Cosby Show Premier Struggles With Weak Material
Television critics note CBS and ABC Monday lineup falters despite Bill Cosby’s talent. The article praises Cosby’s comic gift and guest stars Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte but condemns weak writing that sidelines his strengths and makes him resemble other variety hosts. The Munich Olympics and NBC specials loom in the week’s ratings landscape.
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The Rookies Parodying The Mod Squad Review
A stretched look at The Rookies variation The Rook ies portrays rookie cops amid ghetto gang tension. George Stanford Brown plays the capable black officer while a naïve white partner undermines scenes with melodramatic Hollywood flair.
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Minelli wowed Lyceum crowd with Fosse staging
Specials star Minelli dazzled in a two hour show featuring singing and clowning at New York's Lyceum Theatre with Bob Fosse directing. Astaire hosted a tribute to America, delivering elegance and entertainment. NBC reportedly considers a Ozzie and Harriet pilot about a mixed race rooming arrangement featuring their sons.
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Barkleys Cartoon Debuts on NBC Saturday Morning
For Kids And Saturday morning NBC TV offered a new children's cartoon series The Barkleys about a four canine family whose head is reminiscent of Archie Bunker. Video marches on.
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Tuesday Services For Elsie Squiers
Elsie J. Squiers 83 lifelong Toddville resident died Sunday at home. Born December 25, 1888 near Toddville she married Milton Squiers December 18, 1907. Survived by daughter Mrs David Craig Center Point three sons Melvin Center Point Gilbert Roy Toddville one brother Earnest Lanning LaFeria Texas ten grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Services 2 pm Tuesday at Greens Grove Community Church burial Center Polstr cemetery Friends may call Murdoch chapel Center Point.
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Miliken to Join 1972 GOP Voter Registration Drive
Governor Miliken of Michigan will participate in the Cedar Rapids kickoff for Yargel ’72, a nationwide Republican volunteer effort by the Committee to Re-elect the President. In Cedar Rapids Rep. Joan Lipsky named the local project directors and recruitment, materials, headquarters, and registration roles.
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Ozark Seeks Route Extensions to New Orleans
Ozark Air Lines has filed an application with the Civil Aeronautics Board seeking authority to extend routes to New Orleans. The plan would add about 620 miles to Ozark’s system, creating one of the airline’s longest routes. The filing names John Don LeClerc as applicant and cites Milwaukee origins with connections through St. Louis Louisville Des Moines and Indianapolis. Surviving relatives include his wife Inez McElroy and stepson Allen Beauchamp. The filing notes potential annual revenues and service benefits to about 188,000 people in the extension area. Burial will be at Coggin Cemetery Marlon with services at Murdoch chapel Tuesday.
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Youth Arrested on Auto Theft Charge in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids youth was arrested Sunday after police recovered a car allegedly stolen last week in the parking lot of Fowa Manufacturing. The boy allegedly took the car from a southeast Cedar Rapids man Friday. The case was processed and referred to the probation office, with the youth released to parents.
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AAUW Urges Cedar Rapids Council to Hold Evening Meetings
The Geoar Haplds chapter of the American Association of University Women asks Cedar Rapids to move meetings to the evening. In a letter received Monday the group cites Cedar Rapids as the only nearby municipality without a formal evening meeting monthly and argues night sessions would boost citizen participation in city planning and issues. The council has faced requests to schedule meetings at night. present sessions are Tuesday mornings at 8:30 and Wednesday.
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Shirley MacLaine Schedule For Iowa Fundraisers
Shirley MacLaine, star and activist, will campaign for Sen. George McGovern in Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Des Moines. A Montrose hotel reception in Cedar Rapids from 5 to 8 p.m. has an $18 minimum donation and starts at 6:30 p.m. She attends Waterloo, then Des Moines events at the Port Des Moines and Montrose hotel, with an overnight stay in Des Moines.
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Burglary at Oelwein hits Service Senter shop
Special to The Gazette thieves stole more than 1400 dollars in merchandise from the Service Senter radio television shop run by Merle McFarland and Gary Wittenhaugh. Missing were three portable black and white television sets tape recorders radios and twelve dollars in cash. Entry was gained after a panel was broken in a garage door.
Professor Emeritus Dr Fowler Dies in Iowa City
Dr Willis Fowler 72 professor emeritus of internal medicine at the University of Iowa died Sunday at home after a short illness. His career at Iowa spanned 1929 to 1968. Survived by two sons James and Robert, five grandchildren. Services Tuesday at 1 30 p.m. at George Gay Funeral Home. Burial at Jefferson Memorial. Memorials to the Iowa Foundation suggested.
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Terrorist Blast Kills Three in Armored Car Set
A large bomb under a road bulvert detonated beside an armored car near Dungannon in Ulster on Sunday night, killing three soldiers and wounding four others. An army spokesman said the blast was one of the biggest for the region, the vehicle was hurled 20 feet, a 30 by 20 foot crater formed, and one civilian driver escaped after the crater was filled.
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