Sarnoff dies. broadcasting giant shaped radio to satellite era
David Sarnoff, lifelong broadcasting leader and RCA figure, died at his town house after a long illness. From a messenger job to founder of a vast communications empire, he guided radio, television and satellites, influencing millions. He survived by his wife Lizette, three sons, a sister and nine grandchildren, with funeral at Temple Emanuel.
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New York
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David
Mercial Cable Co
Sarnoff
Cine
Americatriffe
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Instrument Co. of America
Marconi
Wanamaker’s
Lizette
Robert W. Sarnoff
RCA
Edward Sarnoff
Fleet Services, Inc
Thomas W. Sarnoff
Beverly Hills
Calif
West Coast
NBC
1St Street
Campbell
Temple Emanuel
GOP alliance forms to address farm woes nationwide
Rudy Boschwitz, Minnesota GOP committeeman, says a national alliance of Republican committeemen formed in Washington aims to spotlight farm problems. He blames seniority rules, Democratic control, and Southern committee influence for woes, noting southern interests favor peanuts tobacco and cotton over feed grains.
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Washington
Minnesota
Rudy Boschwitz
Boschwitz
Congress
Understanding Purebreds and Thoroughbreds in Horses
A purebred horse can be of any breed if its parents share that breed. A thoroughbred is a distinct breed, and every thoroughbred is a purebred, while many purebreds are not thoroughbreds.
Foundation led by Stans buys Siam Kraft stake in Thailand firm
A private foundation controlled by Secretary of Commerce Maurice H. Stans holds a $24,302 stake in Siam Kraft Paper Co. The disclosure follows prior questions about Stans holdings including Penn Central ties. Stans calls the investment minor and says no conflict exists.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Thailand
U.S
Associated Press
Stans
Siam Kraft Paper Co
U.S. Export-Import Bank
Penn Central
Stans Foundation
Siam Kraft
Nixon
Henry Kearns
Kearns
New York
Thai Industrial Estates
Glore-Forgan-Wm. R. Staats
South Vietnamese push into Cambodia assault near Chup
South Vietnamese forces numbering about 6,009 under U S air cover pressed a three prong advance toward the Chup rubber plantation in eastern Cambodia. Intelligence says North Vietnamese HQ shifted to defend Dam Be base area as the Saigon drive seeks Chun town, with B 52 strikes noted on the plantation.
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Saigon
U.S
Cambodia
Chup
Chun
Mekong River
Chinese New Year Firecrackers Drive Off Demons
Chinese New Year is marked on the day of the first moon with a loud display of firecrackers intended to scare away demons for the year ahead.
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