CBS Playhouse Strives for Quality Amid New Script Talent
CBS Playhouse editor Barbara Schultz says the show is improving with three to four commissioned plays in progress and more from promising writers. The season opens October 17 with Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night by Loring Mandel, starring Melvyn Douglas, with no commercial breaks.
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CBC lifts ban on deodorant to bathroom tissue ads
In Toronto the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has lifted bans on deodorants girdles brassieres hair removers and bathroom tissues while panty commercials remain banned. A spokesman said topics once not polite in mixed company are now acceptable.
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Music helps children read says Movsesian in L A
Edwin Ara Movsesian, San Bernardino County music and reading coordinator, says teaching children to read music in first grade helps them read the written word better and faster, supporting early literacy through music education.
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Wild West and Mighty Mouse TV Schedule Fragment
A fragmented listing shows a schedule with Wild West episodes and Mighty Mouse clashes, including Tarzan and Lone Ranger runs. It also mentions California Boston pairings and a 1:30 avi second slot, reflecting a chaotic old broadcast grid.
Pared-Down Foreign Aid Bill Passed
Washington reports the Senate approved a 2.6 million foreign aid bill by a 48 to 43 vote, rejecting amendments to restore to 3.4 billion. Budget cuts hit Alliance for Progress funds and the development loan fund, reflecting a shift toward inward focus amid Vietnam and urban unrest.
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Should Be Tried For Treason
Barry Goldwater calls Stokely Carmichael a treason suspect and says he should be arrested on return from Cuba. He equates Carmichael with other alleged radicals and suggests traitor penalties. Goldwater eyes a 1968 Senate bid and notes Nixon as GOP frontrunner, with Reagan possibly rising.
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Would Be Bank Bandits Foiled By Back Door
FBI agents in Little Rock seek two men who attempted a bank robbery in MAGAZINE Arkansas. A lookout stood at the front door while a second man with a masked face and pistol tried the back door. When it failed, they fled. No crime occurred.
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Ways to Lessen Target Bombing Risks Widens Scope
Washington officials said the United States has devised methods to reduce bombing risks on North Vietnamese targets near the China border. Improved tactics and gear allow tighter control while expanding the bombing list despite political considerations. A new army division is under consideration as President Johnson authorized 45,000 more troops to Vietnam by mid 1968.
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Army to form 18th division as replacement for strategic reserve
Officials say the new division would stay in the United States and serve as a replacement for elements of the strategic reserve bound for Southeast Asia under the latest orders. The formation would create the army’s 18th division, the second division linked to Vietnam.
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Health Dept Workers To Get Pay Increases in Iowa
DES MOINES AP The Town Merit Employment Commission approved a one step pay raise for 145 Iowa Health Department employees. The raise follows a similar increase for welfare workers and may change after a full job classification study. Pay ranges from 12 to 25 per month across most divisions. 262 employees are affected, with 98 already receiving a raise on July 1 and 29 at the top of their brackets.
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House Approves Social Security Benefits Boost
The House voted 415 to 3 to raise benefits for 24.2 million Social Security recipients, fund the increase with higher payroll taxes, and tighten welfare administration. The bill moves to the Senate, which is expected to revise it. Critics warn gains may be limited by market conditions and farm price dynamics.
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Social security and welfare bill provisions outlined
The measure would raise monthly benefits for aged couples and singles, increase the earned income threshold before benefit reduction, and raise the Social Security wage base next year. It also tightens Medicaid eligibility, promotes work participation, requires family planning and paternity steps, and limits future growth in aid to dependent children based on January levels.
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Retired Farmer Killed When Tractor Upset on Farm Road
AP reports William Chester Vigars, 77, a retired farmer, was killed Thursday when the tractor he drove to mow weeds along a farm road on the Vigars land upset. The incident occurred on the farm of an American Farm Bureau local member near Eldora as the Vigars family and local farm groups discuss storage and market plans.
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