Networks jockey for fall lineups over uncertain schedules
New York report shows ABC weighing 1966 67 fall slate while McHale Shenandoah and Smothers Brothers face possible reprieve. ABC considers extra ads in Batman and industry debate follows. CBS buys Tarzan films for 1969 71. NBC plans a David Scott space walk puppet stunt to replace Gemini 8 TV cameras.
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Gandhi says Viet Cong must join talks for peace
Indira Gandhi told ABC she sees little chance for U.S. efforts to end the Vietnam war without including the Viet Cong. She argued Hanoi will not accept the South Vietnamese government and urged broad discussion among all parties. As chair of the Geneva Geneva accord ICC Vietnam she said presence there does not guarantee talks but efforts must continue.
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Bronx Zoo Grapples With Gorilla Entertainment Problems
New York AP reports the Bronx Zoo keeps trying to entertain bored gorillas. A TV failed to pacify the apes and humans crowded the set, prompting diversions like sugar cane stalks and balls. Curator Davis plans to group six gorillas this summer to ease boredom.
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KWWL-TV Preempts Regular Schedule For Tournament
KWWL-TV will cancel its regular programming Monday night from seven to ten to air the basketball tournament. The Gazette learned of the scheduling change too late for its television section Sunday.
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Zambia to Host $10.6 Million Textile Mill Project
Plans announced by Chase Manhattan Bank of New York and Maurer Textiles Co to establish a $10.6 million textile mill in Zambia.
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Retired librarian uncovers Riley unpublished verse cache
In Indianapolis a retired librarian named Mrs. Sharp revealed letters leading to a dusty safe in Shortridge High School library. The safe held unpublished poems by Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley, with Riley’s handwriting on pages meant for his nephew.
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Grinnell College Names Director of Development
Grinnell College announces the appointment of James O. Avison as director of development. He will join August 1 and comes from Franklin and Marshall College where he led similar fundraising efforts. Avison, 40, is a Brooklyn native with a BA from the University of Richmond and prior work at Marts and Lundy, Grinnell residency during the 1957 program, and roles with the Florida Private Colleges Fund and Stetson University.
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Boston education official proposes world TV university
MEDFORD Mass AP Hartford Gunn manager of a Boston educational television station says communications satellites could create a television university of the world providing information on virtually any subject to students anywhere. He cites satellite use amid early spaceflight aims and global learning access.
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Russian Space Expert Dies Suddenly at 58
Moscow AP reports Norak Sis akyan a top Soviet space program figure died suddenly at 58. The Tass notice gives no cause of death. Sisakyan led research on space travel effects on living organisms and life support systems, and was linked to the Feb 22 dog launch.
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AEC Conducts Low Yield Underground Test at Nevada Site
The Atomic Energy Commission fired off an underground nuclear test blast of low yield on Saturday at its Nevada test site. The detonation followed a routine schedule and was described as part of ongoing weapons development and safety research.
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