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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1969
Page
2
Hollywood UPI columnist Rick DaBrew argues that current anti violence editing on TV hides the true horror of death. He suggests showing graphic real deaths would provoke genuine revulsion and reflect real violence seen in news coverage.
Oddments from games six and seven of the Boyston Los Angeles playoffs will be broadcast Saturday at 4 p.m. and Monday at 9 p.m. An hour on the proposed anti ballistic missile system airs Tuesday night on CBS Reports.
Arthur Treacher, 75, recovering well from circulatory surgery and may rejoin Merv Griffin's syndicated show before Griffin's mid August move to CBS.
Obscure report notes a second game in a local series with unclear teams and players. The fragment hints at a notable incident or foul but lacks readable names or concrete outcomes. Further context is needed to identify participants and the final score.
Washington AP reports the Nixon administration is revamping the Model Cities program affecting about six million poor in 180 cities. Changes include private industry participation, block grants, and shifting control to local officials with new federal supervision and streamlined regional offices.
The article reports on a trial period urging cities to tighten priorities during a five year planning cycle. Officials are urged to address their most important problems rather than attempting to solve every issue at once.
President Nixon reversed his position on naming an opponent of the anti ballistic missile system to directorship at the National Science Foundation. He said competency in science now governs the choice, after Cornell University official Frank Lin Long was previously eliminated for his ABM stance. Long reportedly declined further consideration.
The southern Presbyterian Church in the United States approved a plan to pursue reunion with the northern branch from which it has been divided since the Civil War.
Philadelphia union members of the Steamfitters Local reject an $18,000 pact after talks with employers. The vote signals potential new bargaining rounds as negotiations stalled.
A 5.7 Richter quake struck southern California on April 28, feared by prophets of doom. Shaking was felt from the coast to the Salton Sea, with damaged buildings, toppled chandeliers, and rockslides near Borrego Springs.
Des Moines Iowa crop officials say wet spots persist but corn planting should occur this week. As of last Friday soil moisture was adequate in 70 percent of fields and surplus in the rest, plowing at about 60 percent complete versus 90 percent last year, with oats two thirds planted and progress strongest in north central and southwest Iowa.
U S Office of Education earmarks about 14100 for 12 months of Portuguese study for Cornell faculty member Dorothy Veliz. Senator Jack Miller reported the grant on Monday and said the final amount will be set later.
A Tucson merchant buys a new car and takes his wife for a ride. When they want to see a movie they lack money for tickets and end up locking the wife in the trunk with no money for locksmiths. They drive around until a repair bill of 16 dollars opens the trunk and they miss the film.
The U S Justice Department filed a civil antitrust suit in Chicago to dissolve ITT’s April 25 acquisition of Canteen Corp fearing a chain reaction in vending and in plant feeding services It argues ITT could gain unfair purchasing advantages and trigger further mergers Canteen recorded 1968 revenues of 322 million and operated in 43 states
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