Television: Aug. 4, 1967

Wednesday, August 2

BOB HOPE PRESENTS THE CHRYSLER THEATER (NBC, 9-10 p.m.).* Murder is the plot, money and marriage are the motives in "Nightmare," with Julie Harris and Farley Granger.

Thursday, August 3

SUMMER FOCUS (ABC, 10-11 p.m.). "Nurses: Crisis in Medicine" studies the alarming shortage of nurses, the changing nature of health-care services, and the day-to-day problems that specialized nurses face. Among others visited by Narrator Eddie Albert: Dr. Philip R. Lee, Assistant Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare.

Friday, August 4

WILD, WILD WEST (CBS, 7:30-8:30 p.m.). Agnes Moorehead plays Emma Valentine, a socialite who seems to be involved in murdering some of the West's wealthiest men. Repeat of the show that won her a 1967 Emmy Award.

CBS FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIES (CBS, 9-11 p.m.). Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau and Frank Overton are the pivotal characters in Fail Safe (1964), that point-of-no-return thriller. Repeat.

COLLEGE ALL-STAR FOOTBALL GAME (ABC, 9:30 p.m. to conclusion). Heisman Trophy Winner Steve Spurrier leads the College All-Stars against pro football's Green Bay Packers in the 34th annual game. Live from Soldier Field in Chicago.

Saturday, August 5

ABC'S WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS (ABC, 5-7 p.m.). Now that Cassius Clay is no longer recognized as heavyweight champion of the world, the rest of the boys are slugging it out in an "elimination tournament" to find a new champ. On this card: Leotis Martin (ninth-ranked) v. Jimmy Ellis (ranked eighth), and Ernie Terrell (fourth-ranked) v. Thad Spencer (fifth-ranked). Live from Houston's Astrodome.

Sunday, August 6 CAMERA THREE (CBS, 11-11:30 a.m.).

"The Seven Aspects of Shaw," Part 1. Ac tress-Director-Producer Margaret Webster examines the many facets of G.B.S., read ing excerpts from his Man and Superman, Candida, Mrs. Warren's Profession and Pygmalion. Repeat.

SOCCER GAME OF THE WEEK (CBS, 3:30-5:30 p.m.). Toronto plays Oakland at Oak land, Calif.

THE 215T CENTURY (CBS, 6-6:30 p.m.).

Will there ever be a city free from air pollution, slums and traffic jams? Walter Cronkite looks into the possibilities in "Cities of the Future." Repeat.

THE DOCUMENTARIES OF TED YATES (NBC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.). A tribute to Ted Yates, NBC's outstanding TV reporter who was fatally wounded while covering the recent Arab-Israeli war. Chet Huntley narrates the films, showing Yates at work in San to Domingo and the Congo.

THE ABC SUNDAY NIGHT MOVIE (ABC, 9-11:15 p.m.). Jane Fonda, Tony Franciosa and Jim Hutton in Hollywood's version of Broadway's Period of Adjustment (1962), a rare Tennessee Williams comedy about newlyweds in the first difficult months of adjustment. Repeat.

Tuesday, August 8

TUESDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES (NBC, 9-10:54 p.m.). Another Hollywood adaptation, this time Gore Vidal's Broadway hit, Visit to a Small Planet (1960), featuring Jerry Lewis as a curious spacenik who spins in from the stratosphere and tries to become an earthling. Repeat.

NET JOURNAL (shown on Mondays). "The Disordered Mind." Two studies of psychological disturbances in children: a boy who rejects school and a girl who flirts with danger.

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