Work release praised as progressive county policy
Linn County Sheriff Walter Grant lauds a new day work release law for county prisoners as progressive, citing few suspensions and about 20 percent participation. Conservation Director George Hamilton criticizes the law, noting reduced county labor from parks projects and savings from prior programs, while emphasizing careful eligibility and employer cooperation.
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Linn
Walter Grant
Linn County
George Hamilton
Kruse Courts
Grant
Hamilton
Kcorps
U.S. May Face POW Camp Plan Amid Vietnam War
The Pentagon weighs operating U.S. POW camps in Vietnam if the war expands. Prisoners claim welfare would be needed without work, while U.S. and Saigon authorities argue current custody stays. Legal experts note Geneva Convention implications and evolving policy could drive a broader campaign.
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Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Vietnam
Nam
Saigon
South Vietnam
Dr Bowen to Speak Before Cedar Rapids Rotary Club
Dr Howard R Bowen president of the University of Iowa will speak Monday before the Cedar Rapids Rotary club. The talk titled The State of the Red Cross and University will address POW camp humane treatment and wartime concerns. Introduced by Coe College president Dr Joseph McCabe the meeting begins at 12 15 p m at the Montrose hotel.
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Howard R. Bowen
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Nguyen Cao Ky
Montrose Hotel
Ment
Bowen
Red Cross
Joseph McCabe
Coe College
King May Shake Chicago To Aid GOP, Analysts Say
United Press International reports Dr. Martin Luther King Jr plans a campaign in Chicago aimed at challenging public and private institutions he views as perpetuating slum conditions for Negroes. Analysts warn the effort could trigger a major political earthquake with GOP implications.
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Lyle Wilson
United Press International
Martin Luther King, Jr
Chicago
King
GOP
Cago
Cook County
Francis Keppel
U.S
T. King
Daley
South
Cedar Rapids School Allows Married Students in Activities
Cedar Rapids Community school officials said no formal policy exists on married students participating in extra curricular activities. The Waterloo board lost a court case challenging its right to regulate such students. Cedar Rapids board discussed a policy in 1963 but chose not to adopt one.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo School Board
Donald Birdsell
Cedar Rapids, Schools
Birdsell
Chicago
Daley, Co
Neight
Washington High School
Black Hawk District Court
U.S
Ronald Green
East Waterloo
Officers Named By Civic Club In Quiet City Meeting
Thomas J. Condon was elected president of the West Side Civic Club at an Elks Club session. New officers include Byron Thorpe as first vice president, William Happel as second vice president, Charles Krejci as treasurer, and Floyd McDowell as secretary. New directors are Happel, Thorpe, Matt Bintner, John Shada and Ivor Stanley.
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Thomas J. Condon
Thirty-fourth Street
West Side Civic Club
Elks Club
Byron Thorpe
William “Bill” Happel
Charles Krejci
Floyd McDowell
Happel
Thorpe
Matt Bintner
John Shada
Ivor Stanley
VFW Pushes Comparative Government Courses in High Schools
The Southern conference of the Veterans of Foreign Wars has urged public high schools to offer courses in comparative government. The resolution from its midwinter meeting argues such courses would inform students about democracy, communism, and other governmental forms.
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Biloxi
Miss
Southern Conference of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
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