Growth Of FM Radio Surges With 579 Stations On Air
The AP notes FM radio’s rapid rise as more adults seek high fidelity music beyond AM. There are 579 FM stations, with 127 new construction permits issued last year and 22 stations out of service. Pending applications total 70, signaling a revival tied to better sound, new revenue streams, and wider frequency bands.
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New York
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Edwin H. Armstrong
Alpine
N.J
National Assn. of Broadcasters
Radio-TV Highlights Tonight on Local Stations
TV listings preview the evening with Mackenzies Raiders at 7 on WLW D A, Bandits Cave at 7 on WHIO, A Funny Thing Happened on Way to the Morgue at 7 30 on WHIO, Zorro at 8 on WLW D WCPO, The Perfect House Guest at 8 30 on WLW D WCPO, The Last Raid at 9 on WHIO WKRC, and The Sign of the Ram at 11 20 on WHIO with Susan Peters Alexander Knox and Peggy Ann Gardner.
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WCPO
Anita Cabrillo
Don Diego
Grandpa
George Mac- Michael
George
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WHIO
WKRC
Fernando Lamas
Susan Peters
Alexander Knox
Peggy Ann Gardner
Machine Tool Orders Slump In January
The National Machine Tool Builders Association reports January net new orders for metal cutting and forming tools at 40.15 million dollars, down from December’s 43.9 million and above January 1958’s 26.85 million. Shipments in January are about 31.8 million, with backlog rising to 3.5 months.
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National Machine Tool Builders’ Assn
Singer Lorrie Collins Marries Manager in Las Vegas
Rock singer Lorrie Collins age 17 secretly wed Stewart Carnell 26 in Las Vegas on January 4. Publicist Bev Barnett says road conflicts kept them from settling a home. Carnell co manages Johnny Cash. Collins and brother Larry 14 perform as The Collins Kids on TV land and night clubs.
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Los Angeles
Lorrie Collins
Stewart Carnell
Las Vegas
Bev Barnett
Carnell
Johnny Cash
Miss Collins
Larry
Collins
Television
70000 Mexico Rail Workers On Strike
Mexico City AP reports about a wage strike by about 70000 railway workers affecting two thirds of the national rail network. Workers faced dismissal if not back by noon, union head Demetrio Vallejo vowed to seek a federal injunction while trains partially resumed under emergency crews and troops guarding yards.
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Mexico City
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
I Ilegal
Demestrno
Tthe
Benjamin Mendez
Guadalajara
Veracruz
Ciundad
Juaréz
German missile trainers graduate in Huntsville
First German military men to be trained in missiles since World War II have graduated from U.S. Army programs in Huntsville Alabama. They will next receive training in supersonic missiles at Fort Bliss Texas.
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U.S. Army
Huntsville
Ala
Ft. Bliss
Tex
The Growing Horror of Lung Cancer
A March Reader's Digest feature warns heavy smokers face high cancer risk and presents survival odds. It describes a lung removal operation and urges early detection via two simple tests for earlier treatment.
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March Reader's Digest
State Plans Identification Cards For Purchases
Cleveland News reports the state will issue a combined identification card serving as name, address, age, signature, driver’s license and liquor purchase authority. Governor DiSalle and involved department heads have approved the plan.
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Cleveland
Cleveland News
Michael V. DiSalle
Couple celebrates 70 years of marriage in Virginia
In Luray Virginia William Henry Miller and his wife Carrie mark 70 years of marriage. The article notes his ability to work a full day at age 86 and describes their life together amid a discussion of local fees and a brief mention of Haiti's area of 28 2000 square miles.
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Essary
Luray
William Henry
Miller
Carrie
Haiti
West Indies
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