FCC Ponders Pay TV Favorable Writer Opinion
Hollywood report notes Alfred Starr argues FCC should approve paid pay-TV as public interest. Writer cites coin-box advocates claiming access to Broadway, sports, and reduced commercials, while Sarnoff warns pay TV undermines free broadcasting and basic freedoms of viewers.
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FCC
Alfred Starr
Hollywood
Federal Communications Commmission
Washington
America
Commission
Tam
New York
Jackie Gleason
David Sarnoff
Rca-National Broadcasting Co
Third meeting planned by 2 Group to form Eagles in Baytorn
Jimmy Fonteno and others announce a Thursday night session at Carpenters Hall on Decker Drive as part of a drive to establish a local Fraternal Order of Eagles chapter in Baytorn. The story recalls the 1898 origin of the group and its theatrical roots as an organization formed by six theater men.
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Angenie
Order of Eagles
Baytown residents praised for sanitary behavior
Baytown City Sanitarian Odis Muennink praised residents for following the garbage ordinance, noting general compliance and highlighting efforts by Assistant Sanitarian Gerald Landry who surveys trash, tags violations, and educates neighbors. He urged proper fish waste wrapping and curb timing to aid collectors, while noting visits to Kingsville and other cities to compare practices.
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Odis Muetrink
Baytown
Muennink
Gerald Landry
Landry
Atuennink
Kingsville
Sanitary Department
Stock Closes Special To The Baytown Sun
A reading of a dated financial list shows numerous company names and stocks including Allis-Chalmers, AT and T, Anaconda Copper, Beth Steel, Gen Electric, General Motors, Goodyear, Gulf Oil, Texaco, U.S. Steel, Westinghouse, and others. The text notes July cotton down 4 points amid generic market activity and a broad tally of corporate securities with percentage figures and partial legibility.
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Alley Ludlum
Allis-Chalmers
Amer
Erses Creole Pet
Dow
DuPont
Eastman Kodak
el Paso Nat'l. Gas
Fairchild Eng
Freeport Sulph
Gen Felso
Gen Electric
Gen Motors
Ssessee
Gen Tire Ae Gillette Saf
Evesees Goodyear
Tire
Greyhound Bus
Gulf OU
the Gulf Stat Us
Meesere
Houston of
Etre
ABC HiLand P Co
Hiumble
Imperial Ol
Interlake Trons
Isscs
Wicket
Jones and Laugh
Libby McM
Liggett and Myers
Loew's Ing
la Land
Mack Trucks
Merrill Pet
Monsanto Cheam
Ess
Nat'l Dairy
Shin
Olin-Math and Oliver
Pac Pet AL Packard-Stude
Pac West Oil
Erseeresers
Pancoastal Oil
Ssssseeeere
Panhandle P and R
Penney’s
Repab Steel
Searys
Arit St. Regis Paper
Shell
Goh Sinclair
Bay Skelly Oil
Socony-Vac So
Pacif
Stan Oil
Califarepennes
Sterling Dri Sun OY
Sharon
Cotton
Red Cross Life Saving Classes Planned After June 15
Adult beginner courses will start after June 15 with further details to follow. Certificates will be awarded to all who complete each class and to Red Cross swimmers and life saving certification levels. Instructors will be American Red Cross safety instructors and courses will follow ARC outlines.
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Red Cross
Red Croga
Daniel Asks Data On Dove Traffic
Sen Price Daniel of Texas urged treasury officials to provide complete nationwide data on illegal narcotics traffic including state and city figures. Treasury testify schedule shows testimony Thursday by Daniel’s subcommittee on narcotics with Customs Commissioner Ralph Kelly and Assistant Attorney General Warren Oiney set for Friday.
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Washington
Price Daniel
D-Tex
Treasury
Daniel
Customs
Ralph Kelly
Warren Oiney OL
Two Students Die In Ben Nevis Snowfall Tragedy
Frederic C. Hadden of Pasadena and Bert Woodburn of San Gabriel, both 21, University of Edinburgh students, vanished while climbing Ben Nevis in Scotland. Their bodies were later found in a deep snow-filled gully after missing for two days.
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Missihg
California
Scotland
Ben Nevis
Ughest
Great Britain
Frederic C. Hadden
Pansadena
Bert Woodburn
San Gabriel
University of Edinburgh
Need For Four Lanes On Highway 35 Seen
Advanced planning for a four lane State Highway 35 from the San Bernard to the Brazos rivers near West Columbia is underway. The plan calls for relocation and future right of way deeds of about 274 feet, with location surveys from the San Bernard to the Brazos river to support ultimate four lane construction.
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Highway
Austin
West Columbia
Brazoria
San Bernard
Brazos
H.thornton Jr
State Highway Commission
Avatin
Thornton
State 5
Bouston
Corpus Christi
Texas
Gulf Coast
Houston
State 35
San Jacinto Battleground
Texas Independence Way
Galveston Island
Angleton
Freeport
Velasco
Stephen F. Austin
Republic
San Jacinto
Port Lavaca
Redport
Aransas Pass
Port Aransas
San Bernard River
Brazog River
Stork Stops Adoption Stovalls announce adoption of baby boy Joe Don
Mr and Mrs J F Stovall Jr announce the adoption of a four month old boy named Joe Don. Grandparents are Mrs J F Stovall Jr of Baytown and Mr and Mrs A T Lioya of Franklin.
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J. F. Stovall Jr
Patsy Drive
Joe Don
J.F. Stovall Jr
Baytown
Mr and Tir
A. T.lioya
Franidin
Fifteen Graduate From Game Warden School at A and M
Fifteen men received certificates at the ninth game warden graduation exercises held at Texas A and M college. The ceremony featured Don Maxwell as principal speaker and J E B Adams presenting the diplomas. Travis Hobbs of Fort Worth delivered the class response, and a pistol shooting trophy was awarded to Hobbs by Capt. John Wood.
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Travis Hobbs
Ft. Worth
John’ Wood
Hill Country
Texas
George K. Reid
Anthony Inglis
Department of Wildlife Management
W.B. Davis
J. F. Pierce
R. G. Cox
U S Farm Real Estate Valued At Ninety-One Billion
Washington report shows the nation's farm real estate including land and buildings valued at 91 billion as of March 1, 1953. The Agriculture Department sets the figure, up 2 billion from last year but 2.4 billion below the March 1952 peak.
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U.S
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Television Log Channel 2 KPRC-TV Schedule Details
A dense channel-by-channel log lists programs for Wednesday and Thursday at Channel 2 KPRC-TV including Looney Town, World At Large, Dragnet, This Is Your Life, The Late Show, Guiding Light, News, Weather, sports, musicals, and various local and national shows with times spanning the day into sign off. The schedule features multiple soap operas, game shows, variety acts, and children's programs, with occasional live or taped broadcasts and weather segments.
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Eddie Fisher
Marcle
George Kiiesner
Sheilah Graham
Tome
Tennessee Ernig
Weather Nest
Robert Q. Lewis
Diane Lucas
Rob Crosby
Your Account
KGUL
Barker Bill Hopalong
Douglas Edwards
Jane, I'roman
Dateline Europe
Oclinax
Star Playhouse
Public Defender
Willy
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