Viewing TV Commercial Promises Unkept in Public TV
In 1951 a major commercial broadcaster posed a vision for public television matching Carnegie and Ford proposals. Fred Friendly notes licenses favored by commercial TV, with UHF hurdles leaving many cities without viable public TV stations and weak reception on VHF sets.
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Cincinnati
Cleveland
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Washington-Baltimore
Ed Murrow
Bill Cosby
Britain
England
Belafonte and Fitzgerald Named Man and Woman of the Year
Singers Harry Belafonte and Ella Fitzgerald named man and woman of the year by the National Association of Radio Announcers, as Sidney Poitier accepts for Belafonte at the Atlanta banquet. The group, soon to be renamed to include Television, urges more candid licensing and programming reflecting daily life.
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Atlanta, Ga
Harry Belafonte
Ella Fitzgerald
National Association of Radio Announcers
National Association of Television and Radio Announcers
False Teeth Holders Offer Firmer Dentures
Advertising copy promotes FASTEETH for securing dentures with a sprinkles formula. Claims include firmer teeth, easier eating, no pasty taste, and reduced denture breath. Advises dental checkups and availability at drug counters.
Television Highlights 7 8 9 10 Channel Listings
TV highlights list tonight on Channel 2 7 9 12 featuring Malibu U with the singing Turtles Lou Rawls and Marvin Gaye plus regulars Rick Nelson and Robie Porter. Baseball Reds vs Pirates in Pittsburgh at 8 30 on Channels 7 9 5. Vacation Playhouse Heaven Help Us unsold pilot stars Barry Nelson as a magazine editor whose late wife Joanna Moore returns to Earth to find him a new mate. Peyton Place at 9 30 has Leslie and Ada while a fight breaks out. Run for Your Life at 10 rerun follows Paul Bryan aiding a runaway teen girl who won t disclose her identity or reason.
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Marvin Gaye
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Robie Porter
Reds
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Heaven Help Us
Barry Nelson
Joanna Moore
Earth
Peyton Place
Peyton
Leslie
Elliott
Ada
Paul Bryan
Ohio NAACP to battle discriminating contractors
Columbus NAACP plans a second U S District Court suit to block state contracts with firms practicing racial discrimination The action targets Southern Ohio and seeks to bar construction by firms that do not hire Black workers while Gov Rhodes aides say a statewide ban is unnecessary
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Columbus, Ohio
Columbus
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John McElroy
James A. Rhodes
Dave McConnel
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McConnell
Joseph Kinneary
Kinneary
Medical Basic Sciences
Ohio State University
Local Build
Ing Trades Unions
Ohio Lawmakers Extend Schedule for Sessions
Ohio legislators push a longer work period in Columbus to finish pressing bills and aim for a recess by November. Senate and House meet with extended evening sessions as committees study the administration's omnibus bill raising about 300 million dollars for education in 1967 69.
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