Registration For Wapsie Y Events Reported Heavy
Camp Wapsie Y reports 486 boys enrolled, 42 percent of last year’s 1,160. June weeks are filling fastest with specific sessions above half full. Over 150 boys join the cookie sale to fund camp. The nine week session begins June 16, with other popular weeks in late June and July. Operated by Cedar Rapids YMCA for Eastern Iowans ages 7.5 to 15. Reverend Hibard appears on LIFT HIGH THE CROSS on KCRG-TV 9 at 11:30 a.m.
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Manchester Driver Involved in Crash
Linda Jo Bigelow 20 of Cedar Falls was killed in a two car crash at the intersection of highways 18 and 218 south of Manchester. Earl John Steffen 20 of near Manchester drove the other car. Steffen and a passenger, along with two Bigelow passengers, were hospitalized at Charles City hospital.
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Voices of Calm Amid Riots Across Cities
Reports detail efforts to calm post assassination unrest. Rival Chicago gangs form a truce to quiet riot hotspots while aid pours into stricken neighborhoods. Citizens and students organize patrols and outreach, urging restraint and dialogue.
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Rep Schwengel Attends King Funeral in Atlanta
Rep Fred Schwengel of Davenport attended the funeral of Martin Luther King in Atlanta. Speaker John McCormack named him to the congressional delegation for the rites. Schwengel knew King from work on a Republican committee drafting civil rights legislation enacted in 1964.
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Flag Trampled by Students in Rome Night Protests
UPI reports left wing students dragged a U.S. flag through Rome streets on Monday night. They trampled the flag and used it to clean passing cars while shouting Washington is burning.
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Miami to auction city gun collection to outside buyers
Miami city hall will auction 1 365 confiscated pistols zip guns shotguns and rifles to the highest bidder who agrees to ship them out of the United States. The sale aims to dispose of the gun stash accumulated over six to seven years with bids from six dealers in the U S and Canada. The police recommend a 12 075 dollar bid from International Armament Corp to ship weapons to England.
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Personal Amplifier promises instant hearing aid aid at low cost
A Florida firm introduces a pocket sized Personal Amplifier described as easy to use and far cheaper than a traditional hearing aid. It claims space age tech makes it simple, with full details available from Dept LE at 1152 Columbia St Waterloo Iowa 50703.
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