Culver Campaign Day Features Grassroots Visits Across Cedar Rapids
Second district Congressman John Culver 36 of Cedar Rapids campaigns for a third term with visits to Link-Belt Speeder plant and multiple local sites, stressing peace in the nuclear era and domestic uplift for the poor and Black communities. He contrasts his stance with Republican opponent Tom Riley and cites votes on Medicare, education, civil rights, and welfare. The day includes a Purple Heart presentation, college Q&As, and a Mardi Gras stop in Clinton.
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John Culver
Cedar Rapids
Link-Belt Speeder
Sixth Street SW
Culver
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Clinton
Ann
Terry Stephenson
Sam Cooper
Tom Riley
Riley
Johnson
Clinton County
COPE
Democratic
Robert Salzbrenner, Jr
Edgewood Road
Salzbrenner
Korea
Area Ten adds 13 new programs to curriculum
Thirteen vocational and technical programs were approved for Area Ten Community College. The five hour meeting at Hawkeye Plaza reviewed staff proposals, following a prior approval of six more programs. Final state department approval will follow planning of content.
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Area Ten Community College
Area Ten Board of Directors
Hawkeye Plaza
Area Ten
State Department of Public Instruction
Bombing halt eyed as possible step in Paris talks
The piece notes Wallace’s hope that the bombing pause may foster progress in Paris while stressing his desire for an early honorable war settlement to bring American servicemen home. It suggests Hanoi may avoid jeopardizing a secret understanding before the election and that Nixon and Humphrey have largely reconciled their war-policy differences.
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New York
Paris
Wallace
Hanoi
Johnson
Vietnam
Nixon
Humphrey
Judd Exposes Brutality at Prison Farm
KCRG TV 9 reports Judd for the Defense previews a color program at 9 PM Friday revealing brutality at a prison farm.
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Judd
Kcrg-Tv
Move Battleship From North Area
The battleship New Jersey was withdrawn from the North Vietnam coast under Johnson’s bombing halt and reassigned to support U S Marines in South Vietnam’s 1st corps area just south of the DMZ. The ship had been out of mothballs a month earlier at a cost around $20 million and has served in Korea and World War II.
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Washington
New Jersey
North Vietnam
Johnson
Pentagon
U. S
South Vietnam
1St Corps
Demilitarized Zone
Korea
Horse Palomino Jailed on Assault Charge in Mexico City
In Mexico City the horse Palomino was ordered jailed after police say it kicked a girl who required hospital treatment. Owner Daniel Jimenez pleaded not guilty for the animal as the beat officer took the appliance into custody.
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Mexico City
API
Daniel Jimenez
Brazilian Plane Crash Kills 17 Near Rio Beach
A Brazilian air force B-25 crashed into a hill foot near a suburban beach killing all 17 aboard, including seven cadets. The incident occurred Thursday, prompting investigations by authorities and rescue units at the scene.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Air Force
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