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About Griffin daily news. (Griffin, Ga.) 1924-current | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1977)
11:00 P.M. 0 0 ffl - News flj _ All That Glitters O _ Best Os Groucho 11:30 P M. g — Tonight Show John Davidson is the guest host. (90 min.) g _ MOVIE: The Longest Night A wealthy coed is kid napped and placed un derground in a coffin with a limited life support system. After a foul-up with the ransom instructions, the girl's life is in delicate balance as her parents and the po lice try to find her before she dies. David Janssen, James Farentino, Phyllis Thaxter, Skye Aubrey. 1972. CD _ Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (B _ MOVIE: 'Lady Takes A Flyer' Pilot's wife decides to give her husband a taste of his own medicine and goes off on a flight leaving hubby to care for their baby. He takes off with baby and beats her to England. Lana Turner, Jeff Chandler, Richard Denning. 1958. © — Mayberry, R. F. D. 12:00 A.M. 0 - MOVIE: The Ringer* Edgar Wallace s spine-tingling thriller of a master criminal and his perfect disguise. Herbert Lorn, Greta Gynt, Mai Zet terling. 1950. (D - MOVIE: The Sterile Cuckoo' Two lonely college students meet on their way to their respective schools and engage in a hot and cold running love affair until they both realize they are not for each other. Liza Minnelli stars as a mad cap girl who refuses to grow up and conform. 03 — News 1:15 A.M. 0 - MOVIE: 'lnterlude' An American librarian working in Ger many falls in love with a world-famous conductor whose mentally ill wife would rather commit sui cide than lose her hus band. June Allyson. Rossano Brazzi, Ma rianne Cook, Keith Andes, 1957. WEDNESDAY 10:00 A.M. (D — MOVIE: 'Kelly And Me' Song and dance man accidentally teams up with police dog, Kelly, and finds suc cess in movies. Success almost ruins both carrer and romance. Van John son, Piper Laurie, Martha Hyer, Onslow Stevens, Herbert Anderson. 1957. 1:00 P.M. (B - MOVIE: Treasure Os San Gennaro' Four men and a woman steal the treas ure of Naples' patron saint, but the woman double crosses them and tries to escape with the treasure, dressed as a nun. Harry Guardino, Senta Berger, Nino Man fredi, Claudine Auger. 1968. 4:30 P.M. CD — Afterschool Special The Shaman's Last Raid.’ A young A pache boy growing up in the Southwest discovers what it means to be Indi an. Starring Ned Romero, Dehl Berti, Gian Al varado, Oscar Valdez, and Monika Ramirez. (Re peat) 6:00 P.M. oom — News 0 — Sesame Street Cont*d (D —Beverly Hillbillies 00 — Dick Van Dyke 6:30 P.M. 0 — Zoom (D — ABC News (B — Andy Griffith 00 — Rifleman 7:00 P.M. 0 — NBC News 0 — CBS News 0 — Classic Th. Preview (D — Concentration — Gomer Pyle 03 — Big Valley 7:30 P.M. 0 — Name That Tune 0 — Crosswits 0 — Folk Guitar 0 —To Tell The Truth ffi — Hogan's Heroes 8:00 P.M. 0 — MOVIE: 'Desperate Mission' A victim of opportunities in California in the 1840's joins a band of wander ing men who are subse quently hired to escort the wife of a wealthy landowner to San Fran cisco. Ricardo Montal ban. Slim Pickens, Earl Holliman, Roosevelt Gri er. 1971. 0 —Mysteries Os The Great Pyramid Omar Sharif hosts this special, exploring the enigmas of the Great Pyramid of Giza, the symbol of the mystery and sacred lore of the ancient Egyptians. Viewers will be taken on a journey inside this man-made, 500-foot stone mountain to ex plore its captivating mys tery, from the first recorded attempt to probe its secrets in the 9th century, to the most recently published theo ries of its 'secret ener gies.' (60 min.) 0 — Nova The Busi ness of Extinction.' Ani mal life is heading for extinction, but a thriving trade in smuggled en dangered species contin ues. Can we save what is left? (60 min.) <D — Bionic Woman 'Doomsday is Tomor row,' (Part 1). Jaime is pit ted against a master computer devised by a famed scientist to black mail the world into last ing peace. Guest-starring Lew Ayres, Ken O’Brien, Tuesday ERNIE KOVACS, one of the greatest comic geniuses, will return to television when The Best of Ernie Kovacs premieres April 19 and runs for a 10- week stint on PBS. and David Opatoshu. (Re peat; 60 min.) SB — Night Gallery 00 — 700 Club 9:00 P.M. 0 — Presidential Address CBS News will provide live coverage of President Carter's ener gy message to a joint session of Congress. Pre empts the CBS Wednes day Night Movie. (60 min.) O — Great Performances: 'Barber Os Seville' Claudio Ab bado conducts