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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1964
Page
1
Alan Gill assesses Dr Strangelove as a sharp satire whose quiet moments guide the tension and performance. He critiques Horton Foote’s The Gambling Heart for its relentless pace and lack of silences, noting Bogart’s directing choices and the cast’s overpowering dynamics in a Southeast Texas setting.
A fragmented TV guide style listing shows mixed time stamps and program names like Leave It to Beaver Huckleberry Hound Yogi Bear and Midwest News. Several channels and networks appear with NBC News and other Ae News entries, indicating a busy morning broadcast schedule with multiple news segments and entertainment blocks.
President Johnson signed a law cutting taxes for 80 million people by an average of 19 percent and then spoke nationwide about its economic effects. He framed the measure as a bold step to strengthen the economy, noting gains for individuals and businesses, and stressing the tax cut's aim to lift growth through private investment and production.
A dozen residents from Calmar Decorah and Ossian told the Iowa highway commission that a proposed five year plan to reroute Highway 52 from Postville to southwest of Waukon should be reviewed. Engineer Carl Schach cited savings and a $4 million relocation cost as the case for change, while locals urged reconstructing the current path as cheaper.
Northwestern Bell Telephone reported paying 23,698,000 dollars in taxes on its Iowa operations for 1963. Payroll in Iowa reached 35,115,000 dollars, with 6,256 employees across 255 exchanges. The company spent 31.5 million on new plant and service equipment in 1963 and planned 36.5 million more in 1964. Telephones served rose to 839,500. Revenue hit an all time high.
In Laos a right wing military spokesman said pro communist forces captured strategic Mt Phou Khe overlooking the Plaine des Jarres on Thursday. The move marks a significant advance in the region amid ongoing unrest and fighting involving local factions and external influence.
Former Mississippi governor Ross Barnett obtained a court appointed trustee to handle about 5000 mailings of checks made out to Ross Barnett trustee of Memorial Fund of family of Medgar Evers. Evers was slain June 12 and Barnett said he had not been appointed trustee and would not serve. The fund stems from a chain letter.
Nine Russians were sentenced to death for running a black market knitting mill inside a Moscow insane asylum over seven years. The operation, led by Roisman, used 460 tons of wool from Estonia and Lithuania and imported machines to produce sweat shirts and scarves, with officials bribed to ignore sanitary violations. the syndicate was dismantled last October.
Trud identified 14 charged with involvement, including Jewish defendants. One defendant named Shakerman was sentenced to death earlier, while other condemned defendants remained unnamed. Reliable sources report one additional defendant given prison terms.
Richard Nixon in Minneapolis said Cassius Clay beating Sonny Liston would let the Republicans defeat any challenger in 1964. He spoke with Cargill Inc officials and noted possible grain sales to Russia. Nixon urged TV debates to inform voters.
In Colombo, an express train narrowly missed Premier Chou En-lai's motorcade as it sped through danger signals at a grade crossing near Colombo. Police halted the convoy in time while railway sources said the incident would be investigated. Chou was en route to place a wreath at Prime Minister Bandaranaike's tomb.
Greyhound Corp has offered to acquire Railway Express Agency in a deal that could total up to 50 million. The proposal, at 25 per share for 2 million shares held by 60 railroad owners, requires 51 percent acceptance and will be reviewed at a March 3 directors meeting. It includes refunding 26.7 million in Railway Express notes. Greyhound, a holding company since last December, has built a strong package express business, contributing about 30 million of its 378 million 1963 revenues.
Dr Leonard Hussey, 72, a member of Sir Ernest Shackleton's heroic 1914 17 Antarctic expedition, died Wednesday in London AP report notes his longtime association with the expedition and its legacy.
A TV listing notes Bob and an older actress friend swap roles in a swap episode of My Three Sons airing 7 30 Thursday night on Channel 9.
The House blocked additional U S funds this year for the International Development Association by a 208-188 vote sending the financing bill back to the banking committee. With a March 1 deadline for a further 312 million dollar contribution, revival this year seems virtually certain to fail. IDA offers long term, interest free loans to underdeveloped nations.
Sid Caesar stars in a televised comedy romp airing Thursday night at 9 on KCRG TV 9. The sketch parodies a shop and horse parlor setting with fast gags and lively tempo.
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