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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1968

Page

8

Alaska's Senior Senator Bartlett Dies at 64

Washington AP reports Democratic Senator F L Bartlett of Alaska died from a recurrent heart condition at the Cleveland Clinic after an artery blockage operation. Born 1904 in Seattle, he served Alaska since 1944 and was its senior senator after 1960 alongside Ernest Gruening. Possible successors include Republican Elmer Rasmuson or Carl Brady as Governor Hickel considers appointment.

E. L Bob” Barnet Alaska Bartlett Cleveland Walter Hickel Elmer Rasmuson Anchorage Senate Carl Brady Hickel Nixon Gruering Mike Grave Washington Anthony Dimond Alaska Territory Congress Milier House Franklin Roosevelt Dimond Fairbanks Seattle Ida Bartlett Dawson Yukon Wide Gausted Burke Riley Juneau Sue Bartlett Ernest Gruening

No Deaths From Poison Pins Probe Narrows

The FDA reported that about 18 748 costume jewelry pins containing deadly poison beans have been recovered or accounted for after a nationwide search. The operation targeted pins linked to a dangerous toxin scare with federal health officials coordinating the effort.

Washington The Food and Drug Administration

No Case Found Of Illness Or Death From Inedible Beans

Over the past 10 days authorities found no reports of any person killed or made ill by swallowing beans described as jewelry beans or related items.

Nixon Leads election totals by margin and votes overall

Official canvass shows Richard Nixon with a 499704 popular vote edge over Hubert Humphrey in the 1968 election. Nixon 31770237, Humphrey 31270533, Wallace 9897141. total 73177821 ballots cast. Electors totals unchanged at Nixon 302, Humphrey 191, Wallace 45. electors meet next Monday.

Nixon Hubert Humphrey Humphrey George Wallace Wallace District of Columbia Humphey Congress

Panel Slated by Cedar Rapids Human Relations Council

Losxy, chairman of the Mayors Commission on Human Rights, will lead a panel at the Cedar Rapids council on human relations meeting Monday at 7 45 p.m. at the YWCA. Panel members include two mayor’s commission members the Rev John S. Thomas of Bethel AME and Tommy Tucker Realtor.

Losxy Mayors Commission On Human Rights Cedar Rapids Council On Human Relations YWCA John S. Thomas Bethel Ame Church Tommy Tucker

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