NBC to co produce Nobel prize book special
NBC plans an autumn hour color special with Lee Mendelson to adapt Steinbeck's America and Americans. Henry Fonda will narrate. filming underway with Mendelson under contract and Don Meaney overseeing. Gerald Green and Rossellini also linked to NBC projects.
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Smithsonian and Beagles Clash in Pro Bowlers Event
Smithsonian faces Beagles in a Pro Bowlers match noted for early noon play. Animal Secrets and Illinois Basketball appear in secondary matchups with Tom and Jerry also listed among participants.
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ABC-ITT Merger Study Reopened
The FCC reopened the ABC and ITT merger case at the DOJ request. The four to zero vote with three abstentions sets March 27 for a hearing on the 2 billion deal, the largest broadcasting consolidation to date, within FCC regulatory scope.
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Tax Credit Bill Passed by House in Tax Break Restore
The House approved Johnson's measure to restore two tax incentives for business the 7 percent investment tax credit for equipment and accelerated depreciation for income producing buildings. The 366 to 2 vote included dissent from Reps. Joelson and Conyers. The Senate Finance Committee will begin hearings Monday amid debate over consistency with the pending 6 percent surtax proposal.
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Condition of Solon Man Improves After Assault
Milton Gauger, 33, of Solon, head injuries and facial fractures from an unprovoked March assault at the Kalona Sales barn, was taken off the critical list at University hospitals and is in satisfactory condition. Virgil Porter of Illinois charged with intent to do great bodily injury in connection with the incident.
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Marriages Sanctioned by Legislative Act in Connecticut
Hartford reports the state senate passed a special bill to validate 12 marriages performed by Justice of the Peace John Knox of Greenwich after he reached the retirement age of 70. The move rectifies an oversight from Knox continuing to marry couples past retirement.
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States Plan Switch To Daylight Saving Time
AP survey shows at least 39 states likely to move to Daylight Saving Time with Hawaii staying on Standard Time. Michigan appears set to keep Standard Time while Georgia Florida Alabama Missouri Arkansas Idaho Tennessee Indiana and Texas consider or debate exemptions and changes.
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10 O Clock News Isports And Donovan Weather
Local TV segment includes Donovan Duz presenting weather Monday through Friday on Channel 9 with sports updates and forecast notes.
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Escapee Englehart Faces Three Charges After Escape
Lonnie Englehart, 23, escaped from Mt. Pleasant Mental Health Institute and was wounded during arrest near Columbus Junction. He faces assault with intent to commit a felony, robbery with aggravation and auto theft. Englehart, formerly of Cedar Rapids, was returned to the facility and is accused of stealing a purse in Fredonia and striking a man who tried to stop him from taking a car in Columbus Junction.
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Oil Heater Blamed In Cornthwaite Fire Near Central City
A faulty oil heater caused a morning fire at the Gary Cornthwaite home northwest of Central City. The stove exploded during breakfast, smoke filled the house, and living room furniture was destroyed. The family had been planning to move to Waubeek in a few days.
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Mahaska School Board Members Face Jail Terms
Judge Harold Fleck found three North Mahaska Community school district board members in contempt for defying a court order to keep grade schools open. He ordered Caleb Hargis, Dick Vanderwilt, and Paul Rice jailed until compliance, with final terms to be set after paperwork. Superintendent Norman Sawin was acquitted, having followed the board’s majority to safeguard his job.
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Journeys at Effigy Mounds Film Festival
Two films shown at Effigy Mounds in Marquette include The Journals of Lewis and Clark and Succession from Sand Dune to Forest. The NBC recreation follows the Missouri to the Pacific and the dune to forest film covers ecological change. Showtimes span Saturday to Tuesday with specific afternoon slots. The national monument sits on Highway 13, three miles north of Marquette.
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Children Fly to Aden Amid Easter Holiday Arrival
Forty three British children arrived in Aden on Friday as the first wave of up to four hundred youngsters expected to join their parents for Easter holidays, despite ongoing Arab violence.
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