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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 04, 1968

Page

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Riley Ends Final Flying Tour Through Second District

Republican Tom Riley concludes a last campaign swing by plane across Iowa's Second District visiting Clinton Dubuque Oelwein and Cedar Rapids. He greeted voters on downtown streets and at centers and pledged to answer questions during daily campaigning since announcing Jan 22.

Tom Riley Clinton Dubuque Oelwein Cedar Rapids Riley Iowa City Congress

Olberg Named Cornell Trustee After Board Meeting

F Forbes Olberg of 308 Nassau Street SE Cedar Rapids was elected a trustee of Cornell College Mt Vernon at a board meeting. He serves as executive vice president and director of Merchants National Bank and president of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce.

F. Forbes Olberg Nassau Street Cedar Rapids Cornell College Mt. Vernon Olberg

Tools Stolen From Three NE Homes Over Weekend

Police logged three tool theft reports from residents on the 2500 and 2700 blocks of B avenue NE. Gary E. Knott said $152 worth of tools were taken from his garage on Saturday or Sunday. Howard A. Knapp reported $50 in tools stolen Friday night or Saturday morning. Mrs. Norman D. Sundholm reported an electric drill a tool box and a wagon taken with no value listed.

B Avenue Gary E. Knott Avenue Howard A. Knapp Norman D. Sundholm

30 Seconds at a Time to Work Out Post Apollo Details

Apollo 7 astronauts endured 11 days of weightlessness while engineers test 30 second weightless intervals to refine design for an early orbital workshop. The goal is a 1971 orbital station capable of hosting future zero gravity experiments.

Cape Kennedy API Space Agency Orbital Workshop Air Force Wright Patterson Airbase Dayton Ohio Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville Ala

Open Houses for Merged Cedar Johnson Linn Washington Areas

The four county merger will host public open houses on November 11 at Cedar Rapids and Iowa City centers. Public tours run 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 305 Second Ave SE Cedar Rapids and 114 Second Ave Coralville. Dwight G. Bode leads the new joint system with Glenn C. Wallace as president.

Cedar, Johnson, Linn Washington Counties Cedar Rapids Iowa City Second Avenue Coralville Center Coralville Cedar Johnson, Linn Washington Iowa Benton, Jones Town Glenn C. Wallace Clarence Dwight G. Bode Washington County

Nuclear Test of Low Yield Shot at Yucca Flat

AEC conducted the 27th underground nuclear test at Yucca Flat Nevada with a maximum yield of 200 kilotons. The detonation occurred at the bottom of a 1,980 foot shaft and officials reported no atmospheric radiation leakage.

Yucca Flat Nev UPS Atomic Energy Commission Nevada Test Site AEC

Death of Mrs. Ray Schafer Stirs Columbus Junction

Mrs. Ray Schafer 62 of Columbus Junction died Sunday in a Newport Beach California hospital while visiting her daughter Mrs. John Sorenson in Costa Mesa. Funeral services are pending at Stacy Lewis Funeral Home Columbus Junction.

Columbus Junction Ray Schafer Newport Beach Calif John Sorenson Costa Mesa Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home

Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication and Rates Note

The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 details address at 50 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 and subscription rates for carrier and mail editions including nightly and Sunday issues and regional rates. The Associated Press retains exclusive rights to local news republication and AP dispatches.

The Gazette Co Pen Third Ave. SE Gecer Rapids Iowa Cedar Rapids U.S Associated Press

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