Will Schedule Lewis Show Earlier in Fall
Hollywood AP report on Jerry Lewis adjusting to NBC plans for 1968 69 after renewal. Producer Bob Finkel shapes the show guiding Lewis to play characters and avoid rating fixation. Lewis returns to films with Hook Line and Sinker and will shift to a 7 30 start to reach younger viewers.
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Russian teen wins Queen Elizabeth piano contest in Brussels
Ekaterina Novitzkaya, a 16 year old Russian pianist, captured first prize in the Queen Elizabeth contest in Brussels among 64 competitors from about a dozen countries. She earned 4000 dollars and a series of recital opportunities in major concert halls after performing three concerts and 20 works publicly.
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25 Million Thalidomide Trial Begins in West Germany
West Germany opens a $25 million thalidomide trial in Alsdorf with eight Chemie Gruenenthal officials charged. The case seeks damages for thousands of malformed births linked to the drug from 1957 to 1961, as 400 witnesses and extensive expert testimony prepare the two year proceeding.
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IBEW Strike Shifts Benefit Prospects In Illinois Bell Standoff
Illinois Bell faces a major walkout by 11 800 IBEW plant department workers who began striking May 8 after not crossing earlier CWA picket lines. Negotiations, started March 7, proposed large wage and fringe benefit raises, including a $14 weekly immediate increase and a total $26 weekly rise in Chicago within two years, with broader three year package raising costs by $56 million annually.
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Communications Workers of America
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