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As an expression of our genuine
appreciation of your good will, we
extend our most sincere good wishes
for the New Year.
GOOD WISHES
FOR THE NEW YEAR
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THE FOLLY OF DEMAGOGY:
“The Eisenhower Administration
has a greater assignment from
destiny than the exposure of past
espionage. The attempt to establish
peace must be made. In any case,
whether the attempt succeeds or
fails, the United States must be
defended. Storms over Europe, the
Pacific, and Southeast Asia and
lesser but dangerous typhoons in
Trieste, Palestine, and Iran have
to be either calmed — or ridden
out . . . (The President’s) real
problem is whether his Administra
tion can govern in spite of his
party’s politicians.”—A. A. Berle,
Jr.
• • •
NOTE TO CANADA:
“We hereby salute a neighbor state
For not letting things dejennerate."
• * *
FRENCH ALCOHOL LOBBY: The
alcohol lobby in France is “an un
breakable formation of winegrowers,
beet growers, apple growers, and dis
tillers whose members produce twice
as much alcohol as the nation can con
sume each year and force the govern
ment to buy the surplus at a rate four
times the world price. French vats are
so full of unsalable government-owned
alcohol that it would be cheaper now
for the government to dump it all in
the sea than try to store it. And
F renchmen are so full of alcohol that
the expenses of the French Social
Security System in care of alcoholics
an J diseases directly attributable to
a'coholism are larger than all taxes
paid by spirit and wine dealers.” —
Theodore H. White.
* * *
FACETIOUS ADVICE TO EURO
PEANS: “Hate Americans because
they want to run the world. In this con
nection, it would be well not to call
Americans isolationists in the same
breath. While criticizing Americans
j for their lust for power, it would be
well to attack them too because they
are always childishly homesick for
their vulgar lend and withdraw their
troops at the earliest possible moment,
leaving behind a trail of powdered
milk and spam.”—M. R. Werner
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ALPHBET FIGURERS
SCHENECTADY, N. Y., UR —
Computing machines have more
“initial names” than departments
in the federal government. Some
of the new business machines
being manufactured here bear
such titles as WAC, SwAC, XRAC,
UNIVAC, and ELECOM.
There is one called OMIBAC,
the name of which was inspired
by the Army infantryman’s “Oh,
My Aching Back.” Spelled out in
I full, what it really means is:
“Ordinary Memory Inspecting
Binary Automatic Computer,”
But don’t ask what that means.
A single cod fish may produce
as many as nine million eggs.
Statement of real property own
ership forms available at Nugget.
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WISHING YOU A
HAGEN’S
Jewelry Store
1954 Was Tough Year
On Automobile Dealers
So Look For Lower Prices
The major automobile produc
ers, now pushing their 1954 lines,
in mo'st cases have just experi
enced the toughest selling period
they have weathered in years. But
the producers kept their prices
high and made their retail dealers
take a licking in many cases when
sales weren’t going as good as
producers had planned.
As a result, some retailers had
to scramble to sell cars at cost to
get their money untied. Others
got disgusted with the process and
gave up dealerships. This was
rare, admittedly, but in some lines
it was done.
The producers felt justified in
making their dealers buy the cars
in October, November and Decem
ber. After all, most dealers had
enjoyed fine profits and ideal sell
ing conditions for years. They had
made nice profits and didn’t have
to go out and exhibit any sales
manship to net these gains.
The producers know they can’t
continue to feed dealers too many
cars, though, and must do one of
two things: 1. They can cut the
number of sales and thus lower
the unit cost. 2. They can make
less automobiles. So far producers
have been reluctant to lower pric
es, even though they have ad
vanced considerably in recent
years, but they may be heavily
tempted to take such action in
1954, if sales aren’t up in the com
ing months.
