Revision of American TV Habits Faces Pay-Per-View Debate
A three day WCPO Cincinnati forum sponsored by the Cincinnati Post and WCPO TV discussed pay TV authorization by the FCC. Key points: free TV may shrink as pay systems grow, with World Series shifts to theatres, sports cutting free broadcasts, and concerns that once pay TV starts free options will decline.
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Cincinnati
Wcpo TV
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Cincinnati Post
Wcpo-Tvv
President Eligible To Vote In 1956 General Elections
President Eisenhower will be eligible to vote in Gettysburg Pennsylvania for the 1956 general and congressional elections but cannot vote this year. White House aide Murray Snyder said the couple registered residence moved to Gettysburg in March and gave up New York voting residence. Pennsylvania law requires a year of residence before voting eligibility.
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Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Murray Snyder
White House
Pennsylvania
Synder
Eisenhowers
Davis County
Snyder
New York
Judge Delays Oath to Ask Age of Witness
An elderly spinster testified while the clerk prepared the oath. The gallant judge intervened and ordered the witness to declare her age before being sworn in.
Sun Powered Phones to Run Rural Line in Georgia
Bell Laboratories says its new solar battery will power a rural telephone system near Americus Georgia starting October 4. Southern Bell will operate the test, using eight phones with up to ten watts of power in sun, with excess stored in pole mounted batteries for after sunset.
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New York
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Americus
Southern Bell Telephone Company
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Bell Laboratories
Yale Mail Delivered in Atlanta Area
Christmas mail flowed through Atlanta postal channels as about 500 cards and letters postmarked December 6, 1954 were found by two workers remodeling a porch. The post office took charge and forwarded the mail.
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Atlanta
Japanese Doctor Reports Hair Growth From Tuberculosis Drug
Dr Tatsuo Fujiki in Tokyo reports that cephalatin caused new hair growth in 10 of 30 bald men after one month. The plant extract, developed for tuberculosis, was applied orally, by injection, and topically. He notes the drug may affect nerves that control hair growth.
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Tokyo
Tatsuo Fujiki
Fujiki
Car Speeding Case Tests Vehicle On Court Ride
Emmett Wesley faced a speeding charge in Detroit. Judge John D. Watts accompanied by a police driver tested Wesley’s car. the speedometer showed 65 mph as the judge witnessed the claim. The judge suspended the sentence.
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John D. Watts
Watts
Wesley
Bond Issues Total Over 426 Million in Texas This Year
Texas Attorney General Shepperd reports public bond issues exceeding 426 million dollars approved in the year. The total surpasses the 1954 record by more than 122 million and covers airports utilities junior colleges parks libraries street improvements and schools. Also notice to creditors of the estate of Charles Bohnefeld deceased with letters testamentary granted December 21 1954 in Grayson County.
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Shepperd
Texas
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Charles Bahnefeld
Grayson County
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Denison
Sherman
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Gussie Bohnefeld
Whitewright Sun
Germans Demand Tubs in Homes Across Germany
In Dusseldorf the German Society for Bathing called for baths in all new houses and remodeling of older dwellings to include tubs. The group urged easier access to bathing facilities as a public health measure.
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Duesseldorf
Germany
German Society For Bathing Today
Bathing Society President Urges Tubs for Homes
Ernst Boehm, president of the Bathing Society, says a house without a bathtub is like a person without a toothbrush. Readers are invited to phone in news items. Adding machine paper is requested.
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Bathing Society
Ernst Boehm
Paints and Supplies at Dollarhide Hardware
Complete line of Glidden Paints and Varnishes plus linseed oil turpentine paint remover brushes putty calking compound and related goods advertised by Dollarhide Hardware.
Weather Bureau picks storm names for 1955 hurricanes
The weather bureau explains Ione as this year’s ninth hurricane name, chosen from a baby book or dictionary. Names, often girls’ names, aid radio transmission, with Janet Katie Linda and Martha expected next if more storms occur. The peak count and historical notes are also discussed.
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Weather Bureau
Ione
Weathr Bureau
Miami Hurricane Warning Center
Hazel
Janet
Katie
Linda
Martha
Five Most Common Bugs Riddle
A classroom exchange features a student misnaming five common bugs as June tumble lady bed and hum. The professor asks for the correct five, prompting a playful linguistic misdirection in a light educational moment.
The Doctor's Fame Depends on His Arm
A verse imagines the future of medicine where doctors gain fame for their shot and marksmanship. Anita Raskin frames medical skill as a weapon of choice and a measure of reputation in time to come.
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Anita Raskin
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