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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1967

Page

5

Cedar Rapids Debates Overhaul of School Sex Education

A layman committee in Cedar Rapids will study the current sex education and family living courses before recommending improvements to the Board of Education. Chaired by Dr. John Walker, the group will review a district survey and reconvene in January to decide broader curriculum changes. The board expressed strong support for expanding instruction including relationships and attitudes, while cautions about rapid changes were voiced.

Cedar Rapids Board of Education John Walker Dudley Draxton Fred Bjornson Bjornson Richard Schulz Anaheim Schulz

Youth Arrested After High Speed Chase Faces Four Charges

Dennis K. Yeager a 19 year old from rural Hiawatha was arrested after a high speed chase east of Cedar Rapids when he allegedly failed to stop for a vehicle check at Mt Vernon road and Highway 150 He faces four charges speeding failure to stop for a stop sign reckless driving and driving while license is under suspension He pled innocent before Justice Glenn Powers and was released on 650 bond

Hiawatha Cedar Rapids Mt. Vernon Road Highway 150 Dennis K. Yeager Yeager Orchard Bertram Justice of the Peace Glenn Powers Linn County

Need Ad Urges Regular Reading and Targeted Requests

A brief call encourages readers to identify needs and use want ads regularly. It emphasizes focusing searches and placing precise requests to find appropriate goods or services efficiently.

Public ballet at Memorial Coliseum follows Chamber dinner

The Dieman Bennett Dance Theater of Cedar Rapids will present a ballet free to the public at Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday night. The show begins about 7:30 after a 6:15 Chamber dinner for members in the adjacent armory.

Memorial Coliseum Chamber of Commerce Armory Theater of Cedar Rapids

Policeman Cleared in Negro Death After Winston-Salem Riot

In Winston-Salem North Carolina AP reports Policeman W E Owens was cleared of charges in the death of James Eller whose funeral sparked three nights of riot and looting. A murder charge had been dismissed earlier and the Forsyth County grand jury refused to indict on manslaughter after the case was reopened. Eller was arrested for public drunkenness and resisting arrest and was struck with a blackjack by Owens.

Winston-Salem N.C W. E. Owens Owens James Eller Forsyth County Eller

IEEE event to feature Serios work and claims of ESP

Cedar Rapids IEEE hosts a joint meeting with Iowa and Iowa State branches to discuss the Serios case. Professor Arlie Paige will show slides of Serios' purported ESP images while recounting the Soviet arrest of Stephen Zipper in 1969.

Life Magazine Cedar Rapids Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Arlie E. Paige Department of Electrical Engineering University of Denver IEEE Town House Paige Jack Hotchkiss University of Iowa Iowa State University

Six Homeless Red Guards Die Cold at Canton Station

UPI reports reading from the Hong Kong Times that six homeless teenage Red Guards were found frozen to death Monday at a Canton railway station. A female traveler was cited as the source for the detail.

Hong Kong UPI Canton Hong Kong Times

Second of Slain Girls Identified in Florida Canal

Hollywood Florida July 1965 UPI detectives identified a second victim in the canal killings as German Annelie Mohn 19. The identification was tentative and parents from Massachusetts were en route for confirmation. The other victim Terry Rae Kent Frank 23 was identified earlier by her estranged husband and parents.

Florida Canal Hollywood Fla UPI Orn Annelie Mohn W. R. Nichols Massachusetts Terry Rae Kent Frank Cincinnati Los Angeles Nichols Bill Frank Miami Lewis Kent Frank Newport, Ky California

Successful Test For Anti Missile Intercept at White Sands

The Sprint short range interceptor of the Sentinel anti ballistic system fired successfully from an underground cell at White Sands missile range. Guided by radar and ground computers, both solid-propellant stages functioned in the test. The Sentinel system includes the Spartan and Sprint missiles for ICBM defense.

White Sands Missile Range N. M Sprint Army New Mexico Spartan

Ton of Popcorn Sent to Vietnam By Michiganders

A ton of corn is donated to U S soldiers in Vietnam for Christmas. E E White offered to donate a ton if bags could be prepared. About 50 East Lansing junior high students packed 2000 one pound bags. Lansing Building Trades Council and Lansing Jaycees arrange shipping. Oldsmobile workers raised over 200 dollars to cover shipping with council adding 183 dollars.

Lansing Mich Vietnam East Lansing U.S E. E. White Lansing State Journal Southeast Asia East Lansing Junior High Lansing Building Trades Council Lansing Jaycees Oldsmobile Axle

Javits Calls U.S. to Lead Israel Arms Supply

Senator Javits of New York said the United States should be the main arms supplier to Israel if France abandons that role. He spoke on Tuesday, urging Washington to fill the gap in military aid amid evolving support from European allies.

Washington UPI Javits R-N.y U.S Israel France

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