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Weather report shows high and low temperatures for Friday and overnight, with precipitation totals and normal March figures. Local death notices list Earl Wiggins, Lewis Gingerich, Herman Albertson, Swan Peterson, George Lindsey, Owen Bremer, and funeral details with church and cemetery arrangements.
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Iowa
Earl Wiggins
Best
Kalona
Lewis O. Gingerich
Peterseim
Ridgeway
Herman Albertson
Peace Lutheran Church
Steine’s
Decorah
Winthrop
Swan Peterson
Fawcett’s
Riot disrupts Pakistan England cricket test in Karachi stadium
Police clash with thousands as a general strike paralyzes Karachi. Demonstrators invade National Stadium forcing England players to flee as buses are blocked and mobs roam Rawalpindi and Karachi. Four demonstrators arrested amid chaotic streets and stones hurled at vehicles.
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Karachi
Pakistan
London
Rawalpindi
Lift Suspension of School Board in Brooklyn
The New York board of education unanimously lifted the suspension of the Ocean Hill-Brownsville school board, restoring its powers duties and responsibilities. The district had been suspended Oct. 7 during a dispute with the central board over returning striking teachers to the district.
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New York
Board of Education
Brooklyn
Central Board
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
Suspended 45-Day Sentence For Suspended License Driver
Independent Robert Carl Summerfelt of Oelwein received a suspended 45 day sentence in Buchanan county district court for driving with a suspended license. The sentence was suspended in connection with good behavior during the term of the order.
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Independence
Robert Carl Summerfelt
Oelwein
Buchanan County District Court
Death notice for Frank J Lightner Cedar Rapids builder
Frank J Lightner 135 Twenty-fifth Street Drive SE a Cedar Rapids lifelong resident and retired building contractor died Saturday after a short illness Born April 3 1892 in Cedar Rapids he married Caroline Grauer December 30 1915 Surviving are his wife a daughter Gail Hunt of Saratoga California one grandchild and one great grandchild Memorial services at Turner Chapel East time to be announced Friends may call at the chapel after 11 am Sunday
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Frank J. Lightner
Twenty-fifth Street Drive
Cedar Rapids
Caroline Grauer
Lightner
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Gail Hunt
Saratoga
Calif
Turner Chapel
Man Beaten by Four Assailants After Car Crash
Marvin V. Himes of 1210 Twentieth Avenue SW says his car was rear ended near First Avenue and Williams Boulevard SW. Four occupants then exited the other vehicle and beat him before leaving the scene. He reported the attack to police.
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Marvin V. Himes
Twentieth Avenue
Himes
First Avenue
Williams Boulevard
No Pike Jewels Till Viet Peace
Episcopal Bishop James Pike says he will do without his expensive bishop’s jewelry and wear a simple cross until the American invasion of Vietnam ends.
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New York
Episcopal
James Pike
Vietnam
Mathes Accused of Resisting Process
Harlan L. Mathes, 26, of 835 Third Avenue SE, held on a charge of resisting execution of process. He was arrested Friday night when police went to his apartment seeking a missing 17 year old girl. Mathes allegedly refused entry as officers saw the girl inside.
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Harlan L. Mathes
Third Avenue SE
Mathes
Youth Killed in Casey County Three Car Crash
ADAIR AP reports George A. Anderson age 19 of Casey died in a three car collision on a paved county road five miles south of Adair late Friday. The crash involved two other vehicles and the investigation was ongoing with no further details released.
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ADAIR
George A. Anderson
Casey
Here
Plea of Guilty in Montreal Bombings
Pierre Paul Geoffroy age 25 pled guilty to 129 charges including making and placing bombs conspiracy theft and possession of dynamite in connection with 31 terrorist bombings in the Montreal area. He faces life imprisonment with sentencing to be set after defense motions March 21.
