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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1965

Page

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Mail-Order Gun Law Won't Halt the Shootings

Senator Allott attacked the administration backed bill to curb gun traffic. He warned Oswald could have bought a rifle from a sporting goods store and it would be just as deadly. He argued the bill would penalize law abiding citizens without fixing firearm abuses.

Washington Senator Allott R-Cole Lee Harvey Oswald Allott Senate Atty Katzenbach Kennedy West Arizona Fannin Oswald Lee Oswald Dallas Jack Ruby

Dunn Leaders Denounce Klan Rally Held Here

Civics leaders in Dunn North Carolina denounce the Ku Klux Klan following a rally that featured three men linked to the slaying of Viola Liuzzo. An open letter from ten ministers and nine laypeople urged residents to reject hate and not associate with the Klan. A 6,000 person crowd watched as the defendants and their attorney were introduced.

Ku Klux Dunn Collie Wilkins Alabama Detroit W. O. Eaton Gene Thomas Matt Murphy

Parks Closed in Bogalusa After Racial Tensions

Bogalusa La two municipal parks shut indefinitely after clashes between white and Black residents. Mayor Jesse Cutter ordered the closures and civil rights leader Robert Hicks of the Civic and Voters League praised the move. A scheduled Negro picnic at Cassidy park was canceled amid tensions as Klan influence looms in the area.

Bogalusa Jesse Cutter Robert Hicks Civic and Voters League Congress of Racial Equality Hicks Cassidy Park Ku Klux Klan

Oceanography on Expanding Field Dr Tuttle Explains

Dr. Sherwood Tuttle of the University of Iowa told Cedar Rapids Naval Reserve Officers School that Big Ten schools may buy an oceanography station to expand western conference access to oceanographic studies. He said the sea offers vast science opportunities and noted government grows programs for defense, sea foods, and minerals.

Sherwood Tuttle University of Iowa Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids Naval Reserve Officers School Tuttle

Eisenhower Deflates Johnsons Great Society as Instant Paradise

In New York, former President Eisenhower called Johnsons Great Society an effort to establish instant paradise. He said the federal government has grown octopus like and intrudes into states and localities during a speech to 500 executives of the National Industrial Conference Board.

New York Eisenhower Johnson National Industrial Conference Board

Ninety Masons Accepted in Cedar Rapids Consistory

Ninety Master Masons mainly from Eastern Iowa joined the 149th Scottish Rite reunion in Cedar Rapids during a three day ceremony. Henry C. Shull of Sioux City addressed the gathering as head of Scottish Rite bodies in Iowa.

Iowa Cedar Rapids Henry C. Shull Sioux City Harry B. Bennett Manchester William G. Nelson Waterloo Ben Blackstock Norman Stewart Cedar Falls Leroy L. Adams John Aldershot John W. Baird Edward Beatty Charles L. Fawley Charles W. Harvey Robert M. Heidt Gary E. Hootman Richard D. Jones Robert Lee Kale Keith D. Koch Richard F. Kohl Elmer Kolkmeier Duane V. Krueger Billy Ray Kuehl Curtis L. Kuehl Carl E. Bebout Robert L. Beener Wayne C. Goering Harold Harper Max Hurdle Elwood Harwell Dale C. Leach Curtis Mather Elmo Moore Louis Rose William Nelson Daryl Thomson George F. Whiles Marion George Bradley Robert Hanson Vaughn Hartzell Harold Strout Decorah Roland Brandt Norve Burreson Junior Hambleton Max Rader Allison—Rolland Brekke Allen Cooper Harry Wilder Arthur Burrichter Richardson Clark Robert Retz William Wallace Clear Lake Jack J. Dominic Neil Garrison Donald Goranson William Stewart Traer Glenn Franklin Garwin George E]well Oelwein Duane Fuhrman Robert Lyon Palo Daniel Griffin Lincoln Arlo Hansen Cresco James G. Hanson West Union Harold Jensen Belle Plaine Norman Knosp Gladbrook Emery Ladehoff Greene Leon Marsh LaPorte City Dean Morrison New Hampton Graham Morrison Riceville Howard Nicoll Cen

Local Names Listed For Unclear Notice

The fragment lists individuals including Point-Laurence Ritze Howard Wiegand, Stanwood Stanley Roush, Hampton Henry Sorensen Jerald Staley, Toledo-Arlston J Ziskovsky, and Rochester Minn Harry Jacobsen in an unidentified notice. No context or event details provided.

