Public rescue of Samantha from Cedar River reaches Cedar Rapids
In mid April 1965 Samantha was stranded in a tree as Cedar River overflowed its banks in Cedar Rapids. Rescuers led by M. R. Lund waded through swift water to save her. After the ordeal she adapted to home life and Bea Kloubec offered to take her in. Samantha has since produced several litters of kittens.
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Samantha
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
M. R. Lund
Sixteenth Street
Bea Kloubec
Thirtieth Street
Mother of Missing Son Says Can't Pay Back Insurance
In Houston a mother told AP she spent the insurance money paid after her son Marine Pfc. Ronald L. Ridgeway was reported killed in Vietnam. She believed him dead for years, later learning he was a prisoner, and used funds for a car and family expenses while holding to the uncertain fate of her son.
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Houston
South Vietnam
Mildred Ridgeway
Marine Pfc
Ronald L. Ridgeway
National Servicemen’s Life Insurance Group
Louis Ridge
Ray
James
Ridgeway
Khe Sahn
St. Louis
Cedar Rapids Gazette circulation and pricing details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 states its daily and Sunday publication at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription rates: by carrier 75 cents per week. by mail night and Sunday 6 issues two dollars per month nineteen dollars yearly. afternoon editions and Sunday seven issues two dollars and fifteen cents per month twenty dollars yearly. Rates for other states and territories thirty dollars yearly. No mail subscriptions in Gazette carrier areas. 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
Linn County War Bond Quota For 1943 Set At 9 146 700
Linn County sets its war bond quota for 1943 at 9 million 146 thousand 700 dollars as part of wartime financing efforts. The figure appears in local records reflecting the county’s commitment to a federal drive and ongoing defense funding.
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Linn County
Senator Beryl Kenyon Hit By Flying Gavel in Lansing
In Lansing Michigan AP report Lt Gov James Brickley smashed a gavel to restore order and the gavel head flew off striking Senate secretary Beryl Kenyon on the head. He was not injured and received a yellow hard hat while Kenyon later presented a replacement gavel.
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Lansing
Mich
Senate
Beryl Kenyon
James Brickley
Brickley
Kenyon
Bor
Capitol
Salute Triggers Belfast Panic on Queen's Anniversary
Celebrations for the 21st anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession sparked a Belfast panic. A 21 gun salute was misread as a barrage of guerrilla bomb and rocket attacks, prompting police to field multiple calls.
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Belfast
Elizabeth II
Mynah Bird Nightclub Closes To Open Nudist Venue
Toronto officials and patrons hear of the Mynah Bird nightclub closing to launch a nudist club. The venue previously offered topless dancers sex films and even a chef who cooked naked except for a hat required by law.
Moscow Mayor Invites Lindsay Visit to Discuss Jews
Moscow Mayor Vladimir Promyslov invites New York Mayor John Lindsay to visit Moscow saying they can discuss any problem the mayor is interested in. Lindsay aides say the visit would open talks on the plight of Soviet Jews.
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New York
UPI
Moscow
Vladimir Promyslov
John Lindsay
Air Force Reconsiders Price For New Fighter Engine
Senator Weicker says the Air Force will study engine cost disputes in the AX ground support fighter program. He cites AVCO engines from Connecticut and suggests political pressure influenced Fairchild Industries' selection over Northrop for prototype work. Pentagon denies final contract terms and notes a January 18 selection date.
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Washington
Air Force
Connecticut
Lowell Weicker
R-Conn
Weicker
Pentagon
Fairchild Industries
Fairchild
Northrop Corp
Capitol Hill
Northrop
Avco Co
Stratford
Guerilla raid hits dozens of Cyprus police posts
Masked assailants believed linked to Grivas’ underground organization raided multiple police stations at dawn in Cyprus. They seized weapons uniforms walkie talkies and vehicles while exchanging fire with police at several sites. No casualties were reported.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
George Grivas
Makarios
Bargain Seekers Target Want Ad Readers
Want ad readers are urged to act fast for bargains as a selling opportunity is promoted. The notice encourages dialing a contact number 398-8234 to place or respond to bargain listings.
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Dial
Ex Senator Margaret Chase Smith says she is not bitter after defeat
Portland Maine AP Former Senator Margaret Chase Smith 74 says she is not bitter about losing her bid for a fifth term to Democrat William Hathaway and explains she withheld interviews to focus on leaving her senate office on time. She notes age mood and hometown hurt and discusses Nixon era critiques and future plans.
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Portland, Maine
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine Sunday Telegram
Washington, D.C
Hathaway
Nixon
BYU Student Dismissed Over Watergate Spy Links
Brigham Young University graduate student Thomas Gregory, a key Watergate prosecution witness, is dismissed for at least two semesters after admitting he acted as a spy. University President Dallin Oaks cited violations of the honor code by withholding his activities. Gregory hails from Green Village New Jersey and had been set to graduate this spring.
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Provo
Utah
Brigham Young University
Thomas Gregory
Dallin Oaks
Gregory
Eliot Camerion
Green Village
N.J
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18Th St
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Marion Blvd
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