Racism Shapes Senses and Perceptions, Griffin Says
University of Iowa lecture by John Howard Griffin argues anti black racism conditions sight and hearing. He cites past experiment in which pigment changes affected perception and notes whites often doubt Afro Americans can have light eyes or speak like them. He cites two victims of racism and calls blame the victim a first principle of racism.
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Iowa City
John Howard Griffin
Center For Labor and Management
University of Iowa
Griffin
South
U.S
Uncle Remus
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
France
Hattiesburg
Miss
Robbery Slugging Ties Des Moines Man to Marshalltown Heist
Jack Strode, 22, of Des Moines, held in Marshall County jail on robbery with aggravation charges after two men robbed an Marshalltown supermarket late Monday. Assistant manager Bruce Beeman was forced to open the safe and slugged before the bandits fled with an undetermined sum. A second suspect fled on foot. another manhunt followed after police halted a vehicle on Route 64.
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Marshalltown
Jack Strode
Des Moines
Marshall County
Bruce Beeman
Sheriff’s
Strode
Hawkeye Area Civil Liberties Union Forms Iowa Chapter
Ten members elected to two year terms and six to one year terms form the Hawkeye Area Civil Liberties Union first chapter of the Iowa Civil Liberties Union. Nominating committee chairman Prof. Samuel Patterson. first board meeting set for Feb 15 at 1 p.m. at Peoples Church in Cedar Rapids.
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Iowa City
Hawkeye Area Civil Liberties Union
Iowa Civil Liberties Union
John M. Ely, Jr
Cedar Rapids
David Vernon
William E. Connor
William Heywood
Mt. Vernon
Burns Weston
Olaf Davidson
R. Fred Dumbaugh
Mary Kauppi
Michael Brody
Lane Davis
Samuel Patterson
Peoples Church
Vernon
Klinks Mail Opposes Abortion Law Change
Des Moines Senator Leslie Klink says he received 20 letters from Allamakee constituents urging a no vote on the bill to liberalize Iowa abortion laws. He notes some signers have several children and oppose abortion. no letters in support have been received, and the bill remains in committee.
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Des Moines
Leslie Klink
Elkader
Allamakee
Iowa
Klink
Car Rolls 3 Times. Eldorado Driver Hurt
Verne Oakland, 26, of Eldorado, is in fair condition at West Union hospital after his car rolled over three times Monday night. The wreck occurred three miles south of Calmar on highway 150. He was charged with failure to have his car under control.
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West Union
Verne
Oakland
Eldorado
West Union Hospital
Calmar
New Masonic Lodge Officers Installed at Winthrop
Winthrop lodge inaugurates new officers with Dean Allen as worshipful master, Donald Eiler as senior warden, Byron Merrill as junior warden, A. J. Braden as treasurer, and Paul Braden as secretary.
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Winthrop
The
Masonic Lodge
Dean Allen
Donald Eiler
Byron Merrill
A. J. Braden
Paul Braden
Tax Freeze Plan Could Finance Urban Renewal Without Bonds
Iowa legislators consider a revenue based urban renewal — the tax freeze — allowing municipalities to issue revenue bonds while tax streams from the project fund its development and bond retirement. Proponents note self liquidating financing, with taxes redirected after bonds retire, while officials emphasize careful case by case use.
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Des Moines
Iowa Cities-Towns Committee
California
Robert Helmick
Orvis
Jack Seaman
Mason City
John Walsh
Dubuque
Alden Erskine
Sioux City
Chester Hougen
Cedar Falls
Don Salyer
Cedar Rapids
Photo Study of U S and Mexico by Iowa Professor
University of Iowa art professor John Schulze will photograph life along the Mississippi River and Gulf coast to Yucatan during the second semester. He plans a book comparing primitive life in the United States and Mexico and will document changes in both areas. He will photograph Cape Girardeau and follow the Mississippi to New Orleans, returning mid April.
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Iowa City
John Schulze
University of Iowa School of Art
Mississippi River
Gulf Coast
Yucatan
U. of I
Mexico
Schulze
Paul Harvey Seeks Devil Behind Societal Troubles
Paul Harvey suggests the Devil as a cause of social issues in a commentary broadcast. He invites viewers to tune in at 5:30 and 10 PM Tuesday on KCRG TV 9 for his analysis and insights.
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Paul Harvey
Kcrg-Tv
Legislator Opposes Drug Store Liquor Sales in Iowa
Rep. N. F. Sorg of Marion a druggist opposes allowing liquor sales in drug stores. He says he is against it and notes the general Iowa pharmacist consensus is against the plan. Sorg supports keeping the present system while seeking modernization and some expansion of self service state liquor stores.
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ES Moines
Iowa
Illinois
N. F. Sorg
R-Marion
EPUBLICAN Leaders Target April 23 Adjournment Date
Republican leaders said they aim for an April 23 adjournment while privately admitting education is needed among their ranks. Democrats advocate April 23 but doubt it possible unless the early pace improves.
