Show Troubles for or TV Television just coming into its own across the nation seems to be having its problems It not only has to contend with the refusal of certain individuals to be televised as as they squirm on congressional investigating committee witness stands it is confronted with the threat that damage damage damage dam dam- age suits may seriously curtail the size of TV audiences Back in Baltimore a woman went to the home of a neighbor to watch atch a television television television tele tele- vision show As she left the darkened room she tripped over a rolled rolled up up rug fell and broke her wrist In filing a damage suit the woman claimed her friends no doubt we should say former former former for for- mer friends failed to warn her of the rug hazard As if the problem of having TV rv otherwise otherwise otherwise other other- wise sometimes known as fair weather friends trooping through ones one's living room drinking up ones one's liquor eating ones one's candy and cookies and cake weren't enough Now youve you've got to provide ushers to escort them to and from their seats scats Its It's enough to drive television set owners into a dark corner of the basement basement base base- ment where they can huddle around their set in secrecy and solitude Or maybe maybe maybe may may- be they'll just sneak out quick before the neighbors move in and try a movie for forA A new kind of escape from reality |