Pride Tops Country Awards Double Win at CMA Show
Charley Pride won Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year at the Country Music Association awards in Nashville. Lynn Anderson won Female Vocalist of the Year. Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner were top duo. the Nashville Brass and Jerry Reed earned multiple honors. Art Satherly entered the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Nashville, Tenn
Charley Pride
Pride
Lynn Anderson
Rose Garden
Dolly Parton
Porter Wagoner
Osborne Brothers
Danny Davis
Nashville Brass
Jerry Reed
Art Satherly
Columbia Records
Thomas A. Edison
Country Music Hall of Fame
Sammi Smith
Freddie Hart
Ray Price
Reed
Savings plan cuts required deposit to $100 for 5 34% two year book
The bank lowers entry to $100 and allows flexible deposits and withdrawals on a two year savings book at 5 34% annual rate. Withdrawals available with full interest in the first ten days of each quarter after two years, inviting comparison with rivals that demand up to $10,000 minimum deposits.
Antibusing Petitioners Sail Toward Washington Tour
Four Mobile mothers carrying petitions against racial desegregation busing arrive in Columbia as part of a 50 city trek to Washington D C. Sponsored by Unified Concerned Citizens of Alabama the group plans to march two miles in each city and present petitions to Congress. Led by Edna Wade the party travels in a white camper with signs condemning busing.
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Columbia
Mobile
Ala
Congress
Washington, D. C
Unified Concerned Citizens of Alabama, Inc
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
UCCA
Washington
World War II Crew of USS North Carolina Tops Two Thousand
More than 2000 men served aboard the battleship USS North Carolina during its World War II active duty period, reflecting a large crew for frontline operations and naval campaigns.
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USS
North Carolina
Textile chief urges positive story of SC industry
Ellison S. McKissick Jr., president of the South Carolina Textile Manufacturers Association, told Hilton Head listeners the industry must tell its success and routine to counter the prevailing focus on negative news. He chairs SCTMA and leads Alice Manufacturing Co. efforts and urged public relations officials to highlight strengths and truths.
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Hilton Head Island
South Carolina Textile Manufacturers Association
SCTMA
South Carolina
Ellison S. McKissick Jr
McKissick
Live TV Pattern Marked by Awards Shows on NBC
NBC live from Nashville presents the Country Music Awards Show with about a dozen awards in an hour. The event follows Oscars and Emmys in format and features top country acts between brief accepts while sound quality and technical issues mar the broadcast. Bonanza also airs a concurrent award segment as Dan Blocker injects humor, with familiar western melodrama and a loud audience roar affecting clarity. CBS and ABC Sunday films challenge NBC, with Disney's program taking notable ratings impact this season.
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New York
NBC
Nashville
Hoss Cartwright
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Dan Blocker
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ABC
John Wayne
Richard Boone
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Eear
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