Arkansas districts among first in South to approve desegregation plans
Beebe Special School District and Bald Knob in White County, Arkansas, were among twelve southern districts to have Civil Rights Act desegregation plans approved by the U.S. Office of Education. Beebe expects about 39 Negro students and Bald Knob about 48 to attend schools next fall, with seven districts overall moving toward full desegregation.
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Arkansas
South
Office of Education
Washington
Beebe Special
Bald Knob
A. S Erwin
Beebe
Herman Lubker
Francis Keppel
Kentucky
Virginia
Florida
Keppel
Erwin
Lubker
White County
A. W. Ford
Conway
Ford
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Robert Lansing TV Show Change Angers Fans
Hollywood reports Robert Lansing star of 12 OClock High facing network format changes. Network brass shift time slot from 10 p.m. Friday to 7 30 p.m. Monday to attract younger viewers. The move aims to recast the aging general into a program watched by a new audience.
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Hollywood
Robert Lansing
Madison Avenue
Silly Putty Originated in 1944 and Wall Street Rise
The Easter anniversary notes Silly Putty born in 1944 by James Wright in GE New Haven and later marketed by Peter Hodgson who turned the toy into a global hit. The piece traces its accidental creation as a rubber substitute during World War II and its evolution into a children favored toy. It recalls Hodgson's rags to riches tale and mentions actors and TV industry reflections on career timing.
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Charles West
NEW York
Peter Hodgson
Hodgson
James Wright
General Electric
New Haven
Wright
Montreal
Norfolk
Yale
Canada
Japan
West Germany
Mexico
Madison
Long Island Sound
Orient Point
Oyster Bay
Live Europe telecasts spark networks' May debut
After May 2 the Early Bird satellite enables live telecasts from Europe. ABC CBS and NBC plan May 3 news from London and Paris with anchors in place. CBS airs Town Meeting of the World with Rusk Goldwater and leaders. Nielsen ranks NBC ahead with a 20.8 rating as Bonanza and others top the list.
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Cynthia Lowry
New York
Europe
ABC
CBS
NBC
Peter Jennings
London
Paris
Rome
Washington
Chet Huntley
Dean Rusk
Barry Goldwater
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Lansing
San Diego
Scotland
James Garner
Steve McQueen
Rod Taylor
George Maharis
Pent
87Th Precinct
Sam Dawson
Nielsen
Red Skelton
Puerto Rico
Jane Lee Power
San Juan
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