As they do each summer, the networks this week were rummaging desperately in their idea departments. What they were looking for were inexpensive, lightweight replacements for the big radio & TV shows that go on vacation during the next three months. This year, the networks' annual problem is reduced by at least one-third because July will be amply filled from Chicago with the hoopla and oratory of the two national political conventions.
For the remaining two months, radio is concentrating on music and drama. NBC is ready with half a dozen musical programs, ranging from an Armed Forces talent show called Stars...
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