Censors Lose Ground as TV Skew Becomes Bolder
New York AP reports that network censorship battles by Carson Smothers and Rowan and Martins are softening standards for early evening shows. NBCs Laugh In features bold lines while Jack Bennys Bag parodies The Graduate. NBC plans a soap serial shift with Hidden Faces replacing Let’s Make a Deal, expanding to a two hour block of serials.
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CBS weighs changes to Blondie as Queen and I eyed
CBS mulls replacing Blondie the weak lead off on Thursday with The Queen and I a half hour comedy starring Larry Storch and filmed partly aboard the Queen Mary.
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Hall of Fame debuts new format with original drama
NBC's Hall of Fame opens the season with a live action change as the first episode A Punt a Pass and a Prayer by David Marks follows a pro football player facing personal turmoil. Another early February entry will tackle mental retardation. The series shifts from lavish stage adaptations to original dramatic pieces.
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Food Stamp Program Expanded to Reach More Needy
The U S government plans to expand food stamp coverage to more than three million people by next June 30 adding 235 new counties and cities in 31 states including Houston Newark Richmond Sacramento and Des Moines. Activation dates will be announced locally with about 280 000 expected to enroll in the new areas.
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Iowa to Expand Food Stamp Program Reach
Agriculture officials study liberalizing the program to cut costs while expanding to new areas. Needy individuals certified by local authorities may buy food stamps with cash, supplemented by bonus free stamps, usable like cash at groceries. Iowa counties listed include Adair Black Hawk Boone Bremer Fremont Louisa Mills Monroe Muscatine Page Polk Poweshiek Webster Worth.
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Mrs John Luethye of Watkins Dies at 37
Mrs John Luethye of Watkins dies suddenly Monday morning at the George Brosh residence in Norway. Services are Wednesday at 2 with burial in Mound cemetery Watkins. Born Sept 22 1931 at Wilton she married July 10 1949. Surviving are her husband three daughters Judy Kathy Barbara her mother Mrs Alice Gimm of Durant three brothers Gordon Paul Gimm in Arizona and David Gimm of Durant and two sisters Merna Behnke Durant and Lila Blake Ft Worth Texas.
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Injuries Fatal to Bryce Wolford 57
CORALVILLE Former Coralville Fire Chief Bryce Wolford 57 died Monday at University Hospitals after a spinal fracture from a Nov 6 automobile crash. His wife, also injured, was discharged Nov 11. Wolford worked for Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Co and lived in Davenport. Funeral services are pending at Sorden and Adams funeral home.
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Schwengel Hurt In Car Wreck In Davenport
UPI reports Congressman Fred Schwengel of Iowa sustained minor facial cuts when his car rolled over after swerving to avoid another vehicle en route from Davenport to Burlington. He was treated and released from Osteopathic hospital.
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Saudi and Iran End Gulf Shelf Dispute Tensions
Damascus reports friction between Saudi Arabia and Iran over the potentially oil-rich continental shelf in the Persian Gulf has ended with Saudi moves easing regional strains. The development follows talks and signals a thaw in relations between the two Middle Eastern powers.
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Ratification of Offshore Boundary Agreement
A mutual ratification advances the agreement between the two nations on their offshore boundaries, formalizing the maritime frontier and paving the way for joint navigation and resource management efforts.
Whooping cough decline noted by NCDC over 24 years
The National Communicable Disease Center reports whooping cough has steadily declined in the United States for the last 24 years. Increases in the 1940s and 1960s briefly interrupted the downward trend, but those rises were temporary.
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Girl Dies After Rare Liver Operation Performed With Chimps Liver
A 3-year old girl died after a rare operation in which her blood was filtered through a chimpanzee liver. She had been in a coma in precarious condition since the Friday procedure and was kept alive by an artificial respirator. The child's name was withheld at the parents request.
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