East Iowa Men Earn Vietnam Medals And Promotions
Purple Heart awards go to Owen Schellhammer of Waukon and Pvt Freddie L Clemons for Vietnam wounds. Richard C Engrav earns the Bronze Star. Matthew J Hanlon named soldier of the month at Letterman General Hospital. Numerous enlistees and promotions span Marine, Navy, Army and Air Force personnel across Iowa and adjacent areas.
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Owen Schellhammer
Waukon
Army
Freddie L. Clemons
L Avenue
Schellhammer
Morris R. Schellhammer
Mekong Delta
Navy
Vietnam
Clemons
Alvin E. Clemons
199Th Light Infantry
Richard C. Engrav
Mildred Carroll
Marion
Ft. Riley
Kan
Matthew J. Hanlon
Matthew E. Hanlon
Soutter Avenue
Letterman General Hospital
San Francisco
Thief Trained in Navigation Receives Suspended Sentence
Andrew Hesketh twenty five from Winchster was given a suspended sentence after stealing a yacht. He had completed a navigation course at a reform school five years earlier. The court noted the training had helped him plan the theft and warned of consequences if further crimes occur.
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Winchester
England
GJPI
Andrew Hesketh
Dr W G Murray Named Chairman of Coe Board
Dr William G Murray professor and chairman of economics at Iowa State University Ames was elected to a three year term as chairman of the Coe College board of trustees at the fall meeting He succeeds William P Whipple who was named first vice chairman L L J Howe joined the board Murray a 1924 Coe alumnus has been a trustee since 1960 and is active in faculty and student affairs The trustees approved a 1968 69 operating budget of 3 5 million
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William G. Murray
Iowa State University
Ames
Coe College
William P. Whipple
Cedar Rapids
Coe
Dr. Murray
Frederick G. Murray
Janette Stevenson Murray
Murray
ISU
Mr. Howe
Boone
John W. Miller
Davidg. Bleakley
James Coqguillette
Robert E. Heywood
Jack Langen
Agnew Rebukes Professors Over Student Riots
In Detroit Spiro Agnew accused college professors of fueling violent student disorders. Speaking at Cobo Hall to 5,000 attendees he cited FBI and Baltimore police data alleging Towson State College professors helped form SDS chapters. He described SDS as aiming to dismantle government.
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Detroit
Spiro Agnew
Cobo Hall Arena
Students For
Agnew
FBI
Baltimore
Towson State College
Maryland
SDS
Towson State
Republican Party
Michigan
George Romney
Pena Faces Rape and Assault Charges in Two Incidents
Michael R. Pena, 23, of 1841 Hamilton Street SW, was arrested on a rape warrant. He later faced an assault with intent to commit a felony charge, bond set at 2500 dollars, and release ordered on that count. A Coe College student reported being grabbed and assaulted on campus in August, leading to the rape case. A second nursing student identified Pena in a separate October assault with a knife at her throat.
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Michael R. Pena
Hamilton Street
Pena
Linn
Kenneth Perry
Coe College
Coe
St. Luke’s Nursing School
Women Voters Back Cedar Rapids Rent Subsidy Referendum
The Cedar Rapids Marion League of Women Voters urged a yes vote on the November 5 ballot to approve a federal rent subsidy program for Cedar Rapids. At a October 15 meeting members weighed the program’s pros and cons after two years of housing studies.
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Cedar Rapids
League of Women Voters
Theft of $26 000 Coin Collection Strikes Lewiston Home
Lewiston Idaho AP The county sheriff investigates a theft of a $26 000 coin collection from a home. W E Black president of the Lewis Clark Coin Club says someone took the collection Monday or Tuesday while he was away. The haul weighed several hundred pounds.
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Lewiston, Idaho
W. E. Black
Lewis-Clark Coin Club
Judge Denies Habeas Corpus Petition for Coburn
Judge Edward J. McManus denied a habeas corpus petition from Dennis L. Coburn, inmate at Anamosa reformatory, serving ten years for forgery after claiming plea error and inadequate counsel. State records show Coburn fully informed of rights and charges. The suit also references a separate 1967 federal judgment by clerk John J. O’Connor in a fatal auto crash case.
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Edward J. McManus
Dennis L. Coburn
Men’s Reformatory At
Anamosa
Coburn
Page County District Court
McManus
John J. O’connor
Charles Owens
Hannibal
Century 21 Shows
Tampa
Fla
Benton County
Regents to Appeal Bargaining Ruling Over UNI Employees
The state board of regents voted 4 to 3 to appeal a district court ruling allowing collective bargaining with University of Northern Iowa employees but not mandating it. Absent were Louden and Loss. Redeker Wolfe Rosenfield voted no. The decision, by Judge Peter Van Metre, followed a three day walkout and clarifies public employee bargaining in Iowa.
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Cedar Falls
State Board of Regents
Regents
Stanley Redeker
Boone
Melvin Wolfe
Waterloo
Joseph Rosenfield
Des Moines
Tom Louden
Fairfield
Casey Loss
Algona
Black Hawk County
Peter van Metre
University of Northern Iowa
UNI
Jonathan Richards
Red Oak
High Court
van Metre
Iowa
Supreme Court
Wolfe
Lou Baker
UNT Workers Walkout Matter at University
The UNT physical plant workers staged a walkout last February disrupted campus operations. A temporary court halted the action, affecting Packinghouse Workers and related labor tensions nationwide.
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UNI
UNT
The
United
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Colesburg
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Monticello
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Center Point
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Cmdr
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Naval Aviation Officer Information Team
Glenview, Ill
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E. Gloshen
Hinkley Avenue
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William Kay
Beaufort
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Coe Board
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John Naveen & Co
Chicago
Synod of Iowa
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Knepper
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