Tear Gas Routs 3,000 Chicago Demonstrators
More than 3,000 protesters opposing the Vietnam war and draft were sprayed with tear gas in Lincoln Park, then chased through Chicago streets. Twenty-nine demonstrators and four newsmen were hospitalized. sixty-seven arrested. News crews reported harassment as police clashed with youths near the park while the Democratic National Convention opened downtown.
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Chicago
North Side
Peace Movement
Yippies
Youth International Party
Democratic
Lincoln Park
Lakefront
Columbia Broadcasting System
Chicago Daily News
Omaha Storm Kills Man In Heavy Winds And Hail
A Monday night storm in Omaha produced deadly winds rain and hail. At least seven injured many homes and buildings damaged two houses destroyed and Millard high school damaged.
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United Press
Omaha
Nebraska
Bennington
Omaha Civil Defense
William Noyes
Millard High School
Minimized Disruption From Chicago Taxi Strike at Convention
Three thousand six hundred sixty six taxicabs were removed from Chicago streets and seventy percent of buses halted. Democrats at the national convention arranged 150 chartered buses and 270 autos for VIPs. News media rented cars and limousines to shuttle officials to the convention site.
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Chicago
Democratic Convention Coverage on KCRG TV
Channel 9 presents an instant documentary color coverage of the Democratic Convention with comments by Vidal and Buckley. Airing 8:30 to 10:00 PM Tuesday on KCRG TV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Channel 9
Vidal
Buckley
Kcrg-Tv
Suit Could Delay Edgewood Road Bridge Construction
Harold J. Ross and Mabel Ross filed in Linn district court seeking a temporary and permanent injunction to block the Linn board of supervisors from appointing appraisers for damages in the Cedar River north bridge abutment project. A Sept 6 hearing was set. plaintiffs claim improper notice and irreparable damage if condemnation proceeds without due process, risking loss of 11 acres of adjacent land.
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Edgewood Road
Cedar River
Harold J. Ross
Mabel Ross
Linn District Court
Linn Board of Supervisors
Nighttime sighting near Ely details scattered
A report notes a nighttime disturbance in a wooded area two miles northwest of Ely around 10 30 p m with fragmentary details. The brief provides no further context or identities.
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Ely
Craig R Kohl Denies Larceny in Marion Theft Case
Craig R Kohl 18 of 727 Second Street SW pled innocent in Cedar Rapids municipal court to petty larceny. He and a 17 year old were arrested for stealing change from a pop machine at Yankee station in Marion. Kohl to be tried Oct 18. he was released to his father. The other youth’s case was sent to juvenile authorities.
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Craig R. Kohl
Second Street
Cedar Rapids
Kohl
Marion
U S to Hanoi Stop Meddling in Vietnam Peace Talks
The State Department instructed Ambassador Harriman in Paris to tell the North Vietnamese delegation to stop meddling in American affairs and focus on peace talks in Southeast Asia. The remark followed a North Vietnamese conference in Paris as the Democratic convention opened. Spokesman Nguyen Thanh Lee warned of a new thrust to change U S Vietnam policy.
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Washington
State Department
W. Averell Harriman
Paris
Southeast Asia
Nguyen Thanh Lee
U.S
Vietnam
Gun Accident Wounds Man While Training Coons Dogs
Wendelin Richardt a 31 year old from 2121 0 avenue NW suffered a superficial upper right leg wound from an accidental shotgun discharge near Ely Monday night. He was treated at Mercy hospital and released. A deputy sheriff said Richardt and another man were running coon dogs and firing shotguns to accustom the dogs to the noise. The gun went off after he thought shells were expended. The accident occurred in a
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Wendelin Richardt
Avenue NW
Ely
Richardt
Mercy Hospital
One-Car Crash Claims Life of Theology Student
Arthur C. Muske 25, a Concordia Theological Seminary student, died from injuries after a single vehicle accident on Interstate 80 near Geneseo Illinois. His wife Mary 24 was driving and survived with injuries. The couple planned to move into a church house in Cedar Rapids. Funeral arrangements were pending.
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Geneseo
Ill
Illinois
Muske
Mary
Moline Public Hospital
Concordia Theological Seminary
Springfield
Til
Trinity Lutheran Church
Cedar Rapids
Wendt Funeral Home
Moline
Geneva Corp appeals city smoke enclosure rule for hotel project
The Geneva Corp plans a 192 unit thirteen story apartment hotel at 444 Third St SE and appeals the smoke proof enclosure requirement, arguing it adds cost without added value. The appeal notes safety can be provided more cheaply elsewhere. review by the building board of appeals is set for Sept. 3.
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Geneva Corp
Cedar Rapids Loop
Third Street
Building Board of Appeals
Iowa
Presbytery
Mystery cleared on ownership of two vacant houses
Arthur Mallon states in a Cedar Rapids letter that court house records show the properties at 1236 and 1237 Third Street NW belong to Allen Hill of Blue Island Illinois. The two houses are slated for condemnation and demolition after ownership is confirmed.
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Third Street
Arthur Mallon
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
Council
Health Department
Library Summer Reading Program Ends This Saturday
Evelyn Zerzanek head of the children's department at the public library reminds the 6 000 children in the summer reading program to claim their achievement awards on or before this Saturday.
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Evelyn Zerzanek
The
Public Library
Judge Rules Sub-District Election for Riley Vacancy
Judge Turner decides Riley's successor must be chosen from sub district three rather than at-large. Voters in sub district two gain a senator via Kosek, while nominees to fill Riley's term must reside in sub district three 60 days before the November election.
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Riley
Gazette
Turner
Sen
Ernest Kosek
Kosek
Subdistrict
Aerial Mosquito Spraying Plan Rejected in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids will not accept an Ames firm’s offer to spray the city from a low-flying aircraft. Public Services Director Richard Jensen told the city council on Tuesday there was no positive response. Ames Applicator Corp offered spraying service on August 13 for 4000 dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
Ames
Public Services
Richard Jensen
Ames Applicator Corp
Readiness cue for using want ads regularly
A concise line urging readers to identify their needs and consistently consult want ads to find suitable opportunities. Emphasizes proactive searching and practical, repeatable behavior for locating desired goods or services.
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Lou Harris
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Hanoi
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Arthur C
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Gregory
Center Pt. Rd
Tom, Gregory
Barbara Miller
Darrell Wahl
Florida
Ken
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H. L. Miller
University of Iowa Medical School
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Second Avenue
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Kenwood AA
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Lindale Plaza
Bonnie Novotny
Byron ‘Klemsrud
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Karl
34Th St. NE
Mark Vander Schaaf
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