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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1969

Page

19

Americans urged to flood Xuan Thuy with prisoner release cards

Washington AP report describes a Jaycees campaign titled Project Negolistor to collect holiday cards condemning the war and deliver them to North Vietnamese negotiator Xuan Thuy in Paris around New Year. Sen Griffin of Michigan notes his family already sent a card as part of the effort.

Washington Senate Gritfin Xuan Thuy Paris War Sen. Griffin Michigan C.C.P O Xuan Thuy Smith Jaycees State Department Griffin Project Xuan Thuy Post

Christmas Rock Fete Ban Sparks Fort Lauderdale Controversy

A disputed Christmas rock festival planned for Hollywood Speer Way in Fort Lauderdale was banned by a Broward County ordinance amid concerns over crowd control and safety. Local officials cited police protection limits and inadequate facilities as reasons to block the event, while a separate note mentioned a push for prisoner releases amid broader wartime talks.

Fort Lauderdale UPI Hollywood Speerway Griffin Broward Pentagon North Vietnam Hull Chaig Robert Barkelew Commission Credit Union Quebec

Governor urges calm after arson fire in Alabama farming deal

Gov. Albert Brewer urged St Clair county residents to avoid violence over a Black Muslim farming sale by J Ray Wyatt who sold 878 acres. A fire destroyed a building housing Wyatt's dealership and investigators weigh arsenic as a possible cause though locals see no crime evidence. Wyatt reports numerous death threats after the sale was announced.

Pell City Ala UPL St. Clair County Albert Brewer Brewer Ogly J. Ray Wyatt Wyatt Matty Hie

Haynsworth says he would have backed desegregation ruling

In his first post nomination interview after Nixon's pick failed, Judge Clement Haynsworth said he would have joined the 8-0 Supreme Court ruling ordering desegregation in Mississippi schools. He voiced no bitterness at Senate rejection and said he would not run for office or seek renomination. Prof. Charles Allen Wright supported Haynsworth, arguing he would have voted with the majority.

Haynsworth New York UPI Greenville D.C Senate Nixon Charles Allen Wright University of Texas Wright Mississippi Hayneworth South Carolina

Neighbor’s Noise Sparks Brick Toss Guilty Plea

Santa Cruz Paul Walker, 72, pled guilty in municipal court to tossing a brick through a plate glass window at his neighbor William Fernandez, 19, saying the action was provoked by the neighbor’s rock music and drums that offended his noise tolerance.

Santa Cruz Calif Paul Walker Homme Walker William Fernandez

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