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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1968
Page
4
Hollywood AP columnist Dick Martin argues that rapid social change demands freer, sharper television humor. He credits pioneers like Winters and Hackett, notes Laugh-In’s fast pace, and says comedy buffers societal shifts while expanding audience openness.
Sutherland Dows of Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. joins 51 top financiers on Nixon economic advisory panel becoming the only Iowan named. Otto Cox named Mercy hospital administrative assistant taking over multiple duties. Cox holds a Masters in hospital administration and is a Cedar Rapids naval reserve member with wife Carolyn teaching at Cleveland school.
The Dick Cavett Show returns to New York in color, airing Monday through Friday mornings at 9:30 on KCRG ITV Channel 9. The program marks a new local TV slot and lineup for viewers in the city.
The government issued a call for a report on each bank’s condition as of June 29. The Comptroller targets national and DC banks while the Federal Reserve requests Federal Reserve banks and the FDIC asks all state nonmember banks to submit.
Navy Seaman Jerry J McAndrews son of Mrs James H McAndrews 521 Longwood Dr NE earned the Navy Commendation Medal for heroic action on the Upper Dong Tranh River in Vietnam despite wounds. He also received the Purple Heart. Also listed are service-home leave updates for several service members with lengths ranging from 10 to 30 days en route between Vietnam Korea and various bases.
Los Angeles county supervisors drop a gun-control ordinance plan after county counsel says only state or federal laws could be effective. Supervisor Ernest Debs argues it would be ridiculous for the county and its 77 cities to adopt separate ordinances.
AP reports thirteen teenage Japanese army cadets died during a training crossing a rain swollen pond. Each cadet carried nearly 100 pounds of equipment as officials stated.
Cedar Rapids planning commission denied St Patrick s church petition to rezone five acres from R 1 to R 3 along First Avenue W. The vote followed objections from 106 nearby residents who cited duplex concerns. Father J Robert McDonald argued sale needed to reduce church debt. Rosser urged R 3 as best use. The panel also approved seven other rezoning petitions and an ordinance change banning motels in B 1 areas with new parking rules.
Viewers can watch a Dialing for Dollars matinee at 3:30 PM on weekdays on KCRG TV Channel 9 and earn payment. The program invites audience participation and offers cash prizes for calling in.
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