Sense of Wonder shines in ABC television special
ABC-TV presents an hour long tribute to Rachel Carson titled The Sense of Wonder narrated by Helen Hayes. The program, produced by Jules Power and Daniel Wilson and directed by Alan Seeger, showcases Carson’s reverence for nature and her call to nurture a love of the earth in children, with references to Silent Spring and a critique of pesticides.
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ABC-TV announces midseason shakeup with multiple cancellations
ABC-TV confirms a midseason overhaul canceling The Ugliest Girl in Town Journey to the Unknown The Don Rickles show Felony Squad Operation Entertainment and Peyton Place Wednesday edition The network launches new series Section 8 What’s It All About World The Tom Jones Show Generation Gap Let’s Make a Deal and moves The Flying Nun earlier and That Girl to 7 p.m. starting February 1969.
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Flying Nun and Hawai Five-O Highlights on Channel Schedule
TV listings show Flying Nun episodes on multiple slots alongside Hawaii Five-O Bewitched and Ironside. Programs include Flying Nun entries and crime drama airings with Alfred Hitchcock lineup and soap operas Days of Our Lives Another World.
Urge Iowa Schools to Cut Prices for Needy Meals
Des Moines AP. State Board of Public Instruction urges all Iowa districts to provide at least one reduced price breakfast or lunch daily for nutritionally needy pupils. About 28,000 needy children attend Iowa schools without a food program. federal funds and state aid are available to support meals.
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Drake Tuition Up 100 Per Semester at Drake
Drake University will raise full time tuition by 100 per semester for the 1969 fall term, bringing the total to 800. President Dr Paul Sharp cites funds for new buildings programs expanded aid personnel salaries and library expansion. Room and board rise to 480 per semester.
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Rattlesnakes Killed Near Home in Haswell Colorado
In Haswell Colorado George Bickel killed 66 rattlesnakes within 300 yards of his home. He says the reptiles emerged from prairie dog holes to sun themselves during winter. The story notes local TV listings for The Dick Cavett Show on KCRG-TV 9.
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Sinatra Sells Los Angeles Interests for Palm Springs Move
Frank Sinatra announced he is selling all his interests in Los Angeles and will make Palm Springs his permanent home. He cited severe smog, poor city governance, lack of public transport, and cultural funding concerns, saying he must protect his health and plans to work in L.A. only while visiting.
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Pleads Innocent To Murder Case In Iowa City
Laurence Paul Holderness 27 of Iowa City pleads innocent to a July 5 murder charge in the death of Mary Stanfield 78 at 444 Second Avenue. A psychiatric exam is ordered at the Security Hospital Anamosa. Trial awaits exam report. Donald J. Thomason 17 of Coralville pleads guilty to June 12 robbery with aggravation at George's Gourmet Inn 121 East Burlington Street. sentencing withheld and he is to be released to Johnson County probation for transfer to California.
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Laff-A-Day Cartoon Prompt Teases Leaf Raking Joke
A LAFF-A-DAY cartoon riff imagines a character urging someone to take up outside interests by raking leaves. The strip leans into light humor about hobbies and chores.
Two Burned in Laboratory Fire At U. of Iowa
In Iowa City two people suffered minor burns in a lab fire at the University of Iowa medical research center. Sandra Bush and Karen Jensen, both 34 and from Iowa City, were treated and released. The blaze, started when petroleum ether vapors ignited under a Bunsen burner, damaged the lab and its contents.
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Regents Back Tuition Aid Proposal
Iowa Regents approve a state aid plan for private college students with grants sized by need. The 6 to 2 vote supports a flexible experimental program guiding a request to the 1969 legislature. University leaders note limited overlap among campuses and stress realistic expectations.
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Regents discuss private college system and state aid implications
A regent emphasized the need for legislation while noting potential legislature pressure on state aid to private schools. He stressed that a strong private college system remains important. Ned Perrin and William Quarton voted no, Casey Loss was absent.
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Williamsburg Voters Approve Bonds for Fire Station Plan
Voters approved 233 to 17 to issue 30000 dollars in bonds to buy and remodel the Midway Oil Co garage into a fire station and garage.
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Paul Harvey Com Ments on Law and Order TV Slot
A KCRG TV 9 color news slot titled Paul Harvey Com Ments features discussion on law and order. Airings occur Monday through Friday at 5 30 PM and 10 PM.
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