Television Sleep Study Sparks Wide Reaction
TeleScope reports Cynthia Lowry notes a study in The People Look at Television finding over 4 percent of national viewers feel sleepy watching TV. The piece describes viewers dozing in dim rooms, with some recalling abrupt naps during late programs and mentions long gaps in film schedules and network features from 1955 to 1939.
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Macmillan government wins bid to reorganize defense
London Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's Conservative government overcame a no-confidence vote along party lines 333-2 and carried a plan to reorganize Britain's three armed services into a unified defense ministry after the House of Commons rejected Labor's motion. The vote followed a tense session in Parliament.
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