TV Hearing Raises Question of Condoned Quiz Cheating
The Davis Pearson report on the Harris committee hearing questions network responsibility for rigged TV quiz programs. CBS officials testified they knew little, yet admitted technicians rigged machines on Dancing Decimal to limit contestant earnings. Arthur Cohn Jr and Revlon’s Abrams linked CBS and the scandal, with calls framing CBS leaders as aware of the broader inception.
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Washington
Dig Networks
U. S
Ei* Jsenhower
Justice Department
Harris Committee
CBS
Thomas K. Fisher
Fisher
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Cbs-Tv
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Arthur Cohn, Jr
New York
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Cohn
Revlon
Springer
John Bennett
Michigan
New York Post
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Stormer
EPL
Entertainment Productions, Inc
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Illinois
Mack
Polls questioned as Nixon ahead in upcoming election
LAC says critics dispute public opinion polls showing Nixon leading. Gallup data from county chairmen across parties suggests Nixon beats Symington and Kennedy, while Rockefeller leads Kennedy in their view. Authors caution polls aren’t exact and changes will come after nominations.
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Nixon
United States
Gallup
Rockefeller
Britain
British Institute of Public
Labor Party
Dr. Gallup
Symington
Kennedy
Nixon-Rockefeller
Lac
Two Use Stool to Rob Bank in Los Angeles
Two men used a stool to rob Security-First National Bank in downtown Los Angeles. They placed the stool near a teller’s case to reach coins, grabbed two sacks and fled. the stool was left behind, losses estimated at 200 dollars.
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Los Angeles
Security-First
National Bank
Missing Coin Triggers Double Suicide in Japan
Police in Yokohama report a farmer's wife and her adopted daughter possibly killed themselves after a missing 100 yen coin. The daughter allegedly swallowed poison after being accused of theft, prompting the mother to leap into a well.
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Yokohama
Japan
Huntington Hotel Dining Room Menu Fragment
Fragmentary OCR reads at Huntington Hotel 4 percent and Long Beach address 1220 E Ocean Blvd. Reads like a dining room menu with entrees including prime steaks roast turkey baked Virginia ham and assorted sides. Contains garbled phrases and misread names.
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Huntington Hotel
ELOCK
Ocean Blvd
Long Beach
Operson
Eveyming
Pat Goed
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