The Fabulous Funnies tribute on NBC TV stars Carl Reiner
NBC TV aired a one hour tribute to newspaper comic strips with Carl Reiner hosting. The program featured interviews with major cartoonists, film clips, and musical numbers creating high gloss entertainment value. It highlighted the reach of comics with an estimated 100 million readers and showcased sequences by the Royal Guardsmen and Doodletown Pipers.
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Peanuts
al Capp
Chester
Royal Guardsmen
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Burns and Schreiber
Sam Denoff
Bill Persky
Mendelson
Schlatter
CBS News and NBC News Scan Review
A concise note lists several CBS and NBC News items and channels with numeric codes and times, indicating a paging or routing record for a broadcast schedule or wire service feed. The fragmentary data shows multiple networks and entries, including a 15:45 time marker.
Murder Charges Against Couple Nabbed Saturday
Benny Brown and Faye Dawson, a Georgia couple, were jailed in Pratville Alabama after a roadblock arrest Saturday night near Macon Mississippi. They face murder charges in two killings and multiple injuries from shootings in Sumner ville and near here.
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Faye Dawson
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Macon
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Meridian
Connie Willingham
Menlo
Summerville
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Montgomery
Here
Boyd
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Weekend Fires Claim 23 Lives Across Three Blazes
Eighteen children died in two Canadian and American fires in Franklin Pennsylvania and Howick Quebec near Montreal. Ten PA children perished as their mother urged them to jump from a second floor. In Quebec Allain Champ and eight children perished. his wife escaped with their baby. A handyman and a mother died in Franklin. four others injured including a U.S. citizen. In Acapulco the Majestic hotel blaze killed four of six hospital patients, with U.S. sailors aiding rescues.
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Acapulco
Mexico
Howick
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Quebec
Allain Champ
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Mary Grossman
Ronald Simpson
Grossmans
The
Red Cross
Robert Mayo Davis
Raleigh
N.C
U.S
Majestic
Landon denounces Viet Nam nuclear use as lunacy
Alf Landon, former Kansas governor and 1936 Republican candidate, warned that using strategic nuclear weapons in Vietnam would be lunacy. He argued victory on communism could be hollow if the war is funded by debt and that the United States cannot police the world at enormous cost while neglecting domestic economic and social needs.
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Kan
Vietnam
Alf Landon
Kansas
America
Denture Adhesive FASTEETH Claims Improve Fit and Comfort
Clinical tests show FASTEETH helps dentures hold upper and lower plates more firmly for better comfort. It is not acidic and leaves no gummy taste, while aiding odor control. Regular dental visits are advised and FASTEETH is available at drug counters.
Cedar Rapids teen among three killed in Vermont crash
Kathleen Ann Hevle 18 formerly of Cedar Rapids was killed in a two car crash on a Bromley Vermont ski trip. She was the daughter of Lyman and Mrs Hevle of Scotia New York with Cedar Rapids ties. The two other victims died in the accident and two others were injured. Services and burial will be in Schenectady New York Baxter funeral home in charge.
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Cedar Rapids
Bromley
Kathleen
Lyman C. Hevle
Glenbrook Drive
Scotia
N.Y
Hevle
Scott
Schenectady, N.Y
Baxter Funeral Home
Cedar Rapids to Organize Parents Without Partners Chapter
Plans proceed to form a Cedar Rapids chapter of Parents Without Partners Inc for single parents and children. An organizational meeting is set for Saturday at p.m. at 118 Second Avenue SE with state director Marjorie Strait and delegates from Iowa City and Quad Cities chapters.
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Parents Without Partners, Inc
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Iowa City
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Great Britain
Canada
Israel
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Pontiff Accepts Resignation of Reform Cardinal
Pope Paul VI accepted the resignation of Giacomo Cardinal Lerenzo as archbishop of Bologna due to age and health. The 76 year old reform advocate led liturgical changes and warned against communism in Bologna, where he was once honored by a communist mayor.
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Paul VI
Giacomo Cardinal Lerenzo
Italy
Bologna
Vatican
Cardinal Lerenzo
Special Commission
United States
North Vietnam
Paul
Vatican Curia
Stalactites Rising Under Lincoln Memorial Ceiling
UPI reports geologists William Newman and Charles Withington of the U S Geological Survey found stalactites growing on the underside of the Lincoln Memorial main floor. Some have connected with stalagmites to form a continuous mineral line, though the structure faces no danger. Calcium carbonate deposits occur as water percolates through concrete slabs and evaporates, building the formations at about an inch per year.
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UPI
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Lincoln Memorial
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Charles Withington
U.S. Geological Survey
Nicknames on Ballot To Avoid Confusion
Belton voters see James Mattison on the mayoral ballot with nicknames to distinguish candidates. Incumbent James C. Mattison known as Jamie faces challenger James A. Mattison nicknamed Squat, both named James Mattison.
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James Mattison
James C
Jamie” Mattison
James A
Mattison
McCarthy Prefers Johnson Over Republicans in Run
Senator Eugene McCarthy voiced preference for Johnson over Republican contenders in the 1968 race. He singled out Nixon, reserved judgment on Rockefeller, and noted Kennedy’s possible influence. The ADA endorsed McCarthy, while Kennedy remained neutral.
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Johnson
Zip Code Readers Roll Out to Four Major Cities
The post offices in New York Philadelphia Chicago and San Francisco will receive machines that automatically read zip codes on envelopes for sorting operations. Postmaster General O'Brien announced this upgrade during the weekend detailing faster mail processing.
Field tests expand to eight cities with new devices
Electronic devices would be in stalled this year in four cities, bringing to eight locations where machines are undergoing field tests. Zip code readers were installed earlier in Boston, Detroit, Houston and Los Angeles.
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Boston
Detroit
Houston
Los Angeles
Men's Giant Slalom Coverage From Grenoble on Channel 9
The program airs Monday at 6 30 PM in color detailing the Olympic men's giant slalom event from Grenoble. The broadcast highlights competition from the 1968 Winter Games and presents event action on local Channel 9.
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Channel 9
Grenoble
Grenghle
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