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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1969
Page
4
Senator Miller warned that reducing oil depletion allowances could lift consumer oil and gas prices. He cited Senate 23 percent vs House 20 percent as the likely outcome, noting that costs might rise if the figure drops. He urged students to engage in positive political action and defended free speech during Vietnam Moratorium discussions.
The Davenport Iowa opera workshop presents selections from Carmen La Boheme Hansel and Gretel and The Old Maid and the Thief in Machride auditorium. The free performance at 2 30 p m features Gloria Cheely Davenport and Robert Marinoff Marion singing the La Boheme lovers duet. Graduate students Carol Beermann Solon Grace Blaschke Creston Veronica Williams Brighton Ala Jane Ziegler Hampton Marcela Spangler Varna Ill David Boland Cedar Rapids Roger Hatteberg Fonda join in the Carmen quintet.
A Des Moines woman, 52, was shot in her home while decorating a Christmas tree. Frankie Millard died from a forehead gunshot wound after a man entered the house demanding her purse and fled. Police had no suspects though detectives said they have hunches.
State Auditor Lloy Smith was released from Iowa Lutheran hospital in Des Moines after an episode of high blood pressure. He said Monday he did not have a heart attack as initially feared, and he returned to work at the statehouse despite concerns from doctors.
Canmakers American manufactured more than 5 billion cans during 1968, illustrating a massive production scale. The figure highlights the industry’s output level and the company’s large manufacturing capacity during the period.
Johnson County sheriff officers received a report of a large buck deer found shot dead on a farmer’s property north of Iowa City. Officers retrieved the deer, turned it over to Conservation Officer Wendell Simonson, who found the carcass cut from the garage and removed the next day. Investigation ongoing.
Clay County sheriff's officers Breda police the BI and the Iowa bureau of criminal investigation investigated a weekend robbery at Breda State Bank. Burglars gained entry through a back window Saturday night or Sunday morning, using a torch to cut a vault door while water from the bank's plumbing cooled the scene.
Former president Eisenhower discusses crime, handgun ownership, and social factors driving violence. He argues banning junk handguns could reduce crime, cites urban poverty, television influence, and unresolved civil rights hopes as key pressures, and supports peaceful protest while urging reform of policing and urban policy. He notes youth generation gaps and the potential of civic service to curb unrest.
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