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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1969
Page
15
TV critic Rick DuBraw surveys the season’s results with NBCs Julia a hit and The Outcasts failing to catch on ABCs Mod Squad and Thats Life gain audience while Hawaii Five O holds, The Outsider and The Gund Guys entertain, Don Rickles innuendo show collapses, and Journey to the Unknown underperforms.
Oddments report notes Comrade Seller ABC TV documentary about a Russian counterpart of a young American GJ. Mey If singer Jimmie Rodgers to headline a summer comedy variety series replacing CBS TV Carol Burnett show starting June 16. NBC debuts Congressional Report April 13. NBC also plans a two hour David Copperfield adaptation next season with a star cast headed by Sir Ralph Richardson and Dame Edith Evans. Debbert Mann to direct, filming in England.
Readable fragments show a Bandstand event with Moby Dick entries and Derby segments. Several names appear including Dowling Linus, Nancy Tas Pedobniny Questy, Billenman, and Frank, with references to World events and a Parler Wovaner.
In Muldrow Oklahoma a search for Clay Hodges began after he fell into a farm pond near his home. His older brother and sister carried him to the bank and called for help. He had apparently wandered away and was found miles from the scene by a passing school bus driver who delivered him to city hall as officials arranged return to his parents.
A 1 percent city sales tax could cut property levies by 12.5 mills in Des Moines and raise about 39 million dollars for municipal coffers annually. The League of Iowa Municipalities notes Des Moines would gain about 44 million, enabling a 16.67 mill property tax cut. Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Waterloo, Davenport, Sioux City also receive sizable shares. The bill awaits action in the House. Governor Ray seeks more data but critics call the study political.
Washington AP reports the FDA has proposed labeling requirements for cyclamates to limit sugar substitute intake. The rule would show milligram content per serving, total content on beverages, and daily limits for adults and children, with a laxative warning for high consumption.
James Earl Ray has hired his third defense attorney, Richard Ryan of Memphis, aiming for a new hearing on the MLK assassination case. Judge Arthur Faquin, described as easy going with humor, was named to preside after the death of Judge W. Preston Battle. Faquin noted there would be no rush in ruling on motions.
MT VERNON Dick Gregory, jailed in Chicago, will not appear for a Friday lecture at Cornell College in the town. Cornell announced the cancellation as Gregory serves a five month term for battery and resisting arrest from a 1965 demonstration. Ticket refunds are available via the Dean and Commons Information Desk. Officials seek a substitute speaker.
An elderly farmer Bert Sehnatinit was killed when his car went off a highway between Wilton and Alalin sa and fell into a ditch with water. Motorist Robert Wind of Davenport said he was about a mile away and saw the wrecked car on the embankment.
Ottawa says Canada will begin a phased reduction of its armed forces in NATO next year. Prime Minister Trudeau announced at a news conference that Canadian forces remain committed to European defense through the current year and that extending NATO commitments beyond that period will be discussed with allies at a May meeting.
An explosion in a high pressure oxygen bank at Tokyo University Hospital killed two patients and two doctors. Police say high voltage electricity used by a hospital staff member and a Formosa medical student caused the blast. The tank measured 16 feet long and six feet wide.
Patty Lou McCurdy, four months old, was found safe by a Rocky Mountain News carrier, Bob Meyer, and later reunited with her parents. The incident followed a burglary on the McCurdy residence with a $10 bill and a checkbook missing. Six nearby burglaries were reported that night.
The Louisiana APL-CIO held its seventh annual state convention in KEW OLEARNS, distributing placards with a Corinthians excerpt condemning long hair for men. The excerpt states that long hair is not taught as appropriate for men, signaling a critique of such standards at the event.
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