Crowds Rally as Humphrey and McCarthy Speak in Iowa
The Des Moines convention drew thousands to hear Humphrey and McCarthy. McCarthy urged an open Chicago convention while Humphrey praised Iowa leaders and framed his case for party unity. Delegates debated endorsing a candidate and instead backed support for whichever nominee wins the September primary.
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Humphrey
McCarthy
Iowa
George O'Malley
Des Moines
Clark Rasmussen
Lex Hawkins
Veterans Auditorium
Hawkins
Chicago
Eugene J. McCarthy
Valley High Band
West Des Moines
Hughes Highlights Farm Aid and Kennedy Tribute at Des Moines Speech
Gov. Harold Hughes praised farm aid under Democratic programs and challenged rivals from Minnesota. He honored Robert Kennedy after a national tragedy, urged continuing progress from vocational schools and modernization, and contrasted today’s Iowa with 1962.
Journalism Workshop by Sister Christine
Sister Mary Ann Christine, journalism instructor at La Salle High, will lead a session titled The New Journalism Explodes in the Classroom at the National Education Association convention in Dallas on Monday. She chairs the Journalism Education Association national curriculum commission which has piloted new programs for three years.
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Mary Ann Christine
la Salle High School
National Education Assn
Dallas
Christine
Journalism Education Asso. National
District Demo Officers Named
DES MOINES Democratic committee named district leaders and electors elected Friday night at caucuses. First District officers W E Leming Wilton Junction and Mrs J C MacQueen Iowa City with Ralph D Lowe Letts. Second Steve Jackson Cedar Rapids Mrs James Green Dubuque Eugene Burke Clinton. Third Robert Ross Cedar Falls Mrs L L Vidal Hampton Edward Gallagher Waterloo. Fourth Lawrence Scalise Carlisle Mrs Don Moyer Ottumwa Mrs Moyer. Fifth Lex Hawkins Des Moines Blanche Koenig Fort Dodge Charles Hansen Des Moines. Sixth Neil McCluhan Sioux City Mrs James Coffee Emce Lee Campbell Rinard. Seventh Lou Galetich Carroll Roberta Keister Council Bluffs Leo Hansen Audubon.
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Des Moines
Democratic Committee
W. E. Leming
Wilton Junction
J. C. MacQueen
Iowa City
Ralph D. Lowe
Letts
Steve Jackson
Cedar Rapids
James Green
Dubuque
Eugene Burke
Clinton
Robert Ross
Cedar Falls
L. L. Vidal
Hampton
Edward Gallagher
Waterloo
Lawrence Scalise
Carlisle
Don Moyer
Ottumwa
Moyer
Lex Hawkins
Blanche Koenig
Fort Dodge
Charles Hansen
Neil McCluhan
Sioux City
James Coffee
Emce
Lee Campbell
Rinard
Lou Galetich
Carroll
Roberta Keister
Council Bluffs
Leo Hansen
Audubon
Advertise Regularly in the Want Ads Service
A reader urges choosing a regular advertising slot in the want ads to keep notices and listings visible. The message highlights ongoing demand for classified opportunities and invites participation from local businesses and residents.
Old and the New at Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport
Saturday at Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport captured a contrast of aviation eras with a 1928 Waco 10 biplane and a 1968 Beechcraft Musketeer. In front are Ralph Driscoll, Jim Scroggins, Ernest LeClerc, and Marvin Knipp surveying vintage goggles and recalling early flight days.
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Municipal
Cedar Rapids
Curtis
Ralph Driscoll
Mt. Vernon
Waco
Jim Scroggins
Juniper Drive
Ernest LeClerc
Coggon
Manchester
Marvin Knipp
Fairfax Route 1
Wathan Flying Service
Manufacturers Urge Repeal of Tax on Services
The Iowa Manufacturers Association at Okoboji urged the next legislature to repeal the state tax on services, calling the law awkward and incomprehensible. They also seek a study and revision of property tax laws, decryting oppressive taxation and supporting federal restraint on expenditures. Bruce Van Druff of Red Oak was elected president, with E A McCardel Newton vice president J H Bragg Marshalltown treasurer and E F Scoutten Newton secretary.
