Military Promotions and Commissions Noted in Drake University Area
Chris J. Scheer of 3518 Houston NE receives second lieutenant rank after completing the Air Force Reserve program at Drake University. Ronnie Hess of Garber is promoted to Army Specialist 5c in Vietnam. John Kurth of Coggan, Monticello, son of Floyd and Mrs. Kurth, is also promoted to Specialist 5c in Vietnam.
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Chris J. Scheer
Chris G. Scheer
Houston Street
Drake University
Ronnie Hess
Letha G. White
Garber
Vietnam
John Kurth
Janet Kurth
Monticello
Floyd Kurth
Coggan
Ontonagon County Seeks End to Drafted Vietnam Deaths
Ontonagon County Michigan, home to 10 500 residents, has buried seven sons in Vietnam and faces calls to the Defense Department to stop sending county draftees to combat. Local leaders note the tight community and high loss rate, urging intercession by Senator Griffin and Representative Ruppe. The county has supplied 396 men to the Draft since 1965, with 87 in the armed forces today. officials await Pentagon review.
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Ontonagon, Mich
UPI
Ontonagon County
Lake Superior
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Vietnam
United States
Defense Department
William C. Stenson
Greenland
Ruppe
Washington
U.S
Stenson
Ontonagon
Selective Service
Griffin
Enlistments and Medal Awards Highlight Local Servicemen
Twenty seven men listed for army enlistments and delayed-entry programs with home towns including Iowa City Marion Davenport and Anamosa. Navy and Air Force honors go to Sgt Ronald Brown Maj Bradley Ankerstar First Lt James Fiala and Maj Loren Kula for Vietnam service and flight achievements.
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Marvin Hoyt
van Horne
Jerry Ketchum
Iowa City
James Charter
Coralville
Terry Schilp
Mt. Auburn
Michael Tilley
Thirty-eighth Street
Roger Hemesath
Wilson Avenue
William Emstad
Twentieth Avenue
Gene Mollenhaven
Thirty-third Street
Marion
James Sorensen
Twenty-seventh Avenue Drive
James Richhalgh
David Buwalda
Grand Avenue
Henry Postal
Davenport
John Wacker
Anamosa
Roger Repstien
James Drive
William Dodd
Thirtysixth Street
Jeffrey Blum
C Avenue
Marvin Votruba
Tenthstreet
Robert Williams
Council Street
Donald Mantor
Sixth Avenue
Allen Young
Daniel Upton
Robert Davis
Mt. Vernon
Marine S
Ronald L.brown
Mt. Vernon Road
Navyl
Vietnam
Cedar Rapids
Air Force
Bradley A Ankerstar
A. P. Ankerstar
Fortieth Street
Binh Thuy
Coe College
James I. Fiala
Vincent Fiala
Mallory Street
Ft. Leavenworth
Kaw
Loren W. Kula
Louis Kula
Oxford Junction
Military Airlift Command
Acci
McGregor Kiwanis Sponsor Opens Tourist Booth
The McGregor Kiwanis club funds a new tourist information booth in Triangle Park now open with weekend hours through June and daily access in July and August, continuing the previous schedule.
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Mcgregor
Triangle Park
The
McGregor Kiwanis Club
Cedar Rapids Gazette Established in 1883
The Cedar Rapids Gazette founded in 1883 by The Gazette Co. is a daily and Sunday newspaper based at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. It notes second class postage paid and outlines subscription rates by carrier and mail for local and distant readers. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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Cedar Rapids
the Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Iowa
Associated Press
Combat actions and air engagements over DMZ and Saigon
Reports say three Russian-made helicopters fell to artillery and F4 jets while nine more were shot down the next night. Allied ships came under fire near the DMZ as Hobart was struck by Sparrow missiles, with two crewmen killed and seven wounded. Saigon faced a heavy rocket attack wounding civilians near hospitals, prompting B 52 airstrikes on rocket storage north of the city.
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U.S
Boston
Hobart
U.S. Navy
Coast Guard
Dmz
Saigon
Action Ends in Civil Suit Over Fall From Horse
A federal court civil suit against Benton county farmer Ray Geater and his daughter Zelda Geater was dismissed after settlement. Carol Wadell of Bridgeport Connecticut claimed $39 000 in damages from a horseback ride at the Geater farm on Sept 2 1964 and alleged negligence. The Geaters denied knowledge and permission for riding noting no bridle defect and attributing the fall to Wadell. The case had been slated for trial this month.
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Benton County
Carol Wadell
Bridgeport
Miss Geater
Miss Wadell
Geater
McIntyre Seeks Second Term In Iowa House
State Rep. Scott McIntyre Jr of 4271 Fox Meadow Drive SE announced his bid for re election on the Republican ticket in Linn County Subdistrict 3 Cedar Rapids including precincts 2 through 13 and the 31st 33rd wards. He cites constitutional amendments to be voted Nov 5 and notes his legislative service on commerce government reorganization tax revision and motor vehicle committees. He heads United Fire and Casualty and United Life Insurance in Cedar Rapids. graduate of Franklin High 1950 University of Iowa 1953 and Wharton MBA 1955. married with two children.
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Scott McIntyre
Fox Meadowdrive SE
Iowa House
McIntyre
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
State Insurance Commissioner
United Fire and Casualty
United Life Insurance Companies
Franklin High
University of Iowa
University of Pennsylvania
Area Ten College to Lease 20 Temporary Buildings
Area Ten Community College directors approve leasing 20 movable buildings from National Homes Corp for eight years at up to 95000 annually. The 34281 square feet of space will support seven double classrooms and multiple facilities on the 315 acre campus along Bowling Street SW, ready by Sept. 1.
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Area Ten Community College
National Homes ‘Corp
Lafayette
Ind
Bowling Street
Selby Ballantyne
Area Ten
Ballantyne
Marion Man Arrested On Indecent Exposure Charge
Marion police arrest DeWitt H. Smith of 890 Eighteenth Street on a Cedar Rapids municipal court warrant for indecent exposure. The complaint was signed by Central City Mayor William C. Cooper. Smith exposed himself in Central City shortly before noon Sunday. Bond set at 500 dollars.
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Marion
DeWitt H. Smith
Eighteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Central City
William C. Cooper
Smith
Gaullists Face Tight Race As Crisis Stirs France
In Paris polls show Gaullists favored to retain power but with only a narrow lead amid attacks on their headquarters and cars. At a rally Malraux urged a Gaullist style revolution to fight inflation and unemployment, while Mitterrand urged full regime change.
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Paris Sports Palace
Andre Malraux
de Gaulle
France
Malraux
Francois Mitterrand
Mitterrand
Georges Pompidou
Waldeck Rochet
Communist Party
Johnson to visit HemisFair sixtieth anniversary
President Johnson will travel to HemisFair 68 in San Antonio Texas on July 4 with an entourage of Latin American ambassadors.
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Washington
UPT
Johnson
Hemisfair ’68
San Antonio
Texas
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