NBC Plans Monday Movie Run To Start Baseball Break
NBC will air a movie on Monday nights through May and June and then resume Monday night baseball. NBC executives say the switch is driven by entertainment demand and sweep-period samples rather than a station ratings ploy. Carl Lindemann Jr notes last year’s April 8 game boosted interest and shaped this season’s early schedule.
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Ford's GOP Message Times Are Listed
President Gerald Ford taped a nationwide GOP town hall message for Iowa's 99 counties airing on multiple stations. The tape features Gov. Robert Ray National Republican Chairwoman Mary Louise Smith and Iowa GOP Chairman John McDonald with broadcasts across WMI Cedar Rapids WHO Des Moines WDDQ Dubuque WOC Davenport KGLO Mason City KMA Shenandoah KSCB Spencer KTR Sioux City KSCJ.
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Five Dead Missing After Mt St Helens Avalanche
Private climbers faced terror on Mt St Helens as an avalanche buried a Puget Sound climbing class roster. Three bodies left in sleeping bags, four missing or dead names listed, while weather hampered rescue efforts and memory remained vivid of the wall of snow that engulfed the tents.
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University of Puget Sound
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Tacoma
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Philip Burdick
Eatonville
Richard Pfeffer
Federal Way
Erick Spurrell
Denver
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Walter Strictland
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Fire destroys joint Polk Story headquarters in Ankeny
A lightning sparked blaze destroyed the joint Polk County Story County school district headquarters in southwest Ankeny. Fire crews from Ankeny Saylorville Township and Johnston battled the blaze amid water shortages. Owner James Maggert estimated damages at more than 600000.
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Montessori Week Meetings Set in Cedar Rapids
Montessori Week in Cedar Rapids features parent information meetings at 7 30 pm this week hosted by Cedar Valley Montessori at 2305 Hillcrest drive se and the Montessori School of Cedar Rapids at First avenue sw. Visitors ages two and up may arrange a free day guest visit by calling 365 9915 393 9550 or 362 4925.
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Lawmaker Seeks Open Hearings On Rock Island Loan
Representative John McCallister urged public hearings on a proposed 100 million federal loan to the bankrupt Rock Island Railroad. He argued for clear evidence of salvage prospects and warned against a bailout that merely delays collapse while noting conflicting long term outlooks.
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Finalists Named for Veishea Scholarships
Sixteen high school seniors were named finalists for Veishea scholarships totaling 4 40 to be awarded Friday during the 1975 Veishea observance at Iowa State University. The 18 finalists will compete for six 440 scholarships and ten or 220 each, following interviews by the Veishea committee Thursday. top winners will be announced Friday. Finalists include Brad Peyton of Walker and LeAnn Friis of West Branch.
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Walker
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West Branch
End Ban on Fetus Research Ends Moratorium Push
A federal commission recommended immediate end to the fetal research Moratorium subject to strict rules. They urged a National Ethical Review Board for studies with more than minimal fetal harm and required informed maternal consent. Living fetuses under 20 weeks and local ethics oversight would apply.
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University of California
Flood Insurance Possible in Linn
Rural Linn county residents in flood plain areas are urged to call the board of supervisors at 398-3421 if interested in federally subsidized flood insurance. A public hearing may be held to explain participation in a flood plain program and insurance availability. On this date in 1965 U S marines were ordered to land in the Dominican Republic during a civil war.
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May Hold Cure for T Cell Leukemia in Children
Mobile Alabama based researchers led by Dr Herschel Bentley at the University of South Alabama medical center report two drugs under study may curb pituitary overstimulation of the thymus to control T cell leukemia in children. The approach targets leukemic cells, not B cell or adult leukemia, with potential to lessen the disease burden if proven effective. Indira Gandhi says Prime Minister Ford plans an India visit this fall despite tension over the U.S. arms embargo on Pakistan.
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