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Montreal
Pierre- Paul Geoffroy
Andre Fabien
Geoffroy
Liberal Reform Club
Stock Exchange
Regis High School Choral Concert by Multiple Groups
The Regis high school music department will present a choral concert Thursday at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium featuring the concert choir sophomore chorus freshman chorus madrigal singers and small vocal ensembles along with a freshman instrumental group under the direction of Sister Mary Cecilia.
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Regis High School
Mary Cecilia
Dad San Clemente police chief orders son's arrest
San Clemente police chief Clifford Murray ordered the arrest of his son Steven Murray at the family home on narcotics charges. Detectives and state narcotics agents recovered heroin and marijuana, and Steven Murray faced arraignment and was ordered held for trial as his father said the law applies equally to all.
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Steven Murray
Clifford
San Clemente
Murray
Young Murray
Oceanside
Los Angeles
Richard Hamilton
Hamilton
Dean's List honor for Robert M Beardsley at Dubuque
Robert M Beardsley son of Mr and Mrs Robert H Beardsley 822 Thir teenth Street NW named to the dean's list at the University of Dubuque for the fall semester. Also listings of coins stamps supplies for collectors Jerome's Wanted Office nurse Write Box R-966 Gazette Adv corrections on Loys E Adams 63 of 1236 Belmont Parkway NW with injuries St Luke's hospital. St Pius X Fun Test March 9 2 6 games movies sandwiches clowns Fun for all ages Adv Swiss steak dinner by Women of the Moose March 8 6 to 8 p m members guests Adv brother dies Cedar Rapids reports Tom Coover 74 Seattle Survivors sisters Cedar Rapids and others services Seattle Monday Teenage dance Stonegate 14-20 12th Ave 9th St SE Adv
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Robert M. Beardsley
Robert H. Beardsley
Thirteenth Street
University of Dubuque
Loys E. Adams
Belmont Parkway
St. Luke’s Hospital
Adams
Cedar Rapids
Tom Coover
Seattle
Wash
William Donohoe
Viola Berry
Joe Royce
Ann Coover
Parnell
Six Teens Arrested for Possessing Beer in City Lot
Police investigated a Friday night report of beer drinking at 2752 First avenue NE. Roger L. Pierce, 19, of 227 Thirty-second street NE, was held on a 110 bond. Two girls aged 17, a 16-year-old girl, and two 16-year-old boys were charged and released to their parents.
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First Avenue NE
Roger L. Pierce
Thirty-second Street
Nixon open to constitutional changes on presidential election
Washington AP report says President Nixon told Republican leaders in congress he favors improving the election method and is flexible on the approach. A congressional source cites a private White House talk Thursday night where Nixon said he will accept virtually any constitutional amendment to improve the system.
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Washington
Pesident Nixon
Congress
White House
Cedar Rapids Teen Reports Assault on Ninth Avenue
An 18-year-old Cedar Rapids girl told police she was assaulted Friday night in the 600 block of Ninth Avenue SE. A tall man struck her on the head and dragged her into an alley, sprayed liquid in her face, and attempted a sexual assault before fleeing.
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Cedar Rapids
Ninth Avenue SE
Yuletide Lights Stay Till Spring Budding Time
In Philadelphia the last Christmas lights were taken down from city hall and the municipal services building after public demand to preserve the festive effect until trees begin budding. A city official said residents liked the display and it will remain until spring greenery appears.
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Philadelphia
City Hall
Municipal Services
Classified Ad Urges Quick Space Sale
A brief classifieds note urges quick removal of unused space takers via a local ad service. It provides a contact number 369-1234 for interested buyers or renters and emphasizes speed in selling off excess space assets.
