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Ray Dolby, the billionaire audio engineer who pioneered noise reduction in audio recordings and founded Dolby Laboratories, is presented with The Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA.
A new 37 cent postage stamp bearing an image of Roy Acuff, acknowledged as the King of Country Music, is issued in the USA. The official launch is held at The Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.