Nielsen ratings explain TV diary surveys and markets
The article explains how Nielsen measures TV audiences in 200 plus markets by asking selected homes to keep diaries for a week, yielding national and local figures. It notes rival American Research Bureau, and includes a rambling Q&A about TOPS weight-loss clubs in High Point with contact details.
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Channel 8
Fred Barber
Nielson
Barber
Guilford County
American Research Bureau
Comparison of North Carolina Highway Fatalities and Vietnam War Deaths
The article notes around 1700 NC highway deaths this year and questions how many NC boys died in Vietnam in the same period. It cites DoD tallies and says most casualties were service members assigned to Ft. Bragg, not NC natives. It argues lack of age breakdown prevents real comparison.
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N. C
Vietnam
Department of Defense
Ft. Bragg
High Point Citizens Urged to Respect Police Motorcyclists
An anonymous letter to the editor criticizes local drivers for unsafe actions around police motorcycles. It argues riders face greater stopping distances and warns of potential fatal consequences if motorists do not yield and drive responsibly. Continuous reproaches emphasize respect for law enforcement and safer streets.
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High Point
Vietnam War Outlook in 1968 Could End or Expand
Washington sources say 1968 may bring either a war end or broader Southeast Asian conflict depending on Ho Chi Minh Johnson and pressures from the Soviet Union and China. Officials recall 1967’s mixed progress and failed peace efforts while cautioning against overoptimism as casualties rose and peace talks stalled.
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Washington
Southeast Asia
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam
Johnson
Soviet Union
China
Hanoi
Harold Wilson
Britain
Alexei Kosygin
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Vietnam
Lodge
United States
South Vietnam
Saigon
Bitter Cold Weather Marks New Year Across U S
Bitter cold swept the nation with eight state warnings from New York to Mississippi. Chicago set dec 31 and today low records. 2 to 3 inches fell in New York City area. Snow and fog disrupted travel from Boston to the Northwest and Dakotas.
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U.S
New York
Mississippi
Midwest
Chicago
South
Boston
New
York City
Montana
Rockies
New Year truce begins with no American deaths
U S forces report no GI killed during the first 24 hours of the allied truce despite at least 66 incidents and 98 under enemy losses. Viet Cong suffered 60 killed including a commander in a Mekong Delta rocket and ground attack on a South Vietnamese Marine camp.
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George McArthur
Associated Press
Saigon
Mekong Delta
U.S
Chocolate cake parcel boosts Christmas dinner in Vietnam
A Home Front package labeled Good Any Way You Can Get It arrives in Con Thien South Vietnam where a U S Marine and a buddy share the cake during a nighttime meal topping off a Christmas dinner with turkey and trimmings.
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Con Thien
South Vietnam
Bus Subway Strike Is Averted In New Contract
A bus and subway strike was averted after all night negotiations at the Americana Hotel produced a new contract between the Transit Authority and two transit unions. The unions pressed for a pension plan allowing retirement at half pay after 20 years, a 30 percent wage increase, a 40 to 30 hour work week, and fringe benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Transit Authority
Americana Hotel
Labor
Theodore Kheel
Afl-Cio Transport Workers Union
Public Opposes Monday Holiday Law in Harris Survey
Louis Harris reports 64 to 31 percent oppose a bill requiring national holidays to be celebrated on Mondays. Respondents say holidays like Memorial Day Veterans Day Washington's Birthday Independence Day Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year hold special meaning beyond a long weekend.
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Louis Harris
Congress
Harris
National Chamber of Commerce
Midwest
South
West
Suburbs
Cape Town Dentist Sees Heart Condition Worsen Amid Transplant Search
Cape Town surgeon Dr. Christian Barnard reports the diseased heart of a dentist awaiting a donor heart has worsened as the team prepares for a possible world third heart transplant. Barnard returns from international travel while the next patient, 58 year old Dr. Philip Blaiberg, is described as dangerously ill at Groote Schuur Hospital.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Christian Barnard
Louis Washkansky
Groote Schuur Hospital
United States
Britain
Philip Blaiberg
Groote Schuur
Barnard
London
Blaiberg
Washkansky’s
Historic heart transplant trial described under urgent hospital care
The report details early heart transplant attempts including the Washkansky case and a later Kantrowitz operation. It notes the infant heart failure, the need for a suitable donor, and Blaiberg's blood type B positive. It mentions December 21 as a reference date and Barnard's discussions with Blaiberg.
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Groote Schuur
Sunday Times
Blaiberg
Barnard
Washkansky
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Pacific Coast
International Falls
Minn
Key West, Fla
Quang Ngai
Harris Survey
Leon Galatis
Sunday Express
Ms. Rt
Adrian Kantrowitz
Brooklyn
N.Y
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