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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1970
Page
9
CBS president Robert Wood, 45, pushes risk taking and new ideas to spark audiences and attract advertisers. He approved a U.S. version inspired by a BBC comedy, saying he prefers trying the untried over orthodoxy. He emphasizes moving beyond bland programming.
A cholera outbreak in Soviet central Asia appears to be spreading toward European Russia with travel bans in place to Kherson Lvov Sukhumi Batumi Sochi Simferopol Yalta and four major industrial cities. Market warnings in Moscow mention dysentery and intestinal illness and urge hygiene and fruit and vegetable washing.
Roger Davis Walter Brennan Joan Hackett and Pete Duel star in The Young Country. ABC Movie of the Week airs 7 30 PM Tuesday in color on TV 9.
National Student Association President Charles Palmer predicts the next academic year will bring intensified campus activism. He cites antiwar, civil rights, pollution, and antiwar-goods protests, with Cambodia era cynicism shaping a broader, locally centered push. Palmer urges students to expand outreach and build a wider base.
Justice Department guidelines proposed by Atty Gen John Mitchell call for negotiations before subpoenas but allow limited use with his approval. He urged study by the ABA and warned against harming press freedoms while asserting prosecutors may compel information when essential to a case. Mitchell acknowledged tensions with news organizations over subpoenas and reporter privileges.
Palmer, a rapid speaker in blue jeans, outlines how students face recession insecurities and parental support gaps. He argues youth are more innovative and less fatalistic, urges universities to produce graduates less tied to narrow professions, and dismisses campus communist rumors.
Taipei sources indicate the government and private interests will invest about 232 million dollars over the next decade in tourism development across Formosa. The plan aims to boost visitor numbers and support related industries.
At the 62nd National Governors Conference the group authorized the executive committee to sue the federal government over highway cutbacks. A proposal to flexibly use the highway trust fund was sent back to committee amid lobbying from auto clubs and manufacturers.
Pretoria announces a round the clock telephone service between South Africa and Iran, enabling 24 hour direct calls. The government states the link enhances diplomatic and commercial communication between the two nations.
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