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Okoboji
Iowa Manufacturers Association
Doctors' Fees and Medicare Debate Persist in Press
The President cites Medicare figures showing 10 percent of Americans covered and billions paid for hospital stays and medical bills. Cohen notes 1 million elderly receive post hospital care and 1.5 million benefit from outpatient services, while doctors acknowledge higher fees amid a physician shortage. He attributes favorable views to earnings and charity-era changes.
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Cohen
Nixon warns of American impatience in Vietnam talks
President urges patience and cautions against perceived American weakness. He says North Vietnam may seize on U S pressure to push for tougher terms, noting Asian communist psychology where peace talks spur stronger fighting.
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America
U.S
North Vietnam
Emmetsburg Woman Seeks Sixth District Democratic Nomination
Mrs. James Coffey of Emmetsburg will seek the Democratic nomination for congress in Iowa's Sixth district at the convention. Signatures supported her bid after learning former congressman Stanley Greigg of Sioux City would not run. The incumbent is Republican Wiley Mayne.
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Des Moines
James Coffey
Emmetsburg
Congress
Coffey
Stanley Greigg
Sioux City
Wiley Mayne
U S Must Keep Fighting During Talks
Senator Jack Miller of Iowa urged that the United States must continue fighting in Vietnam while peace negotiations proceed in Paris. He spoke at a regional conference of the Contracting Plasterers and Lathers International Association, warning that talks should not undermine military effort or restraint to the detriment of troops.
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Hanoi
Miller
Congress
Humphrey Advocates Peace and New Politics in Campaign
Humphrey asserts confidence in securing the Democratic nomination while urging changes before the Chicago convention. He lauds Johnson era Great Society programs as party banners and argues war should not be used in policy. He supports U S Soviet talks on anti missile limits and reducing weapons and troops in Europe, and urges breaking China out of isolation.
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McCarthy
John Bailey
Humphrey
John
Chicago
Kennedy
Johnson
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Europe
China
Lost and found ads speed up returns
A local guide promotes using a lost and found want ad to locate misplaced items quickly, urging readers to dial 369-1234 for listings and contact.
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Dial
City Briefs and Local Club Talks Highlight City Events
A compilation of upcoming meetings and talks across Cedar Rapids clubs and organizations. Highlights include the naval film Sea Power for the Senior Men's Christian club, Stewart Shank on taxes at Canopus Club, masso therapy ads, and talks by R S Dunn Collins Radio at Kiwanis.
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Christian Club
Lincoln Room
YMCA
Canopus Club
Stewart Shank
Cedar Rapids
Embassy Club
Kiwanis Club
R. S Dunn
Collins Radio
Roosevelt Hotel
Free Red Cross learn to swim at Bender Pool Cedar Rapids
Registration for the free Red Cross learn to swim program is in the Jane Boyd Community House lobby on July 8 from 10 a.m. to noon. Classes run two two week sessions from July 15 to 26 and July 29 to Aug 9 in the Elizabeth Bender pool with 10 and 11 a.m. time slots. Seventy five beginners fill the 10 o’clock class while 11 o’clock serves 50 beginners and 25 deep water swimmers. If needed, another registration is July 11 from 10 to noon. Mrs. John A. Taylor leads the program at Cedar Rapids’ Bender pool built by private donations and run by the Jane Boyd Community House.
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Red Cross
Jane Boyd Community House
New Elizabeth Bender Pool
John A. Taylor
Bender
Jane Boyd
Cedar Rapids
ADC Mothers Plan All Night Protest at State Capitol
About 100 Iowa mothers receiving ADC payments will stage a 13 hour protest at the statehouse grounds to urge Congress to repeal a law delaying July 1 cuts. Spokeswoman Mrs Laur en Carr says the march begins at 8 p.m. from Des Moines city hall to the Capitol and may include labor offices for jobs and day care.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Statehouse
Congress
Lauren Carr
ADC
Capitol
Carr
Labor Department
Nation's new newspaper debuts with jaunty red nameplate
RIO DE JANEIRO AP Brazil's new daily O Paiz began publication featuring a bright red nameplate with a Z tilted at a jaunty angle. A spokesman quipped that the design would be corrected only after the nation is straightened out.
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Rio DE Janeiro
O Paiz
the Nation
Brazil
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