29 Jun 1964
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1964
Page
1
Chicago programming chief Chalmers H. Marquis outlines WTTW aims to educate over entertain. He notes limited drama funding, no newsroom, and reliance on community input to shape offerings including Shakespeare courses and a NET series on alcoholism.
Partial OCR text suggests a local newspaper snippet focusing on news and weather sections. The readable items reference markets and rouge topics, with scattered mentions of weather and general news content.
Marilyn Leonard, 19, a Radcliffe student from Port Huron, joins 275 volunteers marching into Mississippi to boost Negro voter registration and education. Amid fears after the Philadelphia violence and the disappearances of James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andy Goodman, COFO urges group movements and caution while affirming renewed dedication to human rights work.
An employment flyer from Box K-260 c/o Gazette urges men and women aged 17 to 45 with high school education to train at home or in school in computer programming and data processing. It warns against $5,000 annual wages and invites applicants to write with a phone number.
Thirteen students from Korea University go on trial before a military court in Seoul charged with insurrection and rebellion for leading anti government demonstrations earlier this month. The maximum penalty is death. The students are aged 20 to 24. Over 100 others are under arrest in connection with the protests.
The Venus de Milo arrived in Yokohama Monday on its way home from a three month exhibition tour of Japan.
Iowa tax commission reports May 2 percent use tax on new motor vehicle and trailer sales totaled 38.58 million dollars, up 957 thousand from May last year. Taxes collected reached 771,587 with 16 counties each over 10,000 in receipts, led by Polk and Linn counties.
The New York convention and visitors bureau reports hotel room scarcity tied to the World's Fair now exists mainly in midtown and is easing overall.
Iowa City report says AFL-CIO delegates backed John R. Schmidhauser for Congress. He praised the Supreme Court decision on one man one vote and urged quick passage of a bill for compact congressional districts. He will face Rep. Fred Schwengel in November with about 150 attendees.
A Cedar Rapids high school student, Richard W. Mathes, has been chosen for a National Science Foundation summer training program at the Colorado School of Mines. He is one of 50 students nationwide to do college level work in chemistry and geology. The six week session begins July 13.
Ross' Steak House and Waffle Shop ends 24 year run in downtown Cedar Rapids. Owner Donald M. Ross exits the restaurant business to focus on other ventures including development of the Ross property on Weingroad NE. The Cedar Rapids location opened near Coe College in 1940 and expanded in stages before closing.
Peter F. Bezanson of Cedar Rapids, longtime leader in industrial lending, was elected president of the American Industrial Bankers Association at the White Sulphur Springs convention. He previously served as second vice president and has led Morris Plan Companies of Town. The 1,400 member association includes major players in industrial banking.
July Reader's Digest features a chart of 25 specific jobs with required qualifications pay outlook and advancement prospects. A diploma gives a 2 to 1 edge over dropouts and the issue is on sale in July.
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