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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1966

Page

7

Negroes Face Ku Klux Klan in Hopewell Protest

About 40 Black demonstrators confronted 22 robed Klansmen at Hopewell Virginia City Hall to protest a planned sanitary landfill near a Black neighborhood. Police protected the scene as crowds observed the 47 minute march and exchange. Harris led the protest and delivered a letter to the city manager.

Hopewell Virginia Curtis Harris Southern Christian Leadership Conference Yellow Brick Enotire Harris Toresten Peterson Rosedale

Nurse recalls panic as Austin hospital treats gun violence victims

In Austin Texas nurse Nancie Roddy described a chaotic scene as Brackenridge Hospital admitted multiple gunshot victims from a university campus shooting. An ambulance brought three more victims to the crash room, with staff scrambling to identify and treat the Dead on Arrivals and stabilize the injured amid a flood of patients.

Austin Brackenridge Hospital Roddy University Fort Worth Austin Funeral Home Morris Hohmann

Rusk Hopes for Nuclear Arms Pact Progress

Secretary of State Rusk voiced hope that Russia would negotiate in a spirit of compromise on disarmament beyond the 1963 test ban. He cited proposals to outlaw spread of nuclear weapons and cut production of materials, before the Geneva conference of 17 nations. Washington strategists warn of dangers if major powers race to arms, while U S-Soviet disagreements on nonproliferation persist.

Washington Rusk Russia Geneva U.S Aoahutael India Pakistan Egypt Israel Moscow

Chuckle On Aging And Common Changes

A humorous note on aging jokingly lists baldness bridgework bifocals and a growing bulge as inevitable parts of the B period.

Nugents to Decide Baby Name in TV Talk

In a joint interview Luci Nugent favors Kimberly for a girl but worries about a boy's name. Pat Nugent recalls a White House beagle named Kim. Luci says no child will be named after a dog and they will discuss it together.

Washington UPI Patrick J. Nugent Pat Luci Kimberley White House Kim

First Half of Joe and Eddie Killed in Crash

Los Angeles AP reports recording artist Joseph Gilbert age 23 of the singing duo Joe and Eddie died Saturday in a auto crash on a freeway interchange. Gilbert’s car overturned and burst into flames as he drove from the northbound Long Beach freeway to the inbound Santa Ana freeway.

Los Angeles Joseph Gilbert Joe and Eddie Geilberts Long Beach Santa Ana

Longest Span Outside U S Opens In Lisbon

Portugal opened the 3 323 foot Premier Antonio Salazar bridge over the Tagus River. Built with U S Steel support and Exim Bank funds, the $75 million structure links industrial north to poorer south and aims to carry up to 50 million people yearly.

Lisbon Portugal Antonio Salazar Tagus River U.S Americo Tomas U.S. Steel Corp Tomas

Senator Ellender Eyes Price Ceilings on Staples

Sen. Ellender says if food prices keep rising he would back legislation to cap costs of bread and other staples. He favors freezing prices over inflation risk and notes farmers do not gain from price hikes, citing labor and transportation as causes. He says wheat panes expansion won’t lower bread prices and domestic needs come first.

Washington Sen Ellender D-La Senate Agriculture Committee Senate Ellendler Agriculture Freeman

Wedding Pictures of Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent

Photos capture the Washington ceremony for Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent. The wedding features the couple with family and friends, with guests and attendants noted in a brief section.

Luci Johnson Pat Nugent Washington

Sicilian TV cancels live Taormina awards show

Taormina film festival awards telecast canceled by state TV after minister Achille Corona criticizes the film Africa Addio. He walked out, saying the documentary conflicts with government directions and his convictions. Leftist and African students rioted in West Berlin when shown. A filmed sequence will air instead on a late night news program.

Taormina, Sicily Saturday Night Achille Corona West Berlin Television ‘Network Rome Africa

Similar Weddings Highlight Two Girls Born same day

Susan Johnson wed Kurt Nagel in Washington D C four hours after Luci Johnson tied with Patrick Nugent in another ceremony. Both brides share July 2 1947 birthdates and similar paths including nursing aims and Democratic family ties.

Baltimore Susan Johnson Kurt Nagel Luci Johnson Patrick Nugent Washington D.C Pie

Poles Protest U S Air Raid On Cambodian Village

Poland demanded an investigation after claiming U S planes bombed and strafed a Cambodian village near the South Vietnamese border on Aug 2 endangering ICC members. The protest said bombs landed within 110 yards of the commission during the inquiry into a July 31 raid.

Warsaw U.S International Control Commission ICC Washington State Department PAP Indo-China Poland India Canada Laos Cambodia International Supervision and Control Comemission Thlock Track

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