Trieste Commander to Speak to Collins Assn in Cedar Rapids
Lt Cmdr J B Mooney of the Navy diving craft Trieste will address the Collins Radio Technical Assn at Armor Ball Room Cedar Rapids Tuesday. The Trieste helped locate the sunken USS Thresher, 129 aboard, after recent dives off the East Coast and Guam. The association invites Collins male employees for an evening program with dinner at 5 30.
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Navy Electronics Laboratory
San Diego
Trieste
Collins Assn
J.B. Mooney, Jr
U.S. Navy
Cedar Rapids
Collins Radio Technical Assn
Armor Ball
Navy
Cmdr. Mooney
Collins
Warren Commission Report to Be Toned for Blind Readers
The 469 page Warren Commission report on Kennedy's assassination will be recorded by the Library of Congress for the blind. A spokesman said the talking books should be ready within two months and the 25 page summary and conclusions will also be Brailled for distribution to blind readers.
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Washington
UPI
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Library of Congress
Fire safety drill urged for Cedar Rapids homes
Cedar Rapids Fire Chief Jesse Hunter urged residents to rehearse emergency plans and practice fire drills. He said firemen will visit homes to help plan escapes and can arrange home visits by calling the fire department or prevention bureau. National Fire Prevention Week begins today.
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Cedar Rapids
Jesse Hunter
Hunter
Fire Department
Fire Prevention Bureau
Georgia secretary of state faces odd petitions and ballots
Georgia secretary of state Ben Fortson handles an unusual docket from bird invasions to petition chaos. He and 12 staffers inspect about 60 counties totaling roughly 50 000 voter signatures to place candidates on the general election ballot. Fortson likens his tasks to detective work and psycho analysis as he safeguards voters access while staying unfazed by the challenges.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Ben Fortson
Fortson
Capitol
Launch Campaign for Voter Registration in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids launches the most concentrated voter registration drive through Oct 16 led by the Voter Registration Committee with door-to-door outreach and posters by Scouts, plus outside registration sites at six locations. City officials support the effort to register nonregistered residents ahead of the Nov 3 election.
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Cedar Rapids
Stanley B. Seidler
The
Gazette
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Harold Schaefer
United States
Iowa
Linn County
City Hall
City National Bank
Old Marion Road
Washington High
Forest Drive
McKinley School
Tenth Street
Grant School
J Street
Twenty-seventh Avenue
Cleveland i
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids Public Works
First Street
City National
Merchants Motor Bank
Second Avenue
Schaefer
Seidler
Comedy Facts of Life on Sunday Night Double Feature
Bob Hope and Lucille Ball star in the second movie at 8 CST on Sunday night double feature airing on KCRG TV 9.
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Bob Hope
Lucille Ball
Kcrgtv
Five Submerged Red Tars Rescued
Pravda reports five Soviet sailors rescued after nine hours trapped in the submerged cabin of an overturned barge. A navy rescue team and border guard were decorated for heroism. two sailors were recovered, one woman among the five crew members, while two others drowned. The report gave no date or location for the incident.
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Moscow
Pravda
Soviet Communist Party
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League of Women Voters
Smulekoff
Hercules Powder Company
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