Ter Point Laurence Ritze Howard Wiegand Stanwood Stanley Roush Hampton Henry Sorensen Jerald Staley Toledo Arlston J. Ziskovsky Rochester, Minn Harry Jacobsen

Grading Begins On N Fayette Football Field

Grading work on 40 acres north of West Union elementary will prepare site for athletic field and parking. A $95,000 swimming pool to be built this summer will occupy over two acres with a Z design, teaching and diving areas, bath house, and concession facilities. Cost shared by city and school district. project to start July 1 if weather permits.

West Union North Fayette County Dale Upham Construction Co B. B. Hanson and Associates

Breakin at Iowa City Bottling Works Reported

Iowa City police investigated a breakin at the Iowa City Bottling Works. About 12 cases of beer were reported stolen. Entry was gained by pushing in the back door.

Iowa City

Preview of Liston Clay Fight on Wide World of Sports

ABC wide world of sports presents Liston versus Clay preview coverage airing Saturday at 4 p m central time on KCRG TV9. The telecast flags the heavyweight title bout buildup with promoter notes and fighter profiles.

Liston - Clay ABC Wide World OF Sports Kcrg-Tv9

Scout-O-Rama Presents Recreation Aims At Hawkeye Downs

Scout-O-Rama at Hawkeye Downs on Saturday will resemble a national jamboree with flags, gateways, and overnight camping areas. Cub Scouts join in Exhibition Hall while troops showcase skills, camp fires, contests, and physical fitness in a large arena, with tickets at fifty cents for one adult or two children.

Hawkeye Downs United States Don Waddle Optimist Club Committee Jerry Stonebarger Jaycee Group Stonebarger

Saturn V Passes Steering Test in Moon Flight Prep

In Huntsville Alabama the Saturn V rocket booster passed a steering mechanism test ahead of a manned lunar mission. In Council Bluffs Iowa Robert E Harplin aged 38 faced an embezzlement charge for taking 14669 dollars from the Burlington Railroad freight office and pled innocent in municipal court.

Huntsville Ala Free World Council Bluffs (Ap Robert E. Harplin Council Bluffs Burlington Railroad

Ex-Husband Wins 2 Hours Weekly With Family Dog

Indianapolis AP report: Judge John Niblack grants divorce to Christian Black 54 after 32 years and awards custody to Mrs. Glenn Black 63. He orders ex-husband to visit the toy Manchester dog Pretty for two hours Sundays, with a third party present. He also retains the family airplane and one car for him while she gets the house and another car.

Indianapolis Glenn Black John Niblack Black Manchester Pretty Niblack Christian Black

Allamakee County Road Projects Set

Bid results from Allamakee County show several road works. I beam bridge in Mak ee township by Brennan Construction Co of Lansing for 3730.50 plus multiple concrete box culverts and grading projects by V and S, J Costigan, Loren V Leas, R J Cooney, Andrew Bresnahan, with totals ranging from 1 298.20 to 37 730.50 and two resurfacing divisions totaling 28 858.50 and 25 494.00.

Gazette Waukon Makee Township Brennan Construction Co Lansing Center Township W and S Construction Co Manchester Franklin Township V and S J. Costigan Elkader Loren V. Leas Inc Luana R. J. Cooney Waukon Andrew Bresnahan

War Effort Threatened on 12 O Clock High

Friday night at 9 00 CST KCRG TV 9 broadcasts raise alert as war effort coverage intensifies.

KCRG

Barracks and Boats Hit in Red North

U S and South Vietnamese air forces bombed barracks gunboats and a radar site in North Vietnam as the fourth day of renewed air strikes. Forty four U S air force and Vietnamese planes set a barracks aflame about 200 miles south of Hanoi. Twenty five U S planes damaged three 80 foot boats along a river near Vinh, facing heavy ground fire before withdrawal. Four U S navy planes reported one PT boat burning and another smoking on the Lacht Huong Giang river 85 miles below Hanoi.

Saigon North Vietnam Hanoi Vinh Lacht Huong Giang River

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