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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1968

Page

24

The Hamster of Happiness in NBC Experiment in Television

NBC TV presented The Hamster of Happiness an absurdly comic tragedy about two women in a San Pedro home. Mildred Dunnock and Susan Tyrrell star as a lonely mother and daughter-in-law with writer Charles Eastman and Ted Post directing.

Hollywood UPI NBCTV San Pedro Calif NBC Lady Luck Frankie Charles Eastman Ted Post Mildred Dunnock Susan Tyrrell

Television Listings Prompt Shuffle

Listings show programs including Newlywed Game and Days of Lives on channel 7 and 4 with multiple entries for Many Splendored and Home Fare. The sequence includes Amihé Law and 2-Home Fare with repeated soap and game show blocks across 7 and 10 slots.

Immersion in Cold Water Best First Aid for Burns

A reader describes a burn treated by cold water immersion and paste. Dr Molner confirms tap water as best first aid for burns, cautions against greases or salves, and notes extensive burns require hospital care due to shock and rapid treatment needs. Also includes Q&A on vitamins, sprained knee care, and mononucleosis inquiries.

Hospital Blaze Kills 21 at Shelton Mental Hospital

In Shrewsbury England AP reports a fire at the Shelton Mental Hospital killed 21 women patients and seriously injured 14 others. The 10 year old building housed about 800 patients with most residents unharmed. Firemen took two and a half hours to control the blaze which started shortly after midnight in the women’s quarters. Authorities have not determined a cause.

Shrewsbury England Shelton

Humphrey denounces storm trooper tactics at campus speech

Vice President Humphrey criticized storm trooper tactics after about 55 students and professors walked out during a speech at American University for the university's 75th anniversary convocation. They handed out leaflets opposing the Vietnam War.

Washington Humphrey American University Vietnam

Japanese Ore Ship Cleared From Panama Canal Gaillard Cut

The 746 foot Shozan Maru loaded with 51 06 tons of ore was freed from the Gaillard Cut after grounding near the canal’s northern end. Salvage teams pumped air to lift the hull and tugged it to a wider section, reopening one lane as route remains slow with ongoing overhauls. The cut, 300 feet wide at the narrowest point, is being widened to 500 feet. More than 60 ships waited during the blockage, with traffic constrained by repairs and limited two way movement in some sections.

Panama Panama Canal Gaillard Cut Suntile Peru France

Want Ad Readers Seek Bargains

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Onetime Belgian Premier Huysmans Dies at 96 in Antwerp

Camille Huysmans, 96, former Belgian prime minister and president of the house of representatives, died Sunday in Antwerp. The longtime socialist leader believed parliamentary democracy was the least evil regime and wished to be Belgium's first centenarian MP.

Antwerp Belgium Camille Huysmans House of Representatives Huysmans International Socialists

San Francisco Strike Settled for 15 Unions After 53 Days

The 53 day city newspaper strike ended as 15 unions approved three year contracts with a common expiration. Pickets withdrew after Mayor Alioto announced the settlement at the San Francisco Printing Co. The 3,000 idled workers from the Chronicle and Examiner will return to work as Sam Kagel mediated the talks.

SAN Francisco San Francisco Printing Co Joseph Alioto Independent Morning Chronicle Hearst Afternoon Examiner Maslers Aioto University of California Law Sam Kagel Kagel Wells Smith

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