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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1969
Page
19
The article explains how the St Patrick legend arose from opposition to Druids and their serpent worship. It notes Patrick founded 360 churches and baptized about 12,000 people during his lifetime on the Emerald Isle.
UPI recounts Saint Patrick’s life from a 387 birth in Britain to his years as a slave in Ireland, his return to Gaul, and his mission establishing the church in Ireland. He built churches at Armagh, helped reform laws, and died about 461 with Downpatrick burial.
In a St Patrick Eve talk Rev Kevin Shanley explains three Irish name classes Old Irish Norman Irish and Anglo Irish based on origins and invasions Old Irish names begin with Mac or O Fitz signals from Norman influence Anglo Irish names are English translations of Irish names He also connects meanings to many first and last names including Daley Mulligan Mullins McGuire Keelan Finnegan Halligan Russell Joyce Malley Moore O M creed and Sherry with traits like boldness joy and mirth.
Tom Munn, 21, who is blind, studies automobile mechanics at Lansing Community College and is described as one of the best in his class. He began with curiosity at a service station and later formed a racing team as mechanic. He hopes to finish in June with a B average and then seek employment.
An Omaha cafe patrons hear a man with a shirt from a local tree service limp in and warn not to ask if he fell from a tree. The incident unfolds with no immediate questions from the 10 customers as the man speaks.
Dr. Hudson Hoagland argues UFOs from space will be largely forgotten like past spiritualist beliefs. He notes the 1920s Boston medium case, cites the Condon study as reducing UFO likelihood, but warns science cannot prove a universal negative and that some unexplained cases may persist.
Linn County Association for Mental Health holds its annual awards dinner Thursday at 6 30 p m in the Roosevelt hotel to honor more than 266 volunteers across three projects. Dr Herbert Nelson of the University of Iowa will speak on Current Trends in Community Psychiatry as 137 years of service awards are presented to volunteers in St Luke's psychiatric department and Linn County facilities. Tickets cost 3 50 with reservations by telephoning 364 6305. a free program only option is also available.
In Zambia the railway's high accident rate is linked to drunken crews and delays in using 10,000 imported breath testers. Former transport minister Solomon Kalulu warns job loss for drinkers and notes union resistance. Last half of 1967 saw 308 mishaps across 650 miles, with multiple derailments and collisions amid hastily trained crews and aging equipment.
Washington officials report that by July 1967 the District of Columbia reached 617000 non white residents, 4.5 percent higher than 1966, while white residents fell to 28.3 percent of total, with overall population about 860400.
ISEGREM Belgium AP Roger Vanmarcke posted welcome signs during a French official visit. After the delegation left he was ordered to court and fined for illegal posting.
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