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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1968

Page

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Kosygin cautions U S senators on strength policy

In Moscow Premier Kosygin told Senators Gore and Pell that peace talks would falter if one side holds greater strength. He urged progress on limiting anti ballistic missiles and ratifying the nuclear nonproliferation treaty, noting U S troops abroad as a comparable presence. The meeting followed Nixon’s call for strength and praised a telegram supporting joint steps toward world peace.

Kosygin U. S Soviet Union Nixon Gore D-Tenn Pell D-R. I U.S Czechoslovakia West Germany Okinawa Japan Kremlin Leningrad Llewellyn Thompson Podgorny

Third-Graders Correct Textbook Save Publisher Reprint

Six third graders at Madrona Elementary Seattle correctly identified math workbook errors in a new enrichment text. They tested problems, alerted publisher, and prompted a corrective reprint before orders went out. The six students are Curt Smith David Bierman Alison Bland Charles Klyn Brett Bodemer and Jacqueline Boyle.

Seattle Madrona Curt Smith David Bierman Alison Bland Charles Klyn Brett Bodemer Jacqueline Boyle Carole Gromko

Czechs Edge Toward Repudiating Reforms

New York AP reports Czechoslovakia, under Moscow pressure for normalization, edges toward portraying reforms as fiction. The regime may crack down on dissent while signaling obedience to the Soviet intervention. An uneasy tightening of leadership is implied.

New York Moscow Czechoslovakia

Czech Lines Of Conflict Sharpening

In Prague tensions rise as 100000 university students across Bohemia and Moravia join a three day sit in to press for freedom of assembly and travel and a six month cap on press censorship. Journalists warn that silencing free expression would end reforms begun in January as Husak signals early normalization and vows decisive action against demonstrators.

Prague Czechoslovakia Bohemia Moravia Communist Party Central Committee Soviet Union

Mali Chief Overthrown By Leftist Officers In Coup

A leftist group in Bamako ousted President Modibo Keita, a longtime nonaligned leader with ties to Peking and Moscow. Keita’s fate was unknown as diplomats noted his residence was secured by troops. Mali’s economy and aid relations, including U.S. support, were discussed as the coup unfolded.

Bamako Mali UPI Modibo Keita Africa Keita West Peking Moscow Texas U.S

Nixon Studies Unity Aim Amid Private Bahamas Retreat

President-elect Nixon plans to stress unity as a keynote theme for his administration. He emphasizes communication as the core method and will pursue meetings with key leaders across society after a Bahamas vacation on Mermaid Beach with aide C G Rebozo and security detail.

Key Biscayne Fla Nixon Bahamas Mermaid Beach Grand Cay Group The Bahama Islands Coast Guard C. G. Rebozo Secret Service Robert Abplanalo Bronxville N.Y New York Frederick Keppel George Meany

Supreme Court Bars Precleared Bans On White Supremacist Speech

The Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a Maryland eastern shore ban on white supremacist speeches. The unanimous ruling requires due process before suppressing speech, noting police cannot bar speakers in advance without a judge hearing. Justice Fortas warned against overbroad Orders while acknowledging limits where speech incites violence.

Washington Supreme Court Maryland Fortas National States Rights Party Somerset County Princess Anne Maryland Court of Appeals

Weather Bureau Vacancies Cited in Joking Verse

A humorous issued line jokes that men fearing ruin by success should join the weather bureau. The quip plays on the idea of stable, predictable work and public service.

The Weather Bureau

Ten underage girls linked to Anamosa Mount Vernon shoplifting

A total of 10 girls from Anamosa and Mt. Vernon, ages 12 to 17, are implicated in shoplifting here since August. Police Chief Don Turner City Attorney Larry Conmey and four merchants planned a Tuesday meeting to discuss charges. Items recovered include clothing from Ament's and goods from Ron Jean's Hawley Superdrug and Ben Franklin.

Anamosa Mt. Vernon Don Turner Larry Conmey Ament’s Ron Jean Hawley Superdrug Ben Franklin

Anamosa and Mt. Vernon Girls Implicated in Shoplifting

Police report two Anamosa girls admitted stealing items worth 21.50 from Ron Jean's and implicated three others. Five Mt. Vernon girls and parents also confessed to prior thefts. Recovered merchandise from Anamosa homes valued 200 to 250 dollars includes clothing and jewelry. restitution to be made.

Ron Jean Turner Mt. Vernon Anamosa

Agnew Family Returns Home From Puerto Rico Vacation

Vice president elect Spiro T. Agnew and his family returned to Annapolis after a vacation in Puerto Rico. They arrived Monday aboard an Air Force plane with friends.

Annapolis Agnew Puerto Rico Air Force

Four Sites In Da Nang Sector Hit By Rockets

Communist gunners shelled at least four allied installations around Da Nang as heavy fighting continued for a fourth day. U.S. Marines reported 62 guerrillas killed south of Da Nang, and one American killed with others wounded in attacks on Red Beach and nearby bases.

da Nang Saigon UPS Huong South Vietnam U. S Johnson North Vietnam Camp Tiensha U. S. Navy Monkey Mountains Marble Mountain Young Marine Logistics Center Red Beach U.S Vietnam Press Agency Okinawa

Draft Delay Sought for Graduate Students

The Selective Service proposed to state directors that graduate students drafted during a term may be allowed to finish the term before reporting for military service.

Washington Selective Service

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