Russia Has World's Most Powerful Radio System
Eddy Gilmore reports from Moscow on the USSR's immense radio network. The Soviet system operates thousands of stations, broadcasts in 55 to 60 languages, and reaches citizens at home and abroad with nonstop programming from early morning to late evening. It features news, Pravda editorials, children's programs, music, concerts, and special international broadcasts, with loudspeakers in cities and public spaces and no radio tax or ads.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Russia
U.s.s.r.’S
Soviet Union
Pravda
United States
B.B.C
Arctic
Siberia
Pamirs
Czech writer Vlasta Vrazova to speak in Cedar Rapids
Miss Vlasta Vrazova, renowned Czech author, will lecture Wednesday December 11 in the C S P S hall as part of a U S lecture tour. She recently returned from Praha where she served as assistant director for a year of the American Relief for Czechoslovakia. The talk, on life in Czechoslovakia with focus on children, is sponsored by the Federation of Czech Groups with no admission. An official movie will be shown.
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Vlasta Vrazova
United States
Miss Vrazova
Praha
Czechoslovakia
American Relief For
U. S
Federation of Czech Groups
Half Americans View Newspapers as Biased Against Russia
A National Opinion Research Center survey finds 42 percent of adults believe U.S. newspapers make Russia look worse, 17 percent think they look better, 21 percent see impartial coverage, and 20 percent remain undecided. Respondents from Minneapolis Galveston and Chicago weigh in with mixed views.
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Denver
United States
Russia
National Opinion Research Center
Denver University Foundation
Minneapolis
Minn
Galveston
Ind
Carpenter
Chicago
Oklahoma City
Okla
Czech Lodges Plan Meetings and Christmas Programs
Various Czech groups announced meetings and holiday events for the week at the CSPS hall and Czech school. Sbor Zofie Podlipska JCD meets Wednesday at 2 p.m. Karla Masaryk CSA lodge at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Christmas programs planned by Czech school and ZCBJ lodges with gifts and programs Saturday Dec 21 and Sunday Dec 22 at the school library.
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Sbor Zofie Podlipska Jcd
Lodge
Hvezda Pokroka
Czech Cemetery Association
Karla Masaryk C. S .A
Karla Masaryk
Ash Tray Stolen From Berkeley-Carteret Lobby
Intruders entered the Berkeley-Carteret hotel lobby in Asbury Park New Jersey and stole a 200 pound ash tray by dumping sand from a three foot high decorative vase.
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Asbury Park
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Berkeley-Carteret Hotel
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