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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1977

Page

9

Liberian President Tolbert to Receive Cornell Honor in Absentia

Mt Vernon notes Liberian President William R Tolbert Jr will be awarded an honorary doctor of laws by Cornell at commencement. His wife Victoria Tolbert will accept, and their son William Tolbert III will receive a bachelor of special studies degree. Also present will be Deisy Houp hout-Boigny Tolbert, Winifred Massaquoi, T Ela Williams, and Dr Dorothy Newbury.

Dorothy J. Newbury Cornell Tolbert Newbury Liberia Cuttington College Christine Tolbert William Tubman Zion Praise Baptist Church Bentol City Baptist World Alliance Organization For African Unity South Carolina Tolberts William Pace University School of Business Administraton New York City U.S Canada

Escapees Nabbed Inside Iowa Prison Walls

Two Iowa state penitentiary inmates serving life for murder and 90 year terms were found hiding in a utility access alley behind cells in cellhouse 19 south. Loney and Kelly had eluded searches via prison tunnels since Saturday and were captured at 4 45 p m. They were moved to the maximum security unit.

Fort Madison Iowa State Penitentiary Robert Edd Loney Warner S. Kelly Cials Iowa Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation Loney Kelly Scott County

Senate Creates Permanent Intelligence Committee in 1976

On this date in 1976 the U S Senate voted to establish a permanent committee on intelligence to oversee CIA activities and ensure ongoing oversight of intelligence operations.

U.S. Senate Committee On Intelligence CIA

Moonies face minor harassment in Iowa Unification Church

Ames based Unification Church leader Warren Deming says Iowa operations face limited harassment due to negative national publicity. He notes 15 to 20 active members, four years in Iowa, and annual earnings roughing 15 to 20 thousand dollars from candy crafts flowers donations and tithes. He describes ongoing weekend retreats across four states to recruit new members and denies threats or coercion.

Ames UPI Sun Myuong Moon Moonies Iowa Unification Church Warren Deming Deming Moon The Ing Minneapolis Omaha

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