Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 15

-i7 9 0 tf- CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER Wed March 23 1966 TV PRODUCER BUYS LETTER TO LINCOLN FOR $20000 ess Help Asked In Problems of CATV NEW YORK Hi A letter from Abraham Lincoln to an 11-year-old girl who advised him he could become President if he Just let his whiskers grow was sold at auction Tuesday night for 120000 to Los Angeles television producer David Wolper Henry presented a number of problems to Congress The movement of CATV into he cities he said "raises a serious question as to the possl-de impact of CATV on the further development of free off-the-alr broadcasting particularly la the UHF (ultra high frequency) He asked Congress to consider what is the relationship of possible CATV-based pay tele vision to free television He also asked Congress to give its Judgment on the question whether CATV should be required to get the expressed consent of a broadcaster for re-broadcasting programs Lincoln sprouted a full beard won the election of 18N and later told the little girl In person she had sold him on making the change Wolper eald he bought the letter because "I happen to be a Lincoln fan As a collector and from an emotional point of view It's worth $20 ON to Grace Bedell who lived in Westfield NY when she wrote the letter sent to Lincoln Oct 15 I860 suggesting he would look "a great deal better" with whiskers because "your face is so She wrote: "All the ladies like them and they would tease their husbands to vote for you and then you would be WASHINGTON ffl-The Federal Communication! Commls-cion chairman laid Tuesday that community antenna television systema (CATV) are In explosive growth He asked Congress to help the FCC cope with the problems Chairman William Henry appeared before the House Commerce Committee with a request that Congress confirm and clarify the Jurisdiction which the FCC his asserted over CATV Henry described CATV as a rm which received teievi-Slf signals off the air and Couple To Marry After 63-Year Wait side of competition to review American movie-making of the 1920s and the work of comedians Harry Langdon Buster Keaton and others Venice Film Festival VENICE Italy (AP) The Venice Film Festival set for Aug 28-Sept 10 will feature a special historical section-out IN-PERSON WEDNESDAY swa old smile the same old disposition I was so didn't have to say said Archibald all I popped the question 63 years Their plana to marry were held up again when Archibald's brother became ill but he made it to Detroit three weeks ago CiadicUgfct Ceremony Some 50 relatives are expected to attend when they are married at a candlelight ceremony at Emmanuel United Brethren Church They probably go on a honeymoon said Mrs Hopkins because "I think we have enough money for Rut it doesn't matter figure we have 5 or 10 years maybe even said Mrs Hopkins "Who IPTV distributes them by wire to subscribing members of the public who pay for the service At first he said it brought television to areas not reached by any TV station or brought multiple service to areas not already having such service But now he said a and potentially revolutionary brand which proposes to go into large cities which at ready have multiple stations With some 1600 systems at read operating he said there are franchises pending for an estimated 2000 more applications around the country The distances from which signals are taken also has increased greatly he said from 50 or so miles to as much as (05 miles "In view of the heavy pressures of CATV growth ana impact on our broadcast system we believe we had the responsibility to act when we did and in the manner we Henry said Rep Walter Rogers D-Tex as disputed that the FCC has authority to issue regulations over CATV as it did earlier this month "I do not believe any federal agency should have Jurisdiction over what the people of this country Rogers said Also in conflict with the FCC WEDNESDAY MAR 2S i "t'i- iU1 f'kijffet i At- J-mv i-viV fcrfeV'f SHEER NORTH WALL OF MT EIGER IN SWITZERLAND took the life of American climber John Harlin CAP Uflrsptiats) TONIGHT SEE and HEAR 6:31 I Aafhaai 6:31 Chapel 6:34 PrograM Preview 6:35 Tee Cetfeeua 7:05 CIS MORNING NEWS wHb Itts Wulaca EX-PILOT DIES DETROIT (AP) George Archibald and his girl Edna got engaged in 1002 the year the Wright Brothers made their first successful flight They plan to get married next OS yean separate mar-tor each ana a serious later Archibald 82 a widower and Ire Edna Hopkins 80 a widow ook out a marriage license Monday They plan to marry in Detroit April 2 The two met in 1901 He was 7 She was 15 They lived in Bloom ville NY Thqy became engaged in 