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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1966
Page
11
NBC News plans a shift to quicker pre emptions and timely topical specials. Julian Goodman says NBC will set aside evening periods for short lead time subjects while keeping full coverage of ongoing events when judged important.
Ted Yates, known for NBC documentaries on The Congo and Vietnam, is producing a telecast titled The Undeclared Wars. The hour-long report assesses 79 cases of overt hostilities since World War II and will air June 15.
A fragmented listing shows program titles such as Captain Kangaroo Jack LaLanne McCoys Andy of Mayberry Morning Star General Hospital As World Turns Let's Make a Deal To Tell Truth and Supermarket Sweep with various channel codes and times unclear.
The Pentagon plans to widen the rest and recuperation program for U S troops in Vietnam with possible flights to Hawaii and other countries for a seven day leave outside the war zone. Assistant Secretary of Defense Thomas Morris discussed expansions during his Vietnam visit as part of morale efforts for about 255 000 service members. Currently leaves go to Japan the Philippines Thailand Formosa and Hong Kong, with Hawaii among potential additions.
Iowa crop and livestock service says soybeans planted statewide about 14 percent, 3 percent behind last year, while corn planting averages 60 percent completed across the state. Progress hindered by showers, oats growth steady and pastures providing average feed.
Officials plan to prevent individual price hikes rather than compel rescissions after announcements. They consult with affected industries and coordinate with federal agencies to break bottlenecks. Earlier attempts at forcebacks led to industry government confrontations over aluminum and cigarette price rises.
In Dubuque Paul Splinter aged 35 was killed Monday after falling four stories from a scaffold to a sidewalk while working on the Weber Paper Co building. He was married with five children and was employed part time by Jackson Tuck Painting Co. of Dubuque.
A fragmented OCR item shows legal action where plaintiff names appear against a city or council body. The readable bits reference a dispute or suit likely involving a municipal decision, with limited specifics on parties or dates. Further details are not legible.
Stokley Carmichael 24 of New York takes SNCC chair, pledging to intensify independent politics. replacing John Lewis. James Forman ousted as executive secretary, replaced by Ruby Robinson. Changes announced at Nashville spring conference. Bond calls it normal and notes focus on voter registration and elections.
Carmichael warned SNCC will continue to fight for human rights and align with global activists against U.S. democracy claims, a stance echoed from an antiwar statement read by Lewis last January. He had formed the Black Panther group in Alabama and urged Black voters to skip the May 3 Alabama Democratic primary.
Detroit AP reports Automotive News release tallies last week’s auto production by makes and shows 1966 cumulative output versus the previous year. The article lists firms and totals, highlighting changes from 1965 to 1966.
A six day Chicago demonstration against university co operation with selective service ends with about 500 students voting to remove a protest group from the administration building. In Madison Wisconsin, 300 students stay in the administration building while demanding that grades and class standings not be shared with draft officials.
Washington AP reports former President Eisenhower remains hospitalized undergoing arthritis treatment. Doctors at Walter Reed General Hospital say he is receiving physical therapy and medication while investigation continues to better define the arthritic condition.
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