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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1969

Page

5

Dirksen regrets remarks on Agnew dress costs

Illinois senator Richard Dirksen said he has faced heavy criticism for suggesting a pay raise for the vice president from 43000 to 62000 and for proposing higher salaries for other congressional leaders. He noted letters from women who say they do not pay 600 for a dress and apologized for any offense. The bill also seeks to boost House Speaker McCormack's pay and other leaders to 55000 annually.

Washington Asnew Senat Dirksen Senate Illinois Raeally Agnew Judy McCormack D-Mass Congress Alll

Television Today Announces Moon Race Broadcast Plans

Hollywood coverage outlines a 31 hour telecast starting Sunday at 10 a.m. with NBC hosting From Across the Nation and Around the World hosted by Danny Kaye and others including Van Heflin and Beverly Sills. CBS anchors with Cronkite offering live reports from 13 nations, while ABC adds Rod Serling moderated panel and a manned spaceflight history documentary.

Nbc-Tv Danny Kaye John Chancellor Anme Saarinen Cbs-Tv Walter Cronkite Black Africa Uganda Yugoslavia Robert Wussler Inc Clude London Paris Fame Tokyo Amsterdam Manila Saigon Mexico City Buenos Aires Lima Montreal Korea Taiwan Flong Kong Bangkok Singapore Far East Europe Abc-Tv Rod Serling Haled John R. Pierce Pohl Efrem. Zimbalist

Television Listings and Morning Show Fragments

A scrambled OCR fragment shows TV listings across Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Ottumwa with channel notes and program teasers. It references hosts, previews, and various shows such as morning fare and local specials, though many items are garbled and illegible.

Kcag-Tv Gedar Rapids Wmt-Ty Kwwl-Th Waterloo KTVO Ottumwa

Legislators Act On County Pay Increase Issue

Iowa legislators debated remedies for unintended county official pay boosts. Sen. Lee Gaudineer proposed a seven month windfall offset with a matching seven month salary cut, aiming to prevent overpayment. The committee pledged to stop increases beyond the intended amount, but no firm plan emerged. If written into law, treasurers auditors clerks of court and recorders could receive up to twice the 2000 annual rise.

Elcora UPI Iowa General Assembly Lee Gaudineer Des Moines Budget and Financial Control Committee Gaudineer Roger Jepsen Association of Mlwre Add Origy Gaudbeer

Hog House Hit By Lightning Near Manchester Farm

A hog house on the Irving Gearhart farm three miles northwest of Manchester was struck by lightning on Monday afternoon. About 260 bales of straw burned and damage was estimated at 4,000 dollars. The Delaware county Mena hospital chimney was struck by lightning as well and patients were moved to another part of the hospital.

Manchester Irving Gearhart Here Delaware County Mena Vial Hospital

Boat Capsizes Nine Rescued on Cedar River

Waterloo firefighters rescued nine people including two adults, seven children, and two dogs after a boat capsized and sank on the Cedar River. Eugene Gardner and Mrs. Richard Gardner and their children reached a small island before rescue. Most children wore life jackets.

Waterloo Eugene Gardner Richard Gardner

Collins Personnel Watch Apollo 11 Moonshot Effort

Collins Radio Co workers nationwide follow Apollo 11 progress with pride as Collins teams designed tested and managed key command module systems ground stations and ARIA tracking craft. From Cedar Rapids Dallas to Downey NASA links span earth moon and recovery ops via TAC SAT COM satellites and ground terminals.

Collins Radio Co Colins Collins Apollo Moon Earth Cedax Rapids North American Rockwell Corp Downey Calif NASA Collins of Cedar Rapids Houston Texas Dallas ARIA Equator South Pacific Hawaii Cape Kennedy Scott Air Force Base Air Force Army

Oelwein Secures New Industry For Rail Shops

Oelwein Industrial Development Corp president Phil Suchy announced that Transport Specialty Co of Chicago will open a branch plant in the vacant Chicago Northwestern railway car shops. The firm makes and repairs box cars. details on employment and start date were not yet available. The shops closed after the Chicago Great Western and Chicago Northwestern merger. The rail line had agreed in April 1966 with the TD.C., Oelwein Chamber of Commerce and the city to help secure a replacement industry if the city dropped objections to the merger.

Gavatte Oelwein Oelwein Industrial Development Corp Phil Suchy Transport Specialty Co. of Chicago Oelwein Chicago Northwestern Railway Chicago Great Western Chicago Northwestern Td.c.,0 Chamber of Commerce City of

Woman Injured In Truck Crash Near Wadena

Clermont woman Mrs. Floyd Bergeson, 7, sustained minor injuries when the pickup veered into a ditch two miles south of Wadena. The vehicle was driven by her husband who was charged with failure to have his car under control.

West Union Clermont Wadena Floyd Bergeson

Budget Unit Probes State Universities Approved

The Iowa legislature's budget and finance committee unanimously backed a five member subcommittee to probe state universities. The study aims to assess use of funds and facilities and whether enrollments should be limited. Democratic gains included adding a Democrat to the panel, making it three Republicans and two Dems.

Eldora Ray G.O.P Lee Gaudineer D-Des Moines

Police Recover Body of Trucker in Des Moines River

Des Moines police recovered the body of Harley Dennis a Kansas City truck driver in his late 30s after his rig plunged into the Des Moines river Thursday. The truck owned by Consolidated Forwarding Co of St Louis ripped out about 100 feet of guard rail before entering the water. truck and tractor remain unrecovered.

Des Moines UPI Kansas City Harley Dennis Dennis Consolidated Foriwarding Co., Inc St. Louis Interstate RC

Plan Demonstration At Moonshot Site

CAPE KENNEDY AP Poor families from seven states head to Cape Kennedy for antipoverty demonstrations tied to the Apollo 11 mission. Hosea Williams of the SCLC directs the plan as mules and trailers move from Atlanta. Ralph Abernathy expected to join in demonstrations around the flight.

Cape Kennedy Hosea Williams Williams Southern Christian Leadership Conference SCLC Atlanta Ralph Abernathy Martin Luther King

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