Movable famine of time slots in TV networks
Washington UPI report explains networks shuffle shows across time slots to improve relative standing. A program director notes moving Tuesday to Friday can help or hurt by comparing against others on the same night. The strategy aims to conceal quality and keep audiences from noticing weak options.
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Borchers Files Nominating Petitions Amid Legal Doubt
Convicted Illinois Rep Webber Borchers, a Decatur Republican, files for state senate triggering potential challenge to eligibility under constitutional ban on felons holding office. Petitions also filed by Rep Adeline Geo Karis. no statewide candidates filed yet.
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Webber Borchers
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Sangamon County
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Time magazine to end Canadian edition after 32 years
Time-Canada will cease publication this month due to a government bill stripping tax breaks. The Dec 29 issue will be the last with 60 staff laid off by Dec 31. only an Ottawa correspondent remains. Canadian subscribers face higher prices for the U S edition next year.
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Eight Body Found In Swamp Near Prospect South Carolina
Eight body found in shallow graves near a swamp outside Prospect Florence County as deputies search the area. Three men faces murder charges for death of identified victims while authorities continue probes and site digging.
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Patrick Henry Denounces Stamp Act and Calls for Autonomy
Patrick Henry, a Virginia lawyer and Burgesses member, urged opposition to Parliament's Stamp Act in 1765. In his seven resolutions, his final claim asserted Virginia's full legislative autonomy. The World Almanac notes his closing quip invoking Brutus Cromwell and Charles I as cautionary examples.
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Heat pump offers efficient heating cutting fuel oil use
About forty five years ago scientists devised a heat pump using the earth’s atmospheric heat. Now the only commercially available system that replaces fuel oil and gas with greater efficiency. It produces more heat energy than it consumes, functioning as both furnace and air conditioner.
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Westinghouse Distri
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