Sarnoff Elected NBC Chairman. Kintner Named President
Robert W. Sarnoff was elected chairman of the board of the National Broadcasting Co. He will remain chief executive officer. Robert E. Kintner was named president to succeed Sarnoff and will report to him. Kintner previously led ABC and joined NBC in 1957 with duties in color operations and network programs.
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Khrushchev Charges Western Plot Over Lebanon
Nikita Khrushchev accused the West of planning intervention in Lebanon and using Yugoslavia as a Trojan horse to destabilize the Soviet bloc. He attacked U.S. aims, urged allies to resist Western armament, and warned that short range missiles could knock out bases in West Germany.
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Capital of Alaska joke sparks playful exchange in Philly
In Philadelphia a caller asked for the Alaska capital. Fred Reecy of the Philadelphia Bulletin library answered with Jun eau. The caller retorted in anger. The phrase on the wagon to temperance comes from Sitka Alaska where Marines and sailors paid for drunkenness by hauling a water-delivery wagon around town.
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