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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1968

Page

2

Rap Brown Nabbed for N Y Exit in Latent Shuffle

Federal marshals and city detectives arrest H. Rap Brown in Manhattan on a New Orleans federal warrant for violating a no travel order. He allegedly attended a Los Angeles rally with Stokely Carmichael while free on bail in other cases. Brown faced extradition talks tied to Maryland and Virginia indictments over riots. creditors demanded $10,000 bail or jail.

New York UPI H. Rap Brown New Orleans Brown New York City West Side Manhattan Foley Square Los Angeles Stokely Carmichael Justice Department Washington Lansing Mitchell U.S. District Court Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee SNCC Federal District Richmond Maryland Virginia Cambridge Justice -Department Carmichael Huey Newton

McNamara cites highly classified Tonkin Gulf proof before Senate

Secretary of Defense McNamara testified that U S intelligence contains unimpeachable proof of North Vietnamese attacks on the destroyers Maddox and Turner Joy on August 2 and 4 1964. He said the information showed no U S provocation and that both ships gathered intelligence during patrols without violating North Vietnam's waters.

Washington Defense McNamara U.S Senate Foreign Relations Committee Gulf of Tonkin McNamara U. S Maddox Turner Joy North Vietnam

Auto Tax Extension Tails Through 1969

Washington AP The House Ways and Means Committee approved extending automobile and telephone excise taxes at current rates through 1969 and ordered a speedup in corporate income tax collections.

Washington (Ap House Ways and Means Committee

Service Fee to Union Deductible

Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday that a service charge paid to a union by a non member as a condition to hold his job can be deducted for income tax purposes.

Washington Internal Revenue Service

$1.88 Billion Request For Military Construction

The military budget request seeks 1.88 billion dollars for new construction worldwide for the coming year. It includes 227.3 million for installations to support a 5-billion anti ballistic missile defense system. Projects are planned at 321 bases globally.

Washington Defense McNamara Congress U.S

Pearson Victory Maintains Liberal Hold In Tax Showdown

In Ottawa the Liberal government survived a motion to trigger a confidence vote after MPs defeated the proposed 9 percent income tax surcharge. The adjournment motion carried 84 to 82 as Conservatives and allies abstained amid Pearson vacation.

Ottawa UPI Lester Pearson House of Commons Pearson Government House Allan Maceachen House

Nuclear plant proposed north of Palo on 480-acre site

Iowa Electric plans a 550000 kilowatt Duane Arnold Energy Center two miles north of Palo on a 480 acre tract, employing up to 750 during construction. The project, to be built by General Electric cooled boiling water reactor, aims to start operation in December 1973, with a second unit contemplated.

Duane Arnold Energy Center Iowa Electric Light and Power Co Cedar River Palo Jowa Andinumersus negotia‘Power Co Roosevelt Hotel Sutherland Dows Howard John Beatty Rex Myers Iowa Arnold Dows Iowa Electric Duane Arnold Marshall Hardesty

Florida Folk Taking Over As Teachers

Florida teachers strike continues as businesspeople and grandparents fill classrooms to keep schools open. About 23,733 teachers did not report in 55 counties, with 520,000 of 1.3 million students out of school. arson hit a Miami suburb high school office.

Tallahassee UPI Florida Miami State Education Department Southwest High Jacksonville

Senate Votes Not To Halt Rights Debate

The Senate rejected a gag rule and failed to invoke cloture on the civil rights bill. A 55 to 37 vote blocked the motion as Dirksen and Southern members opposed ending debate, amid ongoing talks since Congress convened in January. Johnson urged moving toward equality in a letter to Sen. Hart.

Washington UPI Senate Johnson Dirksen Mansfield Congress Jan. Lo. Johnson Sen. Hart D-Mich America Hart

Battle Near Saigon as Viet Cong Press City Outskirts

Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces massed west northwest and north of Saigon aided by US helicopter gunships in a broad assault seen as a potential prelude to a capital invasion. Intelligence cites 10 000 to 15 000 enemy within a day’s march of Saigon, while Hue battles continue with Marine losses and limited air strikes due to weather.

Saigon UPS U.S Hue

Pueblo Crew Punished Expected by North Korea

North Korea signals punishment for the Pueblo crew after alleged crimes in one country. Embassy official Zang Ie Zoon warns retaliation could spark war, while US Secretary of State Rusk cautions Pyongyang against any punishment.

Moscow UPI Pueblo Zang Ie Zoon Pyongyang Rusk North Korea

Chaplain McGonigal Died With Marines in Hue Battle

Father Aloysius McGonigal, a 46 year old Jesuit chaplain, died from a forehead wound while accompanying the First Battalion of the Fifth Marines during the Hue citadel assault. He had insisted on fighting alongside field troops, traveling with advisory units and extending his Vietnam tour. His death came as he sought to be with the men he served, rather than remain at the Hue compound.

Pfc John Huntz Buffalo N.Y George Alvarez New York Marine Khe ‘Sanh Featherneck Con Thien Fat Con Thien Hue Vietnam Aloysius McGonigal Father McGonigal First Corps South Vietnam U.S Ireland da Nang Perfume River Fifth Marines Stephen Bernie Dayton Ohio Bernie Marine Fortress

Chuckle Wives Like Fishermen Bragging About One That Got Away

A humorous remark compares modern wives to fishermen who boast about the one that slipped away and gripe about the one they kept. The line reflects light social wit and playful gender humor.

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Rap Brown N. Y Tonkin Gulf Today's Index Farm Movies Society Hue Battle Gls George McArthur Hue, Vietnam
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