Piece of Paper Soars 80 Miles Scholarship Night
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. scholarship awards were given at Cedar Rapids Negro Civic Organization’s sixth annual dinner at St. Paul’s Methodist church. Recipients Regina Doolin and Rodney Dugan will use the awards at a college of their choice. About 200 attended. gifts to the loan fund from Trinity Methodist, First Baptist, and Ruth Griffith were announced. no Howard Greenlee award this year.
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Elmer Smith
Lett
Cedar Rapids Negro Civic Organization
James Nisley
Southeast Iowa
National Assn. of Social Workers
NASW
St. Paul's
Martin Luther King, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Trinity Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
Ruth Griffith
Dodds Seeks Democratic Nod for Secretary of State
Iowa State Senator Rob ert R. Dodds of Danville announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for secretary of state in the September primary. The 43 year old farmer and former legislator cites twelve years in the Iowa General Assembly and leadership roles in government affairs commerce and other committees. Dodds is married with five children and operates a farm outside Danville.
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Danville
Robert R. Dodds
Iowa
Executive Council
Dodds
House of Representatives
Iowa Senate
Wilson elected Fellow of ASQC at Philadelphia conference
M F Wilson director of reliability and quality assurance at Collins Radio Co Cedar Rapids was elected a Fellow by the American Society for Quality Control at the society's annual technical conference in Philadelphia. He becomes the second Collins employee to receive the honor and will hold the grade of membership.
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M. F. Wilson
Collins Radio Co
Cedar Rapids
American Society For Quality Control
Asqc C
Philadelphia
Collins
Wilson
Guaranteed Income Debate at Rotary Club
Estherville State Senator David Stanley opposed a guaranteed annual income, arguing it would promote dependency and reduce initiative. He urged aid for the truly needy including the aged children and disabled, and said the plan would divert funds from those who cannot support themselves.
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Rotary Club
David Stanley
R-Muscatine
Stanley
Women's Campaign For Johnson Formed
Mrs. John Camp wife of State Rep. John Camp named state chairman for the Women's Campaign for Don Johnson A lifelong Republican. Camp is Iowa Federation of Republican Women state chaplain and has served as state vice-president and national first vice-president. Johnson of West Branch seeks the Republican nomination for governor.
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Clinton
John Camp
Don Johnson
Mutiny Near at Convent on Flying Nun Broadcast
A near mutiny erupts as viewers watch the Convent San Tanco segment on The Flying Nun on Thursday night at seven o'clock. The color broadcast airs on Channel 9 attracting strong audience engagement and tense reactions from viewers.
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San Tanco
Coe Students Receive Air Force Grants for 1968 69
Three Coe students Hartmann Downing and Moore are named air force ROTC grants recipients for 1968 69. Major Jeangerard announced the awards noting the scholarship covers books fees and tuition through graduation and commissioned status with $50 monthly subsistence pay. Hartmann and Moore will enter pilot training while Downing will join a science program.
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Coe
Air Force
Jack Jeangerard
Coe Air Force
Robert C. Hartmann
Cincinnati
Dennis Downing
Drakesville
Michael Moore
Harley Moore
Germany
Vietnam
John J. Timm
Twenty-first Street
Moore
Downing
Hartmann
Coe Afrotc
Air Force Air University
Jeangerard
Trucker puts out milk truck fire with milk
In Ludlow Pennsylvania AP reports a milk truck engine caught fire and Leroy Harlan quickly extinguished the blaze using six quarts of milk before volunteer firefighters arrived. The incident showcased unconventional self assistance, with no injuries noted and minimal damage to the vehicle.
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Ludlow, Pa
Leroy Harlan
Harlan
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Ternoon
Nisley
New King Fund
Sec. of State
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Olympia
Olympia Reds
Thirty-Second
Oakland Road
Endura Press
Oxfords
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Kieck
32Nd Street
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Women’s Campaign For
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Wonder Bread
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