Presley Rare TV Appearances Dominate Week's Ratings
NBC TV events led the national video rankings for the week ending April 8 with Elvis Presley in the No 1 spot for his 90 minute NBC special. Ann-Margret and Burt Reynolds projects followed in strong positions as NBC plans new miniseries The Blue Knight with Bill Holden. The Wizard of Oz remained a high rated repeat highlighting exclusivity despite frequent airings.
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Broad TV Listings and Daytime Schedule Overview
A dense listing of Cedar Rapids Waterloo Ottumwa Davenport and other markets shows channel numbers NBC CBS and ABC style lineups with morning daytime and prime time blocks. It includes movies talk shows game shows soap operas and sports across multiple stations and time slots.
Clark aims bill to correct feed grain signup inequity
Sen. Dick Clark plans to introduce legislation to fix what he calls the greatest inequity in farming. He cites a March 26 Agriculture Department change lowering the idle acreage from 25 to 10 percent under the feed grain set aside, which left farmers who chose the lesser option feeling cheated as they missed the full guarantee.
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Dick Clark
Iowa
Clark
Agriculture Department
Humphrey Attacks Plan to Shift Foreign Aid Control
Senator Hubert Humphrey released a Defense Department letter arguing that a proposal to fund all foreign military aid from the department budget would remove oversight from Congress and the State Department. Humphrey urged President Nixon to block the plan, saying it would allow easier expansion of foreign aid and North Vietnam reconstruction funding beyond proper controls.
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State Department
Humphrey
D-Minn
J. Fred Buzhardt
Southeast Asia
North Vietnam
Buzhardt
Roy Ash
Nixon
Senate
Department of State
Industrial Output Increases Slightly in March
The Federal Reserve Board reports a 0.7 percent rise in industrial production for March, up 9.4 percent from a year earlier. Gains spread across consumer goods, business equipment, and materials, with non-farm employment and retail sales higher and unemployment slightly lower. Production in March reached 121.7 percent of the 1967 average.
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Federal Reserve Board
Brandt Begins Four Day Visit to Yugoslavia
West German Chancellor Willy Brandt arrives in Belgrade for a four day state visit as Yugoslav controlled press intensifies coverage and promotes ties with Bonn.
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Yugoslavia
Willy Brandt
West Germany
Dual Prime Interest Rate Plan Announced
Washington officials unveiled a two tier interest rate plan to curb borrowing costs for small business consumers and home buyers. The dual prime scheme sets a large business rate free to market forces and a small business rate capped to shield smaller borrowers while banks may raise margins only modestly.
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UPI
Committee On
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur Burns
Snow Melt and Rain Cause Phone and Sewer Problems
The thaw from Blizzard of 1973 and spring rains saturated soil and disrupted city services. Northwestern Bell reports scattered losses of service with Robins residents briefly without phones Saturday night. City crews battled overloaded sewers with high water pressure, a sewer line collapse on Oakland Road NE, and four hours of work on the Cedar Hills trunk line Saturday night.
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Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
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Henry
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Cedar Hills
Court ruling boosts gas prices to spur new supplies in Louisiana
The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Federal Power Commission bid to raise natural gas prices in southern Louisiana. The move aims to incentivize exploration as Louisiana already provides about one third of U.S. gas. NYC heating costs could rise about 60 cents monthly. Prices will rise automatically, with higher prices for firms showing substantial new gas, and refunds from earlier overcharges may be used.
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Federal Power Commission
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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America
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EPC
New National Defense Group To Aid Political Prisoners
Angela Davis announced a defense organization to aid all political prisoners to be formed at a Chicago conference May 11 to 13. Sponsors include Rep John Conyers Rep Don Dellums Rev Ralph Abernathy union leaders and clergymen as organizers in a crusade against racism and political oppression.
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Angela Davis
National Defense Organization
Miss Davis
Chicago
John Conyers
D-Mich
Don Dellums
D-Calif
Ralph Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Court Orders Fast Desegregation Steps for 17 States
Washington AP. The U S appeals court denied Nixon administration’s bid for delay and ordered HEW to notify 116 districts by Tuesday they face possible loss of federal funds for failing to meet desegregation guidelines and to explain discrimination in 85 districts. HEW hearings required before any funding cuts.
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Supreme Court
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Peron Arrives in Madrid After Paris Talks
Juan Peron lands in Madrid on a flight from Paris following meetings in Paris with Mexican President Luis Echeverria. The former Argentine leader travels amid diplomatic talks and international engagement.
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Juan Peron
Paris
Luis Echeverria
Want ads used worldwide to yield desired results
Classified notices show the broad use of want ads in markets across regions. Advertisers rely on targeted wording to attract customers and matching readers seek items or services efficiently through these listings.
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