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More Syndication Sales Wolper Television Sales, Inc. has added six more stations to its sales list for A Thousand Days, — a Tribute to John F. Kennedy. New station purchasers are WNEW-TV New York City, KTTV Los Angeles; WTTG Washington, D.C. WHDH-TV Atlanta, Ga. and KSHO-TV Las Vegas, Nev. Portugal has become the 28th country outside the United States I to purchase broadcasts from the j CBS Reports series. Radiotelevisao Portuguesa, Lisbon, ordered five programs from the award-winning ! documentary series: Beyond the 1 Wall, Showdown in the Congo, Sabotage in South Africa and The Harlem Temper. Sales of Seven Art's Films of the 50's and other products continued at a strong sales pace during the past week. Volume 9 (215 Universal post-'50 features) was sold to three more stations, WSAU-TV Wausau, Wis. acquired volumes 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9. WOW-TV Omaha, Neb. signed for volumes 7. 8 and 9. Sales were also reported for volumes 2, 7, special features, A Cliristmas Carol, Boston Symphony and En France. Pro Football Special, United Artists Television's new first-run television series starring Allie Sherman, head coach of the New York Giants, and the popular tv personality. Bill Cullen as host, plus a panel of National Football League greats, first announced for syndication this past summer, has compiled sales in 50 markets with its initial September release date, reports UATV's M. J. (Bud) Rifkin, executive vice president, sales. Robert Lapthorne, managing director of Fremantle International (Australia) Pty, Ltd. has sold six series to the New Zealand Broadcasting Service. The series, totalling 353 episodes are Big Moment In Sport, This Funny World, Training You to Train Your Dog, Small Films, Let's Sing Out and Stamps with a Story. In addition, the NZBS has purchased the Davis Cup Matches, World Series of Golf and Southern 500 — 1962 & 1963. NBC Films reports record sales for 1964 with over ILOOO hours already sold. Sales in the third quarter alone exceeded 3,500 hours, and include the sale of 18 programs to 64 stations. Four Star distribution continued its record breaking sales pace for the year by reporting a total of 34 sales during the normally slow month of September. The September sales included 19 in off-network shows, nine sales of the Spectacular Showcase feature film package and six sales of the firm's two documentary shows. With eleven licensing agreements signed within the past three weeks, sales have continued at a rapid pace for Screen Gem's Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman. This brings the total number of markets which have purchased the series to 51. Sales continue at a record breaking pace for Woroner Productions of Miami Florida. Sixteen stations have purchased The First Christmas and two, July 4, 1776. Stanley Dudelson, American International Television's vice president in charge of distribution, announced that since the company's formation, five months ago, 80 features, comprising three different packages, epiColor '64, Amazing '65 and epiColor '65 have been sold to over 70 markets nationwide. '^9 bu. '^'S^ economy-size ^0° .^^ Son '^°^tlandand34surroun^^^ KOl,^ ''^ Washington ^^''''^f^^^so^ rnarket spends $^2 \e ever :i.h ^ s"'^ "Too^ '"^rKet spenub -^ ^j^gie ^^io ^"^'■y year-all yours with a ,^r ^ns' '''^"t you're a salt-se"^ 3,1 • ^ Macaroni or soup or ce tiQn. ^ one st3 --<jiu(ii or soup i^' re^^ !• °^e Of the nation's /n/'^^;;'n •^QlN-TV in Portland. Or^' ^'^^H^'^ESENTED NAT.ONALt-V ;; ,,0 October 26, 1964 53