Offer Halt Of Cigaret Ads on TV
Washington UPI The tobacco industry proposed stopping all cigarette advertisements on radio and television by September 1970 in exchange for Congress restricting other smoking promotions. Joseph Cullman of Philip Morris said networks could end broadcast deals earlier if ad contracts are cancelled. Sen Moss urged curbs on magazine billboard coupons and point of sale promotions.
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UPI
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Joseph Cullman
Philip Morris Inc
The
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Senate
Frank Moss
Dutah
Senate Commerce Committee
Cullman
U.S. Public Health Service
Cigaret Makers
Moss
House
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Kennedy attends funeral for Kopechne in Plymouth
Senator Edward Kennedy, in a neck brace, attended the funeral of Mary Jo Kopechne in her Plymouth home town. The Kennedy party flew from Hyannis Cape Cod on a private plane to Wilkes-Barre, with his wife Joan and close associates. Kopechne, once secretary to Robert Kennedy, died when a car driven by Kennedy plunged off a bridge.
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Edward Kennedy
Mary Jo Kopechne
Kennedy
Miss Kopechne
Hyannis
Mass
Cape Cod
Martha’s Vineyard
Joan
Robert Kennedy
Reps
John Tunney
California
John Culver
Iowa
Joseph Kopechne
Chuckle Woman Upset by Husband Over Extravagance Claim
A humorous exchange has a woman admitting she enjoys spending money while challenging her husband to name another extravagance. The quip preserves light domestic wit and the couple’s playful dynamic.
Medicaid Payments Withheld By Iowa Social Services
Des Moines reports the Iowa Department of Social Services will not publish a list of payments to doctors and medical groups for Medicaid services at this time. Commissioner Maurice Harmon cites risk to relations with groups like the Iowa Medical Society as the reason. The lists were sent to these groups for review to establish future payment guidelines.
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State Department of Social Services
Social Services
Maurice Harmon
Iowa Medical Society
Social Services Department
Bosh Declines Run for Cedar Rapids Mayor
Cedar Rapids Mayor Frank Bosh announced he will not seek re election. The 46 year old said he has had several outstanding job offers locally and elsewhere and may not finish his term ending December 31. Bosh began as safety commissioner eight years ago and cited a sense that now is the time to break from public office. He previously spoke of leaving city government if the right offer came along and noted no further talks with the state about a possible urban affairs post. The race now appears wide open with Alvin Zobel the only confirmed candidate and other council members weighing bids.
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Frank Bosh
Bosh
Coe College
Robert Ray
Iowa Department of Urban Affairs
Bush
Urban Affairs
Statehouse
Alvin Zobel
Moon Landing Holiday Proposals From Congress
Washington leaders proposed three approaches to honor humanity’s moon visit. Rep. William Dorn would fix July 21 as a holiday. Rep. Glenn Anderson would make the third Monday in July a national recognition day. Sen. Abraham Ribicoff planned to seek July 20 as Apollo 11 day.
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UPI
Congress
William Dorn
D-S. C
Glenn Anderson
Dcalif
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Happy Landings Eagle Has Wings Bird Tribute
Space Center Houston reports a eulogistic tribute to the Apollo 11 lunar module Eagle. The piece likens Eagle to a symbol of human achievement, recalling Lindbergh and Scott while noting the craft could not return to Earth and must circle back to the moon.
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St. Louis
Sayonara
Ciao
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Greece
England
Reed Named to Federal Post in Seven-State Assignment
Reed, 55, of Cedar Rapids, former Iowa Employment Security Commissioner and state representative, has been named a technical manpower consultant based in Kansas City serving seven states. The pay reportedly exceeds his $11,500 current salary. Reed, a Republican, was appointed to the employment commission Feb 23 1967, resigning as representative July 1 1967. He has deep community ties including leadership in civic groups and NAACP involvement, and founded the Northern Brotherhood Conference last April.
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Des Moines
Cecil Reed
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Reed
Robert Ray
Kansas City
Linn County
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Cedar Rapids
Collinsville
Ill
Washington High School
Northern Brotherhood Conference
Iowa
Freedom of Residence Foundation
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Lovell highlights Apollo 11 Luna 15 contrast in space race
Sir Bernard Lovell said Apollo 11 demonstrated American superiority in space and could foster U S Soviet cooperation. He noted Luna 15 showed a new lunar orbit change but likely failed to achieve its aim, while suggesting the Soviets focus remains on sample return missions.
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Jodrell Bank
England
Bernard Lovell
U. S
Soviet Union
Lovell
Alternate Route Studies for I 380 Now Completed
Special to The Gazette Ames studies of alternate routes for Interstate 380 through Cedar Rapids are complete and favor the Cedar Valley freeway corridor as the logical route. Planning Director Carl Schach cautions the finding is preliminary and final routing depends on Linn county regional planning commission, the highway commission, and the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Valley
Iowa Highway Commission
Carl Schach
the Gazette
Schach
Linn County Regional Planning Commission
The
Highway Commission
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Apollo 11 astronauts return from the moon in Columbia
Apollo 11 crew Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins break lunar orbit and head home after 60 hours near the moon. They awaken in the Columbia and begin a 21 day quarantine at an $11 million Lunar Receiving Laboratory. Aboard Eagle the trio left the flag, experiments, and equipment.
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Aldrin
Collins
Lunar
Lunar Receiving Laboratory
Charles Duke
Columbia
Eagle
Wernher von Braun
Space Center
Huntsville
Ala
Nixon
Pacific
Honolulu
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Armstrong's Dad Says He Is Tired Of Moon Landing TV
Wapakoneta Ohio Stephen Armstrong expressed weariness at constant television coverage of his son Neil Armstrong's historic moon walk His remark underscores mixed public fascination with the lunar achievement and the media spotlight surrounding the family.
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Armstrong
Wapakoneta, Ohio
Stephen Armstrong
Nixon Sees Space Life By 2000 In Optimistic Talk
President Nixon told about 2,000 foreign students at the White House that by 2000 humans may have found life on other worlds and Americans could join with other nations in space exploration. He urged optimism and noted the lack of TV coverage of the moon walk by the Soviets and Red China. He didn't pinpoint a location for contact, mentioning Mars Venus or the moon while praising the lunar landing vehicle's speed.
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U.S
White House
Moon
Mars
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