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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1968
Page
3
CBS TV's The Prisoner stars Patrick McGoohan who created executive produced and wrote episodes. The premiere presents a dystopian village resembling 1984 with a suburban feel, illustrating themes of individuality against collective control and security obsessions.
Last weekend's televised confrontation between Senators Eugene McCarthy and Robert Kennedy drew an estimated 32 million viewers. Coverage of the Indianapolis 500 will be aired Saturday on ABC-TV's Wide World of Sports.
The page lists a range of TV programs across hours and channels including Modern Woman Romper Room Snap Judgment Candid Camera Especially for You Baby Game House Party Doctors and related variants. It appears to be a grid of schedules with show titles and times.
Washington moves to reduce tailpipe emissions by about 30 percent for 1970 model cars. HEW Secretary Wilbur Cohen says the tighter standards bring the nation closer to controlling motor vehicle pollution. The rules also apply to trucks buses and diesel vehicles with a faint smoke limit.
Iowa crop report says about 88 percent of corn is up with good condition in most areas. Cool weather slowed growth last week but weekend rain and higher temperatures aided development. Early emerged corn is off color due to sun shortage and wet fields, and late plantings face slow emergence from low soil temperatures. Soybeans ahead of average as planting progresses. First hay cut delayed by rains. pasture conditions improved by recent rains.
On Mt Rainier a Seattle dentist, Dr James M Reddick, 51, sacrificed his life to save his two children David 11 and Sharon 12 during a two day blizzard. The trio sought shelter in a hand dug snow cave but Reddick died of exposure while the children survived in a heated sleeping bag under a tarp. The family members recount prayers and endurance as rescuers found them.
Pentagon figures show 3,492,793 men and women in the army navy marine corps and air forces as of April 30 with May reserve callups and draft pushing total strength to about 3,554,800 by June 1. This compares to 3,544,000 during Korea peak in 1953.
The article notes that at the peak of World War II in 1945, nearly 12 million men and women served. It places emphasis on the scale of military and civilian involvement during the conflict.
In Pomona California Republican Pete Schabarum discovered 40 000 brochures printed for the 49th Assembly District were mismailed when a mailing house computer error sent them only to Democratic households. The incident occurred on the eve of Tuesday's primary.
Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith on Monday said wage and price controls are inevitable along with some form of guaranteed annual income to curb spiraling competition and keep inflation in check. He argued controls are needed to restrain competitive pressures in the economy.
The text states that labor and management discussions show all other industrialized nations have imposed similar measures. It highlights international stance and potential adoption, reflecting global economic policy trends and trade considerations.
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