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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1968
Page
5
An air force survey near Thule Greenland reports burn marks blast fragments and a small amount of radioactivity at the B 62 bomber crash site. No nuclear weapons recovered or identified and teams assess ice covered bay and possible explosion on impact.
Marshall Bean, 32, a two time veteran drafted after spelling his name backward to dodge debts, said farewell to the U S army. He rode an army bus to Frankfurt with discharge orders, will fly to New York then Fort Dix for out processing, receiving a routine discharge without extra compensation.
Around 200 members and friends met at Memorial Coliseum Armory Tuesday night. Rich ard Jensen LaVerne Moran and Elmer Delaney were re elected to the board. The group approved a four percent dividend a resolution to increase the board to 11 members and voted to drop the C R designation from the union’s title.
Ten Mt Mercy College students and instructor Leo Lim will attend a two day workshop at Argonne National Laboratory Chicago on January 29 and 30. The group will study infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance as part of an organic chemistry course. Lim recently received an NSF grant for weekend NMR work at Argonne. Participants include Joyce Ryan DeWitt and Kay Buell Breda Linda Carson Alburnett Mary Lou Connolly Cascade Janice Hyberger Elma Judith McDermott Charlotte Stella Schulte Norway Jean Vohname Carroll Rita Kryske Bellwood Barbara Lyon Worth.
In 1967 Iowans gave nearly 500000 dollars in food clothing and cash for global relief through the Church World Service Community Appeals program chaired by Rev. Dick Harberts of Postville. The Iowa Council of Churches coordinates the interfaith effort and Christian missions division.
Local notice invites readers to place want ads offering unused storage space. Advertisements highlight flexible terms and proximity to neighborhood centers, encouraging quick contact for short or long term arrangements.
Johnny Cornelius Johnson, a Black real estate dealer, elected model cities executive director in Atlanta with a $16 000 annual post. Calvin Craig, a Georgia Klansman, named Adair Park vice chairman to help oversee policy for model cities projects. Johnson says cooperation could push for racial harmony and integration. Craig notes integration not his focus.
A suspenseful murder story airs in color on Channel 9 this Wednesday at o'clock. The feature stars Lee Bouvier and Robert Stack in a dramatic prime time presentation.
The Des Moines public safety department must open its records, including driver and chauffeur licenses and vehicle registrations, to commercial firms and the public under the 1967 open records law. Public Safety Commissioner Jack Fulton says the statute requires mass inspections and none of the law justifies denying access.
Gov Harold Hughes said that inspection and copying of records will not interfere with state office procedures. He opposed using state lists by commercial firms and said the open records law should not enable advertising access. He suggested internal regulations to prevent misuse but did not specify details.
OELWEIN police investigated a strange incident at the Earl Davis home Tuesday night. The Davises were in Maynard. A woman who called the house found the phone off the hook after four rings, prompting a police check. No signs of forced entry or missing items were found when the Davises returned.
The Hubbard Shell at 525 First Avenue SW reported a break in with about 200 missing from a file cabinet pried open after a glass overhead door was broken. City detectives probed a second break in at Airport 66 station on Waconia Avenue and J Street SW.
Oelwein firemen averted a serious blaze at the Knapp coal yards when a pump house fire near three large oil tanks broke out Wednesday morning. Fire of undetermined origin was quickly put out by local firefighters.
Laura adapted for television by Truman Capote airs on Movie Night Special on Channel 9 in color. Lee Bouvier headlines the cast in a featured presentation.
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