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Dial
Kidnapper Gets Life Sentence
Santa Monica California AP Jurors impose life imprisonment without parole on Robert Dacy 40 for kidnaping Stanley Stafford Jr four year old son of a Beverly Hills banker. Sentencing followed a three hour jury deliberation after a case built on a ruse as an electrician. FBI rescued the boy two days later after a ransom drop failed sparking a wild chase.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Robert Dacy
Beverly Hills
Dacy
Stanley Stafford, Jr
FBI
Lunar Module Relegated to Space Junk Status
SPACE CENTER AP The lunar module once a five day companion to Apollo 9 now sits as a $41 million space junk. After flight tests the crew had no use for it and its fuel exhausted engines finished burning. The LEM was sent to an orbit from 144 to 4309 miles above Earth while Russell Schweickart stored debris in a bag and placed it aboard the craft.
State flags 50 mph on Highway 150 between 3 junction and Fayette
The state highway commission has posted a 50 mph speed limit on Highway 150 from the Highway 3 junction to Fayette. The route is reported to be in poor condition.
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Oelwein
State Highway Commission
Highway 3
Fayette
Easier Name To Remember Hindle Changes Name in Court
SEATTLE AP Herbert Carl Herman Wilhelm Alexander Reinhardt asked a judge to simplify his name saying friends had trouble remembering it. The court approved the change to Robert Hindle, stating Hindle was a family name.
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Seattle
Herbert Carl Herman August Wilhelm Alexander Reinhardt
Robert Hindle
Herbert Carl Herman Wilhelm Alexander Reinhardt
Hindle
Pravda accuses Maoists of anti-Soviet provocations
Pravda charges Chinese Reds with whipping up anti-Soviet sentiment to undermine the world communist conference in Moscow in May. It labels Maoist actions as dangerous provocations and links the border raid to West Berlin elections, while accusing them of flirting with imperialist states like the U.S. and West Germany.
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Pravda
Soviet Communist Party
Moscow
U.S
West Germany
Bomm
West Berlin
Annual Seal Hunt On In Spite of Protests
Halifax AP reports thousands of hunters begin the spring seal hunt across the Gulf of St. Lawrence aiming for a 50 000 pup quota amid treacherous ice. Protesters in Canada and the U S condemn the hunt while fisheries officers monitor compliance and a New York activist funds ads urging Canada to halt the hunt.
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Halifax
N.S
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Humane Societies
Canada
U.S
Karl Karlsen
Jack Davies
Fisheries Department
Labrador
Davies
New York
Alice Harrington
Washington
Friends of Animals
Spring Lurking As Old Man Winter Persists
A weather brief notes lingering cold as spring nears with subzero to single digit lows in West Union and Decorah. Cedar Rapids records a 34 degree high and 13 degree low amid a forecast calling for weekend lows from ten above to ten below and partly cloudy skies Sunday with temperatures in the low 20s.
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West Union
Decorah
Cedar Rapids
Youths Injured In Crash Face Beer Charges
Three youths were injured in a one car crash on Cottage Grove avenue SE after 10 30 p m Friday. Dagmar Nissen 17 drove the car which went out of control struck a light pole tree and fence rolled over and stopped on its top. Vehicle damage was about 2000. Nissen treated for knee and hand injuries and released. McGowan 18 treated for back injury released. Ovel 18 treated for a lower back injury released. Nissen charged with reckless driving and all three charged with possession of beer as minors.
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Dagmar A. Nissen
Cottage Grove Avenue SE
Miss Nissen
St. Luke’s Hospital
Garold J. McGowan
McGowan Boulevard
Marion
St. Luke’s
Gerald S. Ovel
Twenty-ninth Street
Syria and Egypt push for UN plan on Arab guerrilla conflict
In a March report Al Nahar notes Nasser urges Syria to back the November 1967 UN Security Council resolution and join efforts toward a political settlement. Syrians to date refuse, arguing that a war of popular liberation remains the sole path for Arab guerrilla groups against Israel.
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al Nahar
Nasser
U.N. Security Council
Israel
Ira O Neal Held on Larceny Charge in City Jail
Ira G. O Neal age 50 of 1921 A venue NE is jailed on $2,500 bond for larceny. He allegedly took multiple microphone items from Turner Microphone Co at 909 Seventeenth Street NE, where he had worked.
