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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1967
Page
4
Hollywood discusses TV movie commercial overload and viewer discontent. Readers recount frequent breaks harming titles like What Ever Happened to Baby Jane and Mutiny on the Bounty, urging networks to reduce interruptions and treat audiences with respect.
Local broadcast listings show stations KCRG TV and WMT TV in Cedar Rapids, KTVO in Ottumwa, KWWL in Waterloo plus Bandstand and Lone Ranger entries. The fragment notes channel numbers and program names suggesting a schedule page layout.
Marine Maj. Clifton C Williams Jr 35 a Mobile native and NASA astronaut was killed when his T-38 jet crashed near the Florida Georgia line en route from Patrick AFB to Brookley AFB Alabama. Only Williams was aboard and wreckage was scattered in a 15 foot crater.
Frank G. Reif 69 died suddenly at his Solon home. Born near Solon May 20 1898 he farmed the area his life. Survived by wife Tillie four daughters a son 14 grandchildren three sisters and a brother. Services at Brush funeral home Solon 2 p.m. Saturday with burial at Oakland cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Friday.
Atkins service for Christine Sophie Gafeller 72 of Downers Grove Illinois notes her death on Wednesday in Hinsdale Illinois. born 1885 Lenox township south of Norway she married George Williams 1914 died 1928 later married Arnold Gafeller 1935 died 1961. She formerly operated the Newhall telephone exchange and was a charter member of the Atkins Legion auxiliary. Survived by daughter Mrs. J Neill DeLaat of
Des Moines AP Iowa's largest farming group said new legislation is needed to reform the 1968 feed grain program and rejected government hearings. President J Merrill Anderson argued current admin changes cannot solve the problem of political management of production. Sydney Gross of the Iowa Farmers Union urged reduced production to raise profits. Testimony favored diversions similar to the 1966 program.
Downers Grove mourns as a grandmother and reared grandson David Williams of Shawnee Mission Kansas are listed among survivors. A sister Minnie Rinderknecht of Atkins and three brothers Henry Haerther of Newhall and Chris Haerther of Atkins, plus two half sisters. Services Saturday 2:30 at St Stephen's church with body arriving noon.
Defense Secretary McNamara halted all new military construction contracts except those for Vietnam war needs or new weapons systems. The freeze affects about 350 million dollars in approved contracts and could delay a 2 billion dollar appropriations bill, with bids already opened to proceed, others set aside until at least Nov 9 for review.
President Johnson urged Congress to act on tax legislation, warning that delay costs the government $20 million daily. He refused to accept drastic spending cuts and pressed for具体 decisions on where to trim, noting only four of 14 major appropriations bills have passed.
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