Unnecessary Mountain May Host National Educational TV Network
Regional Campus notes a Texas plan to install a closed circuit microwave educational TV network linking the University of Texas with eleven smaller colleges. If FCC approval comes, antennas and dishes will spread across San Antonio Austin and Georgetown area to deliver courses from Walter Prescott Webb and other experts to multiple campuses. Funding comes from the Fund for the Advancement of Education the U S Office of Education and participating colleges with support from commercial stations and the University.
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FCC
University of Texas
Walter Prescott Webb
Texas
St. Mary's University
San Antonio
Southwestern
Robert Schenkkan
Austin
Fund For the Advancement of Education
U.S. Office of Education
University
U.S
Bethel Tops In HDC Fashions in Morgan County Show
The Bethel Home Demonstration Club swept top honors at the Morgan County fashion show in Hartselle. Mrs. John Lee Stephenson won the sports division and Mrs. Jack Betterton won the special occasion prize. Betterton, president of Bethel, will represent Morgan County at the state fashion show in Mobile in November. Judges included Mary Sue Tiller and Jane Collier among others. about 100 attended the tea afterward hosted by county president Sebren Garner and the council.
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Hartselle
Bethel Home Demonstration Club
Morgan County
John Lee Stephenson
Jack Betterton
Bethel Club
Betterton
Mobile
Mary Sue Tiller
Cullman County
Jane Collier
Limestone County
James Taylor
Joe Phillips
Decatur
Sebren Garner
County Home Demonstration
Home Demonstration Council
Gulf Coast Fishing Shows Strong Snapper and Mackerel Run
Fishing banks along the Alabama and Northwest Florida coasts yield red snapper and grouper in good quantities. King mackerel and speckled trout fishing ranges from excellent to fair with reports of large catches and heavy action off Destin and nearby piers. Weather looks favorable for continued fishing as areas like Panama City, Destin, and Orange Beach report solid bottom fishing and ongoing king mackerel activity.
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Hoyt Harwell
Associated Press
Alabama
Florida
Gulf
Shreveport
Electrical Workers
Destin
Fla
William Caldwell
Army Hospital
Ft. McCune
Ala
Phorbol Aas
Bayou la Batre
Orange Beach
Gulf Shores
Ft. Morgan
Alabama Point
Former State Senator J Monroe Black to be buried today
Funeral services were held in Fort Deposit for former State Senator J Monroe Black a former city mayor who died recently in Alabama. The service followed his career in state and local government and paid tribute to his public service and community leadership.
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Fort Deposit
Ala
J. Monroe Black
Free Pool Up For Grabs In Napier Field
DOTHAN AP The city seeks to relinquish its half stake in an abandoned swimming pool at Napier Field eight miles north of Dothan. The county owns the other half. Officials fear filling the empty pool could invite a lawsuit if someone is hurt.
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Dothan
Napier Field
Powell Black
Montgomery Hospital Notice Reflects Local Leader’s Passing
A Montgomery hospital notice honors a 59 year old Black resident who lived in Montgomery since 1945. He served in the Senate from Lowndes County during the Sparks Administration and was elected a county commissioner and probate judge in Lowndes County.
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Montgomery Hospital
Black
Montgomery
Senate
Lowndes County
Sparks
Night workers face strange biological clocks at conference
At a 10 day international meeting in Long Island laboratories 100 scientists discuss human and animal circadian rhythms. Dr M C Lobban notes clocks affect body temperature hormones and alertness and that rotating night shifts disrupt these rhythms. More studies are urged to help reset workers clocks.
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Cold Spring Harbor
N. Y
Long Island Biological Laboratory
M. C. Lobban
Medical Research Council Laboratories
London
England
Tokyo Osaka railway roadbed aims for 155 mph
A new rail route between Tokyo and Osaka is planned to handle trains at speeds up to 155 miles per hour on a 375 mile line.
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Tokyo
Osaka
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