Cedar Rapids Parking Study Delayed To November
Cedar Rapids downtown parking survey by Burke Inc. faced delay with final report now due by November 14 after a Chicago trip by Safety Commissioner Oberthien. The council may grant an extension. $16,200 is funded from the parking meter fund and focuses on ten year parking needs amid expressway and urban renewal changes.
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Cedar Rapids
John Oberthien
Chicago
Oberthien
Ralph H. Burke, Inc
Burke, Inc
Council
Stewart Shank
Shank
Cedar Valley
Civic Center
Gazette Photographers Win Multiple AP Contest Awards
Cedar Rapids Gazette photographers John McIvor and Tom Merryman earned second and third places in the 1968 Town APME Newsphoto contest. McIvor won second in pictorial for Transportation Iowa Style. Merryman took second and third in sports for Coach Consoles and That's the Brakes.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Town Associated Press Managing Editors
John McIvor
Tom Merryman
McIvor
Iowa
Highway 1
Kalona
Merryman
Ray Nagel
Coyle
APME
John Jacobson
Daily Iowan
Iowa City
Spot News
Dow
Angus McDougall
International Harvester
World
Today
Dave Luck
The
Max Winter
Davenport Times-Democrat
Students and police clash in Naples over reforms
In Naples on Friday, more than 1,000 left wing students clashed with police as they tried to storm city hall. Right wing students joined the fight, police intervened, and both sides assaulted officers. Four policemen and six students were injured. eight students were detained. President Saragat began consultations in Rome to select a new premier as the Christian Democratic party faced a political crisis.
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Naples
UPI
Italy
Saragat
Rome
Christian Democratic Party
Maryland Final Vote Gives HHH Big Lead in 1968
Hubert Humphrey carried Maryland by 20,336 votes from 1,235,058 cast in 23 counties and Baltimore city. Humphrey 538,330 Nixon 517,994 Wallace 178,734 statewide. Baltimore city swung 178,450 to 80,146 for Nixon, delivering all 10 electoral votes and beating Kennedy’s 1960 margin.
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Hubert Humphrey
Maryland
Richard Nixon
Baltimore City
Humphrey
Nixon
George Wallace
John Kennedy
Columnists List for Today's Paper Highlighting Vets
A brief column roster shows Roscoe Drummond Marquis Childs William S White Leonard Lyons Rick DuBrow and humor writer Art Buchwald with a television page feature.
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Roscoe Drummond
Marquis Childs
William S. White
Leonard Lyons
Rick DuBrow
City Briefs and Community Notices Highlight Local Events
Alcoholics Anonymous family Thanksgiving support scheduled for Saturday at 6 30 p.m. at 109 Second Avenue SE with covered dish. ham and turkey provided. Pack awards presented at First Presbyterian and Pierce schools by Pack 98 and Pack 143 with numerous named recipients.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Second Avenue SE
First Presbyterian Church
Jerry Clark
Tim Plotz
Don Cantondine
Terry Plotz
Pat Kelsey
Steve Kramer
Steve McKee
John Peper
Dean Schloss
Terry Hogaland
David Bergstrom
John Tzortzadakis
Danny Knotts
Tom Canterbury
Jay Knox
Pierce School
David Bryant
Tom Cullen
Paul Gauer
Mike Makowski
Brian Smith
Gary Lovik
Richard Benning
Tracy Crocker
Doug Greenwell
Phil Hershner
Mike Kelly
Jamie Pauly
Mark Rehman
Mike Sedan
Steve Thompson
Little Rock Drops Model City Status Over Desegregation Suit
HUD suspended Little Rock Ark selection as a model city after learning the Justice Department had filed a desegregation suit against the city public housing agency. The suit says four of eight projects are all black and the other four have only two black families.
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Washington
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Little Rock
Ark
Justice Department
HUD
Robert Weaver
Entertain ment Host Flips at Eglin Base Friday
Funny Flip Wilson hosts Operation Entertain at Eglin Air Force Base at 6 30 PM Friday with guests Len non Sisters Allen Rossi Della Reese and the Geezinslaw Brothers for a morale show.
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Funny Flip Wilson
Eglin Air Force Base
Lennon Sisters
Allen and
Rossi
Della Reese
Geezinslaw Brothers
Hudson Woman Slugged and Robbed in Home Invasion
A Hudson woman, Mrs. Clifford Burke, was slugged with a gun butt and gagged by four men who ransacked her home and took about 85 dollars from her purse. She was not injured, and police believe the men, who posed as buyers of antiques, tied her in the basement before fleeing.
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Hudson
UPI
Clifford Burke
Man escapes East Germany by swimming Spree
A man who says he fled East Germany by swimming the Spree river while border police fired at him was questioned by authorities on Wednesday. He appeared wearing only swim trunks.
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Berlin
UPI
East Germany
Spree
Don Rickles Show with Surprise Guests on KCRG TV
Mr. Warmth hosts an ad libbed DON RICKLES SHOW with surprise guests at 8 PM Friday in color on KCRG TV 9. The program promises spontaneous humor and lively interactions as Rickles guides a night of improvisational comedy.
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Mr. Warmth
Come
Don Rickles
Kcrg-Tv
Blanco the White House Dog Faces Uncertain Future
President Johnson said he fears what to do with Blanco the white collie after leaving the White House. He plans to consult President-elect Nixon about keeping the dog, noting Blanco is shy and has finally settled on the White House grounds.
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Washington
Johnson
Blanco
Nixon
Want Ads Promise Quick, Easy Results
Classifieds promise fast, satisfying outcomes for readers seeking simple solutions. Short ads highlight convenience and immediate benefit, appealing to shoppers and job seekers alike.
Lenz receives 12 medals including DFC for Vietnam action
Air Force Maj. William A. Lenz—son of Donald T. Lenz of Solon—earns twelve medals, including the Distinguished Flying Cross for a Feb. 8 diversionary mission over North Vietnam. He guided a damaged allied plane to safety after warding off two enemy jets, then serves as a T-37 instructor at Moody AFB Georgia. Also noted are Navy and Marine enlistments and a Navy promotion in Key West.
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William A. Lenz
Donald T. Lenz
Solon
Vietnam
Lenz
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Moody Air Force Base
Coe College
Interstate 80 fatal car truck suit reaches jury
A federal court jury heard a civil suit over a May 14, 1966 crash on Interstate 80 near West Branch. Blythe Conn of Des Moines filed as administrator for Charles Conn, his son killed in the crash. Fred E. Small of North Platte is the truck driver defendant. Fruehauf Trailer Co. of Detroit is a third party defendant. Conn seeks 97,430 dollars in damages.
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Interstate 80
West Branch
Blythe Conn
Des Moines
Iowa Assn
Charles
Fred E. Small
North Platte
Neb
Fruehauf Trailer Co
Detroit
U S Romania Exchange Pact Signed on Atomic Energy
Washington and Bucharest reached an agreement for exchanging scientists scholars and information on atomic energy. The pact aims to deepen cooperation between the United States and Romania in nuclear research and related fields.
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UPI
U.S
Romania
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