King Changed History by Sheer Force of Spirit
MEMPHIS Tenn UPI Martin Luther King Jr is lauded for changing history by nonviolence and spiritual strength. The piece notes his courage facing threats, his planned Poor People’s Crusade, and calls his death a loss for America while emphasizing his enduring impact and faith in justice.
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Decorah Native Appointed Director of Medical Services in Iowa
Dr. Otto N. Glesne of Fort Dodge appointed director of medical services for the Iowa social services department by Commissioner Maurice A. Harmon. He succeeds Dr. Elmer M. Smith who resigned to serve as medical adviser in South Vietnam. Dr. Glesne, a Fort Dodge practitioner since 1926, will relocate to Des Moines with his wife. they have three married children.
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Fort Dodge
State Department of Social Services
Maurice A. Harmon
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Elmer M. Smith
South Vietnam
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Lutheran Hospitals
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North Central Medical Conference
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St. Olaf’s College
University of Minnesota
Two Iowa Servicemen Die in Vietnam
Two more Iowa servicemen died in Vietnam bringing the year's toll to 180. Marine Cpl. James Tedesco, 19, of Des Moines, was wounded by an explosion while guarding a bridge. Army Sgt. Mark Stickels, 21, of rural Afton, died from machine gun wounds.
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Defense Department
Mrs John Kennedy Appeals Nation After King's Assassination
Mrs. John F Kennedy issued an emotional national appeal from New York expressing grief over Dr Martin Luther King Jr's assassination. She urged readers to choose love over hate and to honor Dr King by promoting justice and unity for his followers and the nation.
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Littell Urges Patriots Rally Against Evil
Dr. Frank lin Littell of Iowa Wesleyan College urges patriotic Americans to rally against murderous extremists after the assassination of Martin Luther King. He calls the act a stark reminder of threats to liberty and self-government posed by racist terrorists.
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Franklin Littell
Iowa Wesleyan College
Institute of American Democracy
Martin Luther King
Father and Son Kite Flying at Noelridge Park
More than 100 boys and their fathers will join a kite flying contest Sunday at 2 p.m. in Noelridge Park. Dwight Belknap of the YMCA said the event caps an Indian Guide program project. All kites are homemade joint father son efforts. Five prize categories include highest flying most unusual construction most decorative largest and smallest.
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Dwight Belknap
YMCA
Father and Son
Belknap
Bobby Baker Fined for Liquor Violations at Carousel Motel
Bobby Baker, his wife, and Robert Bounds were fined 200 each after pleading no contest to liquor violations at the Carousel motel in Snow Hill Maryland. State's attorney John Sanford said police raided the venue at 11 p.m. Sunday December 31 as liquor was served to about 80 guests.
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Bobby Baker
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Robert Bounds
U.S. Senate
John Sanford
Worcester County
Pollution Warning To Ridgeway Plant
The Iowa Water Pollution Control Commission warned Ridgeway Butter and Cheese Co. to build waste treatment facilities or face court action. The company allegedly polluted Ten Mile Creek with whey and did not meet a consent order requiring plans and specifications by September 1. Court action was postponed if land is bought by May 1 and a preliminary engineering report is submitted by June 1.
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Iowa Water Pollution Control Commission
Ridgeway Butter & Cheese Co
Ridgeway
Larry Seckington
Ten Mile Creek
Seckington
Detours a Problem on 2 NE Iowa Road Jobs
Highway 9 project between Waukon and Decorah moves ahead with grade and culvert work in Allamakee. Traffic detours to the old stage road but weight limits push trucks to alternate routes as Highway 51 near Postville and Waukon also suffers closures, guiding drivers to gravel roads into Postville from the north.
