Monday Evening 6:30 P.M. (29)--77 Sunset Strip. (6)-Pop Goes the Country. (12)-Buck Owens Show. (5)-To Tell the Truth. (21)-Appalachian Genesis. (3)-News. (2)-Hollywood Squares. 7:00 P.M. (12) (5)-Gunsmoke. Festus is caught in the middle when an Eastern preacher wants to build a church for the Indians and the townspeople, all of whom are filled with prejudice. David Wayne guest stars. (21)-Comment on Kentucky. (3) (2)-The Rookies. Chris Owen's life is endangered when he is partnered with a veteran "supercop" seemingly bent on self-destruction. (6) (4)-Monday Night Baseball. 7:30 P.M. (29)-Mike Douglas Show. June Carter, the Tennessee Three, the Carter Family, Carl Perkins and Jack Ruth join Mike and today's cohost Johnny Cash. (21)-Tom T. Hall Back Home. 8:00 P.M. (3) (2)-SWAT. After thwarting a market heist, preventing an attempted suicide and launching an investigation into a kidnapping, Hondo must play "host" to an anti writer who plans to spend several days on the job with the team. (12) (5)-Maude. Maude's mother makes her first appearance and throws Maude into a fit of "guilties" that rubs off on the entire family. Audrey Christie is featured. (21)-The Thin Edge. (12) (5)-Rhoda. Against Joe and Brenda's insistence that she butt out, Rhoda continues to plunge ahead to prove to her younger sister that her new boyfriend is really a married man. 9:00 P.M. (21)-Commonwealth Call In. August 4 the company's top officers are threatened. Lawrence Pressman stars. (12)-Movie. "Thank You All Very Much," starring Sandy Dennis. 11:00 P.M. (5)-Other People, Other Places. 11:05 P.M. (29)-M o vie. "Great Defender." British Attorney, devoted to artist's wife, defends artist on trial for murdering his model. Matheson Lang and Margaret Bannerman star. (6) (4)-Tomorrow Show. Art Linkletter talks about his personal crusade to combat drug abuse. 1:00 A.M. (12)-Late News. (3) (2)-Caribe. Ben and Mark attempt to. avert the planned assassination of the prime minister of Trinada. (29)-Weather. (12) (5)-Medical Center. A convicted criminal has to decide whether he is willing to win a parole by taking a drug that would curb his anti -social drives. 9:05 P.M. (29)-PTL Club. 10:00 P.M. (3) (4) (5) (6) (12) (21)-News, Weather and Sports. (2)-Movie. "The Damned Don't Cry." Joan Crawford stars as a woman who rises from lower middle class surroundings to a glamour woman. 10:30 P.M. : (6) (4)-Tonight Show. (3)-Wide World Mystery. "Murder By Proxy.." The president of a giant electronics firm is murdered and the lives of Ben Vereen on verge of success on TV By DAN LEWIS by Gladys Knight and the Pips. Ben Vereen is on the verge of "Television is my big shot," becoming one of those overnight hard says the wiry, soft-speaking successes--after 10 long and Vereen, who once studied for the years on the boards. ministry but gave it up for show Vereen is a Broadway product, business. "Here, in TV, I get a who won a Tony Award for best chance to reach more people in actor in a musical, "Pippin," two one night than I'll ever reach on seasons ago. The show that first stage, or in clubs, or in movies." brought him to wide public at- His variety hour is not Vereen's tention, "Pippin," is still on only upcoming show. He's taped Broadway, and Vereen, in fact, a guest appearance on Mary can still be seen in the TV com- Tyler Moore's special that will be mercials plugging the show. seen on CBS September 27, from But Ben has long since depar- 8-9. ted "Pippin" and is en route to He's also starred in the title big and better things in his role of a TV movie on Louis Armcareer. strong, story that conLatest stop is a summer- centrates on young Satchmo in. replacement variety hour on Chicago after arriving from New television which will be launched Orleans. Thursday night, from 7 to 8. Vereen takes over for four weeks, Continued 4 on Page following a similar engagement a
