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United Press International Inc
United Press International, Inc. 1510 H Street, NorthwestWashington, D.C. 20005U.S.A.Telephone: (202) 898-8000Fax: (202) 898-8057Web site: http://www.upi.com Wholly Owned Subsidiary of News World Communications Incorporated: 1907 as United PressEmployees: 100NAIC: 519110 News Syndicates; 519190... Read more |
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Voice of America
Voice of America broadcasting service of the United States Information Agency, est. 1942. Originally set up as a means of fighting the cold war , the Voice of America produces and broadcasts radio programs in English and foreign languages to other countries in order to promote a favorable... Read more |
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International Telecommunication Union
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), specialized agency of the United Nations, with headquarters at Geneva. It was created in 1934 as a result of the merging of the International Telegraph Union (est. 1865; the first international governmental organization) and the International... Read more |
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Red Cross
Red Cross international organization concerned with the alleviation of human suffering and the promotion of public health; the world-recognized symbols of mercy and absolute neutrality are the Red Cross, the Red Crescent, and the Red Crystal flags and emblems. The International Red Cross and Red... Read more |
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International Geophysical Year
International Geophysical Year (IGY), 18-month period from July, 1957, through Dec., 1958, during a period of maximum sunspot activity, designated for cooperative study of the solar-terrestrial environment by the scientists of 67 nations. The only prior combined international scientific efforts... Read more |
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internment
internment in international law, detention of the nationals or property of an enemy or a belligerent. A belligerent will intern enemy merchant ships or take them as prize , and a neutral should intern both belligerent ships that fail to leave its ports within a specified time and belligerent... Read more |
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Wilborn Hampton
Hampton, Wilborn 1940-PersonalBorn 1940, in Dallas, TX; married an editor. Education: University of Texas at Austin, B.A. (English literature), c. 1963.AddressesHome—New York, NY.CareerJournalist and author. United Press International (UPI), cub reporter in Dallas, TX, 1963, then foreign... Read more |
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Rotary International
Rotary International organization of business and professional people, founded (1905) by Paul Percy Harris, a Chicago lawyer. Beginning with one club in Chicago, it spread to other cities, and in 1910 the National Association of Rotary Clubs was formed. After other branches were established in many... Read more |
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foreign aid
foreign aid economic, military, technical, and financial assistance given on an international, and usually intergovernmental level. U.S. foreign aid programs have included at least three different objectives: rehabilitating the economies of war-devastated countries, strengthening the military... Read more |
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UPI to Sell Its Radio Unit; News Service Is Turning To Internet for Clients
United Press International is planning to sell its radio news operation...and former UPI radio staffers...president of news operations...speculated that UPI would cost...the radio network could show...public service programming such as ... |
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Radio news services stress flexibility. (News Services)
...their formats Radio stations...flexible news products...to radio news executives...newscasts that networks have always...carrying full network newscasts...much for programming, but for...commercial networks--ABC...plus UPI, Reuters...Associated Press, ... |
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The growing focus on global news. (includes related articles) (News Services)
...World Service Radio. World Service...both in the United States and...the video news business...Associated Press, United Press International, Tokyo-based Kyodo News International...1994. At UPI, discussions...and news programming ... |
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CRITICS OVERLOOK BUSINESS SKILLS THAT MADE PREACHER MILLIONAIRE
...offer for United Press International promises...television and radio networks. His bid...with the news service...to restore UPI to financial...commentary on his network's "700...headed International Family Entertainment...the cable programming giant ... |
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Reporting a nation's tragedy: A journalist remembers the Kennedy assassination.
...transistor radios _ the gadget...from the United Press International teletype...car to the UPI bureau in...competing AP and UPI wire services...national and international news to the newspapers...the three networks could provide...colorless programming, ... |
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Reporting a nation's tragedy: A journalist remembers the Kennedy...
...transistor radios _ the gadget...from the United Press International teletype...car to the UPI bureau in...competing AP and UPI wire services...national and international news to the newspapers...the three networks could provide...colorless programming, ... |
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The Brave New World of Public Relations: A Look Back
...popular. The United States was...boundaries. Network radio was the dominant...maintained the news-gathering...resources of the networks. Television...infancy. Programming, in evenings...Associated Press (AP), United Press International (UPI), and ... |