Pleasantville City of Roses nickname
Pleasantville Iowa is known locally as the City of Roses reflecting its floral heritage and community branding.
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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1969
Page
8
Pleasantville Iowa is known locally as the City of Roses reflecting its floral heritage and community branding.
United Press International notes about 50 billion dollars are wagered annually in the United States on gambling and roughly 75 percent of that sum is returned to gamblers as cash or prizes each year.
Hollywood review notes Nashville dominates TV music with the Johnny Cash Show on ABC. The program showcases country folk with Cash's strong presence, praised for production and authenticity, while Hee Haw arrives on CBS with Roy Clark and Buck Owens as co hosts. Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan appear as guests reinforcing a poetry edged country influence.
The dispatch aggregates snippets from three locales. Sheriff Douglas Harvey cites grisly patterns in local murder cases with rainy nights cited. A House Democrat dismisses Nixon tax surcharge prospects. Ian Paisley defends peaceful protest after being expelled from Switzerland amid Pope Paul VI visit.
Senator Stephen M. Young joined two colleagues in opposing confirmation of Warren Earl Burger as Chief Justice. He said ultraconservatives in the Senate pressured for swift approval without delay.
NBC schedules Jack Paar for a September 8 special reflecting on his experiences with African lions. TV notes confirm praise for Jack Paar in Africa and reveal Rowan and Martin add Teresa Graves to Laugh In. Marlin Perkins Wild Kingdom returns for an eighth season beginning September 14 at 7 PM 7:30 PM.
The article recalls Cliff Robertson earning the 1968 Best Actor Oscar for Charly after years as a working actor in television and theater. He was often passed over for movie roles despite strong performances and faced campaigning and acceptance challenges while away in the Philippines when the award was announced. Robertson credits his win to a personal breakthrough and expresses surprise at public attention beyond his inner circle.
ABC will launch the fourth season of That Girl starring Marlo Thomas in the fall while reruns of earlier seasons start June 30 on a five days a week daytime schedule. Reruns will air 12 30 to 1 p m replacing Funny You Should Ask and Children’s Doctor.
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