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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1967

Page

15

Regents Bond Bills Upheld as Constitutional in Iowa

Atty. Gen. Turner ruled two Regents bond bills constitutional covering hospital projects at the University of Iowa and construction at Iowa State and state institutions. The measures would let the Board of Regents issue bonds to fund construction and retire them from income other than appropriated funds. Also, Zeller ruled rabbits are not domesticated for payment of a county loss claim.

DES Moines State Board of Regents Richard Turner Donald Voorhees Waterloo Charles Grassley New Hartford Joseph Zeller Tama County Walter Willett Iowa Turner University of Iowa Iowa State State College of Iowa Board of Regents Willett Zeller

Five Die in Chicago Wooden Apartment Fire

Five persons died when flames trapped them on the second floor of an old wooden apartment building. Fire officials said one escape exit was nailed shut and arson is suspected. First Deputy Fire Marshal Harry J. Moher ordered an investigation into the fire’s cause and the blocked exit.

Chicago UPI Harry J. Moher

City Briefs Open Memorial Day At Local Stores

Memorial Day hours listed 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. for Nelson's Grocery and Meats at 16th St B Ave NE. Beauty Culture training advertised at Paris Academy enrolling for June class, contact 365-9202. Death report: Leo Young, 56, of Romoland Calif died Sunday from a heart attack. husband of Lalu Boquist formerly of Cedar Rapids. Rug cleaning ad from Kenwood Rug Cleaning.

Nelson’s Grocery and Meats 16Th St Paris Academy Leo Young Romoland Calif Lalu‘ Boquist Cedar Rapids

Hindu Quarrel Turns to Orgy in Calcutta Curfew Imposed

In Calcutta an argument between a gambling club and a landlord escalated into Hindu Moslem violence. Five people died and about 100 were injured as troops imposed a dusk to dawn curfew in East Calcutta. Rioting continued with arson and street clashes into the night.

Calcutta India

Corpsman Seeks Proper Uniform For Vietnam Duty

Navy corpsman Larry Jensen, 26, awaiting a Marine tailor made uniform, was stationed at Camp Pendleton. He stands 6 feet 5 inches, 245 pounds, with 38 inch arms, and chose to stay with his wife Claudette rather than wait at base for gear. He volunteered for Vietnam duty, believing the 45 to 60 day wait could be spent at home.

Detroit Larry Jensen Vietnam Jensen Center Point Navy Viet Camp Pendleton Calif Claudette

War Explosive Kills 4 Children in East Berlin

A 10 year old East German boy found a World War II explosive under a bridge and pounded it against a wall until it exploded killing him and three other children, the East German news agency reported Friday.

Berlin

Nixon Still Hopeful Of Middle East Trip

Nixon hopes to travel to the Middle East after a swing through North Africa next month. A spokesman said plans are proceeding and a crisis might ease enough for the trip. Earlier AP misquoted Nixon as canceling the trip.

Nixon Middle East New York Richard Nixon North Africa Associated Press

Local Inductions and Promotions From Linn County Draft Call

Thirteen Linn County men were inducted into the army by the selective service board. Names include Robert H. Brown Cedar Rapids Larry R. Con vey Gayston Rynek Ely and Michael A. Rog ers Iowa City plus several others. Additional draftees sent to Amarillo air force base Lackland and Fort Campbell and officer candidate school at Fort Leonard Wood. Several Marines and airmen received home leaves promotions and honorable discharges.

Linn County Selective Service Board Army Robert H. Brown Cedar Rapids Larry R. Convey I Avenue Gayston L. Rynek Ely Duane P.johnson Muscatine Joseph M.klima E Street Patrick G. McEnany Iowa City Ernest J. McIntosh Twenty -Second Avenue Michael J. McKee Thirty Eighth Street Allan J. Nimmer Center Point Road Thomas D. Raher Eighth Avenue Kuris Raits Marion Michael A. Rogers Twenty-eighth Street John F. Williams, Jr Waveland Drive Amarillo Air Force Base Texas Gary J. Pieper van Horne Thomas M. Stolba James R. Altorfer Eaglemere Court Lackland Air Base Dennis Smith Lackland Ft. Campbell Edward M. Puckhaber A Avenue John A. Mertz North English Robert L. Robinson Monticello Allan H. Pieray Hopkinton Richard H. Strawhorn Waconia Avenue William Beshears Fifteenth Avenue Richard W. DeWald Sixteenth Street Ft. Leonard Wood

Pelt Cars with Rocks: 4 Held in Laurel Outbreak

In Laurel Mississippi a two hour rock barrage targeted cars in a mainly Black neighborhood late Sunday night. Four youths were arrested, three of them Black, as police restored order around 11 p.m. No motive was found.