the La Scala production with Baritone Hermann Prey as the irrepressible Figa ro, Messo-soprano Tere sa Berganza as Rosina, and Tenor Luigi Alva as Count Almaviva. Fea tured in the cast are Enzo Dara, Paolo Montarsolo, Renato Cesari, and Ste fania Malagu. (Two hours, 30 min.) (Editor* note: Programming may be pre-empted by Presi dent Carter's address to a joint session of Con gress.) (D — Presidential Address ABC will pro vide live coverage of President Carter's ad dress on his national en ergy policy before a joint session of Congress. Baretta will be pre empted. (60 min.) (B — MOVIE: 'Return To Paradise' Prior to World War 2 an Ameri can on a South Seas is land falls in love and marries a native girl. Gary Cooper, Roberta Haynes, Barry Jones, John Huston, 1955. 9:30 P.M. 0 — The Rock 10:00 P.M. 0 — Kingston: Confidential The Anonymous - Hero.’ Though he doesn't know it, R.B. Kingston is the ul timate target of a psychotic Army veteran who is using the famed reporter and his associ ates, Beth Kelly and Tony Marino, to publicize a one-man campaign against the military. (60 min.) 0 — CBS News Special Who's Ahead: The Debate Over De fense.' (60 min.) OD — Charlie's Angels 'The Big Tap Out.' Jill, Sa brina, Kelly and Bosley pull off a series of cons to trap a clever compulsive gambler whose 'habit' is supported by criminal ac tivities. Guest stars Rich ard Romanus and John J. Fox. (Repeat; 60 min.) 00 — Acts 29 10:30 P.M. 00 — Gerald Derstine 11:00 P.M. 0 0 (D — News 0 _ All That Glitters 00 — Best Os Groucho 11:30 P.M. 0 _ Tonight Show John Davidson is the guest host. (90 min.) 0 _ MOVIE: 'Commandos' Allied commandos reach an oa sis controlled by the Ital ian army. They must take over the base, switch identities and pose as Italian soldiers and hold the base secure until Al lied forces can land there. Lee Van Cleef, Jack Kelly. 1972. o — MOVIE: 'Rain' Maugham's tale of Puritanical minister's at tempt to reclaim a lost woman' on the island of Pago Pago. Joan Craw ford, Walter Huston, Wil liam Gargan, Guy Kibbee, 1932. 0 — Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman 0 — MOVIE: 'Stranger In My Arms' Over-protective mother tied to memory of dead son is against remarriage of her daughter-in-law. June Allyson, Jeff Chan dler, Sandra Dee, Conrad Nagel, Mary Astor, Peter, Graves. 1959. 03 — Mayberry, R. F. D. 12:00 A.M. 0 — Rookies One Way Street to Nowhere.' Mike is severely wound ed and Terry is taken hostage by members of a gun stealing ring trying to gain freedom for their captured leader. Guest starring Michael Parks and Ann Ruymen. (Re peat; 60 min.) © — News 12:15 A.M. 0 — Sign Off 12:30 A.M. O — Sign Off 1:15 A.M. 0 — MOVIE: The Girl Who Knew Too Much' A free-lance adventurer is hired by the CIA to find the killer of an assas sinated syndicate boss. He learns the Commu nists are trying to take over the syndicate and searches to find the iden tity of the person infiltrat ed into the syndicate. Adam West, Nancy Kwan, Nehemiah Persoff, Buddy Greco, Robert Alda, David Brian, 1969. 3:30 A.M. 0 — MOVIE: 'Star In The Dust* Sheriff finds himself battling town to do his duty and handle professional killer who killed three farmers. John Agar, Mamie Van Doren, Richard Boone, Leif Erickson, Coleen Gray, Henry Morgan, 1956. THURSDAY 10:00 A.M. 0 — April Magazine 0 — MOVIE: The Loves Os Edgar Allan Poe' Glimpse into Poe's unhappy childhood, the woman who helped him, and his driving ambition to write. Linda Darnell, John (Sheppard) Strud wick. 1942. 1:00 P.M. 0 — MOVIE: 'Blueprint For Murder' After mysterious deaths of his brother and niece, a man sets out to prove that his sister in law poi soned both and plans to murder his young neph ew. Jean Peters, Joseph Cotten, Gary Merrill, Catherine McLeod, 1953. 6:00 P.M. 0 0 0 — News 0 — Sesame Street Cont*d 0 — Beverly Hillbillies 0 — Dick Van Dyke 6:30 P.M. O — Metrics (D - A B C News 0 — Andy Griffith 0 — Rifleman 7:00 P.M. 0 — NBC News 0 — CBS News 0 — Univ. News 0 — Concentration 0 — Gomer Pyle 0 — Big Valley 7:15 P.M. 0 — Children's Film Fest 7:30 P.M. 0 — $25,000 Pyramid 0 — Match Game o — Bill Cosby Show 0 —ToTell The Truth 0 _ Hogan's Heroes 8:00 P.M. 0 — Fantastic Journey Riddles.’ Speaking in riddles, a rid er on horseback tells the travelers that they can re turn to their own times by finding a stone that is in the possession of a young man from another planet. (60 min.) 0 — Waltons Jason chooses the wrong time to organize a band and promote a dance at Ike Godsey's hall, because the people of Walton s Mountain are fearful of going out at night. (Re peat; 60 min.) 0 — Backyard Gardener 0 — Welcome Back. Kotter 'Sweatside Sto ry.' The sweathogs form a club, almost get in volved in a rumble, and Mr. Kotter tries to set them straight. (Repeat) 0 — Mission Impossible 0 —7OO Club 8:30 P.M. 0 — MOVIE: 'Wonder Woman' Classic wonder woman leaves her home in Paradise Island to un dertake a special mission for the United States In telligence Agency. Cathy Lee Crosby, Ricardo Montalban, Andrew Prine. *' 1974. 9:00 P.M. 0 — Best Seller: Captains and the Kings As Joseph Armagh plunges headlong into the first steps of his plan to win a Presidential nomination for his eldest son, tragedy and unhap piness plague the sec ond-generation of his family. Richard Jordan, Patty Duke Astin, Perry King and John House man star. (Repeat; two hours) 0 — Hawaii Five-0 McGarrett steps in when a powerful Hawaiian cat tle baron, Col. J. J. Far rady, makes his own laws to avenge the beat ing death of his son. (Re peat; 60 min.) 0 — Classic Theatre: Trela wny Os The Wells' John Aiderton stars in this Victorian valentine written by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero. Thursday FRANK SINATRA stars in a special with a maxium of singing and a minium of talk, featuring guests Tony Bennet, Natalie Cole, Loretta Lynn, Dean Martin, Leslie Uggams, Robert Merrill and John Denver. “Sinatra and Friends” airs April 21 over ABC. lawny, played by Elaine Taylor, wants to leave the stage and marry into high society. The course of love fails to run smoothly, but that's when the fun begins. (Two hours) 0 — MOVIE:'One Day Before Tomorrow' Young American adven turers discover that re possessing a private jet from a South American dictator is the toughest assignment of their ca reer. Claudine Longet, Sal Mineo. 1970. 9:30 P.M. 0 — Manna 10:00 P.M. 0 — Barnaby Jones Clu Gulager guest stars as a desert town sheriff whose hostility to an out sider erupts when Barna by arrives to attempt to clear an apparently re tarded youth of attack murder charges. (Repeat; 60 min.) 0 — Sinatra and Friends Frank Sinatra stars in this singing spe cial with a maximum of music and a minimum of talk. The guest stars will include Tony Bennett, Natalie Cole, Loretta Lynn, Dean Martin, Leslie Uggams, opera star Rob ert Merrill, and John Den ver. (60 min.) 0 — The Answer 10:30 P.M. 0 — Lou Evans Travel 11:00 P.M. 0 0(D — News 0 — American Short Story 'The Blue Hotel.' A Nebraska frontier town in the 1880 s is the set ting of this story by Ste phen Crane. An alien arrives among the local people, expecting to find the Wild West. He fore sees and ultimately wills his own death. (60 min.) 0 — All That Glitters 0 — Best Os Groucho 11:30 P.M. 0 — Tonight Show John Davidson is the guest host. (90 min.) 0 — Kojak Marker for a Dead Rookie.' Kojak prepares an elaborate scheme to appear as if he can be 'bought' in order to trap a large narcotics dealer, but one of the un dercover policemen as signed to the case is recognized by one of the pushers. (Repeat; 60 min.) 0 — Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman 0 — MOVIE: The Tattered Dress' Re nowned criminal lawyer defends wealthy couple against murder charges and finds himself target of antagonistic county sheriff, local political power. Jeff Chandler, Jeanne Crain, Jack Car son, Gail Russell, Elaine Stewart, 1957. 0 — Mayberry, R. F. D. 12:00 A.M. 0 — Sign Off o — Lou Rawls Special Lou Rawls and guest stars will feature his music in concert seg ments. (60 min.) 0 — News 12:15 A.M. 0 — Sign Off 12:30 A.M. 0 _ MOVIE: 'Partners In Crime' Upon release from pris on after serving seven years for robbery, an am nesiac hires a judge and her partner to find the loot that he had stolen. The only clues are three playing cards. They must race against his ex-wife, another ex-con and the original detective on the case who are also look ing for the money. Lee Grant, Lou Antonio, Har ry Guardino, Richard Ja eckel. 1973. 1:15 A.M. 0 — MOVIE: The Sweet And Bitter' Beautiful Japanese girl seeks to destroy the wealthy man who was re sponsible for her father's death. Yoko Tani, Paul Richards, Torin Thatcher. 1965. 3:30 A.M. 0 — MOVIE: Jack Slade' An orphaned boy turned gunman shoots it out with the forces of the law that he once upheld. Mark Stevens, John Litel, Dorothy Malone, 1959. FRIDAY 10:00 A.M. 0 — MOVIE: Private Hell 36' Two detectives, tracing stolen money, succumb to temptaion and try for the haul. Ida
