G O P Caucuses Tonight At 2 484 Locations in Iowa
Iowa Republicans begin the 1968 nominating process with 2 484 precinct caucuses across the state at 7 30 p m in Linn and other counties. Delegates will advance to county conventions on March 22 and to state conventions in Des Moines for the presidential and biennial events. Linn county caucuses name 504 delegates. precincts elect delegates, alternates, and county central committee reps. The effort aims for an uncommitted delegation to Miami Beach while avoiding a repeat of 1952 deep divisions.
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Iowa
Linn County
Des Moines
Miami Beach
State Central Committee
Jack Walters
Cedar Rapids
Richard Nixon
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Jack Warren
Dwight, Eisenhower
Robert Taft
G.O.P
Carl Weinbrenner
Dows_ building
Court Opinions Roundup on Redistricting and Free Speech
The court outlined review plans for Indiana redistricting, examined Missouri’s 1967 redistricting law, and agreed to rule on Pennsylvania and District of Columbia decisions banning welfare residency requirements. It considered a National States Rights Party free speech challenge in Maryland and heard an appeal by five men convicted of heroin seizure in New York.
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Indiana
Missouri
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
The
National States Rights Party
Maryland
New York
Iowa Falls Firm Sues Government for 1964 Tax Refund
Weaver Construction Co. of Iowa Falls sues in Cedar Rapids federal court seeking a $9,792 tax refund for 1964 after paying $59,217 in taxes that year and filing for the refund on August 27, 1965, without receiving any response from the government.
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Iona Falls
Weaver Construction Co
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Residents Injured in Minor Car Crashes
Two Cedar Rapids residents suffered minor injuries in separate Sunday accidents. Gordon L. Freeman 2745 Lindale avenue NE was charged with failure to yield when turning left at First avenue and Twenty seventh street east. Don J. Slife 20 of 1036 Third avenue SE was treated for a foot injury after his motorcycle was struck. Judy Himes 15 of 219 Seventeenth street SE was treated for arm and knee injuries after being struck by James H. Neilly 2256 Grande avenue SE at Second avenue and Seventh Street SE. Neilly was charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian in the crosswalk.
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Gordon L. Freeman
Lindale Avenue
First Avenue
Twenty-seventh Street
Freeman
Twentyseventh Street
Don J. Slife
Third Avenue SE
Slife
St. Luke’s Hospital
Judy Himes
Seventeenth Street
James H. Neilly
Grande ‘Avenue
Second Avenue
Seventh Street
Miss Himes
Neilly
New IE Plant To Be Subject Of CRTA Meeting
Collins Radio Technical Assn will hear a presentation on Iowa Electric Light and Power's new nuclear plant. GE speakers James Smith P R Mattson and J L Showalter will discuss design and sales. Commonwealth Associates will send Havorka and Scott for the project. A movie slides and a model will be shown.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Collins Radio Technical Assn
Town House
General Electric Co
Duane Arnold Energy Center
G.E
James M. Smith
San Jose
Calif
P. R. Mattson
Chicago
J. L. Showalter
Des Moines
Commonwealth Associates, Inc
Jackson, Mich
George Havorka
Nuclear Services
Norman Scott
Tribute service set for East Buchanan senior in crash
Sheriff Fred Beier and four Iowa highway patrolmen were involved in a crash. Robert Steffen, a senior at East Buchanan High School and varsity football player, is survived by his parents two brothers Gene and Randy and sister Mrs Jerry Sheeley. Services Wednesday at 10 am at St Patrick's Catholic Church Winthrop with Rosary Tuesday at 8 pm at Fawcett funeral home Winthrop.
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Fred Beier
Iowa Highway
Robert Steffen
East Buchanan High School
Gene
Winthrop
Randy
Jerry Sheeley
Marion
St. Patrick’s Catholic Chhurch Winthrop
Fawcett Funeral Home
Belle Plaine Man Dies in Accident
Veryl Floyd Brightwell 52 died instantly in a one car crash four miles east of Chelsea on highway 212. Tama County Medical Examiner Dr. Charles Maplethorpe pronounced him dead at the scene. Services are pending at Pef fers Halverson funeral home Belle Plaine.
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Gazette
Belle Plaine
Veryl
Floyd Brightwell
Chelsea
Iowa Highway Patrol
Brightwell
Tama County
Charles Maplethorpe
Peffers-Halverson Funeral Home
Stanley Bid for Hughes Debate Hit by Plymat
Des Moines Republican William Plymat blasted Sen. David Stanley over a debate challenge to Gov. Harold Hughes for the U.S. Senate race. Plymat urged Stanley to address Vietnam policy and the service tax law, while stating he would debate Hughes whenever and wherever. Bramwell also seeks the GOP nomination.
