NORAD Official Describes Americas Protected Status
NORAD public affairs officer Lt. Col. C. J. Matthiessen says 170,000 air defense personnel track about 200,000 daily flights and 800 satellites. He notes intelligence on outside flights and missile warning, and that civilian spotters are no longer sufficient for fast high aircraft. He cites strong U S strategic defenses and emphasizes public responsibility to stay informed. Col. Matthiessen is visiting Eastern Iowa, staying with relatives in Monticello.
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C. J. Matthiessen
Monticello
North American Air Defense Command
NORAD
Matthiessen
U.S. Army
Navy
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
North America
Earth
Col
Col. Matthiessen
Iowa
Anamosa
IOWAN
Cardinal Spellman to Visit U.S. Troops Over Thanksgiving
Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York will visit U S troops in West Germany and West Berlin over Thanksgiving, the army announced Tuesday.
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Cis
Cardinal Spellman
New York
U.S
West Germany
West Berlin
Culver Congressman Honors Vietnam Veterans in Cedar Rapids Visit
The congressman praised local support for South Vietnam and highlighted efforts to meet villagers needs while stressing protection. He presented a Purple Heart to Capt. Wayne D. Mead, aide to the army’s chief of staff, who has returned to duty. Mead’s eye surgeon colleague Dr Bruce Spivey also serves in the army and was praised for aiding village hospitals. The visit included East Iowa attendees and relatives listed from Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns.
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Cedar Rapids’ Franklin High School
Vietnam
Wayne D. Mead
Army
Mead
Culver
Bruce Spivey
Franklin
Spivey
Nancy
Iowa City
South Vietnam
Culver To Speak Here Thursday
Second District Rep. John Culver will address the Noon Optimist club at the Cedar Rapids Elks club after arriving Thursday. He will attend a Great Issues seminar at Briar Cliff College in Dubuque and return to speak to Prairie High School students Friday morning as he pursues a heavy district schedule before Congress opens January 10.
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John Culver
Cedar Rapids
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Elks Club
Culver
Briar Cliff College
Dubuque
Prairie High School
Congress
Federal Building
Gusts Tip Plane At C R Airport
A light single engine plane piloted by Donald Jacobsen of Lincoln Nebraska tipped onto its nose and one wing in gusty winds at 2 45 p m Tuesday at the C R airport. Jacobsen and his wife were unhurt. The Midwest Lumber Co of Lincoln owns the plane which damaged a wing and the propeller as it was taxiing toward the hangar after landing.
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Nebraska
Donald Jacobsen
Lincoln
Neb
Jacobsen
Midwest Lumber Co. of
De Valera Agrees to Seek Another Term as President
Irish President Eamon de Valera age 83 has agreed to run for a second term. The announcement follows discussions in Dublin with party officials and supporters.
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de Valera
Dublin
UPI
Eamon de Valera
Six Relocation Payments Approved by Cedar Rapids Council
The Cedar Rapids city council approved six relocation payments totaling 262.50 to individuals and families displaced by the Cedar Lake urban renewal area. Payments include two of 70, one of 112, and three of 3.50 each, with most fixed by a schedule aligned with federal guidelines. One resident hired a private mover at 70, while others followed the relocation schedule. Salyer noted most future relocations will use the same method.
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Cedar Lake
Cedar Rapids
Don Salyer
Salyer
Services Thursday for Louis Trembley 90 Ely Iowa
Louis Trembley 90 died at Buffalo Center after a brief illness. Born November 10 1875 in Minnesota he farmed in Linn county for 50 years. Survived by no immediate family. Service 9 30 a m Thursday Brush chapel burial St Marys cemetery Solon Rosary 7 30 p m Wednesday chapel friends may call after 6 p m Wednesday
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Ely — Louis Trembley
Route One
Ely
Buffalo Center
Minnesota
Linn County
Anna Bartosh Trembley
Brush Chapel
St. Mary’s
Solon
Driver Forfeits Bonds After Hit Run Crash
Richard B. Cable of route three Williamsburg forfeited $110 bond for failing to appear in municipal court on leaving the scene of an accident. He also forfeited $30 bond on a charge of driving on the wrong side of the street after a hit run at Mt Vernon Road and Twenty second Street SE on Nov 11 at 9 15 p.m.
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Richard B. Cable
Route Three
Williamsburg
Cable
Mt. Vernon Road
Twenty-second Street
Cedar Rapids Jaycees seek Armed Forces Day proclamation
A Jaycees representative urged Cedar Rapids city council to proclaim December 7 the 24th anniversary of Pearl Harbor as Armed Forces Appreciation Day. Keith Johnson proposed citywide flag arrival and church bells at noon. Councilmembers encouraged a Dec 1 return with a formal delegation.
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Cedar Rapids
Johnson
Dustfall in Cedar Rapids Up in September Pollution
A September rise in dustfall was reported in Cedar Rapids industrial areas with 53.7 tons per square mile, against a June to August average of 45. Residential areas showed 23.6 tons per square mile. Odor problems persist southeast, attributed to weather, near the river valley and local plants. Data has been sent to the regional public health service for analysis.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Health Department
Otis Sunderman
Sunderman
Seventeenth Avenue SE
Regional
Public Health Service Office
Projected Gemini Gap Narrowed to Two Feet
Houston AP reports Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 may fly one to two feet apart if calculations hold. Earlier statements from the Manned Spacecraft Center set the gap at about 10 feet, with officials updating the figure on Tuesday.
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Houston
Manned Spacecraft Center
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