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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1968
Page
12
Children of the space age watch as a solitary mushroom-like cloud forms on the horizon above Cedar Rapids. Fishermen on Cedar Lake ignore the distant plume during an August evening, continuing their recreation amid the unusual sight.
Rural Stanley resident Stanley-Wayne Brownell received leg injuries when his tractor overturned Tuesday afternoon and pinned him. He was treated and released from a local facility. Drive safely.
John L. Doud 36 of Victor was hospitalized with second degree burns to legs and face after being pinned beneath a pickup that overturned in a ditch three miles east of Victor. He lost control at 6 30 p m as the vehicle caught fire. The accident remains under investigation.
Des Moines AP report states L. A. Touchae deputy director of the Iowa Development commission resigns effective August 31. A former Waterloo mayor, he will take a new position in September and has led Iowa municipal and chamber executive groups.
Iowa lawmakers clarify IPERS coverage for area colleges. An attorney general opinion states Eastern Iowa Community College employees must be enrolled in IPERS, with no provision for a separate retirement plan. University of Iowa program history cited to explain IPERS scope.
Several cases of pop and beer and 318 in cash were taken in a Tuesday evening breakin at the Legion club. Advertisement Now Many Wear FALSE TEETH.
The invasion of Czechoslovakia marks a swift Soviet move to reassert control over allied communist states. It risks derailing East West diplomacy, uniting the US and allies, and prompting internal Kremlin shakeups as hawks and doves clash over Czech reform.
John Hassel, 23, of Estherville was indicted for manslaughter in Emmet County over the May 12 crash that killed 18 year old Nettie Mann, a passenger in Hassel’s car. The car overturned after missing a curve two miles west of Estherville. Mann was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Fay Mann.
A brief lost and found notice urges readers to call 369-1234 to report or reclaim missing items, highlighting quick service and direct contact through the telephone line.
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