North Carolina Educational TV Backed by Educators
A group of Tar Heel educators and citizens testified before a congressional subcommittee on educational television. Rep. Kenneth A. Roberts leads a bill to provide federal aid to states for Educational TV facilities and credits states with existing stations. They cited UNC WUNC TV and urged statewide access with federal support, warning TV can be a powerful yet dangerous medium.
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Congressional
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Kenneth A. Roberts
D-Ala
Roberts
Wunctv
University of North Carolina
Raleigh
Hodges
North Carolina
Man shoots at teen near hot rod in San Francisco
AP reports Thom Mannion fired twice at 18 year old Robert Alder who was hammering a hot rod in a vacant lot across from his patio. One bullet grazed the youth's shoulder and a second hit the car roof before police booked Mannion on suspicion of attempted manslaughter. Montezuma Castle in Arizona is noted for eight century old intact wooden ceiling beams.
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San Francisco
Thombe
Robert Alder
Mannion
Roads To Retirement Four federal retirement options explained
The Civil Service Commission outlines four main paths to an annuity: voluntary retirement at 60 with 30 years or at 62 with five years, or a reduced annuity for early voluntary retirement and disability or deferred retirement. Annuity size depends on salary, years of service, and retirement age.
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Civil Service Commission
Joan Crawford Avoids Live TV Camera Fears Mark Career Shifts
Hollywood star Joan Crawford recalls her first live TV camera fright during the Tonight show debut era. She avoided regular guest spots, citing a chaotic opening night and awkward questions from columnists. Crawford now balances film and TV work while serving as a board member for a soft drink company.
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New York
Joan Crawford
Jack Paar
Toon
Earl Wilson
Ingrid Bergman
George Gobel
Joan
Occuse
Grey Theatre
North Carolina Culture Week Opens With Meetings
Raleigh AP notes the annual Culture Week observance begins with meetings of Tar Heel groups across literature, art, folklore, music and history. The week features a ballet by the North Carolina Civic Ballet Co and several society gatherings plus awards and contests from state arts and historical groups.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Civic Ballet Co
Tates Ane
Rytte Folklore Society
State Poetry Society
Mayflower Society
The
Historical Book Club of North Carolina
State Society of County and Local Historians
North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs
State Art Society
State Society
Short Circuit Saves Family in Fort Worth Fire
Fort Worth fire crews credited a short circuit with saving the Wiley Schwarting family early Sunday. Schwarting woke to a doorbell and saw flames leaping from his bedroom ceiling. He and his family escaped as firefighters arrived.
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Fort Worth, Tex
Wiley Schwarting
Schwarting
Pawnshops Keep Niche in Soviet Life in Moscow
In a Moscow courtyard the Pushkin Pawnshop handles a wave of customers during the Bolshevik Revolution anniversary as Muscovites pawn or reclaim goods. Elena Ivanovna secures 300 rubles on cloth, with a three month loan limit and extended terms if needed. Constantin Bakulin describes the state run loan system as a low profit service for emergencies, subsidized by the State Bank, with three new shops planned to meet demand.
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George Sherman
Herald Tribune
News Service
London Observer Service
Moscow—Pushkin Pawnshop
Moscow
Elena Ivanovna
Elena
Elena Ivanovnoa
Constantin Ivanovich Bakulin
Moscow City
Pushkin
Bakulin
Morganton Man Held In 1946 Killing
A Morganton resident, Robert Lee White Sr., 1911 birth, is jailed on a murder charge in Pittsburgh for the 1946 death of Eunice White. He faces federal unlawful flight charges after being arrested in Shelby with a $50,000 bond.
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Morganton
N.C
Burke County
Pittsburgh
Here
Eunice White
McMannis
Robert Lee White Sr
Shelby
U.S
James Simpson
Pearl Michaux
Morgan
Charlotte
FBI
Soviet Union Opens Scientific Information Center in Moscow
The Soviet Union says its Moscow based center translates material from 62 countries and provides it to scientists. Last year the center published 500000 items from 18000 specialists in 90 countries and microfilmed over 400000 articles while subscribing to more than 11000 foreign publications.
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Data Center Moscow
Soviet Union
Hig
Moscow
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