Find That Fix: Stempel Van Doren Quiz Show Testimony
New York AP outlines testimony on rigged quiz shows from Twenty One in 1956. Herbert Stempel and Charles Van Doren are described with dramatic emphasis on performance, tension, and mistaken coaching. The article notes scores, questions, and the famous White editorial prompt as part of the scandal’s vivid memory.
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Ul Pett
New York
Herbert Stempel
Charles van Doren
Stempel
van Doren
Ther Stempel
Marty
Grear
Barry
Kansas
William Allen White
Emporia Gazette
Herb
Today’s Chuckle Sparks Kitchen Coordination Patch
A lighthearted panel notes the need for better timing as Mother sterilizes a bottle in the kitchen while baby brother gnaws on dirt from a flower pot in the living room. The scene captures a comical misalignment in household chores and baby antics.
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Baby Brother
TV Industry Pledges to Curb Rigged Quiz Shows
Harold E. Fellows of the National Association of Broadcasters says the television industry will regulate itself to prevent quiz show rigging without government rules. FTC Chairman Earl W. Kintner warns the government will police the issue if industry efforts falter.
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Washington
UPI
Harold E. Fellows
National Association of Broadcasters
NAB
United Press International
Earl W. Kintner
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Fellows
Onondaga County 1960 Budget Seen at Record $30.3 Million
The tentative 1960 budget totals $30,330,278 the highest in the county’s history and allows a tax rate cut of 2 cents per $1 000 assessment to $19 74. City budget rises by $1 20 per $1 000 to a combined municipal and school rate of 43 45. Public hearing set for Thursday at 2 30 p m in the county courthouse.
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Onondaga County
Board of Supervisors
Common Council
Roy Stewart
Ways and Means
Dreary Weather Forecast For Next 24 Hours
Andy Kellem projects a dreary weather picture with cloudy skies and scattered showers tonight. Expect a cooler high near 54 degrees with strong winds of 20 to 30 mph tomorrow.
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Andy Kellem
Steel Union proposes new strike settlement in talks
The Steel Workers Union presented a 21 cent hourly proposal over a two year contract during direct negotiations urged by the government. The industry said the proposal would be studied and a second session was set for Saturday. Kaiser Steel was believed close to accepting, potentially breaking the industry line.
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Washington
Steelworkers Union
David J. McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
Cooper
Kaiser Steel Corp
Edgar F. Kaiser
Kaiser Steel
R. Death Larry
U.s.steel
John H. Morse
Bethlehem Steel
H. C. Lamb
Republic Steel
McDonald
Howard Hague
W. Abel
Arthur J. Goldberg
Kaiser
Industity Group
General Motors Idles 66,000 Workers in Steel Strike
Detroit AP reports General Motors Corp. announced that more than 60,000 of its 330,000 hourly workers were idled due to the steel strike. The figure highlights the impact of industrial action on major automaker operations.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Fisherman Seeks Tax Return On Diamond Jim III
Baltimore AP report on Bill Simmons a 31 year old former longshoreman who caught a $25 000 rockfish named Diamond Jim III under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on August 6 1958 and later fought the IRS for $6 230 in revenue claiming the catch was a recreational windfall not income. He argues the fish was not produced for profit and the government seeks tax on the prize. His attorney Sheldon Braterman questions if tagging and selling a fish could turn sport into a business for all Bay anglers.
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Baltimore
Bill Simmons
Diamond Jim III
Simmons
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Internal Revenue Service
Sheldon Braterman
Diamond ‘Jim II
Internal Revenue
Braterman
Diamond Jim
Bomber and tanker collide in Kentucky killing four
A nuclear-armed B52 and KC135 tanker crashed during refueling near Hardinsburg Kentucky. Four crew members died and four crew members survived uninjured or with minor injuries. Witnesses described a sky ablaze as wreckage scattered over farms five hours after the crash. SAC said the weapon type remained undisclosed with no explosion danger.
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Hardinsburg
Eliza Robertson
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Columbus Air Force Base
Miss
S. Set
Paul E. Thomasson
Mary E. Thomasson
Hamiton Ave
Columbus Afb
William G. Gutshall
Aberdeen
James W. Strother
Columbus
Omaha
Neb
SAC
Hospital cost cutting urged through cooperative action
A Herald Journal survey explores joint hospital action to reduce costs. It discusses centralized purchasing, a shared pharmacy, central laundry and cafeteria, and joint recruitment, noting prior proposals faced high costs and lack of commitment.
De Gaulle Wins Big Backing for Algerian Plan
Paris AP President Charles de Gaulle wins overwhelming parliamentary approval for his Algeria peace plan as Premier Michel Debre insists France will hold Algeria. The National Assembly votes 441 to 23 for De Gaulle to end the five year rebellion with 85 abstentions. Algerian deputies boycott session amid fears of self rule ending French influence.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
Michel Debre
France
National Assembly
Debre
de Gaulle
Thonparty
Georges Bidault
MONEYWORD PUZZLE WORTH $12,000 PROMISED
The Sunday Herald American teases a $12,000 MONEYWORD PUZZLE jackpot after last week’s contest saw no winner. Readers are urged to clip the puzzle, place the right words, and claim the prize, with promises of mortgage relief and buying luxuries.
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Sunday Herald-American
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General Motors
Cathy Covert
Lke
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Syracuse
Pital
Syracuse Hospital Council
Col. Sr
Herald-American
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