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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1969

Page

14

Glen Campbell TV debut hints at star status on CBS

Hollywood reports Glen Campbell is becoming a household name fast with hit records电影 and upcoming films. His new CBS TV comedy variety show features producer Ken Fritz and director Marty Pasetta with Tom and Dick Smothers guests and Pat Paulsen recurring. Robbie Gentry John Hartford and Jack Burns also appear as the show aims to replace Daktari with a country city blend.

Hollywood UPI Glen Campbell Campbell Smothers Brothers Cbs-Tv Smothers Brothers Organization Ken Fritz Smothers Brothers Firm Roger Gimbel Marty Pasetta Tom Dick Smothers Pat Paulsen Robbie Gentry Jack Burns John Hartford Hartford Miss Gentry Burns Paulsen

TV specials pair Van Dyke with Moore for CBS event

Dick Van Dyke will team with former co star Mary Tyler Moore in a CBS variety special on April 13. Bob Hope’s February 17 NBC salute to vaudeville includes Bing Crosby Martha Raye and George Burns. Broadway tunes from Fiddler on the Roof Cabaret and Zorba anchor Ed Sullivan’s February 23 CBS hour. NBC renews Name of the Game series about a publishing empire. CBS Lamp unto My Feet February 9 examines a Santa Barbara area church collaboration for racial understanding.

Dick van Dyke Mary Tyler Moore Bob Hope Nbc-Tv Bing Crosby Martha Raye George Burns Zorba Ed Sullivan Cbs-Tv Santa Barbara Calif

Television Listings and Weather Notes

A page fragment lists Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids Ottumwa Rock Island Davenport Le Crosse and Rochester stations with program blocks and late night weather segments. Mentions 13 News Weather and a Fat Yin Root movie title along with morning and noon schedules and station callsigns.

President Proposed Tax Power to Adjust Rates Up to 10 Percent

The committee for economic development urged Congress to empower the President to raise or lower taxes by as much as 10 percent with congressional veto. The nonprofit CEO favors a standby surtax to stabilize prices and combat recessions, aiming for a simple, rapidly enacted mechanism.

Washington Committee For Economic Development Nixon Congress Stein

Bowen resigns as University of Iowa president

Howard Bowen 60 resigns as University of Iowa president effective Sept. 1 after five years. The board of regents accepted the letter Jan. 22. Bowen highlighted morale gains and campus expansion as his tenure’s peak while noting needs for salary raises and inflation handling. He denied political pressure and declined to discuss his Claremont post. Gov. Ray and university leaders praised Bowen's leadership.

Iowa City University of Iowa Howard Bowen Bowen State Board of Regents Des Moines Stanley Redeker Redeker Old Capitol Claremont Graduate School California Grinnell College Robert Ray Board of Regents Iowa U. of I Louis Benezet Claremont University Graduate Center Dr. Bowen Benezet Iowa State Robert Parks

Overheated Rocket Sparks Fire on Enterprise

The navy said a rocket exploded from heat of an aircraft starter cart, touching off the January 14 disaster aboard the carrier Enterprise southwest of Hawaii. The blaze killed 27 men and injured 85, with repairs pegged at $6.4 million and a return to duty in under three months.

Washington Enterprise Navy Hawaii

Expo Successor Will Not Reopen

Montreal's Man and His World, the financially troubled successor to Expo 67, will not reopen for a second season. Lucien Saulnier, Montreal's executive committee chairman, said high financial risks led to the decision after a $5.228 million deficit in the prior year, despite 13 million attendees versus the 20 million hoped for.

Montreal Lucien Saulnier

Students to have voice in University of Town president search

Des Moines AP reports for the first time Iowa state regents will solicit student input in selecting a new president for the University of Town. Three groups including the student senate and Alumni Assn will form advising committees while regents maintain final authority.

Redeker Richey DES Moines University of Town Associated Press Stanley Redeker State Board of Regents Boone Alumni Assn R. Wayne Richey Regents Howard R. Bowen

Culver Accepts House Operations Committee Assignment

Congressman John Culver announced his new post on the House Government Operations Committee for the 91st Congress while keeping his chair on the Foreign Affairs Committee. He urged urgent government reforms to curb waste and boost responsiveness across branches. Culver has reintroduced his executive reorganization proposals.

John Culver House Culver Foreign Affairs Iowa

Dutch Leader Urges Greece Exit From Europe Council

Max van der Stoel told the Strasbourg assembly that Greece should withdraw from the Council of Europe. He argued the Greek military dictatorship fails to guarantee basic rights or honor the council’s democratic ideals. The council, founded to unite Western European nations, comprises 18 member states.

Strasbourg France Greece Council of Europe Max van der Stoel Europe

MORNING MOVIE ON CHANNEL 9 AT 9 30 AM WEEKDAYS

The CHANNEL 9 program MORNING MOVIE airs from 9 30 AM each weekday. Viewers can catch a mid morning film block during the Monday to Friday run.

Channel 9

Des Moines Debate Over New Child Molestation Laws

The slaying of 10 year old Pamela Powers spurs calls for stricter Iowa molestation laws. ACT leaders push petitions and lawmakers plan reviews with Rep Vernon Bennett and Sen. Lee Gaudineer aiming for a draft within weeks.

Des Moines UPI Pamela Powers Iowa General Assembly Urbandale YMCA Association Against Childhood Terror ACT Vernon Bennett Bennett Legislative Research Bureau Polk County Lee Gaudineer Senate Law -Enforcement Committee William Huff

Foreign trade worst since 1937 for 1968 figures

Washington AP says 1968 US foreign trade surplus was the smallest since 1937 at 726 million dollars while exports reached 33.8 billion and imports 33.1 billion. Official William Chartener cautioned against expecting a dramatic reversal, noting that import growth has slowed and prosperity drives demand for imports.

Washington Commerce Department U.S William Chartener Chartener

U S Couple Arrested in Iraq Held on Unspecified Charges

The U S State Department says Mr and Mrs Paul Bail formerly of Houston have been arrested in Iraq. Bail works as a reservoir engineer on loan to the Iraqi Petroleum Company from Standard Oil of New Jersey. They are held in separate locations with unde tailed charges while the Belgian embassy assists U S interests.

State Department Paul Bail Houston Bail Iraqi Petroleum Company Standard Oil of New Jersey United States Esso Production Research Co Bagdad U.S Iraq Department

Marine Pfc Fogarty Killed On Patrol In Vietnam

The Defense Department said on Tuesday that Marine Pfc John J Fogarty Jr 19 of Des Moines was killed January 25 while on patrol in Vietnam.

Washington Defense Department Pfc John J. Fogarty, Jr Des Moines Vietnam

Hearings on Revised Tax Code Begin Feb 18

The House Ways and Means Committee will open hearings February 18 on a wide ranging revision of the tax code with charitable foundations as the first topic. Chairman Wilbur Mills said the effort could span two years, with possible separate bills on specific issues if feasible.

Washington House Ways and Means Committee Wilbur Mills D-Ark Mills

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