Word: cedars
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Ozark has managed at such stops as Wichita Falls, Cedar Rapids, Macon, St. Paul, Omaha and Spokane. A first baseman, he never advanced beyond Triple A as a player...
...good their own ideas for public TV, however. Although decentralization would give greater attention to local concerns and local talents, it is far from certain that this attractive concept can be made to work. Various experiments with local programming in the early '60s were notably disappointing. Viewers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, are as accustomed as viewers in Manhattan to glossy, big-budget shows from the networks. They are not likely to tune in to less professional shows on the public channel, even if they do come from their area...
...Cedar Rapids, Iowa...
Died. Gene Farmer, 52, a senior editor of LIFE who went from the Ozark hills into the presence of prime ministers; of a heart attack; in Lexington. Mass. After earning a journalism degree at Northwestern University, Farmer joined the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Gazette, where he soon became city editor. During his 27 years with LIFE, he moved through a succession of key assignments including sports editor, London bureau chief and foreign news editor. He was active in recent years in editing and condensing major works for publication in LIFE. Among them: Douglas MacArthur's memoirs, Arthur Schlesinger...
...unlikely, though, that it will ever be that way again. Too many crews, notably Northeastern, have had too much success with ergometers, foreign shells and German rigs to ignore any new developments in either rowing technique or equipment. After Pennsylvania's horrendous experiences with its new Pocock super-cedar shell this year, even the reliability of American equipment may become suspect. Unfortunately for American college coaches, and American college athletic budgets, it has frequently become a matter of innovate or be left three lengths behind...