Vietnam War Hero Enlists for Third Vietnam Tour
Medal of Honor recipient David Dolby, a 1967 Vietnam veteran and Silver Star holder, reenlisted for a second three year hitch and said he expects to return to Vietnam within a week or two. Dolby, 22, noted he would rather be in the field to help comrades.
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Vietnam
Philadelphia
David Dolby
Dolby
Army
Minral
Oakland
Calif
Saigon
Paris
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Europe
France
Charles de Gaulle
Indo-China
Napoleon
Johnson
North
Iowa and world events collide in late 1960s news
A string of Iowa traffic crash reports includes fatalities and funeral details for Hohenshell and others, with notes on highway deaths near Anamosa and Albert City. Pravda blames Czech authorities for anti Soviet demonstrations after hockey wins. North Korea and Vietnam war commentary discuss political moves, elections, and potential settlements amid U.S. policy debates.
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Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Pravda
Communist Party
Prague
J. Smrkovsky
Smrkovsky
Josef Smrkovsky
U N Report Warns of Massive Losses From Urban Quakes
United Nations Development Program warns that rapid urban growth will trigger unprecedented earthquake losses worldwide. It calls for seismologist training and engineers to design earthquake resistant buildings, noting quake prone areas in California Nevada Utah Washington Montana Missouri and South Carolina.
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United Nations
Globe
California
Nevada
Utah
Washington
Montana
Missouri
South Carolina
Eats Evidence To Foil Police City Briefs
A fragmentary Cedar Rapids page notes several briefs. A youth used a forged prescription blank, police say, while a teenage suspect was processed. another item reports a burglary of $474 in tools from a garage. Community notices list meetings, fundraisers, and local business promotions.
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Chicago
Commonwealth
Nial
Bess Graves
Montrose
Wichita
Kaw
Cedar Rapids
Solon farmer Louis Nearad dies after brief illness
Louis Nearad of Solon aged 80 dies Monday morning after a brief illness. Born Feb 28 1908 in Solon he lived in the area all his life. Survived by wife Louise a daughter Mrs Harry Kral four grandchildren two sisters Marcella Duttlinger and Helen Mayo and brothers George Otto Dolezal. Services Wednesday at 10 am in St Marys church Solon with Rev J J Fath. Burial in Jane Boyd cemetery. Visitation at Brosh funeral home Tuesday noon to 9 pm. Family Night hours noted. floral shops advertise plant arrangements nearby.
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eTee Darby
Oaks
Towa
Montgomery County
An Khe
East Jowens
Joe
Vietnam
David Hohenshell
Keswick
Dathy
University
Hohenshell
North English United Methodist Church
Powell Funeral Home
North English
Kaser Construction Co
Peggy
Patricia
David
Joseph
Susan
Robert
Michael
Art van Patten
Hills
Richard Schwertfeger
Fairfax
Ralph Cavanaugh
Ruth Speigel
Texas
Ted
Burton Hohenshell
Solon
Louis Nearad
Adis Iisess
Louise
Chaloupka Neeras
Medicare Medical Insurance
Harry Kral
Monray Solon
Risenhower
Marcella Duttlinger
Iowa City
Helen Mayo
Japan
George of
Ottoy Dolezal
Brosh Funeral Home
J. Solon
Nan
St. Mary's Church
Elizabeth Bender
J.J. Fath
Jane Boyd Combe Church
Byidays
Special Three-Cell Suite Built for Sirhan in Vacaville
California officials remodel a three-cell suite at Vacaville Medical Facility to hold Sirhan Sirhan in extreme isolation with a living area dining area TV and kitchen. The unit includes fulltime guards and private bathroom and aims to prevent food tampering. If convicted the death sentence could keep him there. if not they will reuse the space.
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Los Angeles
Itn
Sirhan Sirhan
Comte
Robert
Sentimony
California Department of Corrections
Sirhan
Corrections Department
California
Vacaville
Sacramento
Sen
San Quentin
Phil Guthrie
Butchers 25 Cents Down in Chicago Hog Market
Chicago livestock update notes hog prices fell 25 cents for butchers and uneven demand. Slaughter steers showed tight supply. market activity hampered by insufficient depth. Reports list ranges for hogs 200-925 lb, calves, steers, heifers, cows, and bulls with varying yield grades and prices amid a subdued market.
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Chicago
Chicago Livestock Chicago
USDA
Cedar Rapids Hog Market Weak Upward Price Pressure
Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market Monday were weak in 2e tower with bulk deliveries at $20.25 to $20.50 for 200 to 230 lb butchers. Sows 180 lb down were $18.50 to $18.75, with price declines of 25 to 50 cents per 10 lb increment across weight grades, and feeder and packer price adjustments noted for higher weight ranges.
