). 2:30 The 5 The World Tomorrow (c), Mind Benders," a look at th. causes and th cures of th generation gap. 10:00 I and (c). J Nv 's, weathar and tporfg 10:20 the Sidewalk Ends," jMov!e, "Where starrinq Dana Andrews and Gen Tierney. 4 Mannix (e, rerun, houi;. 11:00 4 KCPX and ABC News (c) will include diverege of Nixon's trip to Asia. 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Movie (c, rerun), "Westward BS the Women," starring Robert Taylor, Denise Darcet, Julie Bishop, Marilyn Erskina Hope Emerson, and John MclnWre (2 hours). 7 NET Festival (rerun), "Morart.' ti World Press (c). 4 9:00 4 John Davidson (c) guest stsrs Lana Cantrell. Rich Little honors tht lata Boris KarloH In his impressionist bit (hour). II Weekend World Report. 9:30 7 California football Simpson, the former Southern of professional ball behind him and a to year get hopes great, of then hell go into show business. "I want the year can under my belt to prove I do it, he tells interviewers. 11 Seek erst "The NET Playhouse, The Idealists," bne of a series. This is set in French revolution. In Town Toniaht. 10:00 2 pro-ba- TVS NEWS AT 1 0 When I go into acting, Im going to be ready. Im taking drama lessons. I wont let it happen as it has to other athletes. The movie industry is using most of them to capitalize on their names. I get this word from Paramount, where they are pushing Joe Namath into those Norwood scenes without giving him muoh time to prepare for his role or teaching him how to act. 0. J. already has appeared in a scene for Medical Center, a new CBS series scheduled for this coming season. FACTORY ET7 Service l 555 a p M niht m OR COLOR Service within the Hear Car Servlet lesy Credit Terms Ceier-N- ew and Used TV's A. SOUTH STATE A fiTV Service All Mokts and Models New Sat Seles ss ikBb ffisps its ugly, but if gets you there. Look under the coiA liners of TUT bottle caps. If the underside of the cap contains the words The Uncola" and either $5.00 or 25" you win that amount. Redeem caps for cah at any 7UP dealer or grocer served by the bo.tler listed beiow. 7.7(X) chances to win! It's easy. Nothing to bus. Free unused 7UP bottle caps available from 7UP bottling company or from any 7UP driver salesman. All Lucky Caps Offer good only iu must be redeemed bv October 31, area served by: 7UP BOTTLING COMPANY 264 Glendale Street Salt Lake City', Utah 84104 AMO locimniwe tmc IT - ANeftepwOe 2 7MisterogerV Neiohborhood (c). 6:30 0. J. 13 p.m. p.m. 6:00 With Nourse, Welti and James Wants Acting Career BLACKWHITE 6 4 Alert. CHANNEL 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Ben-Hu- 355-623- 7 o.m.-- op Top Local News! 5 r announcement has been made of such exhibition, this and "Gone With the Wind" might show up on television next season. b.y -465 o.m.-- HWMMmBnmaeaNnss! Howard, Marcroft That studio announced it is receiving $17.8 million from fall. Included NBC for telecasting of 25 feature movies this before. TV on Although no seen been never have 19 that are a l 4th So. ot 7th Mitchell, Eubank, not yet There still are several feature movies that have for inbeen shown on television. Take tho case of MGM, stance. a A$ LOW AS IV todiy-ei- lV 2 Ghost and Mrs. Muir (e. rerun). 4 Johnny Cash (c) will guest star Dais Robertson, in a rare singing appearance! show a 1932 film clip of the first Jimmia Rodgers, singing one of his hits and guest star Martv Robbins, songcountry-postress Lynn Kellogg, and comtdian Charlie Manna (hour). Cools 175 iq. 5 gqlg. water (c). 2:00 9:00 4 ABC Movie (rerun, black and white only), "The Dirty Game," starring Henry Fonaa, Vittorio Gassman, Annie Girardot, Robert Ryan and Peter Van Eyck (2 hours). B Jackie Gleason (c, rerun) has Honeymooners Sketch (hour). 11 Summer BYU Devotional. 10:30 (c, rerun). Welk (c, rerun) features of the recent past end (hour). Sons (c, rerun). 7:00 10:30 a.m. 11 a.m. jMovie, "Law c? the starring Tim Holt. 5 Moby Dick (c). 