CATV's Rise Sparks Vision of Unlimited TV via Satellite
The piece traces CATV origins from a 1940s hillside antenna to a billion dollar industry with six million subscribers. It notes FCC regulatory moves and a proposed satellite system promising hundreds of channels and two way home communication, while highlighting educator interest and school TV access gaps.
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CATV
Hills
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Florida
California
Federal Communications Commission
United States
Comsat
FCC
William J. Brosnan
Tele PrompTer
Catherine Barrett
National Education Association
the Electric Company
Two-Home Families Multiply as Second Homes Rise
The article notes about three million two home families growing by over 200,000 yearly. It cites NAHB figures estimating 2.35 million housing starts in 1972 with 10 to 15 percent as second homes. Mobile homes total near 600,000, many also second homes, with private construction valued at $53 billion.
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National Association of Home Builders
Raynaud's phenomenon explained by Dr. Lamb
Reader paper column notes Raynaud's as small-artery spasm causing numb waxy fingers. It details color change from pale to red, triggers include cold exposure, smoking, and detergents. Advice urges medical exam, warm clothing, gloves, avoid water, and skin care. Milwaukee origin noted.
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Dr. Lamb
Raynaud
Milwaukee
Timely Quotes on Nader, Health Policy and Consumer Research
A garbled collage quotes Ralph Nader as a brand name and notes consumer research teams. It includes a misattributed Nixon appointment and comments from Secretary Lihot Richardson and economist Paul Samuelson on subsidized medical care.
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Ralph Nader
Colonel Sanders
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Ralph K. Winter Jr
Yae Law School
Lihot L. Richardson
House of Medical Care
Paul A. Samuelson
Nixon First Four Years Report Outlines Goals for Next Term
Washington outlines a 26 000 word review by Herbert Klein praising Nixon’s first term. It details foreign policy shifts toward negotiation, domestic reforms, reducing government spending, returning power to the people, crime and drug abuse efforts, housing, environment, health, education, equal rights, veterans, and science.
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Washington
Nixon
Herbert G. Klein
Office of Communications
Executive Branch
Richard Nixon
America
Santa Claus as Giving and Forgiving Saint in Christmas Past
Hal Boyle reflects on Christmas memories from a bygone era. He contrasts modern commercialization with childhood wonders such as coal for the naughty and simple gifts like oranges, homemade tinsel, and beaded popcorn. He recalls family traditions, simple toys, and modest gifts.
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Hal Boyle
Santa Claus
New York
Czechoslovakia
Dad
Pine and Cypress Coffins Linked to Life Return Belief
The text notes that Chinese belief ties pine and cypress coffins to vitality and to hastening the dead’s return to life, reflecting cultural associations with these woods’ power.
Kit Kat Club members 1700 to 1720 London note
The Kit Kat Club was a London political and literary society with an exclusive membership of forty eight active from 1700 to 1720.
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Kit Kat Club
London
Japan’s path to power through trade not arms gains pace
After Tanaka’s LDP victory Japan aims to boost defense spending to modernize forces while keeping Armed Forces as a small share of GNP. Tokyo seeks global influence via economic clout, regional leadership in Asia, and growing diplomacy with China, Russia, and beyond.
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Washington
NEA
Tanaka
Liberal Democratic Party
Japan
United States
Poland
Turkey
Pakistan
Egypt
Asia
China
Tokyo
Peking
Soviet Union
America
Russia
Australia
Latin America
Africa
Taiwan
South Korea
Declining Hours Yet Rising U S Productivity 1950s-70s
From 1950 to 1970 average hours per worker fell about 0.5 percent yearly while output rose 2.5 percent annually. Living standards climbed about 2 percent yearly as workers produced more with less time. Productivity gaps with Japan and others prompted a 10 million dollar advertising push and a national commission study.
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New York
Commerce Department
Japan
U.S
United States
Advertising Council
National Commission On Productivity
First presidential child born abroad in Germany
The question notes George Washington Adams, son of John Quincy Adams, born in Germany while his father was on a diplomatic mission. It also asks which present United States state was sold for 6000 dollars, explaining that what is now Maine was part of Massachusetts in 1677, bought from Ferdinando Gorges’s estate.
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U.S
George Washington Adams
John Quincy Adams
Germany
Union
Maine
Massachusetts
Ferdinando Gorges
First Enlisted Women Enter Navy as Yeomen F
In early 1917 Secretary Daniels opened the Navy to women, creating Yeomen F to fill roles. About 11,000 women served as Yeomen during World War I, freeing male sailors for shipboard duty.
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U.S. Navy
Josephus Daniels
World Almaniac
Laterprise Assn
Oswego Palladium Times publication details and rates
The notice lists at Oswego N Y postal registration data for the Palladium Times, publisher Clark Morrison III, and advertising reps Thomson Newspapers. It includes subscription prices for US addresses, carrier and mail rates, and a disclaimer about Associated Press news rights and misprints.
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Oswego Palladium
Oswego Times
Clark Morrison
Oswego
Wayne
Cayuga
Cec
Thomson Newspapers, Inc
Des Plaines Ave
Des Plaines, Til
Rockefeller Plaza
New York
N. C
Associated Ess
Palladium Times
Associated Press
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Bruce Biossat
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