Riot at Arrowhead Ballroom Spurs Police Standstill
In Marion a riot erupted after a dance, drawing 11 officers and multiple deputies. A Cedar Rapids youth and a Marion boy clashed with police, rocks shattered windows, and three deputies were injured. Sheriff Grant plans a hearing on the ballroom license amid calls for supervision. The confrontation drew about 100 youths, mostly white, and remnants of chaos lingered into the morning.
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Marion
Grant
Cedar Rapids
Reid
John Lester
David Floyd
Board of Supervisors
Arrowhead
Winthrop Rites for Kathryn Brems, 75
Kathryn Brems 75 a former Cedar Rapids resident and long time Winthrop resident died early Monday Born June 2 1892 at Cascade she was married to Joseph Brems They owned part of a Cedar Rapids Brems bakery He preceded her in death Survivors include a daughter Mrs Joe Donnelly of Winthrop Services Wednesday at 9am at St Patrick s Monti Burial 11am Oak Hill Cedar Rapids Rosary Tuesday 8pm at Fawcett Funeral Home Friends may call after 1 Tuesday
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Winthrop
Kathryn Brems
Cedar Rapids
Cascade
Joseph Brems
Brems
Joe Donnelly
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Monti
Oak Hill
City Officials Conclude Unrest Not Wrought by Race
Cedar Rapids Mayor Frank Bush convened Oak Hill Jackson community leaders and city officials at police headquarters for a two hour discussion of the day’s youth unrest at the Arrowhead ballroom. The meeting aimed to prevent further trouble and concluded the incident was not racially motivated. Attendees included Abbott Lipsky Safety Commissioner John Oberthien Police Chief George Matias and several local residents.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Bush
Oak Hill-Jackson
Arrowhead
Bush
Abbott Lipsky
Commission On Human Rights
John Oberthien
George Matias
John I. Thomas
Juan Cortez
Eleventh Avenue
Lucio Sanchez
Second Street
George Turner
Ninth Avenue
Elmer T. Smith, Jr
Eighth Avenue
Louis W. Smith
Eighth Street
Pope Paul VI Appears Tired After Easter Speech
Vatican sources say Pope Paul VI was tired during Holy Week ceremonies but appeared in fine condition for his Easter address. Rumors of illness were discounted as rain reduced crowds and he did not return to the window on Easter Monday, a departure from previous years.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Vatican
Holy Father
St. Peter’s Basilica
Undersea World Of Cousteau Teaches Sea Turtle Life Cycle
The program traces the life cycle of sea turtles featuring Jacques Cousteau. It airs Monday at 6 30 p m on Channel 9 in color.
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Jacques Yves Cousteau
Channel 9
Bandits Escape With $30,000 From IRS Office
Three masked bandits robbed an IRS branch in Chicago during a Monday theft. They took about $19,620 in cash and $9,540 in checks from a teller and manager, fleeing after jumping the counter with pistols.
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Chicago
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Goldie Handwerker
Ron Cerasani
Richard Neighbor Wins Horace Alden Miller Scholarship
Richard Neighbor son of Mr and Mrs Charles Neighbor of 305 Fifth Street NW earned the Horace Alden Miller music scholarship for four years study in organ at Cornell College Mt Vernon He is a Jefferson High School senior and was one of 17 applicants for the fellowship.
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Richard Neighbor
Charles Neighbor
Fifth Street NW
Horace Alden Miller
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Richard
Jefferson High School
Commitment Service At Historic Church For Draft Refusal
In St. Paul s Chapel once visited by George Washington a service of commitment honored Rev. Paul Gibbons a 35 year old Cornell campus minister who refused induction into the armed forces. About 450 people attended the 75 minute service as clergy and students celebrated his stand and then accompanied him and his wife Polly to the Whitehall Street induction center nearby in Wall Street.
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New York
UPS
Manhattan
George Washington
Cornell University
St. Paul’s Chapel
Paul Gibbons
United Church of Christ
Gibbons
Polly
Episcopal Church
Wall Street District
Whitehall Street
Columnists and writers listed for page six features
Today's columnists include Lou Harris Roscoe Drummond and C L Sulzberger with entertainment notes from Rick DuBrow Leonard Lyons and Sylvia Porter. Financial column by Sam Shulsky and sports by Gus Schrader Walton The Jacobys appear in bowling coverage.