1903 Raflread Maa Archibald became a railroad man and seldom got to Bloom-ville "Then his letters stopped coming I kept hoping for a cou-de of years but then gave up" ds fiancee said Archibald said he write because he had been stricken with polio and want to her marry a It took him two years to recover In 1908 Edna married Arthur lopkins Later on the aamei day she left on her honeymoon Archibald arrived at her home to claim his bride He left alone and three years later married his wife Ora She died in 1963 Mrs Hopkins' husband (fled in 962 ime To Detroit In the years between Mrs Hopkins had come to the Detroit area where her husband worked Archibald traveled the country for a now defunct auto company and then later ran a service station at Vestal NY Once on a trip to Detroit Archibald saw Mrs Hopkins saw a woman and her daughter on the Archibald said "My heart stopped It was Edna 1 wanted to speak but I got cold daughter Mrs Larua Lee Lash lives in De-toit The couple was brought together again by a cousin of Mrs Hopkins They began to write Last summer they met for the first time in 63 years in Bloom-ville Same Old Smile "He had Mrs Hopkins said tt wai Mt Eiger Death Toll Is Now 26 Observers Make Attempt to Lure UFOs to Earth DEXTER Mich (AP) Onei a sighting of an unidentified man played a violin and another flying object came from Civil Mense Director un VaB virtHoui! nviSp HorB 01 Hillsdale County about Michigan mysterious flying Michigan's mysterious flying 63 miles southwest of the Dexter 7:30 ll Tie tetaaes 1:00 Captiia laagwaa 140 I Urn Lucy 9:30 The McCeys 10:00 Aady Of Mayberry 10:30 Dkk Van Dyfcs 11:00 Uve Of Ufa 11:30 Search Far 11:45 Tha GuMia Ufht GALLOWAY CALHOUN CONSERVATIVE end 1ST QUALIFIED 12:00 Tsa Slur Phala News 12:10 IFD-10 RADAR Weather TRIO-DOMINO Enjoy one of our delicious Mexican Dinners while you listen to the popular Trio Domino 7 to 9 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING TACO VILLAGE 1221 So Staples TU2-0625 majority was commission member Robert Bartley who dissented in the March regulations opinion Bartley told the committee the heart of concern over CATV is its possible evolution into pay He said it would be sound national policy for CATV to remain an antenna system with no authority to originate programs With this policy and the ban on originating programs he said "1 would impose no bar riers to development of CAT" in the market Henry noted that the FCC proposed to prohibit CATV from originating programs with authority in the FCC to make limited exceptions by rule TU objects to return to the Dexter area But their pilots apparently weren't Impressed Hundreds of persons many loaded with cameras and binoculars braved an Icy rain Monday night and early Tuesday in hopes of catching a glimpse of the glowing discs that have been reported three times within a week near this small southeastern Michigan community Meanwhile another report of CANDIDATE FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL 6:25 PM Ch 6 Pal Ad far ky SaMaway Canaan 12:15 Rarfaae Uab 12:30 As The WerM Taras 140 Pat award 1:30 Heeieparfy 2:00 Te Tell The Truth rVW- All the Bar-B-Q BEEF RIBS 2:25 CIS NEWS WITH DOUGLAS EDWARDS KLEINE SCHEIDEGG zerland (AP) Fair haired American plunged 2000 feet to his death Tuesday the 26th victim of the passion that sent generations of alpinists against the towering ML Eiger north wall John Harlin 30 of Los Altos Calif an ex-fighter pilot died smashed against the ice-covered rock he was scaling at the head of a five-man British-Amerlcan team His death threw a spell of bad omen over his teammates and the eight German climbers who vowed to conquer the summit through the treacherous direct ascent route "We are praying This is a an emotion-gripped German voice crackled through the radio from a bivouac high up on the wall Two days ago the Germans and Anglo-Americans joined forces for a determined assault on the 14046-foot mountain Harlin himself Joined the team Monday after a brief rest telling his friends: "This is 1L All the way to the Tuesday afternoon as brilliant sun glittered on the surroundini Alpine peaks Harlin was a red dad puppet hurtling down his arms spread in a pathetic gesture No one knew whether the expedition will continue To Harlin this climb was to dimax his career of alpinist adventurer and world traveller "Climbing is a sophistication of he said a few days ago "This one is the biggest Alpine climb ever 2:30 The Edge ef Ntfkt 3:00 Secret Stem 3:30 leave Te leaver 4:00 ReaAa Tin Jangle Bey You can eat For Socends Mast Teef Includes Western -Style Beane Cela Slew Palate Salad Breed Drink and Dessert RIBS-TO-GO 60c lb UNDERWOOD'S PIT BAR-BO CAFETERIA