TV in 1962: A Year of Record Viewing and Shifting Focus
New York AP surveys a busy television year with 3,831 peak hour hours on network TV. Viewers sought entertainment while demanding culture, noting fewer dramatic shows but real space launches and presidential alerts. Violence waned and commercials softened, as sports, Westerns, doctors and parlor games drew audiences.
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Plans advance for governor's inaugural ball in Barre
George M. Fienberg, chair of arrangements for the 1963 inaugural ball, says plans are going well for the January 17 event at the Barre Auditorium. After discussions with state Democratic chairman John M. Spencer, the ball will be informal in spirit with formal attire optional. Further details will be released statewide soon.
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Khrushchev accepts press corps tie in Moscow
Soviet Premier Khrushchev, accepting a club tie from Western reporters in Moscow, said he is delighted to wear it at his next press conference. He has not held a formal press conference for Western newsmen in over two years. The tie is dark blue with small golden cupolas, inset with crossed sickles and quills. David E. Bell, new chief of the U S Agency for International Development, met Chinese Nationalist President Chiang Kai-shek on arrival at Tai Pai Formosa from Tokyo for an overnight stay.
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