Color TV prices stir sales hopes and forecasts
Industry debate on a color TV boom continues as RCA and Admiral plan sub $500 sets in July with other firms eyeing similar price cuts. Forecasts range from 200,000 to 500,000 sets this year, with long term growth seen over a decade. RCA dominates color set sales, while NBC and CBS expand color telecasting. stations in major cities also offer live color.
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Weill
Radio Corporation of America
Admiral Corporation
Emerson
Sylvania
Hoffman Electronics
Raytheon
Ross D. Siragusa
Admiral
David Sarnoff
Sarnoff
Television Age
National Broadcasting Company
R. C A
Barney Balaban
Paramount Pictures ‘Corp
Paramount
E. O. Lawrence
Columbia Broadcasting System
American Broadcasting Company
New York
Boston
Atlanta
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Oklahoma City
New Orleans
Ft. Worth
Oldsters Meet Policy Push Shapes 1964 Election
Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver urge older voters support in California for the June 5 presidential primary while other candidates court seniors. A Washington conference on aging, led by the Federal Council on Aging and the Council of State Governments, weighs a permanent Bureau of Older Persons. Senate moves toward Social Security changes, with debates on retirement age and benefits, amid rising payments from $5.3 million to $415 million monthly.
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Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
California
House
Senate
Washington
Federal Council On Aging
Eisenhower
Council of State Governments
Congress
Council On Aging
Executive Branch
Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
D-La
Commerce Clearing House
Russia column plans and gossip from Earl Wilson letter
The piece previews J. Needy McQuade and Earl Wilson reporting from the Moscow air show and Sochi visit with jokes on Russian life and media. It mentions Twining, caviar breakfasts, vodka culture, and upcoming guest columns while quoting an American Bankers Magazine endorsement for local business advertising.
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Russia
Earl Wilson
B. W
Slugger
Moscow
Rushin
U. S. Air Force
Twining
Ohio
Author Uses Same Pen for 24 Years
NEW YORK Mary Roberts Rinehart nearing 80 suffers writer's cramp a rare malady for modern authors. She crafts three drafts daily by longhand using a fountain pen she has used for 24 years, more cherished than prized portraits in her Fifth avenue apartment. She recalls panic of 1907 left debts but notes sales of over 11 million copies and 60 books making her the leading American best seller of the 20th century.
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New York
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Rinehart
Mrs. Rinehart
Beckley Newspaper Classified Rates and Policies
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists home delivery options and subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, with pricing by mail and carrier, tax notes, and address change instructions. It identifies the publisher, managing editor, Associated Press membership, and national advertising reps, outlining contractor independence and payment responsibilities.
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Associated Press
AP News
Brooks & Finley, Inc
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Ally
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Pvt Charles E Barnabi serves with Third Battalion 25th Infantry Division 27th Regiment on Hawaii. Billy J Gurack completes Marine training at Parris Island. Floyd T Ricketts graduates Bainbridge Naval Training Center. Larry E Hornsby trains at Lackland and serves aboard USS Shenandoah. Andrew V Bowden promoted at Selfridge Air Force Base to airman first class. Carn N Wood veteran of 16 years seeks new assignment in December in Germany. Airmand C William M Painter arrives in the Philippines for duty with the 13th Air Force.
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Hawaii
Charles E. Barnabi
India Baccnabi
Sprague
25Th Infantry Division
Selfridge Air Force Base
Mich
Andrew V. Bowden
Pat Bowden
Ghent
10Th Air Force
Michigan
Thule Air Base
Greenland
Carn N. Wood
Bremerhaven
Germany
Branch 149
Fleet Reserve Association
C. C. Wood
Coal City
John R. Pierce
Philippines
13Th Air Force
William M. Painter
William W. Painter
Dorothy
USAF
6200Th Air Base
Clark Air Base
Manila
Northfork-Elk Horn
Sampson Air Force Base
N. Y
What’s The Answer? A Quick True False Quiz
A short Q and A style feature asks about Flag Day state legality coffee imports size, church leadership, ILO vs UN membership, past presidents, mental hospital ages, and party conventions with answers on the page. The tone resembles a light readers’ quiz from a mid-century newspaper.
State facts on coffee, candy, and global stats
Pennsylvania data note reports 22,599,289,406 pounds of coffee. The statement about 73 countries in ILO and 76 in USN is cited. Hoover figures are questioned with a wrong assertion. The Democrat label is used. Americans spent about $11 for candy in 1955 in the cited context.
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Pennsylvania
USN
Hoover
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Beckley
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C. J. McQuade
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Mildred Ricketts
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