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Ira G. O'Neal
Avenue NE
Turner Microphone Co
Seventeenth Street
Death of James Gratton Clymer in one car crash
James Gratton Clymer, 23, of Glenwood, died Friday afternoon in Council Bluffs from injuries suffered in a one car accident. Authorities report the single vehicle collision occurred earlier in the day and the cause remains under investigation.
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Council Bluffs
UPI
James Gratton Clymer
Glenwood
President Lets CIA Secret Out
President Nixon visited CIA headquarters and revealed a secret number, saying there are 8,000 employees. He spoke to women employees and reporters and noted the agency’s secrecy, joking that it was a pleasure not to be here.
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Washington
Nixon
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Oil Leak Sparks Mail Flood From Santa Barbara Area
The Santa Barbara channel oil spill has triggered a torrent of letters and cards to Congress, the White House, and the Interior Department, possibly 12,000 or more, urging tighter offshore drilling restrictions or a ban. Letters express diverse views from protectionist support to criticism of government action and emphasize the region's livelihoods and broader public interest. The White House received about 1,300 messages, Interior and related agencies about 3,000 to 7,750, with totals reflecting duplicates and uncertain counts as officials halted operations.
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Washington
California
Santa Barbara
Congress
White House
Interior Department
Union Oil Co
Hickel
Twila Christensen
Julia Smolik
Franklin Park
Ill
Henry Safer
Westwood
N.J
Nixon
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Interior
Desegregation Enforcer Named For Civil Rights Office
Dr Lloyd Henderson, 41, former Pacific University history professor, was named acting director of the Office for Civil Rights in the Health Education and Welfare Department. He will lead a staff of over 300 across Washington and nine regional offices, overseeing compliance under the 1964 Civil Rights Act in education, hospitals and welfare. Secretary Robert Finch made the appointment, succeeding Ruby Martin who resigned. The Nixon administration had sought to keep Martin, who is a Black woman, by offering a promotion, but she declined.
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Washington
Lloyd Henderson
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Robert Finch
Henderson
Office For Civil Rights
Ruby Martin
Pacific University
Oregon
Long Beach
Calif
San Diego College
University of California
Nixon
Martin
TV Sets Watch and Gun Taken in Breakins
A Friday breakin at Johnie Walker residence 912 Fifth street SE saw two television sets a radio stereo and a .22 revolver stolen after entry by forcing open a living room window. Detectives valued the loot at 675 dollars. Also at Russell Steitz residence 2010 Twentieth street NW burglars took 55.55 dollars a 40 dollar watch and two rhinestone necklaces. Entry method not determined.
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Johnie Walker
Fifth Street
Russell Steitz
Twentieth Street NW
Korean Armistice Commission to Meet at Panmunjom
The Korean Armistice Commission will convene at Panmunjom on Tuesday at North Korea's request, announced by the U.N. command on Saturday.
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Seoul
Korean Armistice Commission
Panmunjom
North Korea
U.N. Command
Schools To Get State Aid Early
DES MOINES AP Gov Robert D Ray said he directed release of about 17 million in school equalization funds ahead of schedule to help districts in a financial bind. Comptroller Selden confirmed funds are on hand and could be released immediately, with taxes delayed this year due to assessment problems. Counties listed include Linn Iowa Johnson Johnson and several others with aid amounts ranging from tens of thousands to over a million dollars.
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Des Moines
Robert D Ray
Ray
Marvin Selden
Delaware
Fayette
Iowa
Johnson
Jones
Keokuk
Linna
Louisa
Poweshiek
Tama
Winneshiek
Avalanche Claims Twenty Lives in Iran Trucks Plunge Ravine
In Iran, an avalanche on Friday swept four trucks and a car into a 330 foot ravine, with twenty people feared dead. Rescue teams work amid the debris as authorities investigate the cause and assess losses.
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Tehran
Iran
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