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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1969

Page

3

CBS TV adopts policy for advance program reviews

Hollywood UPI reports CBS TV becomes the first major network to allow advance reviews by professional critics. The policy, effective this week, enables critics to preview premieres and some specials, excluding breaking news and last minute edits. CBS disputes broader censorship and aims to help audiences discover quality shows.

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Garroway to Host Local Daytime Show on WNACTV

Garroway will host a 10 minute fall daytime program on WNACTV starting April 28. He previously headed NBCs Today show from its inception in 1952 until 1961 and later left NBC in 1981.

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Newlywed Game at Home on Daytime Lives

Fragmented OCR reads about a television program, likely the Newlywed Game, with references to participants and a schedule. The readable names appear garbled, but indicate a live or daytime game show segment featuring spouses, with at least one reference to a host or actor and a time slot around 4:00. The exact details are unclear due to transcription errors.

Peace Talk Effort Fails as Biafra Shifts HQ to Orlu

Lagos reports say Biafran leader Odumegwu Ojukwu and staff abandoned Umuahia for Orlu, 36 miles west, establishing the last stronghold in a 3,000 square mile area amid a 22 month civil war, near airstrips used to receive arms and aid.

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Hess Nears 75 in Lonely Captivity at Spandau

Berlin AP dispatch details Rudolf Hess nearing 75 in 23rd year of solitary confinement at Spandau. The former deputy leader refuses to discuss the 1941 Scotland mission or past deeds, awaits possible release on humane grounds, surrounded by guards and a few personal effects.

Rudolf Hess Berlin Spandau Prison Hitler Fuehrer Jman Adolf Hitler Hess Biafra U.S Robert Ferguson Africa Nigeria OAU Unity Biafrans San Francisco Gilroy John Grima San Francisco Scotland Nuernberg Herman Goering

Egyptian Commandos Drive Back Israeli Forces Across Canal

Egyptian commandos crossed the Suez Canal and attacked Israeli troops for the second time in three days. Israeli reports say one Israeli vehicle was damaged and three soldiers wounded before the attackers retreated. Across the Jordan front, Arab guerillas and Israeli air strikes continued with multiple patrols and raids reported near Beisan, Beit Yosef, and Manshiyeh, while Jordan and Iraqi actions and casualties were inconsistently reported.

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Volunteer Army Would Cost Billions, Hershey Says

Lt Gen Lewis Hershey, head of selective service, told reporters in Trenton that an all volunteer army could cost as much as five times the current $4 billion price tag and still may not provide needed personnel. He warned that a volunteer force would fail without a rebirth of patriotism and stalked investigations into military manpower.

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Senate probes military prisons amid fresh investigations

Senate committee announced an inquiry into military prisons with investigators already visiting facilities. Names and ages of several individuals are unclear in the fragment, while the panel promised rapid inspections and new directives to ensure security and accountability.

Nab Liquor Official Drunk Driving Charge

Donald Adams, 37, head of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, was arrested Saturday night on a charge of drunk driving in Quency Illinois.

Nab Quency, Ill UPI Donald Adams Illnois

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