George Heinemann rises as weather presenter amid AFTRA strike
New York viewership and humor mark the strike era as George Heinemann steps before NBC Channel 4 cameras. The Midwest weathercaster admits ad libbing while avoiding technical weather details, attracting fans despite discomfort. Edward Pierce becomes the era’s busiest remote producer with plans for Miami Beach events including the Intercollegiate Jazz Festival May 3 to 6 and Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants in May and July.
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India
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Ala
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Barnum and Bailey Circus
Greensboro
N.C
Pierce
Miami Beach
Oral Drug Breakthrough Aims to Dissolve Blood Clots
Denver physician reports potential for oral synthetic compounds to dissolve intravascular clots, addressing fatal heart attacks. At the American Chemical Society meeting, Dr Kurt Von Kaulla notes drugs not yet tested in humans but promising. Dr Manfred Wolff adds digitalis mechanism breakthrough toward synthetic analogs.
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University of Colorado School of Medicine
American Chemical Society
United States
Manfred Wolff
University of California Medical Center
San Francisco
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Colorado
Bus driver foils theft by driving to police station
In Warley England a bus driver stopped two suspects who boarded with stolen goods outside a department store. He locked the doors and went directly to a police station where officers seized the robbers and recovered $100 worth of merchandise.
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Warley
England
UPI
FCC Considers Crackdown On Citizens Band Radio
The FCC faces chaotic conditions in the citizens band service with 750 000 licensees and 2.6 million transmitters. Regulatory options include licensing exams and stricter equipment approval as the agency seeks order and strict enforcement.
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Federal Communications Commission
Citizens Radio Service
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Hyde
Train Hits Car Kills Five Youths at Crossing
Five teenagers died when a Speonk to Jamaica train struck their car at a grade crossing in Hicksville New York. Police said the car bypassed one gate and attempted to cross as the 50 mph diesel train approached around 11:30 p.m. Saturday.
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Donovan Duz Weather On Channel Nine
The weather segment airs Monday through Friday as part of THE 10 O'CLOCK NEWS on Channel 9. Donovan presents the forecast with brief regional updates and daily conditions.
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Donovan Duz
Channel 9
Mutual funds vs Bonds for Income and Risks
The advisor explains mutual funds may yield around 6 percent total payout via dividends and capital gains, but values vary with markets and manager skill. For steady income a retiree could get about $50 monthly from $10,000 at 6 percent, yet capital could be tapped in bad markets. If cashing in E bonds, shift to H bonds or reinvest for higher yield, considering tax bracket.
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Sam Shulsky
Industrial Bond Vote Wednesday In Tama
Tama residents head to the polls Wednesday to vote on a 7 percent million industrial revenue bond issue to fund Swift and Company’s takeover of Tama Packing Co and construction of a packing plant. If approved, construction will start soon and the plant is expected to employ about 200 people after about 20 months.
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Swift and Company
Tama Packing Co
Swift and Co
Coralville sewer zoning request prompts public hearings
Johnson County Zoning Commission sets 8 pm hearings on April 27 at the county courthouse for 11 rezoning cases including Coralville’s bid for 26 acres along Camp Cardinal Road to allow a sewage plant despite a current injunction. Also listed are multiple residential and commercial zone requests across the county.
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Johnson County Zoning Commission
Coralville
Camp Cardinal Road
State Supreme Court
Vernon de Weerdt
Timber Trail Estate
Prairie du Chien Road
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County Conservation Board
Highway 6
Tiffin
David
Marjori Asby
Coralville Lake Manor
Don Hunter
Suspect Found Hiding in Refrigerator in Detroit
DETROIT AP George Dresler avoided court for burglary by hiding in his apartment refrigerator when detectives came to arrest him. He was taken to jail after the discovery.
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George Dresler
Dresler
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