11:30 a.m. 4 Happenina (c). Adam-1- 2 Valley Days (c), "Out of the of Death," a remake of one first season (1952) black and programs, about a wagon party stranded in Death Valley. Medically Speaking (c). Death Valley of the white TV2 NEWS AT 6 2 That Louis Hayward and Ralph Bellamy will portray brothers on the ABC Survivors series this fall. This is the series that has been in deep trouble. Much of it was scrapped and the wasn t jelling. producers started over when the storyline Paar will Although there is considerable talk that Jack return to a regular spot on NBC, the network won t confirm a spesuch a happening. Paar has said he prefers producing cial or two because a series ties him down. ti 5:30 The Saint fe, rerun, our). 4 Dating Game (c). 5 Tarzan (c, rerun, hour). 2 (rerun), 5:55 Also, its possible television science will develop some method of showing every minute of the flight, even to following the astronauts all the way to the splashdown. Again, this Apollo flight was a glorious accomplishment for TV as well as everyone connected with the feat. V 5:00 (c). Johnny Ryder Show (c). News (c). Conversation Top National News 7 Community Black-and-whit- e This 4 Jimmie Rodger (c) guest stars Eddie Fisher and soul singer Dorothy Morrison (hour). 8:30 4 II Trua Adventure (c). 4 CBS New (c), with Roger Mudd. 8:00 NBC Movie (c, rerun), "The Young Warriors," starring James Drury, Steve Carlson, end Normin Fell (2 WALTER CRONKITE CBS Evening News What does television do now? Well, on any future flights, viewers probably will see the moon in color. telecasts of these events could be a thing of the past. k Rawhide (c, hour). 4 5 And how about the moment that showed those at the Control Center waving the Stars and Stripes? That was another emotional scene. No TV producer would put on such a show. It had no flamboyance. If c). KCPX Nows 4 a.m. 10 11 (c, rerun, hour). 4:30 8:30 a.m. guests; p.m.) which will repeat Dick Cavett show on telea "Westward the Women, vision tonight. film made in southern Utah, starring the late Robert TayA Mitchell, Kent, lor. Eubank, Howard Saturdays telecasts Include 4 Perry Mason (hour). Major League Baseball (Ch. 5 Most Complete 2, noon) with the Chicago vs. A-- CHANNEL 5 Wide Los Angeles game, and EYEWITNESS NEWS World of Sports (Ch. 4, 3 With Nourse, p.m.) which will feature gymnastic championships and air Welti and James races. 10:30 possibilities, as solectsd by Poarson, art listed in small larot bold listings srs paid High Chaparral 5 Twilight Zone. 2 Fllntstones (c). 4 Spiderman (c). 5 AiChie (c). 8 (Bnt 4:00 2 Yesterdays. hours) S Troop (c). 7:30 a.m. 8 I 3:30 F 2 2 Cool McCcol (c). 4 Adventures of Gulliver (c). 5 Wacky Races (c). CBS Movie (Ch. 5, Howard bold Top Golf Action 4 Casper (c). 5 Early Bird Cartoons (c). journey. Other highlights of tonights telecasting will be Dick Cav ett (Ch. 4, 8 p.m.) with Peter Nero, Bob and Ray and composer Richard Rodgers among FRIDAY VIEWING A- - a.m. 7 2 Super f (c). specials dealing AMERICAN GOLF CLASSIC In Color Petticoat Junction (c, rerun). Western 11 2 Discover the World (c). 4 wide World of Sports (c), the Cu Of America's Gymnastic Championships in Mexico City, and tha Nain Reno (90 tional Air Races, minutes). 5 Summer Semester. 1 n Channel Chuckles a.m. 6 Report (c, hour). with Mr. Nixon will be telecast at 11:30 tonight on Ch, 2. He will be shown arriving in Manila. The telecast will cut into the Tonight Show. Other specials on the President will be carried as he continues his ' ; Movie, "Clcak and Dagger," star-ring Gary Cooper and Llii Palmer. I 5 3:00 Midnight Television now turns from one news event to another from coverage of the moon mnimmiiiii)iiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiii)imm:iitiiiuiiHH!timuin In Manila, Baseball, Cavett A fU&fSTCftU TRADEMARKS ihooct or vuc acvrtMir comaamv 4 |