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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1969
Page
14
Senator J William Fulbright wore a sun visor to shield his eyes from TV lights while listening to testimony Tuesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Disarmament. The hearing examined the Sentinel anti ballistic missile system and debated its pros and cons.
CBS correspondent Charles Kuralt told the Collins Radio Technical Assn that Americans remain adventurous and decent despite afflictions such as pollution and overpopulation. He praised the Plaisted Arctic expedition and its leaders while noting society’s problems are solvable with decentralized power and civic resolve. W R Behn Jr was elected CRTA president, with William Geers as VP and John Lowry as secretary treasurer.
Bob Hoffman a marketing student at Area Ten Community College was elected president of Iowa DECA for a one year term starting in May. at the state conference in Des Moines Area Ten students won two firsts and three honors including Ron Murphy first in public speaking and a Marion team first in team management. The new president and first place winners will attend a national DECA conference in Atlantic City in spring with most costs covered by the state group.
Tokheim 66 a Cedar Rapids resident and 22 year Moose member was honored by Cedar Rapids Moose Lodge 304 with a class enrollment. Eleven candidates for membership were enrolled as Moose gathering attendees included officials from Moose lodges in St Joseph Missouri and Paul Bainter regional director Joseph Lilley Waterloo state secretary.
In Aberystwyth anarchists shouting Death to the monarchy joined Welsh nationalists at University College of Wales. They disrupted a news conference and draped a royal statue. About 150 nationalist students protested while three women undergraduates defended the prince’s investiture amid calls for Welsh home rule.
A quick preparation using NeoCitran in hot water relieves coughing sneezing and fever while easing aches and nasal congestion. The drink is described as tasting like hot lemonade and claimed to restore normal feeling as the flu runs its course. The ad promises satisfaction or money back and notes sale at specified outlets.
Walter Schirra, veteran astronaut and dean of U S spaceflight, resigns to head Regency Corp Denver a unit of Colorado Corp. He aims to help develop a space station by 1975 and continue exploring Earth from orbit while managing industrial equipment leasing.
The Postville school board on Tuesday approved a $400 increase in base pay to $6,500 for the 1969-70 school year enhancing starting salaries for teachers.
Paris witnesses a bruising general strike with 60,000 to 100,000 workers marching, clashes with police, and widespread disruptions. President de Gaulle vows to defend the currency economy and republic while unions seek 10 to 12 percent raises, government sticks to 4 percent.
A terse feature note on how a quick look at want ads can reveal life changing possibilities. The piece highlights the speed of finding opportunities and the personal stakes tied to each listing.
Gregory Peck appears in Captain Newman M D as the color Wednesday night movie on Channel 9 at eight o clock. The CBS channel features the medical drama with Peck in the lead role and the program airs tonight.
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