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Lou Harris
Poll
Roscoe Drummond
Mouth C. L. Sulzberger
Rick DuBrow
Leonard Lyons
Gus Schrader
Walton
The
Jacobys
Weekend Burglars Strike Cedar Rapids Twice
Police reported weekend break ins at multiple Cedar Rapids sites. At 900 Westwood Drive NW a rear door was left unlocked Saturday evening, $200 in coins stolen. Horsey Law Office at 3211 First Avenue SE saw two guns valued at $195 taken after front window break in. Gateway Gardens on Sixteenth Avenue SW reported a construction trailer entry with a radio and electric drill valued at $100. Tip Top Distributing Co. at 1204 Ninth Street SW had a theft of change and four rolls of stamps with no forced entry. Rome Schaffner residence at 315 Twenty third Street Drive SE lost about $100 of liquor. house appeared entered April 8 while occupants were away.
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Cedar Rapids
Reece LaMoynes
Westwood Drive
Horsey Law Office
First Avenue
Gateway Gardens
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Tip Top Distributing Co
Ninth Street
Rome Schaffner
Twenty
Fairfield Man Herman Raucher Dies From Crash Injuries
IOWA CITY AP Herman Raucher 86 of Fairfield died in a hospital from injuries suffered in a two car crash on the west edge of Fairfield Wednesday.
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Iowa City
Herman Raucher
Fairfield
Fear Grows That Location Hassle Threatens Talks
London dispatch reports both western and communist diplomats fearing the site dispute could derail the Vietnam peace talks. Washington seeks secure surroundings while Hanoi worries about publicity and loss of face amid first contacts for a possible full scale conference.
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London
Uefly
Hanoi
Washington
Vietnam
United States
Cardinal Cushing Condition Improves at Boston Hospital
Cardinal Richard Cushing, 72, archbishop of Boston, showed notable improvement after admission to St Elizabeth's for a respiratory infection. He has a history of asthma and was reported to be suffering exhaustion but expected to stay in hospital several days for treatment and observation.
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Boston
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Cushing
Archdiocesan
Judge McManus resumes duties in Cedar Rapids
Edward J. McManus, chief judge for the northern Iowa district of federal court, returned to his duties in Cedar Rapids Monday after a month and a half in Washington, D.C., assisting with the federal court backlog.
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E. J. McManus
C.R
Edward J. McManus
Iowa
Citizens May Now Curb Pandering Advertisements
Acting Postmaster Charles Seda announces a new postal regulation allowing patrons to stop offensive ads. Patrons may request removal from mailing lists and direct mailers to cease further mailings, with enforcement possible through federal court orders if ignored.
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Charles Seda
Seda
Post Office Department
Congress
Postmaster General
Attorney General
Dan Johnston To Keynote Linn Demo Convention
State Rep Dan Johnston 29 Des Moines lawyer and attorney general candidate will keynote Linn county Democratic presidential and biennial conventions. The twin sessions at the Montrose hotel Friday night will select 200 delegates each for the May 24 25 state presidential convention and the June 28 29 state convention in Des Moines. County Chairman Kenneth Moore announced from Mercy hospital where he is recovering from surgery. Johnston served on former Atty Gen Lawrence Scalise staff and in the Iowa house 1967. He faces Ray Walton of Davenport for the Democratic nomination for attorney general.
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Dan Johnston
Des Moines
Genreal
Linn County
Kenneth Moore
Montrose
Moore
Mercy Hospital
Johnston
Atty
Lawrence Scalise
Iowa House
Ray Walton
Davenport
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Koury Food Market
Anthony Scolaro
Norman Pint
S. House
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Leibsohn's
1St Ave
Pope
IRS Office
Editorial
Sylvia Porter
Sam Shulsky
Cardinal Cushing
Constellation
Zales Heavenly Diamond
Linn
Ancient Age Distilling CO
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