TV Regulation Is Requested by Civil Rights Commission
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights urged Congress to grant the FCC power to address equal employment practices at television networks. It called for employment reports and affirmative programs to boost minority and women participation, plus an inquiry into portrayals of minorities and women in both commercial and public TV.
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Boy Aims for Guinness Record by Staying Awake
Ricardo Vielmann, 11, plans a 11 day 18 hour 35 minute marathon to set a world record by remaining awake. He began at 4 41 am with a companion while Aryan Lang dropped out after falling asleep last Tuesday.
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Ex Nazi Kappler Vanishes From Rome Hospital
Former Nazi colonel Herbert Kappler, serving life for World War II mass killings, disappeared from a Rome military hospital amid reports of escape or kidnapping. An anonymous ANSA call claimed a West German extremist group was responsible and that Kappler had been abducted.
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Red Morning
Anemia Screening Dates Announced at Lincoln Courts
The Bexard County Anemia Association sponsors free anemia tests from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at Lincoln Courts. Public invited. Young Liberty Center mayor Craig Myers resigns after serving since 1978 at age 18.
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Armadillo shell shipping tips and public guidance
Reader asks how to preserve an armadillo shell for shipment and to verify a potential divorce record. Taxidermist advised soaking the shell in formaldehyde, packing while wet, backing with straw, then drying four weeks away from sun. District Clerk contact provided to check divorce records in San Antonio.
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Texas
Adams
San Antonio's Brand Grand Opera House on Alamo Plaza
The Brand Grand Opera House in San Antonio stood on Alamo Plaza in the 1880s as a premier showplace with 1,400 seats, nickel plated rails, lace curtains, silk chairs, and top era stars like Edwin Booth and Lily Langtry. Noted boxing visitors included Gentleman Jim Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons. Action Line provides readers with inquiry options via 222-0391 inquiry service.
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