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Disney and NBC strategy mix fuels TV success
Miller reflects on Disney’s evolving TV presence from 1950s ABC adventures to NBC lineup. Walker notes 24 to 25 annual NBC productions including nature films and theatrical features, with laughs and animal stories driving audience, citing Davy Crockett and The Ugly Dachshund as examples.
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NBC
Walker
Leopard Man-Eater Warnings Across Continents
World Almanac notes leopards may become man eaters when bold. Indian leopards reportedly killed about 200 people in two years. Spotted leopards inhabit Africa and Asia. ferns grow widely from Himalayas to tropics. one fern at 18,700 feet.
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World Almanac
India
Africa
Asia
Himalayas
Greenland
Iffy standards of judging whether U S lost war
Washington analysts question whether the U S has lost in Vietnam as 1969 ends with 110000 ground troops to exit by April. Vietnamization may shift leverage to Hanoi, while Viet Cong decline and Saigon forces balance, prompting debate over final outcomes and political risks.
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NEA
Vietnam
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U.S
Ho Chi Minh
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
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America
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Saigon
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
United States
Today in History: WWII End Proclaimed on December 31 1969
On this date in 1946 the end of World War II was officially proclaimed by President Truman in a ceremony marking victory and peace. The feature notes the calendar's final day of 1969 and recalls the century's pivotal conclusion.
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Abraham Lincoln
West Virginia
Ellis Island
New York Harbor
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Bermuda
Calfornia
Edmund G. Brown
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Rhode Island Sets Wage and Price Ceilings in 1776
Rhode Island placed ceilings on wages and prices to curb inflation as of 1776. Carpenters faced a daily pay cap of 70 cents, illustrating early economic controls during a period of upheaval and transition.
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Y S. Truman
Rhode Island
Disney TV success hinges on planning and preproduction
Hollywood observers note Disney’s TV ratings rise led by The Wonderful World of Disney. Executive VP Carol Walker and producer Ron Miller say the strategy blends future-season planning with cross‑media ambition, acknowledging high costs and modest overseas profits.
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Carol Walker
Ron Miller
Disney TV
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Walker
Disneyland
United States
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