FCC Moves To Deregulate TV Networks Control
The FCC approved a plan to curb networks power over prime time television. It would bar networks from owning more than 50 percent of evening programs and ban syndicated old productions and foreign profit sharing. The rule targets stations and networks, with public input and hearings to follow before a final vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Now
American Broadcasting Co
Columbia Broadcasting System
National Broadcasting Co
Rosel Hyde
Robert FE
Lee
Hyde
Commission
Cosmonauts Landing Seen as Troublesome
Soviet spaceflight officials hailed Voskhod 2 as a milestone while a West German observer noted radio signals hinting at landing trouble. Tass placed the ship near Perm after a 26 hour flight, with Leonov and Belyayov surviving a dramatic head over heels space exit and a planned shift system for future orbital stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tass
Alexei Leonov
Outer Space
Pavel
Belyayov
Voskhod
Voskhod 1
Voskhod 2
Perm
Ural Mountains
Central Asia
Moscow
Gromyko calls for Vietnam withdrawal in four-point plan
London's AP report notes Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko urged the United States pullout from Vietnam and outlined four conditions for settlement. He demanded an end to air strikes, involvement of primary crisis states, removal of American troops, and resolution of South Vietnam internal turmoil. He warned of global danger if the crisis is underestimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Andrei
M. Gromyko
Viet Nam
Gromyka
Washington
Harold Wilson
Michael Stewart
Gromyko
North Viet Nam
United States
South Viet Nam
Rusk Silent Over Gromyko Vietnam Pact Remarks
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the United States regrets the Soviet Union seems unwilling to back the 1954 and 1962 Geneva accords on Vietnam and Laos. He replied to Andrei Gromyko after London talks, agreeing Hanoi is key to peace and that stability would allow U.S. forces to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dean Rusk
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Laos
Rusk
Andrei A. Gromyko
London
Gromyko
Hanoi
Southeast Asia
U.S
Federal Judge Returns Ruby To Texas Courts
In Dallas a federal judge sent the Jack Ruby civil liberty dispute back to state courts after a long monologue by Ruby about lawyers and conspiracies. Judge T. Whitfield Davidson rejected claims of civil liberties violations and turned the case over to Judge Dallas Blankenship of the 1st Administrative District, who will decide on future hearings upon receipt of Davidson's ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Jack Ruby
Ruby
U.S. Dist
T. Whitfield Davidson
Texas Civil Liberties’ Union
Davidson
1St Administrative District of Texas
Dallas Blankenship
Blankenship
Red China Harried in Tibet by Mountain Tribesmen
The Reporter magazine cites Scottis h missionary George Patterson claiming Tibetan Khamba guerrillas harass Chinese troops. Nepal’s arms supply and China’s Nepal policy are said to bolster Khamba raids, with local links to the Tibetan underground strengthening their resistance. The Khambas, active since 1954, remain a potent threat despite ammunition shortages and a disrupted supply line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red China
Tibet
New York
Reporter Magazine
George Patterson
Patterson
China
Nepal
India
Mr. Patterson
Mi-mang Tsong-du
People's Party
Khamba
Dalai Lama
Kasa
Kbamba
GAO Controller Sees Room for Improvement in U S Aid
Comptroller General Joseph Campbell told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the GAO found shortcomings in the operation and management of U S economic aid to foreign nations. He cited several problem areas including use of counterpart funds and clearer aid outlines for recipient countries unable to use it fully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPS
Congressional
Joseph Campbell
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
General Accounting Office
GAO
Rembrandt Sale Sparks British Auction Standoff
Norton Simon of Los Angeles bid to win Rembrandt's portrait of Titus at Christie's in London. Marlborough Fine Arts led early as bidding rose from 204000, then Simon interrupted claiming he had not finished. The auctioneer reopened and the piece sold to the Norton Simon Foundation amid protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rembrandt
Norton Simon
Los Angeles
Christie’s
London
Titus
New York
Associated Press
Marlborough Fine Arts
Simon
Norton Simon Foundation
Farouk Estate Leaves Wives Out in Will
Ex-King Farouk of Egypt left his estate to his son Fuad and his three daughters Ferial Fawzia and Fadia with no portion for his two ex wives. The handwritten will reportedly names Fuad as main heir while daughters receive shares. Farouk died at age 45 from a heart attack after dining in a Rome restaurant. The family aims for burial in Saudi Arabia near Mecca and Medina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Farouk
Egypt
Carla D’amelio
D'Amelio
Fuad
Narriman
Ferial
Fawzia
Fadia
Farida
Saudi Arabia
Mecca
Medina
Bunche to Join Selma Civil Rights March
United Nations Undersecretary Ralph Bunche said he will travel to Selma Alabama at the urging of Martin Luther King Jr to participate in the first stage of the civil rights march to Montgomery. Bunche, an American Negro and Nobel Peace Prize winner, plans to leave Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N.Y
U.N
Ralph J. Bunche
Selma
Ala
Montgomery
Martin Luther King Jr
Bunche
King
LBJ Hails Spacemen In Outer Space Feat
President Johnson sent congratulations to Soviet astronauts praising the first spacewalk as deeply impressive. The message was dispatched late Thursday to the Soviet government, White House press secretary George E. Reedy said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communist Party
Pravda
Baikonur
Moscow
Central Asia
Leonev
Moon
Austin, Tex
Johnson
White House
George E. Reedy
Also Mentioned on This Page
AP Moscow
Russia
Earth
Leonov
Out
M. Solomon
Sens A
Fess
Texas
Family Lawyers
The
Civil Liberties Union
Joe B. Brown
Joe Tonahill
J. F. Kahl Co
North Street
American Gem Society
Summer St
Adams, Mass
LBJ
Uae
Aelir
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!