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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1960

Page

3

TV's This Is Your Life targets What's My Line rival

Marie Torre reports NBC plans to move This Is Your Life to Sundays and expand its scope with teen appeal and taped segments while capitalizing on privacy intrigue. Edwards questions a full biography, aims to keep life on screen but not overshadow What's My Line. General Motors leads with at least 49 million for 1960-61 TV ads, beating Ford and Chrysler.

Marie Torre Edwards Edwards and Company General Motors Ford Chrysler

Weather and Sports Schedule Fragment from Summer 66

Fragmentary OCR shows a timetable with weather and sports items. Vague entries include times 10:05 and 10:20 and references to Vikings and Esports. No clear events, locations, or names beyond these partial items.

Kelly Will Leaves Most To Family

Philadelphia AP report on John B. Kelly leaving most of his estate to his wife three daughters and a son with large trusts for the widow and a provision that if a daughter dies her share goes to her children. He notes character over money and jokes about lawyers and the will.

Kelly Will Philadelphia John B. Kelly Grace Monaco Kelly Daugh Atlantic City Princess Grace

Swisher Trust and Savings Bank Report of Condition

Report outlines bank assets liabilities and capital as of close of business. Includes cash, United States and state deposits, government deposits, loans and discounts, bank premises, and total liabilities and capital accounts. Signed by president Joseph C. Co and cashier Elmer J. Ulch with directors Alfred Witousek Kenneth Cuhel and G. C. Chadima.

Swisher Trust and Savings Bank United States Acca P Cam Tal Rt Stanead Eis Elmer J Cs Joseph C. CO Elmer J. Ulch D. Alfred “Witousek Kenneth C. Cuhel G. C. Chadima Krall Tod D. D Seepeee Eee Coeiae Bank Femaly Pinas

Death Looms For Whitney

Dennis Whitney, 17, faces a mandatory death sentence after a jury convicted him of first degree murder in the shooting of Arthur Keeler. The panel voted 10-2 against mercy. Whitney had earlier been convicted in Palm Springs for Virginia Selby’s murder and received life imprisonment after mercy was recommended. He confessed to three Florida killings and said he killed four others during a cross country hitchhiking trip.

Miami Dennis Whitney California Lunder Whitney Arthur Keeler Palm Springs Virginia Selby Keeler Florida

Toyohashi Mayor Election Victory by Pro Government Candidate

In Toyohashi Japan a pro government independent won the mayoral race on Tuesday by a wide margin over the Communist challenger, pledging to push development projects and public services in the city.

Toyohashi Japan

First Sub Firing of Missile by George Washington Near Cape Canaveral

The U S Navy confirms the ballistic missile submarine George Washington will arrive at Cape Canaveral on July 1 to begin weapon tests and training. A first underwater Polaris launch is expected late July or August with limited charge, as the submarine proceeds to fleet duty by year end.

Washington UPS Navy U.S. George Washington Cape Canaveral Fla George Washington Patrick Henry Long Island N.Y Polaris

Crops Lag Behind Normal in Iowa as Weeds Rise

Des Moines reports show Iowa major crops lagging due to intermittent rain. Only about 85 percent of corn acreage had been cultivated by Monday night, with oats, soybeans, alfalfa and red clover also delayed. Weedy fields and uneven development mark regional differences across the state.

Des Moines UPI Iowa Agriculture Department

Divorce Won by Francoise Sagan

Paris report says novelist Francoise Sagan and publisher Guy Schoeller were divorced on Wednesday. No grounds given in such cases in Paris but Sagan cited incompatibility as the reason.

Francoise Sagan Paris Guy Schoeller Miss Sagan

Torrential rains flood reservoir in village near Hyderabad

Torrential rains burst an irrigation reservoir near Hyderabad, sweeping 18 people to their deaths as water surged through village streets. Authorities investigate the cause and assess damage to homes and crops, with relief measures being organized for survivors.

Bombay Hyderabad

Alfalfa and Clover Yields Compared by Harvest Time

Last year's snapshot shows 90 percent of alfalfa and 60 percent of red clover cut by this period, highlighting field progress and crop readiness across the region.

Toll in Welsh Mine Set at 45

ABERTILLERY Wales AP rescue teams slowly moved to the surface Wednesday with the bodies of 45 miners trapped underground after a mine disaster. Authorities worked through the night to confirm casualties and recover victims while crews assessed structural safety and secured air supplies for the remaining workers.

Abertillery Wales

Fairfax State Savings Bank Balance Sheet Close of June 15 1960

Balance sheet photo lists assets totaling 2 217 659 91 and liabilities of 2 220 074 73 for Fairfax State Savings Bank Iowa. It notes cash items in process of collection securities and federal obligations and capital accounts 221 380 49. Commissioners certify as per commission expiration.

Fairfax State Savings Bank of Fairfax Iowa United States

Miners Die In South Wales Coal Mine Disaster

An explosion trapped eight miners 1,000 feet underground in a South Wales coal mine. Rescue teams cleared a half mile of debris to recover the final body. four men escaped severely burned but alive.

South Wales

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