FCC to lift TV station license freeze in 1951
FCC chairman Wayne Ay said a lift on the broadcast license freeze may come around 1950 and licenses for new stations could begin in 1951 as color TV and air-wave distribution issues are addressed. Interference and capacity remain bottlenecks while applications wait.
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Marys James Marlow Winshir
Ince
Wayne ‘Oy
FCC
FCC Ldey
RCA
Radio Corporation of America
CBS
Columbia Broadcasting System
CTV
Color Television, Inc
Arkansas Rock Island workers idle in AFL strike
About 1,206 Arkansas employees of the Rock Island railroad were idle today as AFL switchmen walkout halted all activity on the Rock Island line in the state. The strike intertwined with a Midwest walkout affecting rail, bus, and express operations, with limited service reductions noted and no facilities taxed yet.
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Arkansane
Lisle Rock
Arkanas
Rock Island Railroad
AFL
Arkansas
Rock Taland
Read Ig
AML
Missouri'Pacific
MorPuc
Rep Norrell Urges Korea Aid and TV Color Plans
Washington reports Rep. Norrell of Arkansas urges the United States to ensure South Korea receives adequate supplies to deter a potential invasion. He warns the region could spark a wider war and notes U.S. policy, color TV developments, FCC hearings, and future station allocations bearing on broadcasting.
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Gordon Brown
Washington
Norrell
Korea
Asia
Safe Solution to End the Korean Outburst
AP Foreign Affairs Analyst DeWitt MacKenzie urges the United Nations to take concerted action to halt fighting in Korea. He warns against direct U.S. or Soviet military intervention and stresses mediation, sanctions, and U.N. leadership to prevent a broader war.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
United Nations
Organization
Russia
Korea
America
U. N
Washington
United States
South Korea
Japan
Rhee
Seoul
Rome
Truman
Peace Organization
Young boy praises HADACOL for health gains
Harold Wood, age nine, from St Louis, credits HADACOL with improving appetite, weight and energy after vitamin and iron deficiencies. He sports a cap resembling the St Louis Cardinals and shares his positive experience along with family endorsements.
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Harold Wood
Lafayette Ave
St. Louis
Missouri
St. Lows Cardinals
Marald
Harold
Tam
LeBlanc Corporation
Ady
Korean War Casts Shadow on Business
New York June 26 The Korean war scare unsettles the business scene with most indicators high and employment up. Some sectors show slowdowns such as a washing machine plant cutting second shift and TV sales slipping, while basic industries and mills still display strength. Analysts disagree on whether the second half will mirror the first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Dawson
New York
Congress
Year Compared Shows Rising Employment and Wages
The report details total non farming employment at 43 million, up 1.1 million since February, with weekly manufacturing earnings reaching $57.50 for the sixth straight month. It notes consumer purchasing power at an all time high and mentions seed testing from Brower containing ten weed seeds.
Eastern Aces Bid for NCAA Golf Title
Albuquerque report notes Eastern Aces making a bid to reclaim the NCAA golf title for the Atlantic region as the 53rd annual championship tournament opens in New Mexico.
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Eastern Aces
Albuquerque
N. M
ProEastern Aces
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Mississippi River
Boy Scouts Plan Annual Jamboree at Valley Forge
The second national Boy Scouts jamboree opens Friday with President Truman expected to speak. Secret Service and state police prepare to keep the event safe while preventing sabotage by Communist sympathizers during the largest youth gathering in the Western Hemisphere.
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Valley Forge
Boy Scouts of America
Truman
Secret Service
Western Hemisphere
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Goodyear
Saay
Staal
Hamm Tire & . Appliance Co
Wolaut
Arthur T. Evans
Cincinhatt
Ohio Medical Association
Cleveland
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Supe
Formosa
Indo-China
Malaya
Philippines
South Kora
U. WN
U.N
League of Natons
China
Manchuria
League
Nippon
Rhett Butler
Kriaxsville
Tenn
Bob Arwine
Rhett
Boy Scouts
Laney
Cancer Commission
Fort Smith
Pine Bluff
Hope
Blytheville
Little Rock
University of Arkansas
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Education
Eastman
Camden
Avimil ‘Taylor
Clarksville
Ben Laney
Kansas
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