Inventor Ends Deal On Columbia Safe Cigaret Filter
Robert Strickman said he terminated the July 7 agreement giving Columbia University rights to his safe cigarette filter. He will sue NBC for 500 million dollars and seeks the filter's immediate return. He would donate Columbia’s interest to a trust for the College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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Hillsdale
N.J
Robert Strickman
Columbia University
National Broadcasting Co
Columbia
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Strickman
NBC
Spectator
Howard Levine
Mathematical Statistics and Biometrics
Man Escapes House Fire Near Ladora
Clifford Cronbaugh, 83, of rural Ladora, narrowly escaped serious injury when a farmhouse northwest of Ladora burned early Wednesday. He was treated for smoke inhalation and had minor singes with the loss of the 144 story frame house and possessions partially covered by insurance.
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Marengo
Clifford Cronbaugh
Ladora
Marengo Hospital
Crowbaugh
Merle
Cronbaugh
Merle Cronbaugh
Cecil
Road Fund Allocation Unchanged Across 1968 Quarter
The U S government allocated 1.1 billion dollars in highway construction funds for the first quarter of 1968 matching the prior year. The total for the fiscal year remains 4.4 billion with money for interstate and state projects including primary and secondary roads. Transportation Secretary Alan Boyd asked governors for impact estimates if aid were cut by up to 50 percent as Congress pressed for spending reductions.
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Transportation Department
Transportation
Alan Boyd
Congress
Blame Bullet for Window Break at Lindale Plaza Shop
Cedar Rapids police said a $300 plate glass window at a Lindale Plaza barber shop was broken by a rifle shot over the weekend. Owner Jack Oliphant reported the incident, noting the window shattered between Saturday evening and Tuesday morning.
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Lindale Plaza
Cedar Rapids
Jack Oliphant
Oliphant
West Side Maidrite shop robbed. $43 stolen
Police report a break in at the West Side Maidrite shop at 621 First Avenue SW over the weekend. Entry was gained by breaking a window and $43 was stolen, including $37 in bills and $6 in change from the cash register.
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West Side
Maidrite
First Avenue SW
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