Cedar Rapids Briefs Cover Various Local Meetings
City and civic groups list events from SBA staff visit to Cedar Rapids to chamber meetings and public programs. Highlights include Van Snyder speaking on highway projects at Montrose hotel, Rotary tour of St Luke's, and a July antique sale at Marion Legion Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Committee
van Snyder
District Highway Commission
Chamber Highway Committee
Montrose Hotel
Roosevelt
Legion Hall
Marion
Beck Attacks Demo Platform In Des Moines Speech
Republican governor hopeful Robert Beck called the Democratic State platform fiscally irresponsible and the most liberal in state history. He noted about 20 changes to the draft but said none altered the pledge against tax increases and criticized past Hughes Franzenburg taxes and new service taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Robert Beck
Beck
Hughes- Franzenburg
College To Teach Nuclear Medicine In Montreal Suburb
A new school of nuclear medicine at Ahunisic Junior College will open this fall to teach handling radioactive materials. The facility carries about 1 million dollars of equipment and will receive radioactive materials from the Canadian government.
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Montreal
Ahunisic Junior College
Social Services Director Named
Arthur Downing aged 60 has been named director of the Bureau of Income Maintenance Services in Iowa’s new State Department of Social Services. The appointment was announced by Social Services Commissioner Maurice Harmon. Downing will supervise payments for old age assistance aid to the blind aid to dependent children and medical assistance as well as special services for adults and job training programs. He previously chaired the State Board of Social Welfare before its abolition on June 30 and transfer of functions to the new department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Arthur Downing
Bureau of Income Maintenance Services
State Department of Social Services
Social Services
Maurice Harmon
Downing
State Board of Social Welfare
Department of Social Services
Nasser Seeks Soviet Backing in Middle East Talks
In Moscow Nasser reports Soviet leaders reaffirmed Arab support and aid, claiming they will help liberate Arab lands. Nasser arrived seeking a path out of the 1967 war deadlock as Podgorny touts unbreakable friendship amid continued push for Israel concessions.
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Moscow
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Kremlin
Nasser
Soviet Union
Middle East
Israal
Israel
Nikolai Podgorny
Two Car Crash Sends Four to CR Hospital
A two car head on collision on highway 13 three miles north of Linn county home sent four people to St. Luke's hospital. Elmer Frazier Jr and his son Gary along with Elmer and his wife were admitted. Frazier Jr in fair condition with a broken leg and lacerations. Simmons of Monticello involved and unharmed. Investigators say Simmons crossed center line.
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Highway 13
St. Luke’s Hospital
Linn County
Elmer Frazier, Jr
Alburnett
Gary
Frazier
Elmer Frazier
Thirty-fifth Street
Marion
Vincent A
Wheeler Warns of Soviet Nuclear Force Danger
Gen. Earle Wheeler testifies before a Senate subcommittee that the growing Soviet strategic nuclear forces pose the greatest US threat. He says the United States could sustain a first strike and still destroy Soviet cities, while stressing the need for an anti ballistic missile program to reduce damage levels. Public debate on ABM costs continues as a tentative decision nears.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
United States
Earle Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S
Soviet Union
John Stennis
D-Miss
Subcommittee
Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
Wheeler
Joint Chiefs
Johnson outlines aid and regional links for Central America
President Johnson discusses a loan for rural electric cooperatives in Honduras and Costa Rica to boost agriculture. He warns against expecting a mythical benefactor and argues regional institutions strengthen peace and development. A five president declaration seeks market coordination and policy reforms.
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Guatemala
Honduras
Costa Rica
Johnson
China condemns Soviet release of U S jet over Vietnam route
In Tokyo AP reported that China’s party organ called the Soviet Union’s release of a chartered DC-8 with 214 Vietnam bound U S soldiers a betrayal. Asahi cited Peiping saying Soviet leaders aid the United States and suppress Vietnamese struggle. The jet landed on Iturup after being forced by Soviet fighters. U S authorities blamed a navigational error. The Cz government released the plane after two days.
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Tokyo
Red China
Communist Party
Soviet Union
U.S
Asahi
Peking
People’s Daily
Vietnam
United States
Iturup
Kurile Islands
Japan
State Department
Commander Dies in Kappel n Germany World War II General
Gen. Bernhard Ramcke, 79, former commander of German parachute troops in World War II, died Thursday in Kappel n Germany. The AP report notes his role and age with limited other details.
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Kappeln
Germany
Bernhard Ramcke
Poll indicates Rockefeller Reagan ticket best for Republicans
The Christian Science Monitor reported a state by state poll showing Rockefeller Reagan as the GOP’s strongest November ticket. It would win 254 electoral votes in 22 states versus 208 for Humphrey Kennedy in 20 states and DC, with four Southern states for Wallace and four tossups.
