Harnish Urges Drug and Alcohol Education in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids school board meets after a controversy sparked by a Catholic lay theologian on teen drug and alcohol use. Rev William Harnish offers a teaching guide and committee support, urging formal instruction and cooperation with law enforcement and lawmakers to curb student substance abuse.
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Cedar Rapids
William Harnish
The
Citizens Committee On Alcoholism
Harnish
Ernest Pence
Charles Jones
Immediate Conception Parish
Christmas Vacation Fitness Program Approved by School Board
The Cedar Rapids school board approved a Christmas vacation physical fitness program for fourth to ninth graders. Six junior high schools will offer supervised play on December 29 to 31, with the city recreation commission employing instructors. The program is open to parochial students and crowdsourced positive reception from 1966 and 1967 trials.
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Cedar Rapids
City Recreation Commission
Board OKs Purchase Offer for New Elementary Site
The board authorized the business office to bid 2350 dollars per acre for just over eight acres northeast of Hiawatha near Robins road and Council street NE. Owner is J. W. Pirie of Denton Texas. The site completes the district 7.2 million building program and new sites exist on other city sides.
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Cedar Rapids
Robins Road
Council Street
J. W. Pirie
Denton
Texas
Tyler
Twelfth Avenue
Anti Bias Rule Is Set by AMA
The AMA house of delegates approved a rule that could expel state medical societies for repeatedly denying membership to doctors on the basis of race religion or nationality. The decision aims to enforce nondiscrimination standards within the association.
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Ama
Miami Beach
American Medical Association
AMA House of Delegates
Three Injured in Auto Accidents in City
Alice L Holford aged 3 of 35 Twenty-fifth Street SE sustained wrist and ankle abrasions after being struck by a four car at Fourth Avenue and Second Street SE. Charlotte G Lund 2027 Fourth Avenue SE admitted she had the green light but did not see the pedestrian. Holford treated at Mercy hospital and released. Line Tow 76 of 2920 Wilson Avenue SW charged with failure to yield after a two car crash at Edgewood Road and Highway 149 SW. Tow and Esther Tow treated at St. Luke's hospital and released.
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Alice L Holford
Twenty-fifth Street SE
Fourth Avenue
Second Street SE
Mrrs. Holford
Charlotte G. Lund
Fourth Avenue SE
Holford
Mercy Hospital
Wilson Avenue
Edgewood Road
Highway 149
Paul E. Whitters
Cedar Rapids
Tow
Esther
St. Luke's Hospital
Trio Indicted in Boston Slayings
A Boston grand jury indicted three men on 15 counts for killing three people and wounding two in the office of a Negro self help organization.
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Boston
Gross trial moved to Fort Dodge in 27 count fraud case
Federal Judge William C. Hanson of Sioux City rescheduled the trial of Everett W. Gross his wife and three others for March 2 in Fort Dodge. The group faces 27 counts alleging fraud in operating a correspondence school for would be civil service employees. All defendants are on bond.
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Sioux City
Everett W. Gross
Fort
Cedar Rapids
Gross
Civil Service
McManus
Christmas Savings Plan Offers Stars And Music T
Open an MNB Christmas Club account and save weekly amounts from 1 to 3 dollars or more. In November 1969 you receive a check for the total savings to ease shopping. Sign up downtown or at Mount Vernon Road SE. Also get a Christmas record with 10 dollars saved or a 500 dollar savings certificate.
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MNB
34Th Street
Mount Vernon Road
S.E
Cedar Rapids station robbed. loot $116
Cedar Rapids police report the Twin Towers service station at 2929 Sixteenth Avenue SW was robbed about 10 p.m. by two armed men. Attendant James McCormick, 17, described the older robber as about 40, 5 feet 9, 165 pounds with black glasses and greasy hair. The second man stood 23 to 25, 6 feet 2, 165 to 173 pounds, in dark clothes with light brown hair. Cash of $116 was taken and the pair fled east on foot. A separate Baskin Robbins robbery yielded $115 the prior night. authorities see no connection. A prior Hy-Vee robbery netted about $2,500 last Wednesday.
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Cedar Rapids
Twin Towers
Sixteenth Avenue
James McCormick
J Street
McCormick
Ant
Innes
Mt Vernon Road SE
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