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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1968

Page

2

Communist candidate Charlene Mitchell talks on race and war

New York reports Charlene Mitchell the American Communist Party presidential nominee speaks of racism and the Vietnam War as core issues. Mitchell a 38 year old Los Angeles mother says the party will run in 16 or 17 states and contest laws while her running mate Michael Zagarell notes the ticket aims to mobilize women and minorities.

New York UPI American Communist Party Charlene Mitchell Miles Davis Charlie Parker Dave Brubeck Mitchell Chicago United States

Social swirl as Rockefeller settlement and royals flood Europe

New York society notes reveal Bobo Rockefeller's divorce settlement and Paris residence while she visits Chicago with son Winthrop Jr. The piece links Empress Soraya, Franco Indovina, Don Alfonso de Borbón, Ari Onassis, Maria Callas, the Guinnesses, Paleys, and other elites roaming the Mediterranean, Rome, Venice, and Ischia. Many names, yachts, and events highlight a glittering international season.

New York Bobo Rockefeller Arkansas Winthrop Rockefeller Bobo Winthrop, Jr E. Sixty-seventh Street Paris Champs Elysee Petit Palais New York City Young Winthrop Chicago Winthrop Daddy

Susan Wiele Honored at Friday Bridal Shower

Miss Susan Wiele was honored Friday at a bridal shower given by Mrs. Walter J. Brown at 115 Twentieth Street SW. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Wiele of 2231 C Avenue NW and engaged to Michael Moses, son of Mrs. Dean Rees of 1102 Twenty-eighth Street SE, with a wedding set for August 24.

Susan Wiele Walter J. Brown Twentieth Street Miss Wiele M. L. Wiele C Avenue NW Michael Moses Dean Rees Twenty-eighth Street

Miss Universe Crowned Vasconcellos From Brazil in 1969 Pageant

Martha Vasconcellos, a Brazilian schoolteacher, was named Miss Universe after winning over contestants from 65 countries. She will earn ten thousand dollars in personal appearances, plus a ten thousand dollar crown award and a seven thousand five hundred dollar chinchilla jacket as part of her prize package. She worries about being away from family for a year and plans to marry her fiancé after handing over the crown next year. Miss Curacao Anne Marie Braasheid was first runner up, with Miss Finland Leena Brussin, Miss Venezuela Petty Kopp, and Miss USA Dorothy Anstett also in the finals.

Miami Beach Fla Martha Vasconcellos Brazil Miss Vasconcellos Vasconcellos Miss Universe Salvador Venezuela Petty Kopp Dorothy Anstett

King's Daughters to Visit Linn County Home Event

Residents of the Linn County Home will entertain Linn County King's Daughters Wednesday from 1 to 3. The Linn-Mar high school band will play and refreshments will be served. For further information call Mrs. R. E. Denny at 365 0658.

Linn County Linn County King’s Daughters Linn-Mar High School R. E. Denny

Moms Must Go Is Got Campaign Issue Today

A provocative commentary argues that the issue of mothers is central to the 1968 campaigns. It claims a radical view that moms fuel violence and crime and that candidates should embrace this idea to win votes.

Mom Gertrude

Edelman and Marion Wright Wed in Simple McLean Ceremony

Peter Edelman, 30, adviser to the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and Marion Wright, 29, ally of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., married at a quiet McLean home ceremony attended by about 200 friends. The Rev. William Sloane Coffin officiated. guests included Arthur Goldberg. Wright, born in Bennettsville, S.C., Yale law graduate and first Negro attorney admitted to Mississippi bar, worked with NAACP LDF and SCLC. Edelman, white, formerly a Justice Department official from Minneapolis, noted the year of assassinations made joy difficult.

Mclean, Va Peter Edelman Robert F. Kennedy Marion Wright Martin Luther King, Jr William Sloane Coffin Yale University Benjamin Spock Adam Walinsky Kennedy Arthur J. Goldberg U.S United Nations Supreme Court King Bennettsville S.C Yale Law School Mississippi Naacp Legal Defense Fund Southern Christian Leadership Conference Edelman Justice Department Minneapolis

Brunch and Linen Shower For Miss Martinko In Cedar Rapids

Mrs. Grant Bramel hosted a Friday brunch and linen shower honoring Miss Janelle Martinko, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Martinko. Guests presented a group gift for the Aug 17 wedding to John Stonebraker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stonebraker. Also note a television listing: Time Of Trial on FELONY SQUAD, color, KCRG-TV 9, 8:00 PM Monday.

William Buckley ABC Evening News Frank Reynolds Kcrg-Tv Grant Bramel Crescent Street Janelle Martinko Albert Martinko Twenty-first Street Miss Martinko John Stonebraker Robert Stonebraker Nineteenth Street Felony Squad

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