Payola Scrutiny Grows Across TV Radio Industries
Senate Commerce subcommittee prepares hearings on rigged audience ratings while the FCC and FTC tighten probes into payola and deceptive ads. NAB forms a 12 member ethics task force as investigations intensify. payola costs and ties with film firms are scrutinized amid historic industry concerns.
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National Association of Broadcasters
Payola
House Legislative Oversight Subcommittee
London
Christmas characters in the office from Hal Boyle
Hal Boyle humorously lists office Yuletide types as Christmas approaches in New York. The piece sketches ten characters from the yearend orphan to the wistful dreamer, highlighting mood, habits, and office dynamics during the holiday season.
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New York
Space policy heat rises as U S lags in Moon efforts
Washington faces renewed criticism over space program delays after Soviet success with Lunik II and Lunik III. NASA advances Saturn and Nova projects while the United States lags in rocket thrust and moon orbit capability, prompting calls for a civilian led crash program and renewed congressional focus.
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Ballistic Missile Agency
Prayer For Today Returns To Solitude In Turbulent Times
Prayer text urges calm pace and inner peace amid turmoil. Attributed to W Ralph Ward Jr, Pittsburgh pastor of Mt Lebeanon Methodist Church, seeks divine guidance through Jesus to command the heart and withstand worldly disturbance.
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Jesus
W. Ralph Ward, Jr
Pittsburgh, Pa
Mt. Lebeanon Methodist Church
Hoffa Attacks AFL-CIO and monitors in labor clash
James Hoffa lashes out at AFL-CIO after splits with monitors and a failed court bid. He seeks to unseat Justice and oppose a moderate labor bill while claiming unions’ picket lines risk court damages. Also reports on 1959 personal income and real purchasing power trends.
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Landrum - Griffin
Aflcio
Teamsters
Afl-Cio
America
Junior Editors Quiz on THE DUTCH
The Dutch patroons formed a land system during New Netherland colonization that created feudal Lords and tenant hardship, prompting Dutch resistance and government reform by 1640. The piece contrasts past patroon policy with inflation analysis showing rising money supply and uneven income gains through 1950s.
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Hudson River
New York
Netherlands
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America
Sinatra named best man for Sammy Davis Jr wedding
In New York society notes Sammy Davis Jr announces Frank Sinatra will be his best man at the wedding to Joan Stewart set for Valentine’s Day at the Las Vegas Sands. Davis describes flying from Australia via Asia to perform for Kennedy charity events before the big occasion.
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Joan Stewart
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Sinatra
Will Mastin
Time for guessing in 1960 elections fades
James Marlow notes the 1960 race remains unpredictable with Congress and foreign affairs shaping early momentum. Eisenhower’s foreign policy and Khrushchev talks could boost the Republicans while civil rights pressure moves the Senate toward a mid February civil rights bill.
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Soviet Union
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Texas
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Advertisement and subscription rates page note
Raleigh Register published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists mailing privileges Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. It shows subscription rates by mail and home delivery prices with weekly and monthly options and notes related to tax, address changes, and contractor independence.
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Raleigh ~ Register
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince,St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
West Virginia
Audit Finds Crooked County Mismanagement in Mingo
The Raleigh Register notes a county audit of Mingo County records by Tax Commissioner Towne reveals widespread official malfeasance. Nearly $12,000 in discrepancies and many paid orders lacking county court president signatures are cited, with prominent local figures implicated.
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T. C. Townesend
Mingo
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