Television cameras at the Democratic National Convention
Coverage by TV and radio drew mixed reviews as critics debated whether cameras should focus on delegates or the platform. Network anchors like Cronkite, Sevareid, Murrow, Dal, Howe, and Huntley with Brinkley elevated the broadcast pace, with NBC sometimes matching or surpassing the more seasoned crews despite initial difficulties.
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New York
Paul Butler
CBS
Frank Stanton
ABC
John Dal
Quincy Howe
Walter Cronkite
Eric Sevareid
Ed Murrow
NBC
H. V. Kalten
Huntley
David
Brinkley
Bill Henry
Weil
Elmer Davis
America
Matinee and sports radio listings for regional stations
Radio schedule notes matinee programming on WEATI and sports coverage on WLW and WPFB with 3 15 PM monitor blocks. R Hayes appears on WKRC.
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Rollin
WLW
WMO
Lenny
WSAI
Remington
Miamisburg
WPFB
Rover
Wprb
Jazz
WEATI
Ten Club
R. Hayes
Clinton Fair
WMOH
Radio and TV Highlights From Tonight's Schedule
Radio tonight features Reds versus Braves at 8:30 on WMOH and a presidential acceptance night on WKRC and WLW with Truman speaking. TV offers Tropical Secretary on Hollywood Summer Theater at 7 and convention coverage with Brinkley commentary. The evening wraps with Crusader and The Walls Came Tumbling Down movie segment.
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Braves
WKRC
WLW
Truman
TV Tonight
WHIO
Rod Cameron
Phyllis Kirk
Hollywood
Lee Bowman
Air Medics' Course Set in Columbus Ohio
Physicians scientists and aviation personnel are invited to a postgraduate aviation medicine course in Columbus Ohio September 10 14 The program covers daily aviation problems and space travel angles including cabin pressures cosmic rays heat hazards and weightlessness The Civil Aeronautics Administration and Ohio State University College of Medicine sponsor the event.
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Washington
Columbus
Ohio
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Georgia Births Set New Record in 1955
In Atlanta the state reports that 1955 saw more births than any prior year with 100,295 more babies than 1954. L. M. Lacy, director of the Division of Vital Records, announced the figures.
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Atlanta
Georgia
L. M. Lacy
State Division of Vital Records
Swimming Meet to Highlight Crippled Children's Camp Session
A week-long camping session at Camp Campbell Gard for about 60 Butler County crippled children features a midweek swimming meet between Middletown and Hamilton. Mrs Evelyn Leifheit Gorsuch led plans for crafts and activities, with LaVyrne Hanson in charge of weaving and leather work. The program includes boating, outdoor games, a hike, cook-out, and evening events culminating in T-shirts and awards. Camp runs Sunday to Saturday with 20 counselors and a camp nurse, under directors Lou Briegel and Maurice Ittle.
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Butler County
Camp Campbell Gard
Middletown
Hamilton
Evelyn Leifheit Gorsuch
Butler County Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Gor
Lou Briegel
Maurice Ittle
Gir
Robert Shute
Egypt Reports Israeli Attack
Cairo based Middle East News Agency reports Israeli forces attacked Egyptian positions along the Gaza coast with no details. The report follows an ambush near the Negev Desert in which three soldiers and a civilian woman were killed, per Israeli army spokesmen.
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Cairo
Egypt
Middle East
Gaza
Pillory Used in Massachusetts in 1839
In 1839 Massachusetts employed the pillory as a punishment. The device sat in public view where offenders endured shaming as part of colonial justice practices.
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Massachusetts
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