Complicated Effort in Bringing In A TV Network Show
Wilmington NC station WECT-TV designer Claud O Shields explains the challenge of importing network programs. The station earns about 6300 from networks but pays 7600 to AT&T for long lines while drawing around 45000 in monthly gross. Nielsen fixes saturation at 51 percent, ARB and CP&L contest at over 90 percent. He seeks more daytime NBC shows and Westerns to meet local demand.
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Claud O’shields
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CBS
NBC
Abc-Tv
O’shields
Carolina
Douglas Edwards
Disney
At&t
Neilsen
American Research Bureau
Carolina Power & Light Co
O'Shields
Crazy Horse Led Sioux at Little Bighorn Battle
Historical notes clarify that Crazy Horse commanded Sioux forces at the Battle of the Little Bighorn while Sitting Bull served as a spiritual leader and maker of medicine, countering common misattributions to General Custer.
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Sitting Bull
Custer
the Little Big Horn
Crazy Horse
Prairie dogs described as small rodents related to marmots
The text notes prairie dogs are not true dogs but small rodents linked to marmots. It describes them as about 16 inches long with tiny ears and short tails, covered in dingy brown fur, and their danger signal resembling a yappy bark.
Planning a Trip 1 Rolling down 37 Series shelter 36
A compact puzzle style note lists items like a rolling trip plan, a 37 series reference, shelter 36, a girl named Eagles, Indian weight, Newfoundland, airports, a high note, French cap, Guido's scale, and those who Hers ei.
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Guido
Woman Ready To Defend Land Near Waller
Irene Cliett, 59, camps on 350 acres in a Tent with a loaded shotgun to resist eviction after a Houston federal court ruled the land does not belong to her. Neighbors may aid, and she claims care for friend George Seeree while courts say his heirs share in 703 acres. U S marshal’s office will act only on court request.
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Waller, Tex
Irene Cliett
Houston
Cliett
George Ee Seeree
Scott
Dee
Kathryn Matthews
What Was Wrong With Our Bidding Four Spades Slam
Oswald Jacoby analyzes a bridge hand where South and North reach four spades but a four clubs bid prevents a slam. The fault lies with North for not jumping to a slam try earlier, as his partner’s response and the subsequent bids misled the decision.
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NEA
Atlanta
North
South
Hearts
Soviet Expedition Finds Undersea Peaks in North Atlantic
Moscow radio reports a Soviet expedition aboard the research ship Mikhail Lomonosov has discovered three underwater mountains rising as high as 3,250 feet at depths of about 13,000 feet in the North Atlantic. The peaks are thought to be of volcanic origin.
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London
Moscow Radio
North Atlantic
Science Expedition
Mikhail Lomonosov
Ball Lightning Described as Floating Fire Orbs
The phenomenon known as ball lightning is described as true lightning in which balls of fire the size of balloons drift from clouds, descend slowly, and may explode on impact or roll along the ground before detonating upon contact with an object.
Bridge bidding theory note on South and slam possibilities
The passage discusses a bidding line where South could have marked his partner with a singleton heart after clubs, spades, and diamonds, then checked for aces and pursued the spade slam. It analyzes how the bid sequence might have allowed South to reveal strength and reach the slam.
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South
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