15 Aug 1969
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1969
Page
1
NBC News will air a one hour program on December 28 focusing on the 1969 mayoral elections as a key sign of white middle class revolt. Fred Freed will produce direct and write the show, titled Election ’69 What We Learned.
The page lists theater showings across multiple venues including Paramount Iowa Twin West World Plaza Marion Collins Drive In Twixt Town and Twin East. Feature titles include The Chair man The Bridge at Remagen Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness Deadlier than the Male Three in the Attic Wild in the Streets The Great Bank Robbery Oliver Rascal Romeo and Juliet Hell's Angels Track of Thunder The Love Bug Where Angels Go Trouble Follows Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget.
New York NBC will air an Encyclopedia Britannica special titled The Unexplained during the 1969 70 season. The hour program, the first in a series, will be produced by Lee Mendelson Film Productions Inc and explore the knowledge explosion in science.
A collage of entertainment and cultural news spans Hayakawa’s football plan at San Francisco State, Elizabeth Taylor’s diamond belt, Norway’s palace use for Song of Norway, Shelley Winters’ singing roles, and high profile film projects. It notes industry moves, tours, and a rash of celebrity sightings from New York to London, with aviation, art theft, and personal anecdotes threading through.
NBC will donate 1.5 million dollars to support educational television stations and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Initial grants of 500 thousand to CPB and 300 thousand to KCET Los Angeles accompany the plan. NBC has previously contributed cash equipment and programming to non commercial stations, bringing total contributions to nearly 4 million.
Classified note invites readers to place want ads to seek out sellers for desired items. Provides dial number 369-1234 for contact. Ends with practical instruction for readers seeking to buy through the newspaper’s classifieds.
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