TV Fare May Soon Be Long Form Opposed by Leonard
Hollywood reports a shift to long form TV with 90 minute or longer shows. Sheldon Leonard opposes the trend saying it risks squeezing hourlong series like I Spy. NBC plans feature films every night, threatening room for existing half hour and hourlong formats. Leonard helped pioneer half hour sit coms.
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Sheldon Seonard
Robert Culp
Bil Cosby
Carol Burnett
Big Valley
NBC
Leonard
Magic hat travels with Navy pilot in Vietnam show
Lt Cmdr Bill Martin blends magic and aid on the Mekong, touring villages with a riverine task force. He arrives by sea, shares eggs from ears, and entertains children while gathering local cooperation and intelligence to aid ongoing operations.
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South Vietnam
Martin
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Navy
Minneapolis
Colorado
Paul Martin
Robert Breen
Ambler
Queen Mary whistle will not be auctioned to UW students
Long Beach city manager Harry Fulton says the Queen Mary whistle is seven feet long weighs over a ton and can be heard more than 15 miles away. Students proposed sounding it at athletic events but Fulton warns it is among the most far carrying sounds ever devised and could drown signals in a stadium.
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University of Washington
Harry Fulton
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Feed Grain Program Pushed in Farming Plans
Administrative leaders plan a large campaign to enroll as many farmers as possible in the agriculture department feed grain stabilization program. The goal is to reduce corn barley and sorghum production below last year to boost grower prices and avoid a new surplus with payments totaling up to 1.3 billion dollars. The drive launches at a Kansas City meeting on February 8, featuring Secretary Orville L. Freeman.
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Agriculture Department
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