Israel to launch a nationwide TV network by 1969
New York reports Israel plans a non commercial television network by late 1968 or early 1969 with main studios in Jerusalem and a Broadcast House to serve over 2 million people. CBS acts as consultant earning about half a million dollars, while Hebrew and Arabic programming focus on informational, cultural, and educational content.
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Television Listings Summary for Cedar Rapids Ottumwa and More
Broadcast guide fragment lists stations KCRG WMT KWWL KTVO WHBF WOC WKBT WHO and others with News Sports Weather and UNCLE program notes. OCR garble includes channel numbers and stray names, offering a partial schedule snapshot without coherent program lines or times.
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Outhouses Are Out on School Grounds
Iowa senate votes to repeal a 1897 law requiring two outhouses and 12 shade trees at each school site. The chamber, amid snickers, defeated a debate move and passed the bill with several senators changing votes under duress. Mail-order catalog companies expressed concern as roll call results showed several absences and votes cast.
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Nevada Divorce Gets Easier Under New Law
Carson City Nevada Gov Paul Laxalt signed a bill to ease Nevada divorce by adding incompatibility as a ground and cutting separation time from three years to one. The Catholic Church opposed efforts but Laxalt said he would not impose his beliefs.
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Delay in Boost in Social Security Benefits Looms
Washington AP reports the shouted timing for a social security increase is slipping. Lawmakers warn July may slip and Sept or later could be when action occurs due to complex bills on Medicare admin, state health limits, a dental program, social worker aid, and an income tax surcharge. Entwined with debt limit talks, the process faces lengthy committee schedules and inter-house negotiations.
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Johnson honors Vietnam hero who saved comrades
President Johnson posthumously awards the Medal of Honor to Army Sp4 Daniel Fernandez of Los Lunas New Mexico for sacrificing himself by leaping on a live grenade to save four colleagues. The ceremony notes Fernandez died February 18 1966 and questions whether bombing pauses affected his death while honoring his bravery. The Fernandez family and two surviving soldiers attended the event in Washington.
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First Draft Card Burner Is Jailed
David Miller, 24, the nation’s first draft card burner, was jailed for refusing to obtain a new draft card. He insisted on sitting on the courtroom floor as Judge Harold Tyler sentenced him to 2½ years for probation violation. Miller burned his card on Oct. 15, 1965, at a Manhattan induction station in protest against the Vietnam War, and his prior conviction from March 15, 1966 was upheld on appeal. Miller’s wife Catherine and their infant daughter Juanita Clare were present.
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Viet Policy Backer Wins in Rhode Island
Providence Rhode Island Democrats prevail as State Sen. Robert Tiernan defeats Cranston Mayor James DiPrete in the special election to replace the late Rep. John Fogarty. Tiernan wins by 313 votes from nearly 114000 ballots cast March 28. An independent Pacifist candidate drew about 3000 votes.
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Angler Hooks Drowning Baby in River Avon
Angler John Culshaw had fished about an hour with no luck when his line fouled on something about 20 feet from the bank. He reeled in and found a 20 month old baby, Sam Rodgers, face down in the River Avon. The father moved quickly to pull the child free. The hook was embedded in the jacket. Doctors at Hamilton hospital said the baby’s condition was serious but there was a fair chance of survival.
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Hoffa's Son Eyes Legislative Seat in Michigan
James P. Hoffa. 25, son of imprisoned Teamsters President James R. Hoffa, plans to run as a Democrat in Detroit's 19th district for a April 25 special election to fill the Kowalski vacancy. An attorney, he has served since last summer as a legislative aide to the state senate labor and judiciary committees.
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Cambodian Leader Says 48 Communists Arrested After Attacks
Phnom Penh Prince Norodom Sihanouk announced that 48 Cambodian communist terrorists were arrested following attacks by communist bands in Battambang province this week. The arrests come amid ongoing security actions by authorities in the region.
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Ramparts Office Burglarized in San Francisco
The Ramparts magazine office in San Francisco was burglarized on Thursday. Items stolen include Edward Keating's 10 year old bank statements and a personal file related to the Warren Commission report on the Kennedy assassination.
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Illinois Senate approves fluoridation and mental cruelty divorce rule
In Springfield Illinois the senate approved mandatory fluoridation of public water and adding mental cruelty as divorce grounds. The fluoridation bill passed on a second attempt 30 to 20 with objectors calling it an invasion of home rule and both measures now go to the house.
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