Priests Appeal for Peace in Ulster Amid Violence
In Ulster a wave of violence wounded civilians and soldiers as IRA-linked gunmen and Protestant forces clashed. Londonderry priests urged congregations to back peace makers while calls for truce gained traction in Creggan and Bogside. Dublin protesters rallied at Sinn Fein HQ.
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Belfast
Andersonstown
Gerald Duddly
Londonderry
Creggan
Bogside
IRA
Britain
Northern Ireland
William Whitelaw
Whitelaw
Dublin
Ireland
Sinn Fein
The
Runaway Horse Killed After Collision With Car
A horse ridden by 12 year old Bruce Wills crashed into a moving car on Saturday near Highway 94 and Edgewood Road NW. The halter apparently broke before the impact. The boy suffered a foot injury but no immediate medical treatment was needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Wills
Edgewood Drive
Highway 94
Edgewood Road
Arthur Heusinkveld
Adel Street
Fightingest Ship O’Bannon Sold for Scrap
The World War II destroyer USS O Bannon known as the fightingest ship is sold to Union Metals Co. for 87212 54 dollars. It will be towed from Mare Island in about two weeks. Navy officials report requests for mementoes poured in nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vallejo
Calif
UPS
William F. Halsey
Navy
Union Metals Co
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Ely and Newell Enter Race For Iowa Legislature
Cedar Rapids figures Former State Sen. John M. Ely Jr. and Carl Newell announce candidacies for the Iowa legislature in the Aug. 1 primary. Ely seeks the 13th Senate seat. Newell aims at the 30th House district. They face no opposition in their party nominations. Ely, 53, Quaker Oats buyer, would represent Cedar Rapids and surrounding townships in Linn and Johnson counties. Newell, 43, an auctioneer, seeks Cedar Rapids area districts. Esther Strother is listed as the lone Republican in the 30th district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
John M. Ely, Jr
Twenty-third Street
Ely
Quaker Oats
State Senate
Senate
Tom Riley
Linn County
Bertrand
College
Putnam
Franklin Townships
Mt. Vernon
Lisbon
Newell
Eddyville
Riley
Jackson
Boulder
Washington
Otter Creek
Maine
Buffalo
Monroe
Brown
Linn
Marion Township
Esther Strother
Reds Have No Illusions On Victory
Gary Indiana AP Gus Hall head of the U S Communist Party says the party does not expect to win the 1972 presidential election but will mount a strong protest vote. He outlines a platform to end Southeast Asia involvement, fund housing and urban programs, and tax big business to fund tax relief for families earning under 15000 annually. Hall criticizes capitalism and calls the system anti American rather than anti communist.
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Gary, Ind
Communist Party
Gus Hall
Hall
United States
Gary
Jarvis Tynan
Indiana
U.S. Communist Party
Minnesota
Ohio
Southeast Asia
Cedar Rapids Community Notices and Club Meetings
Local clubs announce meetings and events across Cedar Rapids and area. Optimists and Kiwanis hold noon or evening gatherings at various venues. memorial day closures noted. Community ads promote florists, meats, therapy, bridal services, and historical tours with contact details and times.
Librarian Joins Cornell College Library Staff
Nancy Patton Van Zant will join Cornell college Russell D. Cole library as acquisitions librarian July 1. She succeeds Marian Blair who retires after 18 years at Cornell. Van Zant previously worked as a librarian at Scattergood school in West Branch.
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Cornell College
Blair
Cornell
van Zant
Scattergood School
West Branch
Teachers Win Right to Wear Political Arm Band
A U S court of appeals ruling upholds a high school teacher’s right to wear a black arm band during antiwar protests, saying such expression does not disrupt teaching or coerce students. The decision sets precedent for balancing school discipline with constitutional free speech.
