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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1969

Page

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General Turner Gun Receipts Disputed by Chicago Official

Chicago Police Superintendent James Conlisk testified that retired Maj. Gen. Carl Turner begged him to destroy receipts for guns Turner had received from the department. Conlisk said Turner wanted the weapons kept for private sale profits and noted his rejection of the requests. He maintained the guns were to be turned over to the U.S. Army for official use and training, not for Turner’s private collection.

Washington UPI Chicago Carl Turner James Conlisk Turner Conlisk Senate Army Senate Permanent Investigation Ft. Gordon Conlsk Internal Revenue Service Suncommunttee U.S. Army

Western Snowdrifts Piled 12 Feet Deep

A sweeping blizzard dumped deep snow across northwest Kansas into Nebraska and Wyoming, stranding hundreds and closing highways from Ogallala to Big Springs. Power outages and disruptions hit the region as up to 20 inches of rain and snow were reported, with travelers housed in community spaces. Two teenagers injured in a hunting accident near Pueblo were found and expected to recover.

Denver Kansas Nebraska Colette Wyoming Ik Dakota Minnesota Oklahoma Colorado Nebraska Panhandle High Fort Collins Ogallala American Legion Aren Pueblo Oshkosh Neb Oshkosh City Auditorium Ranch

First Snow Signals Freeze Move Across Iowa Regions

Freezing temperatures are expected to follow the season's first snowfall as light flakes touched parts of northwestern Iowa Monday morning and scattered flurries persisted into midday. Forecasters predict continued cold air, with lows mostly around 32 to 48 degrees, limiting frost risk for corn and silage use.

Towa Theeason Spencer Davenport Weather Bureau

Court to rule on draft objectors and welfare limits

Washington dispatch reports the Supreme Court will rule in two major cases on conscientious objectors to the Vietnam War draft and a Maryland welfare cap of 250 dollars per month for families with dependent children. The court also agreed to hear whether employers may deduct union dues from workers' pay, highlighting NLRB powers.

Washington UPI Supreme Court Warren Burg Jet U.S Charles Wyzanski Boston Wyzanski John Sisson Harvard Los Angeles Elliott Welsh II Osuices Maryland Baltimore New York State Connecticut Cent Virginia National Labor Relations Board NLRB

Boy swept a mile in Dallas storm sewer

A 12 year old boy was carried nearly a mile through a Dallas storm sewer by fast moving water after a downpour. He and a companion entered the gutters near home to play and attempted to escape via manholes. He escaped by climbing from a drainage ditch, suffering bruised ribs and gnawed knees.

Dallas Ike Paul Buckner Ina Paul

Hanoi Premier Visits Moscow

North Viet Nam Premier Pham Van Dong arrives in Moscow for talks with Soviet leaders after landing Monday.

Hanoi Moscow Pham van Dong North Vietnam

Nixon Opposes Nationwide Vietnam Moratorium Demonstration

Washington AP reports President Nixon rejects letting street protests dictate policy, saying democracy depends on steady Vietnam strategy. He cites ongoing peace efforts and warns demonstrations should not derail planned plans. public sentiment noted as widespread.

Washington Nixon Vietnam Georgetawn University Randy Dicks U.S Niven

Fast Exit from Vietnam Urged by Senator Moss

Senator Moss of Utah urged immediate disengagement in Vietnam, calling for a full withdrawal of combat forces swiftly without endangering American lives. He questioned any negotiated settlement with the Viet Cong and insisted on disengagement at once.

Washington Moss Utah U. S Vietna Ives

Pay Lags Drive Service Families Toward Welfare

Washington report details rising costs forcing thousands of military families to rely on welfare, with public agencies supplementing allotments and on-base housing shortages worsening the squeeze. Pentagon data show many in the lowest ranks earn below the poverty line, while Nixon welfare proposals exclude servicemen. Fort Dix cites about 100 eligible families, with referrals rising.

Washington New Jersey California Vietnam Secretary of Defense Laird Nixon Pentagon Congress Agriculture Department Defense Department Post Exchange Fort Dix Burlington County Army Beach Bartington County

Seven Soviet cosmonauts lofted in three ships at once

MOSCOW AP two veteran Soviet cosmonauts joined five others in orbit as Soyuz 6, 7 and 8 operated in tandem in the first time three manned spacecraft were aloft. The mission aims to test group flight, docking, and near earth studies toward an orbital space station while the crew reports all systems normal.

Moscow Costonauts Vladimir Shatalov Alexei Yelisayev Raikonur Therm Georgy Shonin Valery Kubasov Anatoly Filipchenko Vladislav Volkov Viktor Gorhalko Soviet Union Alexei Lenov U. S Shatatov Yellseyov Tasg Earth Onaens Nomatit Tass Tanjug Bochum West Germany

Chuckie Notice Reminds Members to Bring Wives for Potluck

A note on the hultetin board of the men's club reminds members to bring their wives to the potluck supper on Wednesday night and include one covered dish.

Hultetin Board of Men's Club

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