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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1969

Page

13

Controversy Over Ouachita Parish Anti Poverty Program

A congressional probe questions honesty and control of the Ouachita parish anti poverty program in Monroe Louisiana. Private leaders allied with white supremacist elements supervise the board while poor residents see limited participation. The CEO report doubts the program will reduce poverty.

Brown C.E.O Ouachita Paris Police Jury Ing White Knights Ku Klux Klan Monroe Ouachita Parish Klaverns Vietnam

Cedar Rapids News Briefs Highlight Local Club Events

Area Ten Community college speaker at Town House Club at 7:45 AM. Coe College Upward Bound program speaker at Montrose el at noon. Amana Refrigeration executive Eldon Pugh to speak at Montrose hotel Tuesday 6:30 PM. Cedar Rapids Education Assn executive board meets at James Freeman home. Rotary Club speaker Dr C Douglas Young of Jerusalem at Montrose hotel noon. Various local ads for flowers, cleaners, and specials. Hospitalized Zola McQuerry at University Hospitals. Kiwanis, Jaycee, and other groups announce meetings and programs. Calendar includes school board meeting, library board, and tours.

Robert Taylor Coe Montrose el Eldon Pugh Amana Refrigeration Montrose Crea — Executive Board Cedar Rapids Education Assn James Freeman Lindale Avenue Rotary Club Dr. C. Douglas. Young Jerusalem The American Institute of Holy Land Studies Montrose Hotel

Gridiron Club Roasts Nixon and Johnson Administrations

Washington attendees at the Gridiron Club 84th annual dinner mocked Nixon and Johnson era figures. Performances spoofed Agnew in a gilded cage and LBJ with Humphrey as professors, with jokes about policy and the ship of state amid 500 guests.

Washington UPI Gridiron Club Nixon Johnson Agnew White House Lyndon Johnson Hubert Humphrey Gridiron Statler-Hilton Paul Miller Amnager Wes Gallagher Associated Press Elson Rockefeller New York Richard Ogilvie Illinois

Forecast of Major Floods From Snowmelt Threatens Iowa Minn

The bulletin warns Iowans and Minnesotans of potential near record flooding as spring thaw advances. Five foot snowbanks loom around a railroad car near Elgin Minnesota on a North Western line northwest of Rochester. The Weather Bureau projects high flood risks due to heavy winter snow.

Ides of March Warning Issued

Washington Post prints an In Memoriam by Latin students from Culver Military Academy honoring Julius Caesar. They recall Caesar slain in Rome on the Ides of March 44 B.C., noting his roles as Calpurnia’s husband, Gaul conqueror, calendar reformer, and author with a century-spanning impact on students.

Washington UPI Washington Post Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar Rome B.C Calpurnia Gaul Culver Military Academy Culver Ind

Plans for Anamosa levee slowed by study delays

Army engineers from Rock Island report final levee plans for Anamosa at $236,500 will not be completed before fall. Detailed study could take six to nine months, possibly longer due to Mississippi Cedar and Des Moines river flood potential. Levee mostly earth with limited concrete and local labor support discussed.

Anamosa Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island Roy Parsons John Culver Miesissippi Cedar Des Moines Men’s Reformatory Roy Rodman County Conservation Board

Coroner Dr Nooguchi Accused of Erratic Conduct

In Los Angeles the coroner who oversaw Senator Robert F. Kennedy's autopsy faces accusations by a county official of drug use and discussing autopsies on living persons. Dr. Thomas Noguchi denies the claims as prejudice and his attorney calls them distortions.

Los Angeles Robert F. Kennedy Thomas Noguchi

Four Nations To Meet Over Middle East Crisis

United Nations officials say the Soviet Union United States Britain and France will hold a secret four power meeting in New York next week to discuss the Middle East crisis. Ambassadors Malik Yost Berard and Caradon are named as participants with bilateral talks preceding the session. Israel urges direct talks with Arab states even as Arab leaders resist such a settlement.

United Nations, N.Y United States U.N Middle East New York United Nations Jacob Malik Soviet Union Charles Yost Armand Berard France Lord Caradon Britain U.S Abba Eban Israel

Teen purse snatchers fail to loot empty bag in Baltimore

Baltimore police report two teenagers snatched a purse from Dorothy Murphy, 50, on a midtown street but found it empty. The incident ends without theft or money exchanged.

Baltimore Dorothy Murphy

Fear Liberian Freighter Sank With 34 Aboard

A Liberian freighter with a 34 crew apparently sank Saturday in the Gulf of Mexico after SOS calls. A rescue effort spotted an oil slick and a damaged boat 140 miles southwest of New Orleans while planes combed the area. The 580 foot vessel Vainqueur had been carrying 20 000 tons of sugar from Vera Cruz to New Orleans. All hands reportedly safe on the tug Alice Moran, which coordinates with coast guard and navy to monitor the search.

Gridiron John M. Hightower Associated Press Ship of State Hightower G.O.P Ohio New York Gulf of Mexico Coast Guard Atlantic Bermuda Gulf Vainqueur New Orleans Montreal Vera Cruz Mexico Alice Moran Moran Shipping and Transportation Co St. George

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