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Ee Art Jvertay Sivers
Nelte Ie
Sobey
Shy Ar
San Ce
Frogmore Frogs Flood Village Indespite Clear Homes
Frogmore in England reports thousands of frogs invading gardens and homes. Local resident Sri an Constable, 26, notes his garden is swarmed and his wife fears doorways as frogs hop indoors. The amphibian invasion is blamed on waterlogged ground near ponds.
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Frogmore
England
UPI
Frogmoere
Srian Constable
Prisoners Give Shrewsbury Jail Top Rating
Visiting judges said the prison grapevine gave Shrewsbury jail a four star rating in the con s good food guide. Warden Lt. Col. Ronald Shebbeare said we have an exceptionally good cook prison officer who uses his imagination.
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Shrewsbury
England
UPI
Ronatd Shebbeare
Gum Chewing Approved by Riviera Junior High Faculty
Principal Arthur Davis announced 14 student reform changes at Riviera Junior High. Gum chewing is now allowed for 1,900 pupils, while a request to permit boys to attend classes barefoot was rejected. Privilege may be revoked if misused.
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AIAM
Riviera Junior High School
Arthur Davis
Davis
Pact Reached Ends Madison Firemen Strike
Madison firefighters who walked out Thursday reached a new contract after the city council and firemen agreed. The pact grants amnesty to about 270 strikers despite a state law prohibiting municipal employee strikes. Public schools closed for fire protection, nine of ten fire stations unmanned, and pay rises from 620 to 727 dollars monthly.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Humphrey to Deliver Martin Luther King Lecture
The report states Hubert Humphrey will deliver a Martin Luther King lecture in Amherst Massachusetts on April 18. It notes Urbana youth Duane G Williams, 19, faced seven counts after a Cedar Rapids police chase including five traffic signal disobedience counts and minor beer possession, with $315 bond set and release.
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Duane G. Williams
Urbana
Cedar Rapids
Amherst
Mass
Hubert. Humphrey
Martin Luther King
Rapids
Williams
University of Massachusetts
Cub Scout Calvin Sinclair-Lenten Activities This Week
Pack 8 schedules Calvin Sinclair Presbyterian youth events this week with awards given by church members. Names listed include Patrick Wilson and Kenny Roper among many attendees. Attendance and exact times are partially omitted in the report.
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Calvin Sinclair
Calvin Sinclair Presbyterian
My Children
Presbyterian
Patrick Wilson
Cleatis
Hershey
Hercules Payton
Kenny Roper
Bill Woodward
Dana McConnell
Don Cau
Vernon Brown
Jeff Gazette
Hakes
Greg Roper
George’ ‘Dunek
Pat Kelsey
Tarry Piotz
Craig Strait
Alex Hadjis
Billy Robinson
Tim Clinton
Jarris Clayton
Tommy Canterbury
Finds He Once Had A Valuable Penny
Trevor Gammage a 12 year old from Wilburton England collected 37 pennies then spent some on bank clearings and kept a dated list of penny clearings with totals over the years. The 1968 reports show year to date clearings and penny values, including figures in the tens of millions and a 1938 penny.
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Wilburton
England
UPI
Trevor Gammage
Cedar
Mam'seller Beauty Salon offers free Thursday demos
Karen at Mam'seller Beauty Salon invites both young and old to free Thursday afternoon demonstrations from 1 to 13. This event helps shoppers select skin care and makeup products at 2226 Bowling St SW Adv, promising personalized guidance during the holiday season.
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Karen
Mam
Bowling St
Peking Embassy Denounces Soviet Border Bid as Slander
The Chinese embassy in Moscow denounces a Soviet border bid as slander from start to finish and refuses to say if it will accept or reject negotiations. Observers doubt Moscow expects an answer, viewing the move as aimed at showing East Bloc unity while delaying the world communist conference.
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Moscow
Peking
Kremlin
Romania
Tax Men Get Chir In Extortion Death
Manila AP report says two Bureau of Internal Revenue men, Francisco Balto and Eulogio San Juan, were sentenced to death by electric chair for robbery with homicide in extorting a Chinese restaurant owner, Wong Ley Shee, and causing her death after threatening deportation over unpaid taxes. An accomplice, Werencio Manguhan, got 10 to 17 years.
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Wong Ley Shee
Manila
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Chermoweth
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Highway 3
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Thiew
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West Point
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First Ave
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Adv
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Thirty-sixth Avenue
Bill Lucia
Roosevelt Hotel
Eagles Auxiliary
1St St. NE
Albert's Cleaners
Lindale Plaza
Om, Ly
Rock and Mineral Society
Cedar Valley Rock and Mineral Society
C Avenue
Green Grass Service Co
Selon
United States
Jerome’s
Pierson's Florist
Sirhian
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Juesday
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Martin King
Cub
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API
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Atomic Energy Commission
Merrill Lynch
Securities
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Roosevelt
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smithing
Blackhawk
Davenport
Kastard Street
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