Bob Hope's 21st Christmas tour for the overseas troops.
Hope took his troupe to bases in Hawaii, Wake Island, Okinawa, Thailand, South Vietnam, Spain and Guantanamo, Cuba- and made headlines with a surprise stop in Laos, where he unveiled his personal plan to arrange the release of POW's held by North Vietnam. Bob entertained US embassy personal in Laos; scenes from the event could turn up in tonight's show, which was being edited at press time.
On the bill: Jim Nabors; Jill St. John, Don Ho, Charley Pride, Sunday's Child, Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr, Oakland A's pitcher Vida Blue, the roller-skating Blue Streaks, Brucene Smith, US entrant in the Miss World contest, the singing-dancing Deb Stars, and the Les Brown Band.
