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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1969
Page
2
Burglars knocked out blocks of the rear wall of a Town State Liquor store at 3939 Center Paint Road NE in Cooler Rapids. An inventory was taken to check for missing items as officers discovered the break-in during a 2:30 a.m. patrol Monday.
Cedar Rapids public school students will have Thursday and Friday off for Thanksgiving. Children will be dismissed at the usual hours Wednesday. Classes will resume Monday morning.
Gov. Robert Ray says he is listening to arguments on moving the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School from the board of regents to the Iowa Commission for the Blind. Proponents urge central control while opponents note regents could better coordinate with state universities.
Marian Henderson 68 of Coggan died Sunday, funeral Tuesday at Murdoch chapel in Cop von conducted by Rev Aaron Koskanyp. Casket will not be opened after the service. Friends may call at the Murdoch chapel in Coggan. Survived by Weston Henderson and other family. She was a member of Zion Presbyterian Church. Born April 20, 1901.
The Jaycees announce their annual toy drive with collection boxes in city elementary schools. They seek up to 1 400 requests this year after helping 1 076 children last year. Toys may be dropped at the repair center corner of Prat Avenue and First Street for usable items.
Gov. Robert Ray ordered a formal inquiry after Rep. Edward Mezvinsky alleged state officials blocked CDC complaints and limited data on a meal outbreak at a National convention in Des Moines. Mezvinsky said questionnaires indicated about 25 percent of the 1,400 lunch attendees were ill.
Walter M. Smith 63 died recently at a Veterans hospital in Iowa City. A World War I veteran and 10 year Cedar Rapids resident, he was a painter and carpenter. Survived by four brothers and a sister. Services at St. Marys Church Urbana with graveside military rites by the American Legion. Body at Campbell Funeral Home Vinton.
Central Java public health director reports eighty four deaths from smallpox in the first ten months of the year. The figure reflects ongoing outbreak impact in the region.
A late night call scene at 2 00 AM frames a quirky love story on Channel 9. The episode features guest stars Rich Little Carl Reitz Jane Wyatt Dennis Day and Dana Wynter in color.
Federal officials dispatched food and medical supplies to the Indian occupiers on Alcatraz Island as talks with Secretary Walter Hickel proceeded. The group, led by Glen Dodson and Richard Oskes, had occupied the island since Thursday demanding independence, while a coast guard blockade kept reinforcements from landing.
Kill Devil Hills North Carolina plans its annual meeting of the Will Never Fly Society with Julian Scheer as main speaker. The spoof group formed in 1959 to mock the Wright Brothers memorial and will host a 4 pm start on December 16 with a 10 30 am official observance on December 17.
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