Knowledge Of Favors Denied Amid NBC List
NBC vice president Thomas E. Ervin provided a list of favors to FCC members and staff to a House subcommittee. Doerfer testified he knew little about such favors, including social function gifts, transistor radios, a color TV, bowling prizes, and Havana entertainment, revealed during travel expense questioning.
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Washington
Havana
FCC
National Broadcasting Co
Doerfer
House
NBC
Thomas E. Ervin
Robert W. Lishman
Glue breakthrough informs April Reader's Digest feature
A promotional teaser highlights an April feature on new epoxy substances like Plastic Steel and Lactite. The notice claims these epoxies can bond water tanks, walls, and shoes without traditional paste or nails, promising stronger results than the materials they join.
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April Reader's Digest
Gavin urges continued nuclear tests after retirement
Lt. Gen. James M. Gavin, just retired, argues from a military view that humanity benefits from ongoing nuclear bomb tests. He told reporters after reviewing the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg that survival depends on today’s test tubes and urged developing usable weapons without destroying the planet.
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FT. Bragg
N.C
James M. Gavin
Army
Gavin
Army Research and Development
Senate
Gen
L. L. Lemnitzer
Theatar
Television Listings with Arthur Godfrey and RFD Programs
The page shows TV slots including Garry at 10.3 percent, Do You Rate at 11:00, Arthur Godfrey at 11:30, Dette at 12:00, RFD Weather at 12:05, and RFD Piedmont.
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Garry
Arthur Godfrey
Dette
Channel 12 Evening schedule features Fisher McGraw and Cummings
WSJS-TV Winston-Salem present a nightly slate with Fiddie Fisher at 8 00 pm followed by McGraw at 9 00 and Bob Cummings at 0 0 Calfermans 43 Music and Prevoes air at 8 55 with devotions closing the night.
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Wsjs-Tv
Winston-Salem
Fiddie Fisher
McGraw
Bob Cummings
Calfermans
Mild tonight in eastern half. cooler on Pacific coast
The forecast calls for milder temperatures tonight across the eastern United States while cooler air moves onto the north Pacific coast. Showers are expected in the north and central Plains from western New Mexico.
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Plains
New Mex
California
North Pacific Coast
Central Rockies
Great Basin
Weather figures and tax note from daily digest
The forecast lists a low of 36 tonight and a high of 53 tomorrow. Today’s high reached 60 and last night’s low was 40. Sunset is at 6 12 p.m. and sunrise tomorrow at 6 05 a.m. The tax rate on new car purchases is 24 cents per dollar.
Highway Plan To Be Discussed In Rutherfordton Meeting
Representatives from towns between Asheville and Shelby gather in Rutherfordton to review relocation options for U S 74 as the state proceeds with a four lane segment from Charlotte to west of Shelby. Alternate routes for the Shelby Asheville link are discussed with a hearing planned for 2 30 p m in Town Hall.
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Rutherfordton
N.C
Asheville
Shelby
State Highway Commission
Charlotte
Lake Lure
Chimney Rock
Hickory Nut Gap
Wilmington
North Carolina Forecast Warm Afternoon with Mountain Chill
North Carolina expect mostly sunny skies this afternoon with highs in the 50s in the mountains and around 60 elsewhere. Tonight and Wednesday look fair with cooler temps and freezing in the mountains. South Carolina and Georgia share fair, mild conditions with 40s to near 50s tonight and slightly warmer, partly cloudy Wednesday.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Squirrel Steals Doilies In Dallas Home
Mrs. Roy 50 reported three thefts of rare lace doilies from her living room over eight weeks. Police found no clues until Mrs. Lowry saw a squirrel grab a fourth doily and scamper up the chimney, ending the mystery.
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Dallas
Roy
Radioactive Rivers Fight Cancer At Chicago Centers
Doctors from the University of Chicago describe implanting plastic tubing around tumors to deliver radioactive fluid directly to cancer tissue. In 14 patients with pancreatic cancers the method eased pain though it did not cure or extend life. The approach avoids exposing surgeons to radiation while offering targeted treatment.
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Chicago
Paul V. Harper
Argonne Cancer Research Hospital
University of Chicago
William M. Ironside
University of Chicago Medical and Biological Research Center
Pancreas
Harper
Jet crash destroys houses. two families displaced
Charlotte reports an Air Force claims officer to process claims for two families whose home burned after a jet crash Saturday. The pilot, lst. Lt. Wendell Miller of Vance AFB, Enid, Okla, was killed. Nine others escaped unharmed. Families moved to Gastonia after losing their furnishings. Officer to come from Shaw AFB, Sumter, S.C.
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Charlotte
Air Force
Lst
Wendell Miller
Salisbury
N.C
Vance Afb
Enid
Oklo
Gastonia
Shaw Afb
Sumter
S.C
Century plant blooms only once in lifetime
A natural oddity notes the century plant, also known as Agave, flowers a single time before dying. The bloom is a dramatic event, attracting observers who recognize its rarity and botanical significance.
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Your Life
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Harry James
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Rose Marie
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Lee J. Cobb
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