Agnew Pressures Networks and Coffee's Slump in America
A piece notes TV networks facing public pressure from Spiro Agnew over perceived censorship and calls for balanced news. It contrasts media maturity with audiences driving demand for accountability. The second item reviews coffee consumption in the 1960s, showing a drop from 3.12 to 2.68 cups per person daily by 1969, signaling industry troubles.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
York Dispatch
America
Coffee consumption softens as soft drinks rise in the nation
A 1950s to 1960s shift in beverages shows coffee prices steady around 68.8 cents per pound and soft drink consumption nearly doubles from 184 to 355 bottles per person per year. Marketing experts cite youth appeal, taste thresholds, and flavor variety as drivers for moving coffee toward a softer drink image and competing with sodas.
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Audit & Surveys Inc
Solomon Dutka
National Coffee Association
U.S
The Happy Ending Farce Exposed in Marriage Critique
A columnist reviews The Happy Ending, directed by Richard Brooks and starring Jean Simmons, calling it a brutal study of marital decay. The essay argues marriage is a constant struggle, with fidelity fraying as children and social roles complicate two lives into a fading partnership.
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United States
al Horwits
Mr. Horwits
Richard Brooks
Jean Simmons
Kelly
Mr. Brooks
Spotlight On Schools Faces Tax Woes In Fremont
The Day They Had to Close the Schools profiles Fremont Ohio where voters rejected a school tax levy, sparking local concern over rising property taxes and funding gaps. The program notes many communities suspend classes and highlights efforts to shift funding to state support while examining Ringling Brothers circus on TV and midseason show renewals.
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New York
CBS News Department
U.S
Fremont
Ohio
Daniel Schorr
Schorr
Sampliny
NBC
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Young People Choir helps Corry church services
The Young People's Choir of the Corry EUB Church joined services in Titusville with thirty members performing gospel numbers. A birthday dinner honored Joyce Caldwell and Mrs. Walter Caster at 403 West Pleasant Street. A 65-person pie social at Concord Community House raised 13 dollars for Lovell School PTA to buy song books.
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Young People’s Choir
Corry Eub
Titusville
Dan Caldwell
West Pleasant Street
Joyce
Walter Caster
Concord
Lovell School Pta
Health brutality alleged in unreleased APHA report
A bombshell, unreleased APHA study accuses federal and local authorities of neglecting the poor. The report cites malnutrition, polluted rivers, pesticide spraying, and hospital delays across cities from Houston to Chicago, and highlights conditions on Indian reservations and in Atlanta.
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Washington
American Public Health Association
Houston
Tulare County
Calif
Redman's
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Lester Breslow
Cornely-Breslow
Washington, D.C
Potomac River
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Potomac
Werner Janssen
Chemical Biological Warfare Center
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