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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1955
Page
1
Bill Randle and Tom O Malley discuss the rise of Giselle Mackenzie's version of Hard To Get hitting number six in national charts. The Cleveland deejay asks readers to explain why the record appeals and wherelisteners first heard it. TV involvement adds competition to the music scene.
A dense slate of early to late evening TV listings across Cedar Rapids Des Moines and nearby markets. Programs include Caesar Presents Ethel and Albert The Weather News Market Reports Ted Mack and Bob Crosby shows plus sports Open Season and Weekly Newsreel with multiple time slots across stations 2 9 13 and others.
The piece argues that television and radio DJs drive hits, citing Justice program exposure for Let Me Go Lover and Hard To Get’s rise despite limited deejay support. It notes TV promotions by Milton Berle and Jackie Gleason as costly misfires, contrasting with Disney's Ballad of Davy Crockett success.
The Gazette lists today schedule highlights for three theaters. Paramount shows Seven Year Itch at 1 3:10 5:20 7:30 9:40 with shorts at 2:45 4:55 7:05 9:15. Iowa screens It Came from Beneath the Sea at 1:30 4:25 7:15 10 and Creature with the Atom Brain at 2:55 5:45 8:40. State shows Far Horizons at 2:45.
Thousands of Dubliners fled the capital as two thirds of bars closed by a pub strike. Heat or humidity blamed for the exodus while pickets patrolled outside more than 400 bars. Strikers demand a $3.50 weekly raise to their $20.16 basic pay.
Washington officials said the United States will spend about 285 000 dollars for next week's Big Four conference at Geneva. Harold G. Kissick, director of...
The State Department's office of international conferences testified to a House Appropriations subcommittee that the estimate covers travel expenses and the cost of maintaining and feeding the 234 persons expected to accompany the President.
The American Red Cross provided emergency relief to 62,000 families and long term aid to 7,100 families across 318 relief programs last year, highlighting its expanded disaster response and ongoing assistance efforts.
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