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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1969

Page

20

Apollo 11 coverage and stars set moon program

Hollywood sources report networks plan nonstop Apollo 11 coverage during July 20 21 with Duke Ellington and Orson Welles involved. Ellington to compose perform ten minute piece for ABC TV with Cronkite analyst hour. CBS to have Welles narrate a War of the Worlds tied film from London with Mike Wallace.

Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin Duke Ellington Orson Welles Abc-Tv Ellington New York Cbs-Tv Welles London Mike Wallace

Woody Allen to host CBS hour variety Sept 21

CBS TV airs an hour variety special featuring Woody Allen with guest Billy Graham Candice Bergen and the Fifth Dimension. Anita Loos author of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes discusses her life on Camera Three Sunday on CBS.

Woody Allen CBS TV Evangelist Billy Graham Candice Bergen The Fifth Dimension Anita Loos Camera Three

Television Listings Mix of Stations and Shows

A fragmented TV schedule lists Cedar Rapids Waterloo Ottumwa and other markets with various channel numbers and programs. Entries include game shows westerns dramas cartoons news and NBC coverage noting popular titles like Dragnet and Wagoner in a dense lineup.

Gun Identified As One Used in Phillips Death

The state police crime lab positively identified a .22 caliber semi automatic pistol recovered from the Huron river as the weapon used to kill Margaret Phillips 25 a University of Michigan student. Bishop 28 is charged with shooting Phillips and a search by police recovered the weapon after he allegedly tossed it from a bridge. Police race to determine if the gun linked to two other coed slayings.

Ann Arbor Mich State Police Crime Laboratory Huron River Margaret Phillips University of Michigan Plymouth Michigan Miss Phillips Coopersville Bishop's Clifford Shewcraft Shewcraft Bishop Dave Walter Krasny Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti

Soviets Free Two Flyers After Border Detention

The Soviet Union released Lt. Col. George Patterson of Chamblee Georgia and Dr Karl Sichelstiel after a week held for straying across the border while in a light plane rally. They were allowed to proceed to Turkey where the emergency landing occurred on July 4.

Moscow U.S West Germany Soviet Union George Patterson Chamblee Karl Sichelstiel Turkey Black Sea

Body of Montezuma Man Found in Lake of the Woods

The body of Denton Dalbey 35 of Montezuma was recovered from Lake of the Woods along with boatmates Kenneth Capper of Montezuma and Merlin Stoker of Guernsey after their craft capsized during a May outing in Ontario. Capper remains missing while Stoker was found a day later.

Nestor Falls Ont Denton Dalbey Montezuma Lake of the Woods Dalbey Kenneth Capper Merlin Stoker Guernsey Stoker Capper

Golf Club Loot Found at Hi Point Clubhouse

Loot from a break in at the Hi Point Golf Course clubhouse in Iowa City was found along a fence row near the building. Items recovered include a TV set a stereo an empty cash drawer a set of golf irons and two cases of beer.

Iowa City Hi Point

Chrysler Corp Tightening Its Financial Belt

Chrysler Corp. delays expansion projects and cancels others as managers are directed to cut general and administrative budgets to 1968 levels. The move follows government tight money policy and a profit squeeze, despite sales near 1968 levels and a record year in 1968.

Detroit Chrysler Corp Chrysler Lynn Townsend

Rules Union Gains Right to Bargain for Retired Workers

The NLRB ruled 4 to 1 that a union may bargain for retired employees health benefits. It overturned a trial examiner ruling against Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co for altering retirees benefits without the union consent. The U S Chamber of Commerce urged upholding the examiner, AFL CIO urged reversal.

Washington UPI National Labor Relations Board NLRB Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co U.S. Chamber of Commerce Afl-Cio

Admits That Pact Denies Commitment Broadening

The state department confirms a secret defense arrangement with Thailand but rejects Fulbright’s claim that it broadens U. S. commitment. Signed in 1965, the plan is described as a military contingency framework requiring mutual approval and involves no action under it. The department notes similar contingencies exist with other allies, including Berlin.

Washington State Department U. S Thailand Sen. Fulbright Robert McCloskey U.S Vietnam McCloskey Thanon Kittikachorn Bangkok Fulbright Senate Foreign Relations Committee Southeast Asia Arkansas Democrat Senate Mansfield Montana Berlin

Czechs Report Severe Foodstuff Shortages

Vienna AP reports Czechoslovak officials say severe shortages of meat eggs and other essential goods across the country. CTK notes no egg imports insured and pigs not slaughter ready until year end while Slovakia cites shortages in meat building materials and industrial goods.

Vienna CTK Slovakia

Hickel Stock Sold Ahead Of Senate Deadline

Interior Secretary Hickel sold his 32,316 shares in Alaska Interstate Corp through his brother Vernon nearly two weeks before the six month disposal deadline set by a Senate committee. The stock traded around 28.75 to 29.50, later rising to 35, with potential profit fading as prices fell back.

Terior Hickel Alaska Interstate Corp Senate Interior Department Senate Interior Committee Vernon American Stock Exchange

Legislators to study state agri department and highway needs

Iowa budget officials approved biennial appropriations through 1971 and agreed to review the agriculture department trust funds and spending on promotion and inspection. Lawmakers also proposed a study of the Highway Commission capital needs and maintenance, with visits to current garages and park upkeep discussed. They plan to ask the legislative council to supervise the investigations.

Des Moines State Agriculture Department Iowa Highway Commission Senate-House Agriculture Department Department Andrew Varley R-Stuart State Department of Health Clifton Lamborn R-Maquoketa Highway Commission Lamborn Commission Lamborne DeWitt James Klein Lake Mills Francis Messerly Cedar Falls John Camp Bryant Senate House Appropriations Ithe Legislative Council

Birchers Claim Key Role in Yorty Victory

The John Birch Society asserts its precinct work helped reelect Los Angeles Mayor Samuel Yorty, calling the Communist defeat a major milestone. The July bulletin by founder Robert Welch credits police, firemen, and members for decisive influence, while noting opponent Thomas Bradley was a city councilman and former detective.

Belmont Mass John Birch Society Los Angeles Samuel Yorty Harding Society Robert Welch Yorty Thomas Bradley Bradley

Dudley Convicted After Cuba Flight Remark on Plane

Tilford Dudley director of national affairs for the United Church of Christ was convicted in East Boston district court on disturbing the peace after asking how long to Cuba on an American Airlines flight. He, a Harvard Law School graduate, was fined 200 dollars and released on personal recognizance pending appeal.

Boston Tilford Dudley United Church of Christ American Airlines Cuba East Boston Guy Rizzotto Dudley Harvard Law School Washington

British Open Golf Live Coverage and Highlights

KCRG-TV 9 presents live color coverage at 9 30 AM Saturday and video taped highlights at 2 30 PM Saturday for the British Open Golf. The telecast includes ongoing play and a recap segment.

Kcrg-Tv

Humphrey Endorses White Election Narrative as Accurate

In Moscow, Hubert Humphrey affirmed Theodore White’s account of a Nixon supporter Claire Chennault attempting to disrupt Vietnam talks. He said the Johnson administration learned of the plan and believed public exposure might have affected the 1968 race. Humphrey and wife remain on a private Soviet visit, with plans to visit Kiev and Sochi before Moscow.

Moscow Hubert Humphrey Nixon Johnson Vietnam Humphrey Leningrad Theodore White White Claire Chennault Asia Paris Kiev Black Sea Sochi

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