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Des Moines
UPI
William Plymat
U.S
David Stanley
R-Muscatine
Stanley
Harold Hughes
Hughes
Plymar
James Bramwell
Cedar Rapids
G.O.P
Plymat
Bramwell
Gov
Vietnam
Iowa
North Vietnam
Gov. Hughes
Anamosa Inmate Seeks Habeas Corpus in 1960s Case
Kenneth J. Koons of the Men's Reformatory in Anamosa files a petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging his Polk county district court conviction. Judge Edward J. McManus orders Warden Charles Hough to show cause. Koons, who pled guilty to break-in charges, claims evidence was obtained unlawfully and that he did not appear before a judge before trial.
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Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa
Polk County
Kenneth J. Koons
Edward J. McManus
Charles Hough
Koons
Burglars Steal Car Titles and Car Parts at Baums Economy Salvage
Detectives report a Saturday night break in at Billy Baums Economy Salvage Co., 4031 Bowling Street SW. Between 6 p.m. Saturday and 8 30 a.m. Sunday, burglars forced out a west side window and took 40 to 50 car titles and four carburetors.
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Billy Baums Economy Salvage Co
Bowling Street
Lindsay Sees Inaction Costly in Racial Crisis and Riots
Lindsay argues inaction creates urban apartheid and martial law in major cities with restricted freedoms for Negroes while urging open housing and federal backing. He cites Gov. Kerner and Sen. Harris, and notes Mayors Addonizio Stokes Maier call for massive federal and state spending to address urban problems. McCarthy condemns Johnson's budget and Vietnam-war focus as underfinancing domestic needs.
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Congress
CBS
Commission
ABC
NBC
Meet the Press
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Fred Harris
Senate
Oklahoma
Harris
Roy Wilkins
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Hugh Addonizio
Newark
Carl Stokes
Cleveland
Stokes
Milwaukee
Henry ‘Maier
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Dartmouth College
New Hampshire
McCarthy
Johnson
Vietnam
Vietnam War Update Shows U S Troop Buildup and Embassy Probe
The United States plans additional forces as total troops in Vietnam reach about 510000 with 15000 more expected. General Westmoreland seeks more power to regain initiative after the lunar new year offensive. In Saigon, Vietnamese police hinder Americans from interviewing two Viet Cong involved in the embassy attack and eight others possibly linked to the raid. It was previously stated that all attackers died in January 31 assault.
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U.S
Saigon
City Urged To Await Parking Air Space Study
The Greater Downtown Cedar Rapids Association asks the council to wait for a parking study before leasing air space over municipal lots 10 and 11 for a Geneva Corporation 200 apartment project. The group favors low rent elderly housing but wants air rights reserved for parking or delayed until the study is finished this year.
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Cedar Rapids
William Pohorsky
Ralph H. Burke, Inc
Drive Closes Short of Goal At Iowa City
Fred Doderer, chairman of the Community Givers campaign in Iowa City, Coralville and University Heights, closes the drive after raising 119,358 dollars or 86 percent of the 138,621 dollar goal. It is the second year underachieving the target and funds for 15 agencies will be cut.
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Iowa City
Fred Doderer
Coralville
University Heights
Doderer
Board of Directors
Youth Gives Self Up Wants To Quit Running
A Cedar Rapids youth, Darwin L. Lewis, 19, turned himself in to local FBI officers Monday saying he stole a 1966 Lincoln in Los Angeles on August 25 and drove it to Boise Idaho. He appeared before U.S. Commissioner K. W. Fuelling, requested transfer to Cedar Rapids, and was released on ten percent of a 250 dollar bond.
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Cedar Rapids
FBI
Los Angeles
Boise
Idaho
Darwin L. Lewis
Seventh Street SE
U.S
K. W. Fuelling
Lewis
Walsh to announce bid for Second District seat
State Senator John Walsh of Dubuque will hold a 10 a.m. news conference at the Dodge house to decide whether he will seek the Republican nomination for Congress in the Second district. Fellow Sen Tom Riley of Cedar Rapids is the only GOP candidate so far for the seat held by Democrat Rep John Culver. Walsh cites concern for Vietnam crime Iowa's national role and economy and education.
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Dubuque
John Walsh
Dodge House
Walsh
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
John Culver
Iowa
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