Laurel Miss

Police Evict City Hall Intruder After Skunk Incident

Police were called to Manchester city hall at 2 30 a m by Dorothy Hale the night radio operator to evict an intruder described as a skunk that had somehow entered the building. Officers captured and caged the animal.

Solal The Gazette Manchester City Hall Dorothy Hale

Most Workers Get Day Off on Memorial Day

The first major holiday of 1967 will close most Cedar Rapids businesses and public offices on Tuesday. No mail delivery or window service at the post office, garbage collection delayed, and city hall and courthouse closed. Public schools near end of term. Some plants grant a four day holiday with Monday and Tuesday off.

Cedar Rapids Collins Radio Co

Bonn criticizes NPD as anti democratic Nazi group

West Germany Interior Minister Paul Luecke denounces the National Democratic Party as anti Semitic and a defender of Nazi ideas. The NPD, growing in state legislatures Wiesbaden and Munich, won seats in two more of 11 legislatures and may enter the Bundestag in 1969 unless voting laws change.

Bonn West Germany National Democratic Party NPD Paul Luecke Wiesbaden

Traer Pool Opens at Taylor Park This Saturday

The Traer municipal pool in Taylor park plans opening this Saturday with Don Wrightman as manager this year replacing Don Lau who will attend summer school in Idaho. Lifesaving classes begin Thursday.

TRAER Taylor Park Don Wrightman Don Lau Idaho

Notable Hair Sparks School Hair Policy Debate

Edison New Jersey AP report covers Michael Maryk the hair stylist defending Micah Berlin 17 senior class president suspended just 19 days before graduation. Berlin aims for a US Senate career while the education board weighs disciplinary action over long hair and sideburns.

Dirksen Board of Education Micah Berlin U.S

Graduates Recognized From Lakeland and Bradley Among Local Students

Steven E Doty son of C E Doty of Franklin avenue NE graduated from Lakeland college Sheboygan Wisconsin Charles R Rainwater of Elmwood drive NE earned honors from Bradley University Peoria Janice Heitzman of Second avenue SE received a radiologist technician certificate from University Hospital College of Medicine in Omaha Gary Brandt son of Willis Brandt of Twenty second street NE will receive a

Steven E. Doty C. E. Doty Franklin Avenue Lakeland Sheboygan Wis Charles R. Rainwater Elmwood Drive Bradley University Peoria Janice Heitzman Second Avenue University Hospital College of Medicine Omaha Gary Brandt Willis Brandt Second Street

Williams Faces Assault Charge

Odas J. Williams, 39, of 908 Ninth Avenue SE, was arrested on an assault and battery warrant. The complaint states he forced entry at about 1 a.m. reaching the dining room floor of Ellen H. Brooks and her 14-year-old daughter. He was released after posting bond of $110.

Odas J. Williams Ninth Avenue SE Ellen H. Brooks Tenth Avenue SE Williams

Scout Pack 6 Advancements Awarded at Tucker Park

Cub Scouts Pack 6 advancement awards were presented Friday at Tucker Park in Hiawatha to Mark Lovik Rob Wheeler Kelly Jordan Dan Davis Doug Davis Eugene Lien Randy Lockwood and Chris Franklin. Hungarian police guarded a portrait of President Johnson at the Budapest fair's U.S. pavilion after rioting youths destroyed pictures of the Chief Executive.

Tucker Park Hiawatha Mark Lovik Rob Wheeler Kelly Jordan Dan Doug Davis Eugene Lien Randy Lockwood Chris Franklin Budapest UPI Johnson U.S

Dr Rothwell to Speak at Oakland Nazarene Services

Dr Mel Thomas Rothwell, chairman of philosophy and religion at Bethany Nazarene College Oklahoma, will headline a series of services at Oakland Church of the Nazarene from Wednesday through Sunday at 7 30 nightly. He notes his conversion from atheism and lists degrees from Ohio University University of Michigan and Boston University. He attended the World Congress on Evangelism in Berlin last fall.

Mel Thomas Rothwell Philosophy and Religion Bethany Nazarene College Oklahoma Oakland Church of the Nazarene Rothwell Ohio University University of Michigan Boston University Berlin

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