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Today's Best TV Programs Previewed Appointent "Never to Know." Singer Denise Lor embellishes this complicated tale of intrigue, tradition and old jazz in pit turesqua New Orleans. The result of this "Appointment With Adventure" is pleasant romantic! fare. 8 p. m. CHS: KGLO-TV, KHQA-TV, KMTV, KRXT-TV.

KVTV, WIIBF-TV, WKBT, WMT-TV. jUopyright.i"955, fay The Rggiat er and Tribune August 7, 1955 Supplement TV. GE Theater "The Bachelor's Bride." For those who prefer their fare on the lighter side. Fred MacMur-ray and Pat Crowley try their best with this one about a bumbling author who doesn't know how to say no to a young girl determined to marry him. 7 p.

CBS: KGLO-TV, KIIQA-TV, KMTV, KRNT-TV, KVTV, WKBT, WIIBF-TV. Baird Puppets And Creators In TV Drama TV Playhouse The Des Moines Register and the Iowa TV Guide here present the pick of the day's network television shows, PRE-viewed for The Register by a staff of experts. In New York, Hollywood and Chicago, critics have attended TV show rehearsals, have read scripts in advance and have screened films, and their choices are transmitted by special leased wire. Follow this exclusive feature every day in The Register. Here are today's best (all times Central Standard): Toast of the Town 1 This week's "Toast" has moved out of town up to Stratford, for a Shakespeare festival.

From the stage of an Elizabethan style playhouse, you'll see Raymond Massey, Jack Palance and Roddy Mc-Dowall in scenes from "Julius Caesar" and "The Tempest." A more modern mood is set by Bill Haley's frantic Comets with "Rock Around the Clock" and by singer Mindy Carson warbling, "Wake the Town and Tell the People." 6 p. CBS: KGLO-TV, KHQA-TV, KMTV, KKNT-TV, KVTV, WIIBF-TV, WMT-TV. "A Room in Paris." An excellent cast, headed by John Cassavetes and Kathleen Ma-guire (two thoroughly attractive and talented young people) does very well by this touching, often perceptive story of the G. I. bill expatriate in Paris why and how he's there, and what happens when a breath of reality, in the shape of an American girl, invades the Never-Never-Land of the Left Bank.

Also introduces a highly attractive new French import. Caprice Cantal. Recommended. 7 p. NBC: KELO-TV, KTIV, KWWL-TV, WIIO-TV, WOC-TV, WOW-TV; 8 p.

WGEM-TV. Kathleen Maguire (left) stars in TV adaptation of Peggy Mann's novel, "A ltoom in Paris," on "TV Playhouse" tonight (7 p. NBC). Miss Mann (right) did the adaptation herself, and also wrote a song of the same title for theme music for this story of romance on the Bohemian l-eft Bank. The Week's Video Highlights Aug.

7 through Aug. 13, 1955 vc-y- i Other Sunday Shows Youth Wants to Know: Dr. Edward Teller, frequently called "the father of the H-bomb," will be questioned by a group of Washington teen-agers. This show will be on film, as the staff is in Geneva, Switzerland, filming two future programs. 12:30 p.

NBC: KFXO-TV, KWWL-TV; 1:30 p. WGEM-TV. Catholic Hour: A dramatization of Graham Greene's "Hint of an Explanation," based on a proverb, will be presented as the first of four weekly dramatic shows. It tells of the attempt of a baker to induce a boy to steal a wafer of bread from a church altar. 1 p.

NBC: KTIV, KWWL-TV, WIIO-TV, WOC-TV, WOW-TV; 2 p. WGEM-TV. Comment: Five prominent authors will, in effect, add chap- By Marie Manning. (For vacationing Paul Cotton.) Bil and Cora Baird, with their puppets, will appear on "Studio One Summer Theater" Monday at 8 p. CBS.

The former Mason City-S. U. I. artist and his wife will be making their first joint dramatic appearance. It is a different story for their puppets.

Tomorrow will mark their two-hundred and seventy-fifth television show. The Bauds will star in an original drama, "The Prince and the Puppet." 1956 Conventions Although the 1956 political conventions are a full year away, the major television networks already have put in a year's work' on preparations. Doubtless, following the 1952 conventions, the networks thought they had gained enough experience greatly to facilitate future convention coverage. Instead, the networks face the most extensive and expensive news operation in their histories. With the conventions located in two different cities, the problem of equipment and personnel more than double.

Each convention is expected to be in session four or five days. The Democratic convention opens in Chicago Aug. 13, 1956. The next week, Aug. 20, the Republican convention starts in San Francisco.

Considering the length of the sessions, the networks will have a mere week-end to shift their operations 2,000 miles across the country. If the Democrats get into a hassle that, extends their sessions beyond a week, the networks will be forced to run split operations. For the last conventions, NBC-TV and CBS-TV each used around 300 men and two million dollars' worth of equipment. Convention coverage was expected to take a minimum of 40 hours. It actually ran 121 hours of "gavel to gavel" programming.

One continuous program lasted 15 hours, an all-time television record. According to one TV set manufacturer, in 1952 there were only 17,600,000 sets in this country. Over 40 million sets are expected to be in use by convention time next year. 'Spectaculars' NBC will televise three color "spectaculars" this month and next. The schedule: Monday, Aug.

22, 6 to 7:30 p. "The, King and Mrs. Sunday, Sept. 11, 5:30 to 7:30 p. "The Skin of Our Teeth," and Monday, Sept.

