Cedar Rapids Officials Honored by Air Force Tour
Mayor Bush and Cedar Rapids commissioners Don Gardner and John Oberthien joined local business leaders as guests of the Second Air Force at Barksdale and Little Rock. On Thursday the council awarded plaques of appreciation to Lt. Col. Bobby Bradley and Maj. Jack McConathy Jr and other crew members of the plane that carried the Cedar Rapids delegation.
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Frank Bosh
Don Gardner
John Oberthien
Cedar Rapids
Second Air Force
Barksdale Air Base
Little Rock
Ark
Bush
Bobby Bradley
Jack McConathy, Jr
Air Force
Cedar Rapids Installs Six Men and One Woman in Police
A photo by L. W. Ward shows Cedar Rapids Mayor Frank Bush swearing in six men and one woman as new police officers on Thursday. The new recruits are Rebecca Laird, James Hanson, Ted Mcleod, Gilbert Williams, Lynn Fanborg, John Reid, and Kirk Bailey. Safety Commissioner John Oberthien and City Attorney David McGuire appear seated in front.
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Cedar Rapids
John Oberthien
David McGuire
Firebombing damages Des Moines officer home
The home of Des Moines Patrolman Terry Landers was firebombed early Thursday. Police found three Molotov cocktails at the northeast Des Moines residence. two were hurled inside and one ignited, causing over $1,000 in damage with no injuries.
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D.M
Des Moines
UPI
Terry Landers
Gun Drive Yields Rocket Launcher In City Campaign
San Francisco residents surrendered guns in Mayor Joseph Alioto’s no questions asked drive. A World War II rocket launcher was among 86 weapons turned in on Wednesday fueling the effort.
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San Francisco
Joseph Alioto
Firearms drive total reaches 170 with Kennedy era
Alioto began a firearms buyback after Senator Robert F. Kennedy's assassination. A 120 year old revolver collected as a collector's item valued around 300 dollars was among the items turned in.
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Alioto
Robert F. Kennedy
East Iowans On Dean's List At Upper Iowa
Eighty nine Upper Iowa College students earned dean's list honors for second semester academic excellence. Recipients include Sandra Duckett Carol Thede Keith Byers Martha Schaer Donna Baldwin Adelaide Clark James Harrison Judy Munger Diana Barrack Sara Gunnison and others across Cascade Cedar Rapids Manchester and Waukon. A $100 tuition certificate accompanies the recognition for the second term of the 1968 summer session.
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Fayette
Upper Iowa College
Aurora
Sandra Duckett
Cascade
Sarah Zoller
Cedar Rapids
Robert Kaup
Carol Thede
Central City
Keith Byers
Ronald Murdock
Coggan
Linda Hinton Dundee
Billie Becker
Edgewood
Betty Fudge
Elgin
Martha Schaer
Sharon Yearous
Donna Baldwin
Adelaide Clark
Mary Cue
Curtis Dumermuth
Carolyn Good
James Harrison
Dennis Hendrix
Andrea Brown
Charlotte Nelson
Andrea Posseh
Patricia Scheidel
Karen Smith
Garnaville
Margaret Klocker
Duane Pins
Garwin
Richard Ochs
Debby Staker
Guitesberg
James Anderegg
Manchester
Linda Erikson
Maries
Maureen Hough
Maysard
Vicki Knief
McGregor
Robert Sanger
Monema
Bonnie James
Oeiweia
Norma Ball
Barry Breen
Karen Tharaldson
Nancy Winterfeld
Randalia
Judy Sampson
Shellsburg
David McCormick
Stanley
Sara Gunnison
Strawberry Point
Diana Barrack
William Kunzman
Traer
Judy Munger
Wadena
Jerald Hinkel
Connie
Driver Killed in Highway 30 Collision Near Grand Junction
William Albrecht, 23, of Long Beach, New York, died after a car and a truck collided Wednesday night on highway 30 about two and a half miles east of Grand Junction. Local authorities released few details.
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Grand Junction
William Albrecht
Long Beach
N.Y
Highway 30
Here
Culver Fails to Include Upper Iowa in Rivers Bill
Rep. John C. Culver loses bid to add the Upper Iowa River to a scenic rivers bill approved by a House Interior subcommittee. The measure aims to preserve six unspoiled streams including the Rogue in Oregon Rio Grande Salmon Clearwater tributaries The Upper St Croix in Minnesota and Wisconsin and the Wolf in Wisconsin.
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Washington
John C. Culver
Iowa
Upper
House Interior
Oregon
New Mexico
Idaho
St. Croix
Minnesota
Wisconsin
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Police Department
Sears
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Burova
Bulova
2Nd Ave
2Nd St
Dean
Upper Iowa
Vantage Press, Inc
St. Dept
New York
Paul Novak
Novak Fir Snseen
Iowa River
Dad
Oxford
Busi
Gunsmoke Houndawg
Alls Shoes
Woerderhoff’s
Third Avenue
Montrose Rotel Bldg
Ford
Scotland
England
Ford Motor Company
U.S
Grant Williams Ford
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1St Ave
40Th Street
East Cant Pos
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