TV Network Press Releases Spark Humility and Humor
Hollywood reports from ABC NBC and CBS highlight stars like Regis Philbin Bing Crosby Joe Namath Carol Burnett Teddy Quinn Art Linkletter and Robert Vaughn. The items mix endorsements jokes song news and reflections on show business life with playful quips about fame and auditions.
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Hollywood
UPI
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Regis Philbin
Joey Bishop
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Bing
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Carol Channing ABC TV special moves to November thirtieth
Labor dispute delays the Oddments program already set for last week now scheduled for November 30. Carol Burnett will guest on CBS TV January 22 as a Garry Moore veteran. She also appears on Lucille Ball's show December 11 after finishing flight attendant training. Rudy Vallee and Glynis Johns co star as would be jewel thieves in ABC TV Batman on December 7.
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Carol Channing
Carol Burnett
Garry Moore
Miss Burnett
Lucille Ball
Rudy Vallee
Glynis Johns
Abc-Tv
Television Listings Digest for Cedar Rapids and Nearby Areas
Television schedule fragment lists station call signs and programs for Cedar Rapids Davenport Ottumwa La Crosse Rock Island and Des Moines with times including afternoon and evening blocks. The chaotic OCR reads like a TV guide snapshot showing several soap operas game shows and classic programs across multiple stations.
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WHBF
Rock Island
Woc.tv
Davenport
WKBT
la Crosse
Kroc.tv
Rochester
Who.tv
Des Moines
Postal Officials Warn On New Missing Heir Scheme
Postal officials warn of a modern missing heir scam preying on families. Acting Assistant Postmaster Charles Seda notes two inquiries locally and eighteen schemes under federal review. Promoters offer semi official probate records and deceased’s personal history for 6 to 12 dollars, avoiding direct fraud allegations.
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Charles Seda
Post Office Department
Lawrence F. O’brien
Manhattan
O’brien
Hardesty Named To National UCS Budget Agency
M. G. Hardesty, treasurer of Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. and a United Community Service board member, was named to the National Budget and Consultation committee. The panel reviews budgets and plans of 30 national health welfare and recreation agencies funded by united funds. It will meet in New York City on December 3 and 4 and again in March.
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M. G. Hardesty
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
United Community Service Board of Directors
United Funds
New York City
Health care reform urges private sector role in system broadening
A commission report argues that federal state and local governments alone cannot solve health care problems and calls for leveraging private sector resources. Dr. Dwight Wilbur of the AMA signs the relicensing recommendation, urging licensure that guarantees basic quality standards and access to current medical knowledge with ongoing education or specialty exams.
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Dwight Wilbur
The
AMA
Commission
Four Cedar Rapids Teachers Elected for Salary Talks
Cedar Rapids public school teachers selected four representatives for winter salary discussions with the board of education. Dorothy Gilmore of Cleveland, James Freeman of Harding, Charles Lingren and Alan Whitworth of Kennedy were elected, Whitworth leading with 960 votes, Lingren 927, Freeman 906, and Gilmore 884. The Cedar Rapids Education Assn. had urged the same slate, but it was not listed on the ballot. The federation AFL-CIO did not back any candidates.
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Cedar Rapids
Board of Education
Arnold Salisbury
Dorothy Gilmore
Cleveland School
James Freeman
Harding Junior High
Charles Lingren
Alan Whitworth
Kennedy High School
Whitworth
Lingren
Freeman
Miss Gilmore
Cedar Rapids Education Assn
The
Education Association
Cedar Rapids Federation of Teachers
Afl-Cio
Oldest Arkansas Gazette Begins 149th Year
The Arkansas Gazette, the oldest newspaper west of the Mississippi, starts its 149th year on Monday. Its first issue appeared November 20, 1819, published by William E. Woodruff on a hand press he brought to Arkansas Territory.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Gazette
Mississippi River
William E. Woodruff
Arkansas
Retarded Children Demonstrate Training in Cedar Rapids
Linn County Association for Retarded Children marks National Mental Retardation Week with a program at Taft Junior High School. Over 200 guests watched demonstrations by retarded children from LCARC and public school special education classes. Speaker Joan Lipsky praised legislature for funding and urged solutions for underserved areas.
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Linn County Assn
Taft Junior High
LCARC
Cedar Rapids
Joan Lipsky
Lipsky
State Board of Control
State Hospital
Woodward
Woodward Institution
Iowa City
Iowa
Spellman Undergoes Series of Tests at Cleveland Clinic
Francis Cardinal Spellman 78, archbishop of New York, is listed in satisfactory condition at the Cleveland Clinic after arriving last Tuesday for a routine checkup. He is undergoing a series of tests and a nursing supervisor could not provide a release date.
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Cleveland
UPS
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Cleveland Clinic
New York
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