Jimmy Stewart NBC series climbs in national ratings
NBC Sunday night lineup shows renewed strength as Jimmy Stewart's half hour sitcom rises to a tie for twenty first place with CBS Carol Burnett and ABC Room 222. The broader night defies early season slumps with Bonanza and The Bold Ones following Disney and Stewart while CBS faces audience losses. Marcus Welby M D adds a Dec 14 guest star Mike Warren, UCLA play beneficiary and future film student.
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Television Listings and Local Channel Guide Summary
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Education Bill Delay Is Cited By Schwengel
Iowa City congressman Fred Schwengel said final action on higher education legislation will not occur this year due to Senate delays and adjournment. He noted Senate and House bills differ on aid formulas and authorizations, but expects agreement next year with a government backed loan program to support guaranteed student loans.
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Gls Overseas May Call Home With Ham Radio
US servicemen overseas may call their Stateside homes on Christmas day at AFM expense. Calls go from MARS to a Mansfield Ohio ham station run by Robert Altomonte to the homes via regular lines. AFM pays charges for calls via Mansfield from Dec 24 12:01 am EST to Dec 26 12:00 midnight EST.
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Queen Elizabeth Contracts Chickenpox in Buckingham Palace
LONDON UPI Queen Elizabeth 45 has chickenpox and is confined to her room at Buckingham Palace. The monarch will cancel all engagements for the next few days, including an investiture and a diplomatic party. Doctors Sir Ronald Bodley Scott and Margery Blackie attended her tonight.
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Cedar Rapids Council OKs Police Court Move
Twenty years ago the Cedar Rapids city council authorized transferring the police court from police headquarters to the city hall’s superior courtroom, signaling a shift in location for court proceedings and related operations.
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Former PPG Plant Worker Kills Five Three Wounded
Baltimore AP reports a gunman in army fatigues used two rifles to kill five plant workers at a PPG Industries brush factory. Three people were wounded, including the attacker and a police officer. The suspect Raymond Ferrellel, 30, previously worked at the plant. Police pursue motive while noting similarities to a recent TV segment and a candy pocket print.
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Corn Harvest Nears Finish as Harvest Progress Surges
Des Moines reports corn harvest about 95 percent complete far ahead of last year's 85 percent at this time and above the five year average of 80 percent. Favorable fall weather boosted progress. soybean harvest also nearly complete and ahead of last year across the state.
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Rent Raise Allowed by State
The Price Commission ruled that rent increases allowed by state or local control agencies on privately controlled units may take effect. It does not apply to decontrolled units, public housing, or publicly subsidized housing. other rentals stay under interim rules permitting rises toward levels seen for similar apartments in the 30 days before Aug. 15.
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VW Plans New Small Auto with Under 1000cc Engine
Hamburg AP Volkswagen plans a new compact car with an engine under 1000 cc. Chairman Rudolf Leiding said the model will be built by Volkswagen with its major West German subsidiary Audi NSU Auto Union. He refused to specify an introduction year to avoid tipping off competitors.
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Miller Disagrees With Butz Farm Prediction In Senate Hearing
Sen. Jack Miller, Iowa Republican and ranking Republican on the Senate agriculture panel, opposed Earl Butz for secretary of agriculture. He said voters lack confidence in Butz and warned against policies that squeeze farmers. Miller noted the committee approved Butz with a 8-6 vote and a blind trust for Butz's agribusiness stocks, to be sold within 90 days.
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Heart Attack Fatal To Xerox Chairman
Joseph Wilson, chairman of Xerox Corp., died Monday after a heart attack in Governor Rockefeller's Fifth Avenue apartment. He was 61. Wilson joined Haloid in 1933 and rose to president and CEO in 1946, becoming chairman in 1966.
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Woman's Body Found Near La Porte City
Black Hawk county sheriff officers found decomposed bones of an unidentified woman on an island in the Cedar river near La Porte City. Sheriff Bob Aldrich said the bones belonged to a woman and not to Willy Sellers, a 37 year old Georgia man who disappeared nearby two months ago. Investigators continued to inspect the scene.
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