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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1979

Page

9

Wise Men Weigh Cuban Troop Mystery and a Disney World Defection

President convenes wise men to address 2500 to 3000 Soviet troops in Cuba. CIA and intelligence gaps spark questions about mission. The plan jokes about inviting troops to visit the United States, risking defections and political loss.

Washington White House Cuba Kennedy J.F.K United States CIA Havana Moscow Symphony Orchestra Lincoln Center Disney World

Pickford tribute at Academy screens My Best Girl

The Academy will sponsor a Mary Pickford memorial in Beverly Hills screening her final film My Best Girl followed by a career roundtable with Douglas Fairbanks Jr Buddy Rogers Gene Raymond and Blanche Sweet. The tribute opens to the public at the Academy headquarters and theater. On this date in 1969 the Vietnam Moratorium began as a student antiwar protest joined by thousands of homemakers business men and workers.

Hollywood UPI Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Mary Pickford Douglas Fairbanks Jr Buddy Rogers Gene Raymond Blanche Sweet Academy Beverly Hills Vietnam

Complaints Rise Over Klan Activities in Southeast

The Justice Department reports 44 KKK-related cases in the fiscal year ending Sept 30, up from 8. The Community Relations Service cites cross burnings armed rallies against minorities fire bombings police challenges and harassment of blacks and Hispanics.

Washington Ku Klux Klan Southeast Justice Department Department

Gazette Classified Promises Reliable Listings

Dial 398-8234 for reliable Gazette Classified listings and timely updates on ads and notices.

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The Future of Nuclear Energy

Sunday Parade explores the upcoming role of nuclear energy, weighing safety, policy, and technology. It outlines potential reactors, waste concerns, and the global push toward low carbon power sources.

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