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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1968
Page
8
UPI editors select the May 15 1968 Charles City tornadoes as Iowa's top story of 1968. The disaster struck Charles City Oelwein and Maynard, killing 18 and injuring about 500, with millions in damages.
A May 15 1968 tornado outbreak in Oelwein Maynard and Charles City dominates year end rankings by AP and UP I. The scene shows Chandler Pump Co building destroyed and two women killed in an August blast. Political battles over Iowa’s general fund surplus and state leadership frame year.
AP survey of 86 Iowa legislators on education policy shows 4 to 1 oppose creating a Western Iowa Regents institution and broad support for higher state aid to public schools. debate over area schools’ emphasis on technical training and a coordinated higher education agency. total funding requests near 800 million for next two years.
French novelist Joseph Peyre died in a Cannes hospital where he had been admitted December 17 with a lung ailment. He was 75.
Des Moines UPI reports Neal Edwin Foster Jr a 47 year old Davenport trucker was named November truck driver of the month by the Iowa Motor Truck Assn. He has 25 years without an accident and 2 340 000 miles logged for Carstensen Freight Lines of Clinton. His regular route is Rock Island to Chicago.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Co publishes daily and Sunday editions at 500 Hira Sade SE Cedar Rapids with carrier pricing 65 cents for woman night edition and Sunday 16 dollars yearly after edit Sunday 7 issues monthly. Subscriptions outside state $2 yearly. AP exclusive rights for republication of all AP news disperses.
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