Narrow Culver Margin Demos Leading in House Races
Democrats lead in 230 potential 435 seats as of one month before election day, with 184 districts ahead and 46 close contests. Republicans total 183 potential seats with 152 ahead and 31 close. 22 tossups remain. Nixon's national margin could shift several races, possibly preventing a Humphrey house majority.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Hubert Humphrey
Associated Press
Richard Nixon
George Wallace
G.O.P
Gerald Ford
House
Indiana
John Brademas
Lee Hamilton
Nixon
Ray Madden
City Briefs and Club Events Highlight Local Talks
Downtown Kiwanis awards will honor 11 Gazette newspaper boys for outstanding duties. Various clubs advertise talks by university and county officials, a hair salon sale, and community events including a Riverside Park fair noon to 5 PM. Antiques shows and health board meetings are listed with dates and venues.
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Downtown Kiwanis
Malcom S. MacLean, Jr
School of Journalism
University of Iowa
Gazette Newspaper
Funeral services for Dr Clyde C Tull in Mt Vernon
Funeral services for Dr Clyde C Tull 87 longtime Cornell College professor emeritus of English will be held at 2 pm Sunday at the Presbyterian church in Mt Vernon. Dr Larry E Shiner of Cornell College will officiate burial will follow in Mt Vernon cemetery. Tull died Friday after a career that included leading the English department from 1917 and teaching until 1960.
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Clyde C. “Toppy” Tull
Presbyterian Church
Larry E. Shiner
Cornell ‘College
Tull
Cornell College
Indiana
Harvard University
Cornell
Mayflower
Grinnell
Jewell Bothwell
Weiser
Ohio
Gertrude Garrow of Waukon Dead at 79
Gertrude Isabelle Garrow, 79, of Waukon died Saturday at North Gate Manor nursing home. Born January 16, 1889 in Bridgeport Wisconsin, she was daughter of Frank E. and his wife who ran the Allamakee hotel in Waukon. Survived by four sisters, services set for Tuesday at St Patrick's Church with a rosary Monday night. Burial in Mt Olivet Cemetery.
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Gertrude Isabelle Garrow
North Gate Manor
Miss Garrow
Frank E. Garrow
Allamakee
Bridgeport
Wis
Francis Wheeler
Alma Fitzgerald
Harry ‘Harding
Stella Nelson
Downers Grove
Ill
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Martins Funeral Home
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Want Ads Sell All From Big To Small
Want ads invite buyers for everything from large items to tiny goods with a simple phone call to 369-1234 for quick placement.
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Dial
Hill Heads New Bankers Group
Larry L. Hill of Iowa Securities Co. Cedar Rapids named president of a new Young Men's Activities Committee for the Iowa Mortgage Bankers Assn. Ray Orr Merchants National Bank named YMAC adviser at the Des Moines meeting. Five Cedar Rapids residents attended. Next meeting will be a December educational seminar in Des Moines.
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Iowa Securities Co
Cedar Rapids
Young Men’s Activities Committee
Iowa Mortgage Bankers Assn
Ray Orr
Merchants National Bank
YMAC
Des Moines
Orr
The
Iowa Assn
ADA Board Endorses Humphrey for President
Americans for Democratic Action endorsed Hubert Humphrey on Saturday, despite concerns over his Vietnam stance. The national board, split after a 71 to 16 vote, said Humphrey must distance himself from Johnson Rusk policies to win broader antiwar support.
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Americans For Democratic Action
Hubert Humphrey
National Board of
Eugene McCarthy
Humphrey
Vietnam
ADA
John Kenneth Galbraith
Robert Nathan
ADA Board
Panel Blames Both Sides For Columbia Disorders
An investigating panel led by Archibald Cox found fault with both student actions and university administration for last spring's unrest at Columbia University. The 222 page report cites Vietnam era anger and racial injustice, notes a small radical faction manipulated events, and criticizes the administration for authoritarian approaches and weak student government.
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Columbia Disorders
New York
Columbia University
Archibald Cox
Vietnam
Institute ‘For Defense Analysis
Harlem
Students For A Democratic Society
Harmony Hawks Win Regional Barber Shop Chorus Contest
Harmony Hawks of Cedar Rapids captured first place in a regional barber shop chorus contest in Kansas City. The group, directed by Len Biella, earned a third consecutive regional title among 2,500 barbershoppers from seven states and advances to the International Barbershop Chorus contest in St. Louis next summer.
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Harmony Hawks
Cedar Rapids
Len Biella
St. Louis
Wanted Ad Guidance Dial 369-1234
A brief instruction suggests using a wanted advertisement to locate a specific item. It mentions dialing the phone number 369 1234 for assistance. The note reflects a classifieds style nudge to place or respond to a wanted ad.
Hell's Angels Greeted Coldly By Area Police
About two dozen transient young men calling themselves Hell's Angels visited Fairfax and two taverns before heading to Cedar Rapids in four cars. Linn County deputies and Iowa highway patrol stopped them at the south west city limits for questioning. The group claimed origins in Nebraska Minnesota and South Dakota and said they planned to meet people in Cedar Rapids then continue on. Some profanity was heard at a Fairfax tavern but the apparent leader discouraged it. Officers stated the group was orderly and violated no laws.
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Linn County
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Cedar Rapids
Angels
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South Dakota
Put Your Finger on What You Need in Want Ads
A brief note urges readers to identify their needs and regularly use want ads to find listings. It emphasizes focus and routine in searching for bargains and opportunities.
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Ted
16Th Ave
Adv
Vietnam War Night Attacks Hit Da Nang and Hue Hospitals
Viet Cong gunners pounded a U S navy hospital and a Seabees HQ near Da Nang wounding four Americans. Four mortar rounds struck a naval hospital and two Americans were wounded at Seabees HQ. Civilians were hurt near Pleiku and Lac Hong airfield saw two wounded. North Vietnamese forces near Thuong Duc shot down an American jet. the pilot was rescued.
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U.S. Navy
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Pleku
Mekong
Lac Hong
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Green Beret
RTA Sells Six 1949 Model Buses Amid Surplus
The Regional Transit Authority offers six 1949 model buses for sale. Cedar Rapids shifted to 20 Flxible buses 16 months ago, leaving 15 older GM buses. Coralville reportedly seeks to buy. these 15 were bought from National City Lines for 45000 dollars.
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Regional Transit Authority
RTA
Cedar Rapids
Ray Bagley
RTC, Inc
General Motors Corp
Buenos Aires Economics Faculty Faces Space Shortage
The University of Buenos Aires economics faculty serves 38,000 students but has capacity for only 10,000, according to dean Luis B. May.
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Buenos Aires
UPI
University of Buenos Aires
Luis B. May
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