Television in Russia Stepping Forward in 1954
Soviet television made steady gains in 1954 with Riga opening a TV studio and Kharkov slated to start, while centers rise in Baku Tashkent Minsk and Sverdlovsk. Moscow plans 100000 new sets as color trials begin and viewer complaints push for more varied programming and ballet offerings.
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Charles Klensch
Moscow
INS
Riga
Latvia
Leningrad
Kiev
Kharkov
Baku
Tashkent
Minsk
Sverdlovsk
Kalinin
U.S.S.R
Moscow TV Center
A. Donatov
Donatov
Russia
Soviet Culture
M. Arlazorov
Modest Business Pickup Reported By Reserve Bank
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago notes a modest pickup in national business. Manufacturing orders rose as backlogs increased for the first time in nearly two years, with payroll gains and rising factory output through fall. Construction and government spending bolster demand, though overall growth remains restrained.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Investigation Takes On Private Life In Seasonal Probe
A humorous verse depicts a man facing a barrage of questions from committees probing his private life. He jokes about gloves size, robes, perfumes, and shorts as Christmas approaches, while privacy erodes under scrutiny.
Bank Notes Mixed Outlook for 1955 Construction Rise
For the first ten months of this year retail trade fell less than two percent from a year earlier. A brighter 1955 auto output is expected with 1.1 million cars in the final two months, double September-October and 45 percent above last year. Durable goods show greatest uncertainty as 1954 third quarter production lags in machinery electrical equipment farm machinery and trucks, with railroad equipment down over half. Defense spending cuts contribute to declines.
Absence of McCarthy Upstages Cincinnati Dinner
Sponsors of a $10-a-plate dinner in Cincinnati announced that Sen. McCarthy would not attend due to an elbow injury after a late call from his secretary. Rep. Scherer substituted, and sponsors offered free admission to the next event for those who paid. Mrs. McCarthy denied the illness report as exaggerated.
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Cincinnati
Sen. McCarthy
Wisconsin
John E. Held
Mary Driscoll
McCarthy
Held
Rep. Scherer
Republican
Quake Rocks Trinidad in Port of Spain
A powerful Saturday earthquake shook Port of Spain Trinidad causing substantial property damage with no reported casualties. Local authorities assessed structural impacts across the city while residents evaluated repairs and safety precautions.
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Trinidad
Port OF Spain
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