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5:00—My Friend Irma
5:25—This I Believe
5:30—Bud’s Bandwagon
6:00—News
6:15—Sports News
6:30—Rev. Romp, Requests
7:30—Mr. President
8:00—Jane Pickens
8:30—Bob Hope Show
8:55—One for the Book
9:00—Jack Benny Show
9:30—Gunsmoke
10:00—Requestfully Yours
11:00—News '
11:15—Steve Allen Show
11:30—One-Night Stand
12:00—Music from the Night
1:00—News Headlines
1:05—Sign Off
Friday
7:56—Sign on
8:00—Dixieland Club
8:15—News
8:30—Morning Devotions
8:45—Ronnie Kemper
9:00—Tennessee Ernie
9:15—Dave Garroway
9:25—John Conte
9:30—Coffee Concert
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10:30—Lucky - U Ranch
10:55—Johnny Lee Wills
11:00—Curt Massey
11:15—Music from S. A.
’1:30—Piano Portraits i
11:45—Jack Berch
12:00—At Ease
12:15—Way Back Home
12:30—Platter Parade
1:00—Strike It Rich
1:15—Hi'lbilly Jamboree
2:00—News
2:15—Jack Kirkwood
2:30—Music a la Carte
4:00—Sports Answer Man
4:15—Spotlight on a Star
4:30—Discovery
4:45—You and the World
5:00—-Great Gildersleeve
5:25—This I ESelieve
5:30—Bud’s Bandwagon
6:00—News
6:15—Sports News
6:30—Rev. Romp. Requests
7:30—American Heritage
8:00—Stars from Paris
8:30—Amos ’n Andy
8:55—One for the Book
9:00—Name That Tune
9:25—The Todds
9:30—Halls of Fantasy
8:55—Philip Norman
10:00—Requestfully Yours i
11:00—News
11:15—Jo Stafford
11:30—One-Night Stand
12:00—Music from the Night
1:00—News Headlines
1:05—Sign Off
Saturday
6:26—Sign on
6:30—Rhythm Ranch
6:45—Rise and Shine
7:00—News
7:15—Rise and Shine
8:00—News
8:05—Rise and Shine
8:30—Morning Devotions
8:45—U. Tom & Squeakie
9:00—Let’s Pretend
9:30—Coffee Time
10:00—Tarzan
10:30—Gene Autry
11:00—Piano Playhouse
11:30—Space Patrol
12:00—Music with the Girls
12:30—P'atter Parade
1:00—Eddie Fisher
1:15—Hillbilly Top Ten
2:00—News
2:15—And for Tomorrow
2:30—Music a la Carte
4:30—Mostly Dixie
5:00—N.Y. Philharmonic
6:00—News
6:15—Sports News
6:30—Rev. Romp, Requests
7:30—Bookshelf of World
8:00—Grand Ol’ Oprey
8:30—December Bride
8:55—One for the Book
9:00—Dancing Party
9:30—Broadway’s My Beat
10:00—AFRS Parade of Hits
11:00—News
11:15—Polka Time
11:30—-One Nieht Stand
12:00—Yawn Patrol
3:00—Sign Off
Sunday
7:56—Sign On
8:00—News
8:15—Morning Melodies
9:00—Religious
9-?o—Mpcr we Love
10:00—Religious
10:30—Hymns From Home
11:00—Children’s Chapel
11:15—Choral Symphony
11:30—Religious
12:00—Big City Seranade
12:30—Encore
1:00—H’w’d Radio Theater
2:00—Fellowship
2:30—On a Sun. Afternoon
3:00—Bookshelf of World
3:30—Youth Brings Music
3:45—Internat’l Music Man
4:00—Music For You
4:30—Eddie Cantor
5:00—Orchestras of West
6:00—News
6:15—Sport s News
6:30—Family Theater
7:00—Howard Barlow
7:30—Mr. and Mrs. North
8:00—Music in the Air
8:30—Red Skelton
9:00—Twenty Questions
9:25—S’mthing 2 Thnk Ab.
9:30—The Lineup
9:55—Philip Norman
10:00—Frances Farwell
10:30—Escape
11:00—News
11:15—Dinah Shore
11:30—One Night Stand
12:00—Music from the Nite
1:00—News Headlines
1:05—Sign Off
(AFRS program schedules subject to change without notice.)
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