Handshakes Fade as TV Costs Reshape Elections
Charles A. Vanik recalls a 1968 shock when he needed 30000 for TV time to defeat Frances Bolton after district merger. Witnesses testifying before a Senate subcommittee note rising broadcast costs. The panel studies discounts for candidates in the final weeks before elections.
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Charles A. Vanik
Congress
Vanik
Cleveland
Ohio
Frances P. Bolton
Bolton
Alas Washington
Oisheiress
Congress Faces TV Cost Pressures in Election Coverage
Lawmakers weigh political TV costs as incumbents seek to minimize personal spending while preserving advantages. Vanik aides note shock at free time on news shows, and broadcasters cut rates 25 to 50 percent. Some members fear uniform rate legislation may be needed to address the evolving landscape.
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Vanik
House
Congress
National Broadcasting Co
American Broadcasting Co
Metromedia
Westinghouse
General Electric Workers Strike Nationwide Walkout
Pickets gather at GE plants across the nation as 147,000 workers strike for higher wages and cost of living protections after GE rejected a binding arbitration proposal. Production worried in defense and aerospace units. Baltimore insulators plant runs with limited staff.
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New York
General Fleetric Co
Defense
Maryland
Baltimore
United States
Government Workers Cheer Visitors for White House Ceremonies
Thousands of federal employees serve as cheering sections for visiting dignitaries and war heroes at the White House. About 5,000 passes were issued last week to gather a crowd for President Nixon’s welcome of the Shah of Iran, with 25 to 200 workers per agency per event and two hours of work per person.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Iran
Civil Service Commission
Recalling the 1929 Black Tuesday Market Crash
New York recalls Black Tuesday as Lemuel A. Lewis and others describe the 16.4 million shares dumped on Oct 29 1929. The crash wiped out fortunes, with GE near 210 and AT&T dropping sharply, while observers recollect the panic and its enduring impact on markets and memory.
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New York
Lemuel A. Lewis
Lewis
Greeley Arcade
Hentz & Co
General Electric
American Telephone & Telegraph
Stock Exchange
Lewis Raabin
Henty
New York Rubber Exchange
Raabin
Hentz
Nobel Prize in Economic Science Awarded to Frisch and Tinbergen
The Nobel Prize in economic science was awarded to Ragnar Frisch of Norway and Jan Tinbergen of the Netherlands for developing and applying dynamic models to economic processes. The prize amount was $72,800. Samuel Beckett's telegram of acceptance for the 1969 literature prize followed.
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Stockholm
Ragnar Frisch
Norway
Jan Tinbergen
Netherlands
Academy of Sciences
Samuel Beckett
Nobel Prize Awarded Noted Writers and Oslo Scholar
The Paris publisher Jerome Lindon announced the prize for the shy author who would not attend the Stockholm ceremony. Tinbergen, age 66, chairs the UN Committee for Development Planning since 1966. Frisch, 74, became a professor at Oslo University in 1931 and led its Institute for Social Economy.
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Paris
Jerome Lindon
Stockholm
Tinbergen
Committee For Development Planning
United Nations
Frisch
Oslo University
Institute For Social Economy
Mississippi Congressman Stalls Voting Rights Bill
Democratic Rep. William Colmer, chair of the House Rules Committee, has stalled the bill to extend the 1965 Voting Rights Act for five years. He plans hearings on November 18, delaying House and Senate passage before the December session ends. The effort faces a possible Senate filibuster and administration opposition from President Nixon.
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Mississippi
South
Congress
House Rules Committee
William M Colmer
House
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Colmer
John N. Mitchell
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