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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1966

Page

8

Breakthrough Disk Reproduces Moving Pictures on TV

A metal disk destined to reproduce moving pictures on a television set moves toward breakthrough. CBS Laboratories, with its Stamford Connecticut division, has quietly demonstrated a disk device in an advanced development stage, akin to long playing records for music.

Jack Gould New York Times Milan Italy C. B. S. Laboratories Columbia Broadcasting System Stamford Conn Peter Goldmark C. B.S. Laboratories Frank Stanton C. B.S Britain Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co Sony Co Japan

Africa and Congo regimes contrast with the new era

The piece surveys African political shifts, noting Johnson Aguiyi Ironsi in Nigeria winning support by fighting corruption and tribalism, while Mobutu’s Congo regime seeks stability. It also discusses hopes for Ghana’s military rule and the potential of a CBS disk promising cheap home video postwar implications.

Nigeria Johnson ‘Aguiyi - Ironsi Mobutu Congo Kasavubu Moise Tshombe Ghana Nkrumah New Africa

Johnson press friction highlights TV shifting White House

President Johnson clashed with reporters during a tense news conference and denied rumors of a possible replacement for Secretary of State Rusk. The piece notes his TV emphasis, Fleming’s White House move, and the administration’s Vietnam credibility questions.

Johnson Robert H. Fleming Washington American Broadcasting Co White House Fleming

Homeric Heroes Declared Gods in 620 B.C.

Ancient Greeks admired Homeric heroes so deeply that officials proclaimed these legendary figures as gods in 620 B.C. The measure formalized cult status for celebrated characters in Greek myth.

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