PHONE UL 3-7113 IT'S READY at 4129 ALAMEDA EVENIN TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE area Van Horn said he used binocu lars to observe a flying object east of Hillsdale from 10:30 Monday night until 1:20 Tuesday Van Horn said be watched it from a dormitory at Hinsdale College after dormito-residents told him they had ted a mysterious object At Dexter believers and nonbelievers converged on the area where a farmer and his son said they saw one of the craft In a swamp deputies said one man brought his fiddle and began playing hoping the phantom pilots would hear and come to earth Another man sat in his car blinking his headlights ki code lie explained that the code was for the universal equation PI which is known and un derstood he said throughout the universe Some persons ventured into the swampy area seeking evidence that the craft had landed there Others mounted cameras equipped with telephoto lenses The latest Dexter sightings were reported Sunday night by more than a score of persons including police officers A composite description put the objects as triangular In shape with a v-shaped antenna protruding from their undercar riages They are said to bear lights which flash in a variety of colors and Intensities Meanwhile US Hep Weston Vivian D-Mich planned to ask the Defense Department to Investigate the reported sightings and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base said its Unidentified Flying Objects office had begun an investigation 5:30 CIS NEWS WITH WALTER CIONXITf 640 Cerpas Christ! Taday 6:15 RADAR Weather 6:20 Fhete Tea News PUBLISHED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE FOR RASY COMPARISON Too Much House Interest Claimec By Wife LOS ANGELES HI Actor Rick Jason was more inter ested in his house than his mar riage his wife testified Tuesday in obtaining a divorce Shirley Jason 41 said Jason 42 began remodeling the house shortly after they were married in Las Vegas Nev In February 1964 and the place has been torn up ever since "I asked him if the house more important to him than our marriage and he replied she testifed She also said the actor who stars in the "Com television series was moody and Junior Miss Contestants Start Work MOBILE Ala HI Amcrl ca's Junior Miss contestants went before Judges parents and other well wishers Tuesday night in the first of three nights of preliminary judging that will lead to one girl being named America's Junior Miss of 1968 Other preliminary Judging follows Wednesday and Thursday nights with the televised finals Saturday night Mobile's municipal auditorium was a hectic place earlier as the 50 high school seniors put the final touches on talent presentations and paid last-minute calls to the pageant beauty sa ion Anita Bryant who also entertained at the 1962 pageant joined Indiana's Junior Mlhs Pat Cannon of Crawfordsville in a medley of tunes in a spe-dal talent presentation Scholarship prizes totaling 042000 will nave been awarded the contestants by the time the finals are completed 6:30 LOST IN SPACE An alien visitor recruits Dr Smith to become King of Andronica on honor ho discovers means being a sacrificial victim 7:30 BEVERLY HILLBILLIES Country music stars Lester Flott and Earl Scruggs and night club star Joi Lansing pay a return visit 1:00 GREEN ACRES Oliver Douglas becomes temporary deputy sheriff and handcuffs himself to Lisa 1:30 DICK VAN DYRE Rob applies for a job with a ventriloquist 9:00 DANNY KAYE SHOW Smooth song stylist John Gary and Herb Alport's Tijuana Brass join tho Kaye company of downs -tyH- 18:00 TIN STAR NEWS 10:15 RADAR WEATHER when a money problem to be solved! If you owe money for Inaurince premium hospital bills auto repair tax dantlit feet home improvement or for various purchasas com in and talk the matter over with us SbMU 7:30 Demlnge Pena Skew 8:00 Den 8:30 Jack Lanne 9:00 Ranieev Ream 9 JO On Cemere 10:00 Saparmerkef Sweep 10:30 The Define Came 1 1 AO Deane Reed 1 1 :30 Father Knewe lest 12:00 Bee Casa 1 rQO The Nursae 1 :30 A Time Per Ua 2-00 General Hospital 2:30 The Tseng Merriedt 3 HO Never Tee Yeung 3:30 Where the Actton Is 4-00 Matinee Theatre -Chsot A Crsakad Richard Todd Anne Baxter 5:30 Riflemen 600 This Dev 1966 Local Nat tonal Now a- 7:00 Today Shew 7i2S Area 6 Weether-Newe c- 7:30 Today Show I-2S Aran 6 Weotber-Newa a- 1:10 Today Shew c- 9:00 Ere Guess 9:25 NBC New 9:10 Concentre lien Morning Star Paradise ley 1-1 1 tOO Jeopardy c-1 1 30 Let a PI? Pest Office 1 1 tS5 NIC News 12:00 Are 6 News-Weather c-1 2:30 Let'i Moke a Oaal 1 2:55 NIC News c- 1 (00 Day of Our Lives liSO Tho Doctors 2:00 Another World c- 2:30 Yen Don! 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