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New York
United States Court of Appeals
Charles James
Addison High School
Corning
N. Y
Ewald Nyquist
Irving R. Kaufman
Court of Appeals
Kaufman
James
Thousands line up for deposits at failed Surety Bank
Thousands waited in Wakefield as the FDIC began refunding deposits after Surety Bank & Trust Co. closed amid a $7 million shortfall found by state auditors. About 27,000 accounts totaling $17 million were affected. FBI hunted former president Daniel D. Moore, who resigned in April and vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield
Mass
Surety Bank & Trust Co
James T. McKeon
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Franklin C. Clark
Reading
Massachusetts
FBI
Daniel D. Moore
Lynnfield
Moore
East Iowans Receive St Olaf Degrees at Commencement
Four East Iowans earned degrees at St Olaf College in Northfield Minnesota today. Decorah graduates Karl G Knudson BA cum laude and Linda Braaten Zawack BS in nursing. Dysart Grace H Schroeder BA magna cum laude. Manchester Dean D File BM in music cum laude.
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Northfield
Minn
St. Olaf College
Decorah
Karl G. Knudson
Linda Braaten Zawack
Dysart
Grace H. Schroeder
Manchester
D. File
Taking Applications For New Housing Units
Independence residents can apply at the Chamber of Commerce for elderly housing units. Applications mark interest and are non binding. Community Housing Inc sponsors the project, seeks a 50 year Farmers Home Administration loan, and has raised over $5000. The exact unit count will follow an architect’s site study on Eighth Avenue NW at the former Independence Machine Co site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Independence Chamber of Commerce
Community Housing, Inc
Farmers Home Administration
Eighth Avenue NW
Independence Machine Co
Fire destroys West Liberty welding shop after blast
AP reports a welding and metal fabricating shop owned by McCrabb Bros. in West Liberty was destroyed by a fire following an explosion early Saturday. The 100 by 400 foot building had no occupants and the cause of the blast was not determined immediately.
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West Liberty
McCrabb Bros
Iowa City MD Graduates Win Scholarships at Convocation
Kathryn Cranston Edwards of Williamsburg received a scholarship book award at the University of Iowa medical convocation Thursday. Rose Mary Mason of Iowa City earned the Janet M. Glasgow scholarship citation for outstanding achievement by a senior woman. Both women graduated Friday with M.D. degrees.
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Iowa City
Kathryn Cranston Edwards
Williamsburg
University of Iowa
Rose Mary Mason
Janet M. Glasgow
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Ulster
Christie
Forkhill
Ireland- Northern Ireland
James C. Clifford
Naval
Guadalcanal
O'Bannon
Hiyei
O’bannon
Halsey
Carl Newell
Sixteenth Street
Iowa
Johnson County
Jefferson, Big Grove
Oxford
Madison
Clear Creek
Penn Townships
Coralville
John Ely, Jr
Reds
Optimists Club
Roosevelt
Hiawatha Council
Berger Furrier
Marion
Adv
C-Mar
Bat Masterson
Spring House
Evans Mass
Ellis Park Pavillion
Bible School
Nimmer’s
Canopus Club
Embassy Club
Bridal Services
Geraniums
Stejskal Florists
Bowling St
Jaycee
Ron Fisher
Lou Mandle
Bishops Downtown
Nelson’s
Central Y
Central Branch Ymca
Fairfax
St. Patrick’s Church
Sertoma Club
Chet Casali
YMCA
Elks Club
Olympia Cafe
4Th St. SE
Exchange Club
John P. Woods
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Montrose
Metro Kiwanis
Benjamin Moore
Mackin Paint Co
Linn County Regional Planning Commission
City Hall
Kiwanis
Jerome’s.—Adv
Uncle Leonard
3Rd Ave
St. George Church
10Th St
12Th Ave
Rose
Legion Home
Fourth Avenue SE
2Nd Ave
Richard Freeman
Linn County Extension
Public Library
Project Civic P.R.I.C.E
Library
Montauk
William Larabee
Clermont
Ady
Fred M. Hecinger
New York Times Service
Kate Mercato
Plainfield
Ind
Burt Neuborne
New York Civil Liberties Union
U. S. Treasury Department
Subaru G
Datsun
Vega
Dodge Dodge Trucks
Second Avenue
Bth Street
Pinto
Chrysler
E. Jowans
St. Olaf
West Liberty Shop
Yashica
Chicago
Thermolax
Gibson
Nikon
Polaroid Land Camera
Underwood- Olivetti Typewriter
Paymaster
Kodak
Steven
Third Ave
Nest
Family Shoe
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