This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1965
Page
1
In New York CBS tops the network ratings race by four tenths over NBC with 19.5 versus 19.1 and ABC at 18.4 for the evening averages. CBS credits strong holdovers and a revamp led by James Aubrey while a separate 30 market Nielsen shows older shows dominating, and ABC notes Bewitched reruns affected the results.
Time Life Broadcasts and David L. Wolper Productions are negotiating for a 1965 TV revival of the March of Time documentaries. Details are scarce as networks mostly reject outsiders, so any version would likely be distributed to individual stations.
Television listings for KCRG TV Cedar Rapids WMT TV Cedar Rapids KWWL TV Waterloo and KTVO Ottumwa outline channel numbers and local broadcast hours for stations serving eastern Iowa in a compact schedule card. The item lists four stations and their city coverage to guide viewers.
An unclear OCR fragment hints at a local event sequence with bowling at 5 15 and a ski show. Names and places are unreadable, but the piece implies a community calendar item with performances and activities.
President Johnson's sweeping health and medical care proposals sparked a wide range of views in Congress. Leaders like Mills and McCormack urged quick action while others urged careful study, warning of costs to Social Security and urging precise tailoring of regional health centers and hospital coverage for the elderly.
In Rome, Giuseppe Blast was arrested on a charge of stealing the Terni courthouse safe containing more than $14,000. He faces legal proceedings in connection with the incident.
Thousands of Detroit hotel guests faced reduced services as a nine hotel strike and lockout disrupted operations. About 2,300 workers idle. union seeks minimum pay of 1.50 with tips or 1 before tips. Several downtown hotels locked out workers, guests improvised, elevator service limited. Mediation offers to resume talks, mayor condemns action. Leland reaches separate agreement.
The Committee for Economic Development proposed quick action by Congress to ensure continuous leadership in case of presidential death or disability. The plan includes replacing the current line of succession with cabinet-based rules, a vice presidential appointment needing joint session consent, cabinet authority to declare disability, and restoration procedures, aiming to fix gaps exposed in the nuclear era. It contrasts with the Bayh amendment which would have the president declare recovery in writing and faces potential two-thirds congressional veto. The report stresses avoiding dual holders of power and urges prompt legislative action.
John T. Connor of Summit New Jersey newly named secretary of commerce has bought more than 13 000 Merck shares since his appointment. Valued over 1 1/2 million, his holdings total 31 982 shares. he plans a voting trusteeship to avoid conflicts. Senate hearings on his appointment begin January 12.
Special to The Gazette Marengo Schools behind the Iron Curtain will be the topic of a joint meeting of the Iowa Poweshiek county boards of education at Carnforth Monday. Kyle Jones Grinnell superintendent will show slides and discuss his visit of European schools behind the Iron Curtain. Superintendents from nine towns in the two counties will be guests.
The article discusses how much stock ownership in a company could create a conflict of interest. It notes the debate over thresholds and the implications for ethical governance without naming individuals or specific companies.
Pan American World Airways announced it will end JP-4 use on its jets and switch to kerosene, a move that could raise annual fuel costs by hundreds of thousands. A spokesman for the Air Ways Club linked JP-4 volatility to the Rome crash that killed 45 of 73 aboard, including Bishop Edward Daly and Msgr. Joseph Sondag, noting chemical experts support the claim.
KCRG TV 9 announces Broad Side will air Friday nights at 8 30 starting this week. The comedy series shifts time to attract a larger audience while keeping its signature humor and ensemble cast.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.