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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1968
Page
9
A photographer works for a newspaper to get a hot weather image. The photo shoot ends with a child posing on a park sign, sparking criticism of the sign and photographer’s judgment. Steven Knight, eight, of 172 First Avenue SE, is mentioned as the boy in the scene.
South Tama school board hires Mary Ann Diercks of Des Moines to teach mathematics at the senior high and coach girls tennis. She earned a BS in mathematics from Iowa State in May and minored in Spanish. Kenneth Wackwitz will add physics to his junior high science duties, with two extra weeks on the contract for prep. The district seeks a junior high special education teacher and may rehire Julie Granger Stahlhut for first grade if she accepts.
Sydney K. Auman 18 Sherry H. Auman 19 of 1500 Third Avenue SE and Cynthia J. Musser 19 of 1236 Fifth Avenue SE were arrested Wednesday night for possession of beer as minors. They posted $30 bond each and were released after being found parked behind Herman Brown Co. along Highway 30 with beer in their possession.
Gov Harold E Hughes told the Democratic platform committee that poverty is broader and deeper in rural America than in cities. He called for a two pronged policy to cut rural poverty and raise farm incomes, plus federal subsidies to attract industry to rural areas and an employer of last resort option for displaced farmers. He urged laws to stop processors from discriminating against farmers.
Hughes urged a four year extension of the 1965 agricultural act to guide farmers and favored expanding export trade as the best hope for growers. He backed extending food stamps to all communities lacking nourishing diets and extending school lunch programs. He called for a grain reserve to balance supply and demand and urged craft of a strong farm plank.
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee disowns Stokely Carmichael its former chairman. Phil Hutchings, SNCC national program secretary, says Carmichael and SNCC have moved in different directions though he praises his past work for black liberation.
Dr Ota Sik deputy premier of Czechoslovakia told a flag waving crowd in Belgrade that they still represent the legal Czechoslovak government from the balcony of the embassy. He said the group including Hajek Viasak and Gasparik are stranded in Yugoslavia and urged calm while discussing a possible free government in exile.
Police dispersed a protest by 150 to 200 youths at a drive-in restaurant on Dubuque’s near west side. The crowd regrouped in a city park with no property damage, but traffic was blocked. Two youths were arrested for interfering with a police officer, including Ronald J. Maiers, 20.
A color telecast of Iowans at the convention airs next Monday through Thursday at 10 30 PM on KCRG TV Channel 9. The series showcases attendees and events from the convention with nightly reports.
A West German travel bureau spokesman says cancellations of travel to East European countries resemble a worldwide boycott. Thousands of Western European and U S travelers canceled their bookings in the past two days for upcoming vacations.
Allin W. Dakin administrative dean at the University of Iowa has been named chairman of the youth activities committee of Rotary International. Dakin is a past president of the Iowa City Rotary club and has served Rotary International as a vice president director and district governor.
Decorah city council formalized street improvement contracts with Bruening Rock Products Inc Carlson Materials Co Roverud Co and Coffeen Co. The council also authorized signs reading not responsible for accidents along Palisades park and approved installation of stop and go signals at Water and Mill streets intersection.
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