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Boston
The
Christian Science Monitor
District of Columbia
George Wallace
Alabama
Patrolmen Increased As Holiday Closes
The Iowa Highway Patrol canceled Sunday offs for all patrolmen to maximize coverage during the Fourth of July weekend closing hours. State Safety Commission head Jack Fulton warned the final hours of the holiday period would be the most dangerous and urged long-distance travelers to start early to avoid fatigue and last minute rush.
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Des Moines
Iowa Highway Patrol
State Safety Commission
Jack Fulton
Romney Reappears on G.O.P. Scene as VP Possibility
Michigan Governor George Romney resurfaces as a potential Republican vice presidential candidate. Romney would consider a second spot if Richard Nixon offers, though Nelson Rockefeller’s selection is deemed unlikely. Romney’s Michigan delegation could shape a Nixon nomination bid as observers weigh shifting loyalties.
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Romney
G.O.P
Washington
George Romney
Michigan
Richard Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Gerald Ford
Ford
House
Miami Beach
Nixon
Vietnam
Wyoming Rites for Robert Brodersen
Robert L. Brodersen 44 native of Wyoming died Saturday in Davenport hospital. He managed Franklin Life Insurance in Bettendorf and is survived by wife Norma two daughters two sons and brother Richard of Davenport. Born January 3 1924 he was married three times. Services Tuesday at 1 p.m. Hill and Fredericks funeral home with graveside rites at 3 p.m. Wyoming cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Monday.
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Bettendorf
Robert L. Brodersen
Wyoming
Davenport
Franklin Life Insurance Co
Norma
Richard
Maryanne Westphal
State Center
Norma Rittmank
Marion
Hill and Fredericks Funeral Home
Four Injured as Autos Collide at SW First Street
A two car crash at First Street and Thirteenth Avenue SW left four people injured. Roger D. Richards 20 of 159 Fifteenth Street SW and Nora M. Buresh 44 of 3647 Twelfth Avenue SW were involved. Buresh and Laurie Dudley 10 Center Point were admitted to St Luke's Hospital. Richards was treated and released. Donna Johnson 19 of 3701 Sixteenth Avenue SW was also treated and released. Richards faces a charge of failure to yield at a stop sign. The crash occurred at 4 p.m.
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First Street
Thirteenth Avenue
Roger D. Richards
Fifteenth Street
Nora M. Buresh
Twelfth Avenue
Richards
Donna Johnson
Sixteenth Avenue
C R Man Held on Tire Theft Charges
Robert L. Thomas of 910 Seventh Street SE was arrested by Cedar Rapids police Saturday evening and charged with larceny. Detectives say he stole about 20 used tires from the Montgomery Ward tire service at 624 Third Street SE Friday night. He was held without bond in the city jail.
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Robert L. Thomas
Seventh Street SE
Cedar Rapids
Thomas
Montgomery Ward
Third Street
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Toledo
Gazette
John Speer
Robert Hartesy
Carl Ebersole
Hartesy
Randy
Ebersole
SBA
Small Business Administration
Chamber of Commerce
Youth Employment Service
Y.E.S
M.m
Pratt Sound Films, Inc
Cedar Rapids - Marion
Council On Human Relations
Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church
Jaycee
Bruce Paige
Lyle Schultz
Chet Helland
Baranchan’s
School Board
Board of Education
Second Avenue SW
Rotary Club
Lions Club
C. C. McIntyre
United Air Lines
Roosevelt Hotel
Armor Ballroom
Leo Greco
Adv
Veterans Office
C. G. Snook
Veterans Administration
Kiwanis Club
G. W. Eddings
Area Ten Community College
Christian Club
Joan Lipsky
Lincoln Room
YMCA
Optimist Club
Don Salyer
Exchange Club
Dick Steinger
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Paul Franzenburg
Shorewood
Recreation Commission
Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission
City Hall
St. S.E
Eagles
C.R. Hospital
Senate Preparedness
China
Your Office
Smith-Corona
Mochnick Typewriter CO
Center Point Rd
N.E
Warren Weaver, Jr
New York Times News Service
Rockefeller
New Yorker
Tional
Ers
Ford Rejection
Alaska
New Hampshire
Cedar Valley Bible Church
Ed Wignall
First Avenue SE
Charlie Pyle
Regal Street
Wignall
Bob Abram
Coe College
Lee Gustafson
Meadowdale Drive
Jim van Dine
A Avenue
Merle Wignall
Tim Cowen
Coe
Robert Brodersen
C.R. Man
Aid Ae Maat
Maico
Tate
Paramount
Iowa
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