The Origins of American Political Conventions
A historical sketch from the early party system tracing the formation of factions from Washington to Lincoln. It covers the Anti-Masonic start, Whigs and Democrats split over slavery, 1854 Republican rise, Chicago 1860 campaign dynamics, and Lincoln's nomination on the third ballot with Hannibal Hamlin as running mate before southern secession began.
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George Washington
Os Washington
States of America
Baltimore
Republican Party
Chicago
William H. Seward
New York
Abra
Ham Lincoln
Illinois
Douglas
David Davis
Lincoln
Cassius Clay
Kentucky
Seward
Sen
Hannibal Hamlin
Maine
Pay TV threatens free television and forces viewer payments
Industry leaders warn that subscription television could end free TV as major networks shift top programs to pay services. Frank Stanton and Robert W. Sarnoff say pay TV risks depriving millions of free viewers, while NAB cautions that even small paid viewership could outbid advertiser supported broadcasting.
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California
Frank Stanton
Columbia Broadcasting System
Robert W. Sarnoff
National Broadcasting Company
National Association of Broadcasters
Glasgow would launch city wide educational TV in 1965
Glasgow aims to provide an educational television service for all 350 schools by autumn 1965 with a pilot starting later this year. Dr H S Mackintosh says programs will supplement teaching and be coordinated with curricula.
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Glasgow
UPI
Ince
Pye Telecommunications
Post Office
H. S. Mackintosh
Wefare
Mackintosh
Repeal of pay TV urged by Citizens Committee for Free TV
California leaders urge ending subscription television arguing it would force viewers to pay for largely the same programming. They support free educational and cultural programming and warn pay TV cannot sustain dividends or salaries with trips and theater visits abroad.
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San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
Othe
USC
UCLA
Stanford
University of California
Big Southern California
Don Belding
California
Citizens Committee For Free TV
Hollywood
UPTI
Citizens’ Committee For Free TV
Pay TV
Los Angeles
Mpeirut
Tokyo
Plentiful Foods List Highlights Beef and Plums for July
The U S Department of Agriculture features beef and plums on its Plentiful Foods List for July. The notice notes the foods along with meal service expectations for upcoming events.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Supermarkets Boost Stock to Eight Thousand Items
A report notes modern stores carry up to 8,000 items, far more than the roughly 1,000 items available two decades ago, reflecting expanded selection and consumer demand.
First US Shaving Mug Patent Era Details
The United States issued the first shaving mug patent to Thomas E. Hughes of Birmingham Pennsylvania in 1860. By 1940 a total of 94 US patents were granted for shaving mugs reflecting a uniquely American barber shop trend.
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United States
Thomas E. Hughes
Birmingham
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Encyclopeedia Britannice
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