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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1961
Page
6
New York report questions whether television is more about ads than entertainment. The author notes clusters of commercials around pauses for station identification and blames heavy ad load for diminishing viewing pleasure.
Readers tout freezing clothes to iron them easier and faster. Heloise notes many find clothes iron better after freezer storage and asks for reports on any damage, while emphasizing the psychological relief from a smaller ironing pile.
The article notes networks trim seven minutes of programming per half hour as audiences favor Victoria Regina over CBS Reports Biography of a Bookie Joint and ABCs Bus Stop. Fabian’s violent Bus Stop debut draws mixed reactions and hints at future roles for him.
Foreign ministers of 21 Western Hemisphere nations will meet in January to consider economic and political sanctions against Cuba’s Communist government led by Fidel Castro. The OAS Council approved a Colombian resolution by 14 to 2, with Mexico and Cuba voting no.
Moulton Jaycees sponsor a high school football banquet at 7 p.m. in the school cafeteria with Bobby Bowden as principal speaker. A film of the Alabama Tennessee game will be shown. Proceeds fund next year Sugar Bowl trip. Tickets 2.50. Trophies from Leo Roberson Scholastic and Adver tiser MVP to be awarded.
NBC presents Dick Powell Show from 9 to 10 pm EST and Three Soldiers featuring James Donald and Telly Savalas. ABC airs Drop Out at 10:30 pm, a study about students who quit high school.
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