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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1969

Page

7

Political Charges Fly in School Crisis in Chicago

Chicago faces a wage strike threat as 19,000 teachers and 4,850 maintenance workers threaten action. Mayor Daley and Gov. Ogilvie clash over funds to honor promised raises, with talks of state aid, tax reallocations, and budget surpluses to cover the gaps.

Chicago Richard Daley Richard Ogilvie Ogilvie Daley City Council of John Desmond G.O.P Illinois School Problems Commission

Standby Youth Air Fares Backed by CAB Pending Hearings

The Civil Aeronautics Board continued standby youth and young adult airline fares for ages 12 to 22, ruling the plan not unjustly discriminatory but insufficient to judge overall justness. It canceled the restriction that travelers pay their own way and noted these promos have expanded traffic and fostered early travel habits. The decision followed appeals involving Transcontinental Bus System and affiliates against reduced military and youth fares.

Washington Civil Aeronautics Board Arthur Present Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Mountie Sought to be Pulled From Canada Dry Ad

Ottawa AP RCMP says Canada Dry TV commercial showing a Mountie as a prop misrepresents the force and harms its image. Inspector J A Potts says the Mounties asked the New York office to withdraw the ad three weeks ago. no reply has been received amid mounting Canadian complaints.

Ottawa J. A. Potts Royal Canadian Mounted Police New York Canada Potts RCMP

Canadian Navy Probed For Cowboy and Indian Exercises

In Victoria British Columbia three destroyer escorts were under inquiry after weekend maneuvers where they simulated cowboys and Indians causing damage along a 10 mile shoreline. A base spokesman noted speeds around 12 knots while marina operators report damaged floats and smashed boats from wash and spray.

Victoria B. C British Columbia Percy Perkins Perkins Rod McDowell

CARE Announces Global Farm Method Training Milestone

CARE’s Self-Help program, started in the early 1950s, has shipped farm implements worldwide. It has aided 716000 farmers and their sons to learn modern farming methods, boost yields, and raise family incomes.

New York UPI CARE

Northern Ireland Pledges Civil Rights Law and Voting Reform

Belfast reports a British official pledging wide civil rights measures in Northern Ireland including one man one vote in local elections. The pledge came at a dinner attended by leaders from Catholic and Protestant communities amid rioting and calls for an impartial committee with legal powers to investigate discrimination and rioting.

Belfast Northern Ireland Roy Bradford James Callaghan Callaghan Londonderry Catholic Bogside James Chichester-Clark

Opposition Boycotts Special Session Over Unionist Control

The opposition party boycotted the special session of the provincial parliament claiming Chichester-Clark's Unionist party has lost control of the situation.

Chichester-Clark Unionist

Five New Hampshire Guardsmen Killed by Land Mine in Vietnam

Five members of the New Hampshire national guard from Manchester were killed when their five ton truck hit a land mine in Vietnam. Adjutant General Major Gen. Francis McSwiney said the men were due to return home next Thursday, with about 500 guardsmen deployed since last September and 100 already returning. He learned of the incident in a Pentagon call Wednesday night.

Concord N.H New Hampshire National Guard Vietnam Francis McSwiney McSwiney Manchester

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