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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1958
Page
5
Marie Torre reports Gleason on vacation addresses plans for a possible Broadway or film project, a country restaurant, and a return to TV only with fully prepared material. He notes fan mail, Honeymooners reruns popularity, and issues with the CBS six specials plan.
Fragmentary OCR lists multiple program names and times including music, cartoons, weather, and sports. It shows a chaotic schedule with entries such as Altlers Children, Especially for You, Weather segments, and various show titles alongside times like 10 39 and 12 30 indicating a routine broadcast grid.
Amid a 50 000 strong bus strike in London workers sought raises while thousands shifted to subways and other transport. Citizens used water scooters bikes and rolls royces while police maintained order as millions faced travel disruption.
Otto Abetz the Nazi ambassador to Vichy France and his French wife died in a highway collision near Langenfeld Germany. The Volkswagen they rode in hit an oncoming car. Abetz burned in the wreck and his wife was thrown onto the road. They left two children and had a late life as a freelance writer after release from prison.
An advertising note promotes a home remedy for piles claiming instant relief from swelling and itching. It markets a substance called Triolyte, available as suppositories and ointment, with money back promise and distribution through druggists and stores.
Government owned and operated 8,400 buses, mostly bulky red double deckers, faced a strike. Officials say the strike is unjustified and unnecessary, signaling labor tensions in the public transit sector.
In Brockville Ontario thieves used acetylene torches to break into the Brockville Trust and Savings vault over the weekend and stole about 14.4 million in bonds checks and cash. A Montreal man Rene Martin 31 was arrested after a key found in his car led to suitcases believed to contain most of the loot. Police say at least three people including a woman were involved.
Onslow Cooperative Telephone Association plans to convert to a dial system at a cost. The association, serving 160 patrons, lists officers including Russell Chaplin as president and Edwin Reid as vice president. A new 2 by 16 building costing 1500 is planned and stock details are outlined.
The text recalls a prophet named Butler who, as a clairvoyant, failed repeatedly. It notes his 1950 claim that Adlai Stevenson would win in a landslide. Anne Wheaton from the White House says no comment and that Butler speaks for himself. The piece also mentions Spin and Marty on Channel 9 at 5:30 p.m. daily.
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