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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1969
Page
18
Hollywood critic notes that classic genre films like gangster pictures and westerns age best on TV while timely themes such as homosexuality dating quickly. He argues period pieces stand on their own terms and that universal themes help a film endure beyond its era.
A CBS 60 minutes segment will cover airplanes hijacked to Cuba with a later NBC Today discussion by an International pilots association official. CBS airs Danger Mines a coal mine accident special in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Former CBS president James Aubrey eyes NBC comedy series. NBC interviews Karl Hess, Barry Goldwater’s former speechwriter and self described anarchist, on First.
A Thursday Linn County health center meeting failed to define the board’s fundable roles. Supervisors and UCS officials clashed over whether the center should finance mental retardation and other services, with no formal action taken. The board aims to coordinate services, avoid duplication, and seek efficiency before funding.
Keefe Brasselle challenges Minnesota Fats in a color telecast at 2:00 PM Saturday on Channel 9, launching the new Celebrity Billiards season.
MT. VERNON The student faculty hearing committee reversed the disciplinary probation for four Cornell college students who disrobed in a philosophy class last Oct. 15. The case now goes to Cornell President Samuel E. Stumpf for a final decision. The committee said the prosecution rule was too broadly stated to judge guilt or innocence.
Washington AP The National Commission on Violence reports disorder stems largely from youth across racial and economic lines. The interim findings urge national civic effort, emphasize youth as a major crime driver, and warn that tomorrow’s generation may shape response. The study was sent to President Johnson and withheld recommendations pending a final spring report.
Marion police arrested 24 year old Gary Thrane at 837 Fifth Avenue after he was wanted on three charges tied to the deaths of three animals larceny and house damage in Garber. He is held in Marion city jail awaiting Clayton County sheriff to return him to Elkader for charges.
Norman Rutherford an 11 year old boy in Bathurst Australia found fossils possibly 50000 years old while stone hunting. He also uncovered a seven inch skull from an extinct kangaroo species reported by a spokesman for the Australian Museum.
Classifieds offer job listings for part time and full time employment. Advertisements note positions across industries and encourage readers to respond for openings and application details.
DES MOINES Ben nett Webster a Des Moines lawyer Thursday was elected chairman of the special commission tasked with proposing a plan to reduce the Iowa legislature from 150 to 100 members. John Kibbie former Democratic state Sen. of Emmetsburg was named vice chairman of the 14 member panel. The group was created by the legislature to deliver a plan and a report by April 1 with a tentative next meeting set for Feb 8 and population data due by Feb 15 from clerks in wards or precinct voting areas.
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