IRA Threatens New Strife in Northern Ireland Clash
Belfast reports say the outlawed Irish Republican Army announced mobilization of volunteers to fight in the North and called for disbanding the Protestant B-Specials. Prime Ministers Wilson and Chichester-Clark planned talks in London on troop presence, Catholics’ demands, and peace efforts amid continued unrest.
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Belfast
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
IRA
Cathal Goulding
Dublin
Goulding
Ulster
Republic
Irish Republic
Harold Wilson
James Chichester- Clark
London
Britain
Wilson
Chichester-Clark
Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Londonderry Development Commission
Universities
The
Bar
Confederation of British Industry
Londonderry
City Briefs include picnics and society events in Cedar Rapids
City notices announce a Bever Park picnic at 6 p.m. on Sunday August 24 and a Jones Park picnic Wednesday at 6 30 p.m. Also reports include a Bratwursthaus break in about 400 dollars, a Collins picnic at Noelridge Park Monday at 6 p.m., a Cedar Rapids symphony rehearsal starting September 2, and a Phi Beta Kappa election at Williams College.
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Hearing Society
Bever Park
Rock Society
Cedar Valley Rock and Mineral Society
Jones Park
Bratwursthaus
First Avenue NE
Collins
Noelridge Park
Lagoon Pavilion
Phi Beta Kappa
Richard H. Wendorf
Park View Court SE
Massachusetts
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Williams College
Williamstown
Mass
Battle near refugee settlement as U S troops face large force
In Georgia based reports the expeditionary units encountered a much larger North Vietnamese force, with 1 200 enemy troops possibly massing against a 3 000 refugee settlement. Captains Whittecar and Gaylor led two companies in heavy close combat. 2 U S soldiers died and 8 wounded in the fighting.
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U.S
Saigon
Becketts and Berets Case Moves Toward Court Martial
Defense reviews seek public information while protecting rights as Army probes resumes on Wednesday to decide whether to court martial Beal cites murky evidence and possible dismissal. Henry Rothblatt calls the case flimsy and Rivers worries transparency to the American public.
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Saigon
Defense Department
Henry Rothblatt
Rivers
South Carolina
Melvin Laird
Pentagon Not Told of Arrests In Advance
The army says eight Green Beret soldiers were arrested and charged with murder in Vietnam without prior Pentagon notification. Army Undersecretary Thaddeus Beal told Rep. Peter Rodino that no Pentagon official was informed before arrests. Beal noted incomplete or partial answers to Rodino’s questions and referenced press reports about the victim’s suspected role as a double agent.
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Robert Marasco
Bloomfield
N. J
Beal
Army
U. S
Chu Yen Thai Khac
Berets
U.S
North Vietnam
Charges Dropped in Municipal Court Case
John Knox Jr 20 of 760 Sixth Avenue SE had rape and assault with intent charges dismissed after the assault victim declined to testify in municipal court. The incident followed an all night party at a southwest side apartment. two other men face pending disturbing the peace charges.
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John Knox, Jr
Sixth Avenue SE
John B. Reilly
Cedar Rapids
Knox
Griffin Arraigned On Forgery Count
Edward W. Griffin 19 of 3037 Oakland road NE was arraigned Tuesday in municipal court on forgery. He allegedly passed a forged check for 24.86 on June 20 at Vondracek's Meat Market 1223 Third street SE. Judge L M Hullinger Jr granted a preliminary hearing for Sept 11 and ordered $1500 bond.
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Edward W. Griffin
Oakland Road
Griffin
Third Street
L. M. Hullinger, Jr
Linn County
Rankin Arraigned on Larceny Charge
Merle Rankin was arraigned Tuesday in municipal court on a larceny charge. Rankin, 1515 Thirteenth Avenue SE, allegedly stole a motor and various car parts from Betty Neibert’s yard, 208 East Post Road SE, on July 30. Judge Loren M. Hullinger Jr. set an arraignment date for Thursday and ordered Rankin held in the county jail in lieu of a $1,000 bond.
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Merle Rankin
Rankin
Thirteenth Avenue
Betty Neibert
East Post Road
Loren M. Hullinger, Jr
Hill Arrested on Property Charge Involving Stolen Outboard Motor
Tom J. Hill Sr of 18 OS avenue NW was arrested Monday on a receiving stolen property charge. Judge Clinton Shaeffer ordered Hill released Monday night. The case concerns an outboard motor reported stolen from William B. Pohorsky of 1016 Twenty-ninth Street NE on August.
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Tom J. Hill, Sr
OS Avenue NW
Hill
Clinton Shaeffer
William B. Pohorsky
Twenty-ninth Street
Road Unit Won't Appeal Truck Penalty Ruling
The Iowa highway commission will not appeal a district court ruling over penalties on four trucking firms for oversize permits. Judge Flattery said new permits can be denied only after firm applications and good cause. The commission had suspended permits for Warren Transport Matson Hove and International Transport, with three firms appealing the penalties. The ruling leaves the commission to seek new enforcement methods while excluding renewed punishment for the named firms.
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Ames
Iowa Highway Commission
Derby Thompson
Burlington
Story County
Edward Flattery
Iowa
Flattery
Cedar Rapids
Warren Transport
Waterloo
Matson, Inc
Hove Truck Lines
Stanhope
Commission
International Transport of
Rochester
Minn
District Court
Mercer
Thompson
Warren, Matson, Howe and International
Professor Hudson Dies in Austria
Special to The Gazette Iowa City Prof Wellborn R Hudson of the University of Iowa industrial and management engineering faculty died Monday in Vienna Austria presumably of a heart attack He was 57 Hudson and his wife were en route to Ankara Turkey where he was to be visiting professor at the Middle East Technical University while on a year s leave from the U of I The Hudsons home is Coral Crest Coralville
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Iowa City
Wellborn R. Hudson
University of Iowa Industrial and Management Engineering
Vienna
Austria
Hudson
Ankara
Turkey
Middle East Technical University
U. of I
Hudsons
Coral Crest, Coralville
Cedar Rapids Water Department July pump and usage report
The Cedar Rapids water department pumped 521,190,000 gallons in July, averaging 16,812,000 gallons daily. Electricity used was 505,800 kilowatt hours, averaging 1,036 kWh per million gallons. Well water hardness averaged 15.1 grains per gallon, treated water 5.0, with 532,097,000 gallons pumped from wells and none from the Cedar River.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Duck Capers Trigger Evening Hijinks on KCRG9 TV
A captured duck causes lighthearted chaos on Gilligan's Island style hijinks aired at 6 00 p m Tuesday on KCRG TV 9 with playful antics and local viewers joining in.
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Kcrg-Tv
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