19, 6 to 7:30 p. "Our Town." The, Davis Cup tennis matches will be colorcast from Forest Hills, N. Aug. 27-28. NBC's color plans for the coming year have been expanded approximately fiv.

times over those of last year. The Hidden Commercial The "commercial within a commercial show" fad continues tonight. "Variety Hour" (6 p. NBC) again is the prime offender, devoting ita period to a "preview" of a new hotel. There will be a film clip, too.

"Appointment with Adventure" (8 p. CBS) will indulge in a bit of exploitation for singer Denise Lor, The "Garry Moore Show" regular will be featured in her first dramatic role and will sing to Know." She just happens to have cut a record of the song; which, hardly coinci-dentally, will ba released right after the program. to a good-looking Irish spinster, 7:30 p. NBC: KELO-TV, KTIV, KWWL-TV, WIIO-TV, WOC-TV, WOW-TV. Studio One Slimmer Theater? "The Prince and the Puppet." Bil and Cora Baird and their famed troupe of puppets have the leading dramatic roles in this play.

Entertaining at the birthday party of an unhappy young boy, the Bauds decide to let their puppets solve the youth's problems. 8 p. CBS: KMTV, KRNT-TV, WIIBF-TV, WMT-TV. Tuesday Spotlight Playhouse: Paul Kelly stars in "The Black Mate," a sea drama. He playa the first mate on a ship whose captain has a strong belief in spiritualism.

7:30 p. CIVS: KGLO-TV. KHQA-TV, KMTV, WIIBF-TV. The Search: The way to Independence for a paraplegic war veteran Is the subject of this week's repeat show telecast from New York University. 8:30 p.

CBS: KMTV, KRNT-TV, WIIBF-TV, WMT-TV. Wednesday Frankie Luiiie: Singer Joni James, dancer Chita Rivera, comedian Gene Baylos and "magician Mr. Ballantyne will be guests on this hour-long variety show. 6 p. CBS: KFEQ-TV, KHQA-TV, KMTV, KKNT-TV, WIIBF-TV, WMT-TV.

Tall Mall Playhouse: John Ireland stars in the role of a deputy sheriff who believes in the innocence of a beautiful girl accused of murder, Carolyn Jones plays the accused murderess in "Prisoner in the Town." 6:30 p. ABC: KCKG-TV, WOI-TV, kliown on other stations at various times. Disneyland: Some of the world's best-loved fables come WKKK Continued on Inside Paije. ters on timely topics to their recent books. They include Harrison Salisbury, who will discuss the Russian farmers now touring the U.

Bruce CaUon, Clinton Rossiter, Virginia Pasley and Merriman Smith. 3 p. NBC: KWWL-TV, WIIO-TV, WOC-TV', WOW-TV; 4 p. WGEM-TV. Meet the Press: Evangelist Eilly Graham, just back from a four-month missionary tour overseas, will be questioned by a panel of newsmen including Richard Wilson, chief of The Register's Washington Bureau.

4 p. NBC: KELO-TV, KTIV, KWWL-TV, WKBT, WOC-TV, 5 p. WGEM-TV. You Are There: "The Death of Stonewall Jackson." Repeat. 4:30 p.

CBS: KGLO-TV, KHQA-TV, KKNT-TV, KVTV, WIIBF-TV, WMT-TV, W'OI-TV. It's Magic: Three masters of the mysterious, Kuda Bux, Al Flosso, and A. Robbins, will perform their stunts as guests of Paul Tripp. 5 p. t'BS: KFEQ-TV, KGLO-TV, KHQA-TV, KRNT-TV, WHBF-TV.

Variety Hour: An hour-long commercial for Conrad Hilton's newest hotel in Beverly Hills, Cal. Called a "preview party," the show will have Hedda Hopper as hostess and Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen introducing the acts, which include the Vagabonds, Dorman Brothers, and the Muriel Abbott dancers. Other movie anc TV celebrities may be on hand when the cameras rove through the new building. 6 p. NBC: KELO-TV, KTIV, KWWL-TV, WIIO-TV, WKBT, WOC-TV, WOW-TV; 7 p.

WGEM-TV. Cameo Theater: "Company," the story of a young man, determined not to let wedding bells interfere wih his career, who find3 himself attracted to a girl who agrees with his i 9c. 1 Pat Crowley pursues Fred Miu Murray in "The Bachelor's Bride" on "GE Theater" tonight (7 p. CBS). views.

8 p. NBO: KELO-TV, KTIV, KWWL'TV, WIIO-TV, WOC-TV, WOW-TV; 9 p. WGEM-TV. Monday Voice of Firestone: Baritone. Thomas L.

Thomas will sing "Hills of Home," "What a Difference a Day Makes," "Eri Tu" and "Rose Marie." 6:30 p. ABC: KCHG-TV, KMMT, VVOI-TV. Medic: A repeat presentation of "The Wild starring Vera Milles as a young engaged girl who suddenly develops a cancerous tumor of the breast. 7 p. NBC: KEIX-TV, KTIV, KWWL-TV, WIIO-TV, WOC-TV, WOW-TV 8 p.

WGEM-TV. Kobert Montgomery Summer Theater "Uncle Snowball," with House Jameson in the title role. He plays a salty old man of the sea who finally loses his heart Denise Lor, singer on the Garry Moore daytime makes her TV dramatic debut and Introduces new romantic ballad, "Never to Know," on tonight's "Appointment With Adventure" (8 p. CBS). It's Cosnpiefio IT If Progress: B-side Page EitfiLysf Cesifra! Stations: EIqsIi Page (All Times Central Standard Unless Otherwise Specified)..