TV Captions Aimed To Aid Deaf Viewers
The article explains the rise of closed captioning for television to assist about 14 million Americans with hearing impairments. It details early efforts at WGBH Boston and ABC, the PBS network’s expansion, and the development of decoders by Texas Instruments with a projected price of 200 to 250 dollars. The FCC supported captioning in 1976, signaling broader adoption within two years.
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WGBH
Public Television Station
Boston
Zoom
ABC Network
PBS
PBS In
Washington
Carter
Chuck Lichenstein
Tis
Texas Instruments
Federal Communications Commission
Tonight's Channel Highlights Of An Eclectic Lineup
TV guide style listing with several programs including CPO Sharkey, The Year Without a Santa Claus, Wonder Woman, Carpenter’s at Christmas, White Lightning, The Rockford Files, The Millionairess, Quincy, John Davidson Christmas Special, Carnivore, MASH, Sherlock Holmes Faces Death, Missing Guest, Cannibal Attack, ABC Weekend Specials and classic features. Notable stars include Burt Reynolds, Shirley Booth, Mickey Rooney, Basil Rathbone, Eleanor, and Peter Sellers.
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Wikw
WAKR
WVIZ
WUAB
WTOL
Wspd
Cleveland
Akron
Lorain
Toledo
A News News News
ABC News
CBS News
NBC News
Victory
Dollars Garden
Hollywood
Wonder Woman
CPO Sharkey
America
Well Street
Chico
Rockford
Sharlock
Helmes
Panther
Jerry Falwall
C.B. Bears
Bleck Werman
Scooby
Ernest Angiey
Bugs Bunny
Foster
M.D
Shang Bang
Shang
Batman
Tarza
Greatwar
Krafft
Cliffwood
Krafft Learning Attack
Super Horse
Suparshow
Avenue
Space Academy
Consumer Space Acaden Alpha Team
ABC
Secrets
Fat Albert
Dick Tracy
Pittsburgh
Bobby Vinton
Washington
Wide World
Sporis
Spurs
Santa Claus
Shirley Booth
Mickey Rooney
Dick Shawn
George S. Irving
Mike Wallace to cut back at CBS amid 60 Minutes chaos
Las Vegas report notes Mike Wallace says he is tired of jets and will reduce workload while not quitting. Morley Safer and Dan Rather are younger by 14 and 10 years respectively, fueling talk of shifts within 60 Minutes with possible replacement by a woman.
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New York
CBS
Eric Sevareid
John Chancellor
NBC Nightly News
Mike Wallace
Las Vegas
60 Minutes
Wallace
Morley Safer
Dan Rather
Safer
Mike
Kalling
Israel
Washington
Ike
Frank Sinatra
Caesar’s Palace
Rather
Morley
Chaim-To Life portrays 250 years of Jewish persecution
A 90 minute WVIZ TV special chronicles Jewish suffering in Eastern Europe from Cossack days to Nazi gas chambers. Eli Wallach hosts, financed by Women's American ORT. The report notes Don Hewitt's prior NBC talks and Wallace’s CBS plans for 1968 era projects.
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Europe
Chaim
Wviz-Tv
Eli Wallach
Women’s American
ORT
Organization For Rehabilitation Through Training
Don Hewitt
Jessica Savitch
NBC News
Wallace
CBS
Perry Wolff
Sharkey the Actor mud pack scene on CPO Sharkey
On base, Chief Sharkey played by Don Rickles tries a mud pack with Harrison Page and Joyce Jameson watching. The scene leads into a film shoot for CPO Sharkey tonight at 8 on channel 3. The Consumer Products Safety Commission estimates skateboard accidents in 1977 at 375000.
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Chief Robinson
Harrison Page
Joyce Jameson
Chief Sharkey
Don Rickles
Consmer Products Safety Commission
Pease to hold radio town meeting in Lorain area
Residents of the 13th Congressional District can ask Reid Rollins as congressman candidate questions. Pease moderates a Radio Town Meeting on morrow from 2 to 4 pm. Call numbers 244-1380 244-5018 or 244- WLRO Radio in Lorain 1231 Elvira 322-1380. Calls limited to five per area.
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Wlro News
Bressional
Reid Rollins
Pease Questonsi
Morrow
Lorain
WLRO
Elvira
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Ohn Davidson
Vila Alegre
Rebop
Iintimaty Factory
Rogers
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Uars Club
Pree Is
Cine
Jasame Streat
Barbara Walters
Ohio
Ana RV
Teena
Beal Re
Ely
Aes Ie
Cpo
Sharkey
Andros
Interplanetary Council
Earth
Carpenters
Richard and
Karen Carpenter
Harvey Korman
Burr Tillstrom
Kukla
Olfie
Kristy McNichol
White Lightning
Burt Reynolds
Jennifer Billingsley
Ned Beatty
Rockford Files
Larry Hagman
Margaret Timpert
Sophia Loren
Peter Sellers
Alastair Sim
Vittorio de Sica
Marshal Arts
John Davidson
Tim Conway
Betty White
Economist
Gabret Kaplan
LSCPM
David Hemmings
Gayle Hunnicutt
Sherlock Holmes
Basil Rathbone
Nigel Bruce
Evena Puke
Thomas Gortez
P.O.W
Hawkeye
Trapper
John
Maj. Burns
Burns
Tony Curtis
Charles Bronson
Patrick McGee
Michele Mercier
William Lundigan
Paul Kelly
Constance Moore
Jungle Jim
Johnny Weismuller
Kimba
Ned Romero
Guillarmo San Juan
John War
Robin Hood
Queen Eleanor
Sir Kenneth
Robin
Nottingham Castle
Sir Guy
Ebenezer Scrooge
Horoki
Boogie Man
Boris Karloff
Peter Lorre
Jeff Donnell
Larry Parks
Kay Gardella
New York News
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