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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1968

Page

7

Iowa Liquor Unit Seeks ID Cards for 21-25 Year Olds

Iowa officials push 1969 legislation requiring picture ID cards for adults aged 21 to 25 to curb teen drinking. Harlan Lemon of the Iowa Liquor Control Commission says voluntary cards would cost up to $1.50, feature name birth date and signature, and be non duplicable. Issuance location details await, tavern and store operators favor the protection. The plan, if advanced before the 1969 legislature, could back a broader bill and cost less than funds.

DES Moines Iowa Harlan Lemon Iowa Liquor Control Commission Lemon Commission Stead Russell Laird Iowa Beverage Assn Laird Gov Hughes

Grinnell Eases Coed Visiting Hours Policy

Grinnell College approved extending coeducation visiting hours in residence halls to up to 84 hours per week. Each hall may set its own hours but must avoid late night times Sunday through Thursday and Friday and Saturday mornings. Lounges may also adopt hall specific hours to broaden access and reduce pressure for in-room visits.

Grinnell Grinnell College Glenn Leggett Leggett

Churches Open Doors to N Y School Children

New York Lutheran Church in America congregations aid education during a teachers strike leaving over a million NYC children out of school since September. Good Shepherd Bayside runs a tutoring program for 300 students 15 hours weekly. Christ Staten Island provides space and distributes assignments. Epiphany Brooklyn busy with applicants 100 on wait list. Trinity Staten Island reports 300 students and interim high school classes for 150 students.

New York Lutheran Church In America New York City Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Bayside Queens Christ Lutheran Church Staten Island LCA Epiphany School Brooklyn Trinity School Trinity

Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Shooting Death Case

A district court jury deliberated under half an hour before convicting a defendant who was shot to death nearly two years ago, delivering a swift guilty verdict in the homicide case.

District Court

Iowan Found Guilty In Houston Slaying

A former LaPorte City resident was found guilty in Houston of conspiring to kill Dr. Robert Pendleton, a Houston physician, in a December 1966 shooting. Robert Akridge, 27, faced multiple defendants in the case.

Houston LaPorte City Iowa Robert Akridge Robert Pendleton

Sarasota Man Sues Neighbor Over TV Interference

Lee Eggers of Sarasota sues neighbor Ansel Gridley for 1 million claiming an amateur radio station disrupted his TV reception for a decade. The case was moved to USS district court in Tampa. Gridley seeks dismissal arguing Eggers never complained during the ten years. A hearing is set for next month.

Tampa Lee Eggers Sarasota Eggers Ansel Gridley USS. District Court Gridley

Want ads work like a computer seeking buyers for you

Short promotional note describing how classified want ads speed buyer searches by using automated matching to connect sellers and prospects quickly. Emphasizes efficiency, reach, and simple posting for sellers.

Bluefield State College Closes Indefinitely After Bomb Threat

Bluefield State College in West Virginia shuts down indefinitely after a large bomb blast. President William Hardway says all classes canceled through Thanksgiving and the campus will be closed to nonessential personnel with 24 hour security and reinforced campus police patrols.

Bluefield W. Va Bluefield State College William Hardway Hardway

SCLC to sue U S government over Resurrection City damages

Reverend Ralph Abernathy, head of the SCLC, says the group will not pay the $71,795 cleanup bill and will sue for $100,000 against the federal government for damage to Resurrection City. He claims insufficient notice to dismantle the encampment between the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial.

Atlanta Ralph Abernathy Southern Christian Leadership Conference SCLC Resurrection City Abernathy Washington Interior Department Washington Monument Lincoln Memorial

Cuba Moves High Schools to Countryside for Field Work

Cuban high schools will be moved to the countryside to combine studies with creative field work, Radio Havana reported Thursday night. The broadcast described plans to place students in rural settings for practical and agricultural learning.

Miami Radio Havana

Education minister announces shift to semi boarding elementary schools

Miami says Education Minister Jose Llanuza announced during a graduation at the University of Orente that elementary schools will convert to semi boarding schools. He gave no reason beyond noting an agricultural manpower shortage.

Miami Jose Llanuza University of Orente Llanuza

Clark Gable in To Please a Lady on Channel 9

Barbara Stanwyck stars with Clark Gable in the film To Please a Lady as part of Channel 9 Saturday Night Double Feature airing at 10 PM on KCRG TV. The program highlights classic cinema and notable Stars.

Sebastian Cabot Anissa Jones Johnnie Whitaker Cbs-Tv Cedar Rapids Lindale Plaza Clark Gable Barbara Big Valley Stanwyck Channel 9 Kcrg-Tv

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