Jury urges reform of ISU humanities amid campus radicals
Story County grand jury reports on moral pollution by faculty and paid speakers at Iowa State University. It calls for Regents to enact curriculum changes and consider replacing members if public satisfaction remains unmet. The panel notes radicals influence but says most professors and students are not radicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Story County
Iowa State University
State Board of Regents
Regents
Iowa
Snowy Cedar Rapids Slows Traffic and Flights
A four to six inch snow on ice slowed Cedar Rapids streets Saturday. Traffic bogged down in drifts as snowplows worked. Buses ran late but operated. the airport remained closed. Public Improvements Commissioner Don Canney activated snowplow crews at 3 30 a.m. after Friday night freezing rain turned to snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Public Improvements
Don Canney
Murray and Trettle, Inc
Northfield
Ill
Canney
Eastern Iowa Snow and Wind Hinder Travel Across Region
Snowfall of four to eight inches moved across eastern Iowa as strong northerly winds reduced visibility and iced highways. Cedar Rapids area saw compacted snow while many main roads opened yet remained treacherous. city and Linn County crews mobilized dozens of plows to clear major routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
East
Cedar Rapids
Political Forum Imagery Features Citizens Seated and Candidates
A humorous note contrasts spectators seated in chairs with candidates straddling fences in a political forum. The gag highlights theatrical setup and playful politics.
Road Reports Update From Iowa Highway Patrol
Iowa road reports on weather and driving conditions are available by calling 366-1884 in Cedar Rapids. The notices are compiled from highway patrolmen several times within a 24 hour period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Highway Patrol
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Protest in Des Moines Demands tougher charges for crimes against children
About 16 Des Moines women demonstrated outside police headquarters to press for tougher penalties for crimes against children while police awaited medical reports on Pamela Powers' death. Demonstrators planned a city hall protest Monday and hoped to reach Gov-elect Robert Ray. One woman reported a threatening phone call before the rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Pamela Powers
City Hall
Robert Ray
Apollo 8 crew praised after Pacific splashdown hailed in space brief
Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders completed a five hour medical debriefing aboard the USS Yorktown after a six day mission. Doctors said they are in great shape and fully alert as they head to Ellington Texas for nine days of debriefings and a belated Christmas with families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uss. Yorktown
U.S
Clarence Jernigan
Space Agency
Frank Borman
James Lovell
William A. Anders
Earth
Jernigan
Pacific
Iowa
Hickam Airbase
Hawaii
Ellington
Texas
Houston
Lunar
Fuel Crisis Past in NLY Still Serious
New York deputy mayor Robert Sweet said the fuel oil shortage is past the crisis point yet remains serious while any families lack heat. Deliveries reached large numbers of heatless buildings after oil-delivery strikes. about 15 000 of 28 000 buildings were serviced by Friday. Public schools totaling 900 buildings were closed to conserve fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Robert Sweet
John V. Lindsay
Reds Offer New Year’s Release Talk
Viet Cong proposed New Year’s Day talks with U S representatives to negotiate the release of three American prisoners in Saigon. The offer followed word that there would be no cease-fire on Jan 1 and came after a Christmas failure when U S officials accused the VC of using a propaganda ploy. A U S spokesman gave no immediate comment. The United States had signaled willingness to negotiate “anytime, anywhere.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
U.S
South Vietnam
Soldiering: The Work Is Tragically Steady
In a Vietnam chronicle by Bob Hope, Major Ronald Rykowski recounts a 1967 Pleiku engagement. Lt Ski leads a unit into the jungle trap where North Vietnamese forces overwhelm their position, with several soldiers sacrificed and others wounded before a brutal counterattack ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ski
Plei Trap
Mike Sudborough
Berkeley
Calif
Plane Crashes Into Hangar. 27 Injured at O'Hare
A North Central Airlines Convair jet misjudged its approach in thick fog and crashed into a Braniff hangar at O'Hare, killing 26 and injuring 27. The Vanguard drum corps members were performing inside when the fire erupted, with several youths burned and trapped. Survivors recalled the sudden crash and the ensuing chaos as rescue crews rushed to aid the injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Hare
North Central Airlines
Chicago
UPI
O'Hare International
Cook County
Braniff International
North Central
Midwest
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Wisconsin
Wausau
Green Bay
Manitowoc
Milwaukee
Convair
Federal Aviation Administration
Drum and Bugle Corps
Des Plaines
Robert Irish
Antigo
Wis
Also Mentioned on This Page
ISU
David A. Norris
C.R
Cedar Rapids News
Iowa News
Decorah
Elkader
Independence
Manchester
Oelwein
Fayette
Cherokee
Spencer
Dennison
Mason City
Cedar Falls
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Interstate 80
Stuart
the Weather Bureau
Parks Department
East Post Road
Linn County Road
Linn
Traffe
Marion
the Gazette
Kansas City
D.M
America
Air Force
Samuel Phillips
Nly
Reds
By Bob Hope
Phu Cat
Vietnam
Ronald Rykowski
Waterbury
Conn
Sacred Heart High School
Pleiku
Mike
Pfc
Washington
Odorno
Sgt. Bennett
Pfc. Stockwell
Stockwell
John Wayne
Bennett
China
Boston
Pvt
Bob Hope
Keith Carlson
Today's Index
Daily Record
Marion Eeeer
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!