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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1966
Page
23
CBS News moves Jay McMullen to film undercover in a northern city Negro ghetto with a black crew to show daily life behind prejudice. ABC pilots and CBS and NBC trade documentary ideas around the Russian Revolution anniversary and Moscow shoots.
The Eric Sevareid personal report on Vietnam last month will lead to more television half hour analyses interpretations and views by CBS News correspondents on the appropriate occasion and by the appropriate correspondent.
A dense catalog of local TV schedule items lists channel numbers, show titles, and times for stations including KCRG Cedar Rapids 2, WMT Cedar Rapids 7, KTVO Ottumwa 9, WEFH Rock Island 4, and WOC Davenport 6. Entries span news, sports, weather, talk shows, soaps, game shows, cartoons, movies, and classic reruns with multiple networks and dayparts noted.
Representative H R Gross sharply assailed the U S foreign aid program calling it one of the worst swindles against the American people on the second day of debate over a 3 3 billion multiyear authorization bill. He questioned beneficiaries who he said refuse to assist in Vietnam and challenged allied nations he labeled as false friends.
West Branch Iowa State Sen. David M. Stanley urged building a statewide educational television network to ease teacher shortages expand access and improve adult education. He cited the National Association of Educational Broadcasters study as a good starting point for Iowa.
Three Navajo miners Charley Martinez Jerry Yazzie and Scotty Hudson crawled to safety after 16 hours trapped in a sand cave-in 100 feet underground at the Runrock mine about 20 miles west of Grants New Mexico They emerged in good condition as rescuers drilled an escape path and an improvised telephone line kept them in contact with the surface.
Two leading molybdenum makers American Metal Climax Inc and Molybdenum Corp of America rescinded 5 percent price increases after federal pressure. Prices rolled back to the levels in place before the Friday rise, affecting the steel industry.
A color broadcast tease from KCRG TV Channel 9 promises a dramatic confrontation as the Joker threatens Batman in a 6:30 PM Thursday segment. The short promo builds suspense for an upcoming episode.
St Louis police reported a 12 hour stretch with no crimes during a heat wave. Chief August Ernest said the temperature went past the boiling point and left people too limp to commit trouble.
Mason City board of United Home Bank and Trust Co reports a trust department shortage totaling 205,938 dollars traced to the late vice president and trust officer Robert Logan who died May 28 in Ontario. The audit also found 141,000 dollars in unauthorized airplane financing notes plus other personal expenditures. the bank carries a 2 million fidelity bond.
Washington AP reports that the House Committee on Un American Activities will begin new hearings on the Ku Klux Klan next Wednesday The sessions are expected to be brief and focus on legal aspects of dealing with Klan activities, unlike last winter’s broader inquiry.
Radio Free Europe reports Albania has begun a broad purge against perceived enemies of socialism. Premier Mehmet Shehu and party chief Enver Hoxha were cited in broadcasts. The move targets remnants of capitalist influence and opposition elements while stressing ties to Red China and hostility toward the Soviet Union.
Public address operator Ivan Cherpotkin was reprimanded for playing the Russian song Don't Hurry during a 3 000 meter race at a Moscow track meet according to a Moscow magazine report.
Four mail carriers in Columbia Massachusetts attempted to beat heat by improvising Bermuda shorts from regulation trousers. They were sent back to change into regulation uniforms after the Columbia post office superintendent checked with the St Louis regional office.
Quick drying antiseptic cream offers rapid relief for itch and burning and helps speed healing. Kills germs and suitable for eczema bites athlete's foot and surface rashes available at May's Drug Stores.
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