29 Feb 1960
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1960
Page
1
TV columnist Marie Torre notes Hugh Downs gained prominence after the Jack Paar walkout. Downs plans public service work and hosting gigs, including a World Wide 60 program on architecture and Ford Foundation education films.
Fragmentary TV guide lists Cedar Rapids Waterloo Ottumwa stations KCRG WMT KWWL KTVO with news sports weather and classic shows such as Father Knows Best Bing Crosby Peter Gunn and Rin Tin Tin. Entries mention World Turns Susie and a Shield for Murder plus Bandstand and This Is Alice Afternoon in a mixed schedule.
AP report from Nairobi says African witch doctors picketed Billy Graham's Kisumu meetings. Rev Joseph Blinco in Kisumu said medicine men paraded in strange costumes outside the gathering, muttering incantations. Graham noted progress with Kenyan Christian decisions and planned to travel to Kisumu Tuesday.
In Linn County Iowa Dorothy Minyard et al. sue to quiet title on Lot Six and part of Lot Seven in Block 43 Original Town of Cedar Rapids. Defendants unknown and known are warned to appear by April 11, 1960 or default judgment will be entered. William A. Bergman attorney. Cedar Rapids Gazette designated as the newspaper for publication.
Evangelist addresses a mass gathering in Moshi with up to 30,000 attendees. Many come forward to decide for Christ and seek counselors. Nearby a fire at a factory causes about 500000 dollars in damage, with firefighters preventing spread to a gun shop storing ammunition.
Firemen fought flames for three hours Sunday night near a two story brick building housing the Brunson Instrument Co plant in downtown Kansas City. The blaze destroyed the structure but avoided the ammunition store by inches, authorities said.
Old pros Bing Crosby and Perry Como team up on the ABC network C B S television program Monday night on channel 9. The two stars discuss golf family resemblance and the Crosby family appearance with Bing joining his three sons Dennis Phillip and Lindsay for the first time on screen. Also billed is Frank Gallop as Como’s unseen sidekick and young performers Elaine Dunn and Sandy Stewart adding dance and song.
Washington AP reports that 118,000 Americans will gain a leap day birthday and 11,000 will be born on February 29 this year. The census notes the leap year corrects for the 5 hours 18 minutes 45.51 seconds extra per solar year, a practice dating to Julius Caesar.
The passage explains that century years are not leap years unless divisible by 400. Thus 2000 is a leap year while 1800 and 1900 are not. It notes Feb 29 birthdays often celebrate Feb 28 or Mar 1 in nonleap years and mentions Henry VII era Parliament choosing Feb 28 for the date.
Hans Conreid discusses his career as a panelist on the About Faces program airing Tuesday on Television 9. He shares insights into voice acting and guest appearances.
On February 20 1960 the administrator of the estate of Stanley and Mary Kuta husband and wife deceased of Linn County was duly appointed and qualified All persons indebted to the estate should pay immediately and those with claims must file them in the district court in Linn County Iowa Kubicek Novak and Kubicek attorney representing the administrator.
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