Mini camera revolution spreads through TV news rooms
CBS and NBC have adopted a small portable color TV camera that records on videotape and transmits live via backpack microwave, cutting editing time and enabling more on scene coverage. ABC tests lighter Japanese and German models but passes on a German unit for weight concerns.
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Philadelphia
Washington, D.C
ABC News
ABC
First US Radio Broadcast Marks Brant Rock Event
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes R A Fessenden made the first US radio broadcast from Brant Rock Massachusetts on Christmas Eve 1906. The program included two musical selections a poem reading and a short talk as the historic experiment reached audiences.
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U.S
R. A. Fessenden
Brant Rock
Mass
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Cameos Boost Fame Through Brief Screen Appearances
The text explains that to popularize a product or production, famous players frequently accept short on screen cameos lasting four to five minutes. It notes that any brief appearance by a well known face on screen is termed a cameo.
CHS golf team places third in Wichita Falls meet
Childress High School fielded 15 teams in Wichita Falls over Friday and Saturday with Kent Wood earning Medalist honors. Team members included Bobby Blackwell, Mark Brown, Shane Morey, and David Conk. Also noted are upcoming Bobcat Mothers Basketball Banquet on March 13 and various CHS athletic and student activities.
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Kent Wood
Bobby Blackwell
Mark Brown
Shane Morey
David Conk
Mormon Church
Lubbock
Mark Keys
Lance Keys
Mark Parr
Marks Lanham
Edna Keys
Sandra Dill
Betty Bell
Lowell Dement
Littleton Havins
Roy Dodds
Kenneth West
Childress Bobcats
Big Blue
Ellen Gillem Named LVVA Secretary After Resignation
Ellen Gillem elected new LVVA secretary replacing Lillie Copelin who resigned. Janis Lawrence and Saephilia Smith join the board. A blood transfusion benefits talk by Sherry Walker, Regional Blood Program, Wichita Falls. Proceeds fund a nursing scholarship. bake sale planned for April 21.
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Licensed Vocational Nurses Association
Ellen Gillem
Lillie Copelin
Janis Lawrence
Saephilia Smith
Sherry Walker
Wichita Falls
Pat Peitz
Billie Simmons
Wanda Howell
Lou Phillips
Dessie Moore
Gladys Bowman
Tex Highway Construction Bids Sought in Dickens County
Sealed proposals for 4 747 miles of Gra Strs Flex Base Asph Stabilized Base Asphalt Concrete Pave and Safety Rest Area From SH 70 E to FM 265 on US 82 will be received at the Highway Department Austin until 9 00 A M March 20 1973 and opened publicly Plans and specifications including minimum wage rates are available at the office of Michael R Scott Resident Engineer Matador Texas and Texas Highway Department Austin Usual rights reserved.
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Michael R. Scott
Matador Texas
Texas Highway Department
Austin
Great Seal Defined as True Symbol of Federal Power
While the dome of the Capitol is famous, the Great Seal stands as the real emblem of federal authority.
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U.S. Capitol
Calendar eras Trace Creation Dates in Greek and Jewish Systems
The Grecian Era begins in 5508 B C and the Jewish Era begins in 3761 B C, both dating from Creation. The text compares how each calendar marks a start from a traditional Creation date.
Lint Production Best in Years at High Plains Test
Despite poor weather the 1971 cotton variety test at the High Plains Research Foundation showed an average lint yield of 811 pounds per acre the best since 1964. Variability in grade staple and micronaire created wide loan value differences with seedling disease and cold spells noted during growth.
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High Plains Research Foundation
Douglas Owen
Owen
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