Native Son Engineering Underclassmen Session Open to Seniors
Eastern Iowa college seniors are invited to attend the Operation Native Son session next week at the Roosevelt hotel with junior engineering students also welcome. The event, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce Personnel Managers committee, aims to expose Cedar Rapids career opportunities through booths from 20 firms and city government participation.
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Native Son
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George Gable
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Grand Hall
Norfolk and Western urged to take over three railroads
ICC examiner recommends Norfolk and Western be ordered to take over Erie-Lackawanna and Delaware & Hudson, with a holding company to avoid large debts. Boston and Maine would be authorized only. Takeover tied to Penn Central merger and Supreme Court action.
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Penn Central
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German Physicist Is Enroute Home
An Egyptian claiming to be a German trained physicist said he was kidnapped by Egyptian diplomats. Galal Shafy, 27, escaped at Fiumicino airport and was placed on a plane home after police held him. He claimed two diplomats tried to force him onto a Cairo flight. embassy says he agreed to Cairo but changed his mind. Shafy had a job offer in Tripoli and a brother in Cairo bought the ticket.
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Galal Shafy
Shad
Germany
Tripoli
Cairo
Fiumicino
Shafy
Arson Ties to Busing Controversy Hit Hartford Leaders
In Hartford two months of arson targets include Mayor George Kinsella and the police captain, city manager, publisher, and two schools tied to the school bus integration plan. The latest firebombing struck City Manager Elisha Freedman’s home as his family extinguished flames, with no arrests reported.
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Hartford Times
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Hartford’ Human Relations Commission
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Elisha C. Freedman
Jonathan
Navy’s Santa Claus On Christmas Leave
Santa Michael Clause, 19, stationed at the U S naval training center in San Diego visits his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Clause during Christmas leave. His sister Wanda earned the family nickname by naming him Santa.
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Texas
UPI
Santa Clause
U. S. Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
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Santa Michael Clause
Charles Clause
Wanda
Clause
Hoffa Given Extra Month For Appeal
Hoffa was granted an additional 30 days by Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart to seek reconsideration of its ruling upholding his 1964 jury tampering conviction. Hoffa’s lawyer also seeks a new trial in the US Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati. A prior extension moved Hoffa’s appeal deadline from December 28 to January 26.
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Isters Union
James R. Hoffa
Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
Hoffa
Joseph Fanelli
US Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Tom Clark
High Court
Powell Faces Prosecution Probe Over House Spending
A House subcommittee member predicts the probe into Rep. Adam Clayton Powell’s offices will push for criminal proceedings. Rep. William Dickinson notes areas of potential Powell prosecution while Powell shifts strategy in his bid to retain his seat. The panel adjourned amid questions over misused travel charges.
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House
Adam Clayton Powell
William Dickinson
Powell
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Cross removal provokes protests at hospital site
In Cincinnati a controversial Christmas cross erected atop a hospital addition remains removed after complaints. About 200 workers walked off the job Wednesday in protest of the symbol’s removal, which followed complaints about religious symbols on a public building.
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Cincinnati
General Hospital
Gallup Poll Shows Dems Lose Ground in Voter Appeal
The Gallup Poll finds the Democratic party with 44 percent of voters, nine points below its 1964 peak and near the 1940 low, while Republicans stand at 29 percent and independents at 27 percent. The analysis notes Republicans would need broad cross party support and high turnout to win a presidential race.
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New York
Democratic Party
Gallup
David Tandy Dies at 77 in Corpus Christi Texas
David Lewis Tandy, 77, founder of a nationwide leather goods store chain, died Wednesday in Corpus Christi Texas. He built a recognizable brand with retail outlets across the United States and mentored many in the industry.
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David Tandy
Corpus Christi
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