Networks fear Comsat price hikes threaten TV reach
New York planners warn that if Comsat sets high rates for satellite and European ground stations the cost of a two way color program could reach twenty thousand dollars per hour. Networks oppose looming charges and threaten potential cuts in trans Atlantic broadcasts. A NET team used a covert operation to document life in Apartheid South Africa.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Terence Filgate
Peter Jeffries
Filgate
Jeffries
Labor Board curbs union role in hiring decisions
The National Labor Relations Board ruled against Meany era Local 2 in the Bronx, banning walkouts when non union workers are hired and striking down a union pre hire test condition. The decision targets a Taft Hartley closed shop squarely. The ruling may be appealed to the federal appellate court in New York.
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UPI
National Labor Relations Board
George Meany
Bronx
NLRB
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Lman
Means
Wagner
Federal Court For Appeals
New York
Television Listings and Evening News Schedule Digest
A fragmented TV guide view lists Cedar Rapids stations KCRG TV 9 WMT TV 2 and KWWL TV 7 plus Ottumwa KTVO 1 with CBS News and Consequences News blocks. Includes weather, sports, world turns and game shows like Lets Make Deal and Mr Cartoon in a period-typical listing. overall schedule sketch reflects a dense lounge of programs and times.
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Cedar Rapids
Wmt-Tv
Kwwl-Tv
Waterloo
KTVO
Ottumwa
Barry Goldwater Skipped as GOP Leaders Pledge Unity
In Columbus Ohio on a night of dinners supporting Ray Bliss Republican leaders led by Dwight Eisenhower vowed unity for a 1968 bid. Barry Goldwater the 1964 nominee was not invited or publicly mentioned amid talks to rally behind Bliss as party chairman.
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Ohio
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
White House
Goldwater
G.O.P
Dwight Eisenhower
Ray Bliss
Bliss
Young Driver Fined on Two Counts
Ronald G. Bizek 18 of 715 B avenue NE was fined 50 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to driving without a license. He was also fined 10 dollars for failing to keep his vehicle under control after an accident in the 700 block of Second avenue SE.
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Ronald G. Bizek
B Avenue NE
Second Avenue SE
Howard McLaughlin
Bizek
Do You Take Vitamins And Still Feel TIRED
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Geritot
Three Injured In Motorcycle Car Crashes In Cedar Rapids
Three Cedar Rapids men were injured, not seriously, in three traffic accidents Wednesday. Danny H. Arnold, 24, suffered a possible concussion and an ankle injury when his motorcycle hit two parked cars on Fifth Avenue SE. He was listed in fairly good condition at St. Luke's. Police charged Arnold with failing to have his vehicle under control. The parked cars belonged to Donald Stevens and Mike J. Loebig. James A. Victorine, 39, struck a curb, a speed limit sign, and a tree at Ellis Boulevard and 6 Avenue NW and was treated at St. Luke's and released. Larry E. Minnaert, 23, injured when his motorcycle overturned on loose gravel at E Avenue and Thirteenth Street NW, was treated at Mercy Hospital and released.
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Richard Drive
Fifth Avenue SE
St. Luke’s Hospital
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Donald Stevens
Thirtyfourth Street
Mike J. Loebig
Chandler Street
James A. Victorine
Daniels Street
Ellis Boulevard
Avenue NW
Larry E. Minnaert
Eighth Avenue
E Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Mercy Hospital
Thieves Strip 1955 Car On Robbins Road NW
Richard Mc Coy, a construction worker from Eldon, reported thieves removed all four tires and wheels from a 1955 model car parked on Robbins road NW Wednesday night. They also took a gearshift knob and two shirts.
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Robbins Road
Richard McCoy
Eldon
Rail Crossing To Be Restored On Second Avenue
Construction will begin Monday to restore the North Western railroad crossing on Second avenues SW between Sixth and Tenth streets. Public Improvements Commissioner W. W. Stolba said the railroad will do the work in cooperation with the city and provide a continuous rail crossing and asphaltic concrete roadway. The city is also discussing restoring other crossings with the Milwaukee and Rock Island railroads.
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Sixth
Tenth Streets
W. W. Stolba
Stolba
Milwaukee
Rock Island
Rock Hurlers Smash Windows on NW Side
Vandals hurling rocks damaged ten windows at Highway Equipment 616 D Avenue NW on Tuesday night and struck McNall Machine Shop 6000 Avenue NW on Monday and Tuesday nights, police reported Wednesday.
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Rock Hurlers
di Avenue NW
D Avenue NW
McNall Machine Shop
6000 Avenue NW
Mystery Space Object Photos Vanish From Gemini Flight
Houston AP report says officials cannot find pictures of the strange space object seen during the Gemini flight. Julian Scheer says technicians examined every frame from James McDivitt and could not locate the satellite. He notes the Gemini craft traveled about 17 500 miles per hour and McDivitt might have missed it with his camera.
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James McDivitt
Julian Scheer
Space Agency
McDivitt
Scheer
Five Cars Damaged By Paint Spray Guns
Vandals damaged five Cedar Rapids residents' cars with paint spray guns on Wednesday following earlier tire slashing of 23 vehicles this week. The affected areas include addresses on Twenty-fourth Street SE and Forest Drive SE, including Perry Kellogg, Bill Fitzsimmons, Wendl Popek, William T. Kendall, and Gary Kamp.
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Cedar Rapids
Perry Kellogg
Twenty-fourth Street
Bill Fitzsimmons
Senate Finance Panel Approves $4.7 Billion Excise Tax Cuts
The Senate finance committee approved a $4.7 billion excise tax cut bill by a 14 to 3 vote, slated to repeal nearly all excises except tobacco alcohol and highway taxes. An amendment shifts repeal to the day after the president signs, affecting jewelry watches luggage cosmetics furs and many consumer and manufactured goods.
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Theenate Finance Committee
Johnson
Committee Chooses Partial Auto Tax Cut With Conditions
A legislative committee kept one percentage point of the auto tax, preserving $190 million for auto junkyards disposal. It also tied elimination of the remaining four points in 1968 and 1969 to manufacturers agreeing to equip cars with safety devices, while seeking to retain five percentage points of the tax for revenue.
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Tion
Viet Nam Urges Youth to Be Ready for Army Call
North Vietnam called on its population especially youths to be ready to join the army when called. Hanoi radio reported on Thursday.
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Tokyo
North Vietnam
Hanoi
KCRG Radio 1600 and KCRG TV 9 in Central Daylight Time
Radio KCRG 1600 and television KCRG TV 9 announce schedule alignment with Central Daylight Time. Station listings show local programming blocks and news updates adjusted for daylight hours. High visibility promos brief listeners and viewers on time changes.
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Kcrg-Radio-1600
Kcrg-Tv
DeWitts Pills Praised For Back Pain Relief
Mrs. R. Gardner of Waterloo Iowa reports weeks of back and hip pain eased by DeWitts Pills. Advertisers claim rapid analgesic relief and diuretic action to flush irritating wastes with millions sold worldwide.
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