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Epublican
Iowa Student Drawing Selected for Smithsonian Show
University of Iowa senior Leonardo Lasansky has a drawing titled Wedding Portrait chosen for a two year Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition. John Canaday of the New York Times selected 50 works for the Norfolk Biennial show, naming Lasansky’s piece among the 20 best and recommending purchase. The Norfolk Museum bought the work for its American drawings collection. Lasansky and four other UI students will study archaeology and ethnography in Mexico for five months under Prof. Thomas H. Charlton, funded by the National Science Foundation.
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Iowa City
Leonardo Lasansky
University of Iowa
Smithsonian
John Canaday
New York Times
Norfolk
Museum of Arts and Sciences
Lasansky
Canaday
Norfolk Museum
U. of S
Mexico
Thomas H. Charlton
U. of S. Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Charlton
National Science Foundation
Park User Fee Bill Drafted by Rep Tieden
DES MOINES Rep Dale Tieden plans to introduce a measure to charge a state park user fee as urged by Gov Ray. The proposal mirrors Wisconsin's system with an annual $3 car stamp and a $1 two day option for non annual users to support maintenance costs.
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Des Moines
Dale Tieden
Elkader
Robert Ray
Iowa
Tieden
Wisconsin
House Unit Clears Rights Bond Repeal
DES MOINES Iowa the cities and towns committee voted 20 to 0 to recommend lifting the $500 bond requirement under the 1967 Fair Housing law The bond applies to those filing complaints with the Civil Rights Commission alleging housing discrimination Supporters say the bond harms people with limited means ahead of 1968 party platforms backing repeal
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Des Moines
Cities and Towns Committee
Iowa House
Civil Rights Commission
Pet Lost Ad Promises Quick Help via Phone Contact
Lost pet notice urges readers to call 369-1234 to report or locate a missing animal. The brief item highlights rapid response through a local want ad service.
Iowa Reports New High in Nonfarm Employment
Iowa’s nonfarm wage and salary employment rose to 883,600 in December, a new record, up 4,600 from November. The total workforce fell to 1,195,000 with 25,900 unemployed, 2.2 percent. Manufacturing gained 500, nondurable goods rose 1,300, nondurable losses 900, and nonmanufacturing added 4,100. Trade led by Christmas hiring, government up 1,500, and services plus 700 more. construction and nonmetallic mining trimmed declines.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Specialist in Sleep To Speak at U of I
Dr. William C. Dement of Stanford University will lecture at 4 10 p m Wednesday in the medical amphitheater at University of Iowa Hospital on Experimental Evidence for a Unified Theory of Sleep Drive and Psychosis. The talk is sponsored by the College of Medicine and the UI chapter of the Student American Medical Association.
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Iowa City
William C. Dement
Stanford University
University of Iowa General Hospital
Dement
Stanford
College of Medicine
U. of I
American Medical Assn
Ray Gains Time To Act On Welfare and Tax Chiefs
Gov. Robert D. Ray gains extra time to decide whether to submit to the Senate the names of State Revenue Director William Forst and Social Services Commissioner Maurice Harmon. Constitutional quirks extend their terms beyond the next session, with vacancies having been created by 1967 reorganizations and Hughes actions.
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Ray
Des Moines
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
Senate
State Revenue
William Forst
Maurice Harmon
General Assembly
Hughes
Kentucky
Harmon
Forst
Stiff Regulation Sought for Utility Line Locations
Des Moines Iowa AP Rep William Gannon proposes bill to require state commerce commission approval for transmission line sites. The measure demands routes align with land use plans and require exploration of alternatives if a route is objectionable. Concern centers on Newton to Perry high voltage line crossing Polk county Chichaqua Wildlife Habitat. Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. and Iowa Southern Utilities Co. would build it. conservationists oppose.
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Des Moines
Iowa
William Gannon
Mingo
House
Gannon
State Commerce Commission
Newton
Perry
Polk County
Chichaqua
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Fraternity at UIC Affiliates with Tau Kappa Epsilon
Delbert Hughes president of Tau Kappa Upsilon at Upper Iowa College announces affiliation of the UIC fraternity with Tau Kappa Epsilon, an international fraternity with 237 chapters. The UIC group will enter two years as a TKE colony before full chapter status. On December 18, 1968, UIC voted unanimously to affiliate, and received a confirming letter from TKE director W. J. Pierce this week.
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W. J. Pierce
TKE
Monona to Host Iowa Jaycees Banquet March 9
The Monona Jaycees will host the Iowa Jaycees outstanding young men awards March 9 at the MFL school auditorium. Winners in four categories will advance to national competition. Ed Wimmer of Covington Ky will speak. Tickets limited to 900 with a Feb 15 reservation deadline.
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Monona
Iowa Jaycees
Monona Jaycees
MFL
Roger A. Halvorson
Ed Wimmer
Covington, Ky
Wimmer
National Federation of Independent Business
America
Iowa
Larry Makoben
Bettendorf
Cedar Rapids Gazette Established In 1883
The Cedar Rapids Gazette dates its founding to 1883 by The Gazette Co. The paper is published daily and Sunday at 00 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa with subscription rates listed for carrier and mail delivery. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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The
Gazette Co
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Lowe
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
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