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Decorah
Allamakee
Postville
Kennedy County Chairmen Named
Kennedy for President committee in the Second district names county chairmen. A list includes Allamakee Lloyd Schroeder Postville Duane Fuhrman Lansing Buchanan Leo Ponsar Hazleton Clayton F C O Donnell Strawberry Point Delores Mathews Farmersburg Clinton Ed Obermiller Claire Obermiller Clinton Delaware Cecil Kannon Masonville Joe Worden Manchester Dubuque Don Grimes Dubuque Fayette Chuck Nicolay Oelwein Delores Maddigan Oelwein Jackson Al Wissink Maquoketa Jones Mr and Mrs John Fraser Monticello Linn Steve Jackson Cedar Rapids Dave Gonnerman Cedar Rapids Winneshiek Bill Rowan Ridgeway Decorah Joan Hageman Decorah.
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Cedar Rapids
Allamakee
Lloyd Schroeder
Postville
Duane Fuhrman
Lansing
Buchanan
Leo Ponsar
Hazleton
Clayton
F. C. O’donnell
Strawberry Point
Delores Mathews
Farmersburg
Clinton
Claire Obermiller
Delaware
Cecil Kannon
Masonville
Joe Worden
Manchester
Dubuque
Don Grimes
Fayette
Chuck Nicolay
Oelwein
Delores Maddigan
Jackson
al Wissink
Maquoketa
Jones
John Fraser
Monticello
Linn
Steve Jackson
Dave Gonnerman
Winneshiek
Bill Rowan
Ridgeway Road
Decorah
Joan Hageman
Abernathy Named SCLC Head After King's Death
The Rev. Ralph Abernathy was named Friday the new head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He called for silent marches nationwide in King's memory and vowed to push nonviolence while continuing the Memphis march and the Poor People’s Campaign.
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Washington
Dozen Students Stage Rumpus at ISU Union
About a dozen Negro students wearing suits and black armbands caused damage in the Iowa State University Memorial Union on Friday in protest of Dr. Martin Luther King’s slaying. A university spokesman said they later met with the vice president for student affairs and pledged no further violence.
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Martin Luther King
Youth Receives Year in Prison for multiple charges
Harry A. Clark, 19, of 1013 Eighth Street SE, was sentenced by Linn District Judge Harold Vietor to a year in the Anamosa reformatory for operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent. He received an additional 40 days in jail on a breaking and entering charge, plus a $1 fine. Two other charges were dropped. The breaking and entering related to a Dec. 9 theft at 1224 Thirty-third Street SE. the vehicle theft tied to a Nov. 30 theft from Mercy hospital lot. Clark was 18 when the felony charges were filed. The 40-day term will precede the year in the reformatory.
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Eighth Street SE
Anamosa
Clark
Linn
Harold Vietor
Lester Zobac
Thirty-third Street
Waterloo man fined for first offense drunken driving
Richard E. Henkle, 33, of Waterloo, was fined 300 and given a 60 day license suspension after a February 19 1966 arrest near Jesup. He appeared in district court.
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Independence
Richard E. Henkle
Waterloo
Jesup
Jurors Excused Until April 22 in Linn County Court
Linn District Court Clerk Kenneth Perry announced that petit jury panel members scheduled for April 8 and April 15 need not report. Jurors should report at 9 a.m. on April 22 on the county courthouse third floor unless notified otherwise. A trial set for Monday has been canceled.
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Kenneth Perry
Perry
Woman Admits Embezzlement in Linn County Court
Betty Randle of Cedar Rapids pled guilty to embezzlement in Linn district court. Sentencing set for Tuesday by Judge B. J. Maxwell. Randle, 357 Windsor Drive NE, allegedly stole 20147.58 while serving as secretary for Dr. John Parke, posting payments on patients cards but not on office records.
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Betty Randle
Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
B. J. Maxwell
Randle
Windsor Drive
John Parke
Two New F IIIIs Reach Thailand
Two U S air force F 111 A aircraft arrived at Takli Royal Thai airbase to replace two swing wing craft lost earlier. The U S Embassy announced the recovery of the F 111 A that went down in northeast Thailand on March 30 and said the wreckage and all components are accounted for.
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