Why They Folded In Publishing Faces TV Challenge
Editorial argues Collier's Woman's Home Companion folded mainly due to television stealing ad dollars, not inflation or taxes. Publishers adapting to local markets and improving products fare better, while some outlets fail without strong local presence and aggressive audience targeting. The piece cites liquor ad advantages and contrasts glossy national titles with local papers.
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Collier’s
Woman's Home Companion
Kansas
John L. Lewis
United States
Lewis
Better Homes
Good Housekeeping
The
New Yorker
U.S
Philip Morris
WHO
American
Lucepapers
Radio City
Old Hangover OvR THANKS TO Rolla Clymer Note
An El Dorado Times note by Rolla Clymer recounts the electoral college procedure, its sextuplicate votes, and the looming Jan 7 count in which Nixon’s presidency is formalized. The writer questions the college system’s usefulness while praising electors like Clymer and Mickey James for their roles.
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Ovr
Rolla Clymer
el Dorado Times
Clymer
Mickey James
Syracuse
Eisenhower
State House
Washington
Nixon
Senate
House
Electoral College
Grover Cleveland
James
Christmas Dinner Change Sparked by Anonymous Letter
Fort Scott a wire chief Jack Laird and his family altered Christmas plans after an anonymous note arrived with a $10 bill inviting them to dine at John Lockwood's cafe. The letter, signed simply "An Ex- Scrooge," reached Lockwoodpostmarked illegibly with five cents due. The note urged inviting the Lairds, the Fulchers, and their son Jeffrey to the cafe for Christmas dinner.
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Scrooge
Marlow
Fort Scott
Jack Laird
John Lockwood
Laird
Lockwood
Snowdrifts Rise As Cars Stall In Winter Shifts
The Eils worth Messenger notes heavy snows form drifts higher than a new car. Amid winter news, Americans buy about 158000 pianos each year, illustrating diverse market trends and consumer demand despite severe weather.
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Eilsworth Messenger
Tunneling Through The Icecap By Drew Pearson
Harm on Newfoundland hosts a vast Arctic project as Lt. Col. El mer F Clark and the 1st Army Engineers dig a ice age subway under the Greenland icecap. They pour snow like concrete to form silos and a 60 foot long room with a 170 foot high snow roof. The 650 foot tunnel shows snow roofs four feet thick that resist summer melt, while native Greenlanders relinquish snow construction. Col. Batter at Harmon Air Force Base coordinates a joint Newfoundland American effort with Stephensville swelling to 6 000 residents and a biweekly diplomacy between Canadian, American and British officials, as Pearson notes enduring Danish American ties and romantic local rumor.
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Harmon, Newfoundland
Greenland
Elmer F. Clark
1St Army Engineers Arctic Task Force
Clark
Greenland Polar Cap
John Butler
Houston
Harmon Air Force Base
Stephensville
Harmon
Newfoundland
Batter
Eight at South Pole head home after Christmas
At McMurdo Sound Antarctica eight of the 24 men wintering at the South Pole prepare to depart while 16 stay. Dr Paul Siple remains at the base as the others fly out in a first step toward returning home. The group had marked Christmas in a lonely post with temperatures near zero in summer, while Washington insiders organize the Heart Fund and the 1057 event. Bodyguard to FDR, Rear Adm Byrd aide, dies in Helena.
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Mcmurdo Sound
Antarctica
South Pole
Paul Siple
Washington, D.C
New York
Kenneth Cearlys
Royall
Army
Richzero
Alljard E. Byrd
Christmas gatherings and holiday shows in town
A December yesterday profile notes the Philbrick home Christmas card with greetings from Barbara Mike Kristine and new parents Marge and Charles Philbrick. Preparations for Harry Oswalt goose dinner at Henry Giesaking farm involved Irene Oswalt and granddaughters Emily Creigh and Virginia Creigh as Mr Giesaking was in hospital. Jay Crook wins our shirt prize featuring Zsa Zsa Gabor. Paul Murphy distributed the task of gathering Christmas locals for Monday's paper. Harold Anderson asked for reports from the staff.
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Charles Philbrick
Barbara
Mike
Kristine
Marge
Harry Oswalt
Henry Giesaking
The
Oswalts
Ian Giesaking
Jay Crook
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Jay
Paul Murphy
Harold Anderson
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Russell Elliott
Stella A. Austin
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Ose
Garden City
Garden Impries
Finney
Beat
Wichita
Gregtey
Hamii
Uearny
T, Hankel
Gray Sonntiee
Drew Pearson
Arctic
Air Force
Orla Jensen
Thule
Luse Telegram
FDR
Helena, Mont
Lou C.boedecker
Montana Highway Patrol
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Bucklin
Kas
Paris
France
Harold
Skre
FLOOR
Odd
Oxfords
Boy's Dept
Gabardines
Weels
Orion
Women's Dept
Raven Bomber
Peary
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