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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1967
Page
10
Hollywood column notes TV viewers seek repetition of favorite character actors over leading stars. It lists numerous actors valued by viewers, praising late night film selections and the enduring appeal of cinema’s familiar faces through the decades.
The listing shows a mix of programs including McHale's Navy and Monkees reruns, plus news, weather, and sports segments. Notable entries include Andy Griffith Show, Hollywood Squares, Bollywood Squares, and Any Number Can Play.
Senator Stuart Symington warned that Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara may not see the Vietnam War to its conclusion and urged stronger civilian control of the Pentagon. He urged listening to military advice while seeking progress, and noted disputes with the Joint Chiefs. Senator Hugh Scott defended opposing the war but cautioned Republicans not to run as an all-out peace party. Senator Wayne Morse urged a peace strategy from the State Department toward China.
Police in Hamburg form a special task force after a tape threat demanding 75 000 dollars to halt railroad bombings. The extortionist calls himself Roy Clark but speaks with a German accent and is tied to three past attacks injuring one person.
Florence Beaumont of La Puente poured gasoline on her body and burned herself on the steps of a Federal Building in Los Angeles. Police say she acted to protest the Vietnam War after seeking redress from officials. her husband says she was active in antiwar groups and deeply opposed to the slaughter in Vietnam.
Michigan Governor George Romney told a Grayslake crowd that the public seeks Republican leadership and that the party will win the House and elect a Republican president in 1968, criticizing the Johnson administration as fiscally irresponsible.
East Orange New Jersey obituary notices report Peter Manning a 93 year old retiree who designed electroplating equipment has died on Thursday leaving behind a record of manufacturing work and community service.
A White House board ordered wage increases for 137000 railroad workers, with a 6 percent retroactive raise and a further 5 percent increase next July, plus 26 cents per hour in total for 100000 skilled workers. The changes, spanning immediate and future dates, lift average pay from $2.90 to about $3.60 for top earners.
Scott Romney son of Michigan Governor George Romney underwent surgery at Mt. Auburn Hospital in Cambridge for a gangrenous appendix. He is a Harvard Law School student in his second year and was expected to stay hospitalized at least five more days.
A black dachshund rushed onto the speakers platform at a new Bethlehem junior-senior high school complex during a dedication by Vice President Humphrey. He bent to pat the dog and quipped that the animal seems to have political aspirations.
London reports a man named Robert Upham 38 a company director sent a bottle of blood to Prime Minister Harold Wilson at 10 Downing Street as a protest against the Labor government's economic policies claiming they are bleeding the country white.
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