Television Today highlights top entertainment and documentary series
In a year of cautious public affairs programming PBS led with The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Elizabeth R while one shot entries like Brian's Song and U.S.A. drew praise. The piece notes standout performances from Carroll O Connor Jean Stapleton Redd Foxx and James Caan alongside PBS and Hollywood Theater entries and reflections on the industry.
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Will Rogers
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Paul Gallico
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Television Listings for Davenport La Crosse Rochester Des Moines Dubuque
Local TV station grid shows programming on channels 6 WOC TV Davenport 8 WKBT La Crosse 10 KROC TV Rochester 13 WHO TV Des Moines and 40 KDUB Dubuque with schedules and time slots.
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la Crosse
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Who-Tv
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Dubuque
Cadillac Donated Eldorado Gift to Brezhnev by GM
Cadillac confirms it donated a new 1972 Eldorado to the U S government for presentation to Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev during Nixon's Moscow visit. The car arrived from Detroit May 19 and featured nearly all factory options plus a kilo speedometer for overseas use.
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General Motors
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United States
Russia
Selfridge Air Force Base
Michigan
Deadly chopper crash near Dulac clusters offshore workers
A Petroleum Helicopter Corp chopper bound for an offshore oil rig crashed in the south Louisiana swamps near Dulac. All 11 aboard were presumed dead, with four bodies recovered and the rest believed buried beneath wreckage. The aircraft served Penrod Drilling Co of Lafayette and the area is accessible only by helicopter or marsh buggy.
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Terrebonne Parish
New Orleans
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Penrod Drilling Co
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Evacuation Ordered After Nitric Acid Train Derailment Near Charleston
A Penn Central freight train derailed seven miles east of Charleston releasing 15 000 to 18 000 gallons of nitric acid. About 3000 people in Ashmore Oakland and Bardin along with surrounding farms were evacuated as fumes formed orange plumes and vegetation wilted. Officials warned inhalation risks could be fatal within 24 hours and advised 24 to 48 hours of observation. Rain was forecast for the area.
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Coles County Civil Defense
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Charleston Community Hospital
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Washington
Civil Defense
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Graham Gets Call From President
BELFAST AP Billy Graham visiting Northern Ireland said he spoke by telephone before dawn Monday with President Nixon in Moscow. Graham quoted Nixon as telling him about the church service he attended in Moscow Sunday morning.
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Billy Graham
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Blame Officials in West Virginia Dam Break Tragedy
The Army Corps of Engineers says federal state and company officials failed to meet legal responsibilities leading to the dam break that killed 118 in West Virginia. It says the mine waste dam was doomed from construction and unsafe inspections could have prevented the disaster. The Bureau of Mines West Virginia and Buffalo Mining Co. share blame for inspection and safety. The report cites a let George do it attitude as a factor.
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West Virginia
Army Corps of Engineers
Corps
U. S. Bureau of Mines
West
Kennedy Visits Wallace Encourages Wallace on Recovery
Senator Edward Kennedy visited Alabama Governor George C. Wallace at his bedside in Silver Spring Maryland on Memorial Day. He urged Wallace to keep hope of walking again, recalling his own 1964 crash and doctors predicting paralysis.
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Edward Kennedy
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Massachusetts
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Kennedy
Senate
Contact details for ads and services at Marion office
Newsroom and advertising contacts listed for circulation subscription and Want Ads. Hours span Monday through Saturday with weekend holiday times. Local Marion office numbers provided for inquiries and placements.
Brandt Pushes Meeting Talks on Europe Troop Cuts
Chancellor Willy Brandt urged NATO foreign ministers to pursue troop reductions in Europe without harming security for either side. He welcomed Nixon's Moscow visit and the push to turn confrontation into cooperation, linking security and détente while seeking clarity on single or separate conferences for cooperation and troop reductions.
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Want Ad Offers Help Finding Hard-To-Find Items
A classified note invites readers to post requests for elusive goods or services, promising tailored matching with sellers or providers. The ad emphasizes a discreet, efficient process and local reach for specialized needs.
First detailed Trident cost shocks lawmakers in hearing
At a closed hearing in Washington the initial detailed cost estimates for the Trident long-range missile submarine astonished lawmakers. The figure was censored in the transcript. Navy officials said the public cost estimate remains 10 billion dollars for ten submarines amid a 20 year program including development and training. The Trident will be twice as large as current Polaris and Poseidon subs.
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D-Fla
House Military Construction Appropriations Subcommittee
Congress
Navy
Trident
Adm
Lyon
Navy Conceals Cost Overrun Says Proxmire
Senator William Proxmire accused the Pentagon of hiding a report predicting a 1.25 billion cost overrun for 313 F-14 jets. He alleges a Foster report shows total costs exceeding 65 billion, while Grumman plans seek contract rewriting. The Navy denies any negotiations or report existence and says the current contract stands.
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Defense Research and Engineering
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