Wife Held In Double Shooting Case in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids man George Knott 44 of 1543 B Avenue NE and Marion woman Gertrude Brandt 40 of 2545 Eleventh Avenue were involved in a Friday shooting spree reportedly staged by Knott’s wife. Knott received a leg wound and was treated at St. Luke's hospital and released. Brandt was treated and released as well with fair condition reported Saturday.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
George Knott
B Avenue NE
Gertrude Brandt
Eleventh Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Mrss Knott
Congress Not Needed in Air Strike Debate
Washington AP report shows Rep. Harley C. Staggers pressing to settle the loom of a machinists strike before Congress acts. He warns passing the bill would wreck collective bargaining, while a Saturday hearing questions Labor Secretary Wirtz.
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Washington
House Commerce Committee
Congress
Harley C. Staggers
DW. Va
W. Willard Wirtz
Staggers
Brandt
Town House Motor Hotel
First Avenue SE
Wirtz
Afl-Cio International Assn
Dr King Hit By Stone In Chicago Riot
Dr Martin Luther King and marchers faced a violent mob in Chicago as a stone struck King and he collapsed to his knees. Police used clubs to separate crowds while King described the mob as the most hate filled he had seen. He remained bruised but outspoken as he pressed on with planned marches.
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Dr. King
Chicago
UPI
Dr. Martin
King
South
UP Winds Up Its Merger Plea
CHICAGO AP dispatch reports 44 people including two women were to be processed as the Union Pacific Rock Island merger case advances. Police clashed with rioters at Marquette Park as hearings recessed until Aug 15, with Bevel and King aides decrying hate and plan for Sunday marches. The QUETTA Pakistan earthquake toll rose to seven while 25 were injured.
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Chicago
UPI
Union Pacific Railroad
State Commerce Commission
Rock Island
Facts Park
J. R. McAnally
Arvanstorneys
North
Western
Santa Fe
Denver
Rio Grand
Missouri Pacific
King
Milwaukee Road
Marquette Park
James Bevel
Bevel
Quetta
Pakistan
U S Planes Strike Hard At Port City Haiphong action and 4th Infantry arrive
U S fighter bombers pounded oil depots and radar sites near Haiphong while the 4th Infantry Division landed at Qui Nhon with more than 3 000 men. Navy planes hit Do Son oil dump and air forces targeted radar sites as ground fighting in the south eased. Viet Cong losses reported as 38 killed and three captured in the Mekong Delta.
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Saigon
U. S
Haiphong
Amer‘ican
South China Sea
Do Son
Air Force
U. S. 4Th
Ivy) Division
Qui Nohn
Walker
Utah Beach
France
Germany
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Today's Chuckle The Joint Checking Account Device
A humorous remark notes that the joint checking account seems to be a device that lets the woman beat you to the draw. The line plays on financial trust and timing with a punchy social twist.
Narrow House Win For New Civil Rights Bill
The House tentatively approved open housing provisions amid civil rights debate, while votes linger on penalties for racial violence and Justice Department powers. Senate opposition and a narrow margin kept the landmark bill moving toward final congressional action after Johnson’s April 28 submission.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Justice Department
Congress
Johnson
Harley E. Riedel Dies in Florida Former Cedar Rapids Leader
Harley E. Riedel, 49, former president of Li’l General Stores and former director of Sanitary Dairies, died suddenly Friday at his Tampa business office. He moved from Cedar Rapids to Tampa in 1958 and was active in community affairs. Surviving are his wife, three children, parents, a sister, and a brother. Services set for Tuesday in Tampa with burial there. Memorials to Christ Community Church building fund.
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Cedar Rapids
Sanitary Farm
Dairies
Harley E. Riedel
Tampa
Fla
Riedel
Li'l General Stores
Minneapolis
Pittsburgh
Sanitary Dairies
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Iowa, Milk Dealers
ASA
St. Paul
Minn
Edward
Hulda Riedel
Carleton College
Northfield
Uniiversity of
Minnesota
Margaret
Fowler Martin
Alexandria
Roy
Christ Community Church Building Fund
Beauty and the Beast War Ravages Saigon
Saigon, once famed as the Paris of the East, has become war scarred and crowded by troop influx. Exaggerated traffic, pollution, and beer bottle litter mark a drastic change. cheap eateries replace refined cuisine. civilians worry about moral impact and rising prices as American forces arrive.
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Conrad Fink
Saigon
Asia
Papal blessing sent to Luci Johnson Nugent marriage
Vatican announces Pope Paul VI blessed Luci Johnson and Patrick Nugent on their marriage and sent an autographed picture. The blessing was conveyed through Archbishop Patrick O'Boyle of Washington, D.C. The picture had been mailed to the couple earlier.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Luci Johnson I
Patrick Nugent
Vatican
Patrick O’boyle
Washington, D.C
Johnson Daughter Luci Weds Patrick Nugent at Shrine
Rad iant in a white gown Luci Johnson married Patrick Nugent at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. President Johnson escorted the bride to the church, with a 4000-strong crowd outside and 700 guests inside as bells rang from a 329-foot spire. The ceremony began late at noon, ending with Luci becoming Mrs Pat Nugent at 12 42 p m. Security was tight and a White House limousine carried the newlyweds to the church.
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Washington
Luci Johnson
Patrick J. Nugent
Lyndon B. Johnson
Miss Johnson
Pat Nugent
Johnson
White House
Adele Roscoe
Perth Amboy
N. J
Patrick
Abraham Lincoln
Secret Service
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Fordtown
4001
St. Luke’s
Linn County
Jack Fulton
Brandi
U.S
Port City
North Vietnam
Highway 1
Panhandle
Demilitarized Zone
Evarett.m. Dirksen
Harley Riedel
C.R
Florida
Indochina
Paris
Vietnam
Luci
Nugent
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