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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1969

Page

15

Shadow Game fits CBS Playhouse drama about office power play

A 90 minute CBS Playhouse teleplay presents trapped office workers during a power outage. Daniel Massey, William Shatner, Carol Rosset, and a strong cast reveal motives as a young executive confronts a theft by a colleague. The drama blends corporate strategy with personal tension in a sharp, entertaining piece.

Hollywood UPI CBS Playhouse Mandel Paul Bogart Daniel Massey Massey Wiliam Shatner Shatner Carol Rosset Miss Rossen Maria Tucci Norma Crané Editional Fcars Doris Hoberts Alexandra Hay Sen Pastore

Proxmire urges probe into C5A jet contract scandal

Sen. Proxmire demands a Justice Department and SEC probe into possible criminal conduct by Pentagon officials over the C5A transport jet program. He calls for Defense Secretary Laird to freeze funds until inquiry completes. He cites testimony alleging concealment and cost overruns with official estimates rising from 3.11 to as much as 5.24 billion.

Washington Sen Proxmire D-Wis Justice Department Securities and Exchange Commission Pentagon Defense Laird Air Force Lockheed Aircraft Corp House

Rescued From Miami Hotel Blaze In Fire Rescue

Miami firemen used aerial ladders to evacuate 106 guests from the Patricia hotel eight stories high. Fire Chief Edward Proli said screams came from upper floors as heavy smoke trapped guests on the top three floors. About 80 rooms were occupied.

Miami UPI Patricia Edward Proli F Proli

Two Pulitzer Prizes Awarded to L A Times

The Los Angeles Times won two 1969 Pulitzers for public service and international reporting. Awards announced at Columbia University honored staff for exposing city commission corruption and for dispatches from Vietnam. Winners include Norman Mailer for The Armies of the Night and N Scott Momaday for House of Dawn.

New York UPI Los Angeles Times Columbia University Babitzer Norman Mailer Pentagon Howard Sackler Jack Johnson Antoinette Perry N. Scott Momaday University of California In Santa Barbara Momaday Lawton Oklo Pulitzer Prizes Andrew Cordier Columbia Public Service Los Angeles

Corn Planting Lags Behind 1968 State Report

Des Moines weather and crop report notes corn planting only about ten percent complete, near five-year average but well behind 1988. Oats seeding nearly done except central and northeast zones. legumes healthy despite winterkill. pastures near average roughage. plowing 75 percent finished. last week gave four and a half days for fieldwork.

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Road tax funds tapped for driver education bill

Des Moines lawmakers passed a Republican backed measure to allocate 1.7 million annually from the road use tax fund for drivers training in high schools, while defeating a separate bid to divert funds for school lunch programs. Democrats denounced the move as raiding fuel revenue for education.

Des Moines UPI House Senate Democrats William Gannon Mingo Gannon iRepublicans William J Harbor R-Henderson Varley Andrew Varley R-Stuart

First Mineral Oil Pioneered in Northern Canada

Oil became the first mineral produced in northern Canada as Cedar Rapids Accordion Aces guests Arlene Boddicker and Trudy Bendon appear on TV 9 MORNING SHOW at 9:15 Wednesday segment.

Canada Arlene Boddicker Trudy Bendon Cedar Rapids TV 9

New Vaccine To Combat Spinal Meningitis Alike

Army researchers report a new vaccine to prevent spinal meningitis shown safe in thousands of volunteers at military camps though still experimental. The vaccine aims to reduce person to person transmission. its effectiveness for exposed susceptibles remains uncertain. Separately, Senate approved Nixon nominees James Allen for education and William Brown for the EEOC amid Southern opposition over school desegregation busing.

Atlantic City Cap Army Medical Department of Bacterial Diseases Walter Reed Army Hospital Institute of Research Washington American Society of Clinical Investigation Mit Gotschtieh Gotschlieh Getschlich Rockefeller University New York Gatschlich Nixon Senate James Allen U. S Sen Eastland D-Miss Ins William Brown Philadelphia Equal Employment Opportunity Commission New York State Allen Department of Health, Education and Welfare Office of Education

House Subcommittee Approves Hoover Library Upgrade

Washington reports the House Public Works Subcommittee approved a $580,000 authorization to extend and modernize the Herbert Hoover library at West Branch. Congressman Fred Schwengel notes the full House committee approval is expected soon, completing the authorization process after prior Senate approval.

Washington House Public Works Subcommittee Herbert Hoover West Branch Fred Schwengel All House Public Works Committee Nate Public Works Committee

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