Pardoning Plea for Cornell Sit-in Students
The New University Conference executive board urges pardons for 33 Cornell college students charged with unlawful assembly after last Thursday’s sit-in at Mt. Vernon. Howard Ehrlich of the University of Iowa writes that restraint and administration efforts mitigated penalties and that social context justifies pardons. He notes no property damage and orderly arrests while urging patience to ease campus issues.
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Iowa City
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
New University Conference Executive Board
Howard Ehrlich
University of Iowa
Cornell
Samuel Stumpf
Ehrlich
Legislator Calls for Modernized Iowa Attendance Laws
State Rep. Joan Lipsky urged modernizing compulsory attendance rules at a Breakfast Optimist event. She stressed many Iowa children currently lack access to needed education and argued for 12 years of schooling tailored to each child’s needs with diverse programs and better facilities for special cases.
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Joan Lipsky
Iowa
Wellman OKs Water Rate Hike in Special Session
In a special session on Tuesday evening Wellman city council gave first reading to an ordinance raising water rates by 40 percent to fund sewer improvements.
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Wellman
Council sets reduced rates with staged readings planned
System self supporting. Present rates pay less than one half the cost and property taxes make up the difference, councilmen said. The second reading is slated Monday and the third reading Nov. 4. The minimum rate is now 4 dollars for three months.
Paul Harvey Comments Specials Air On KCRG TV
Starting October 28 PAUL HARVEY COMMENTS will present true reflection of America’s thinking on vital issues. Air times are 5 30 PM and 10 00 PM daily on KCRG TV 9 in color.
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Paul Harvey
America
Kcrg-Tv
Fly General's Son to U S for Recuperation
Marine Lt. Lewis Puller son of Lt. Gen. Lewis Puller left Tokyo by plane for the United States to continue recuperation from wounds suffered in Vietnam. He, 23, lost both legs and other injuries after stepping on a booby trap in Vietnam earlier this month. He was flown to a U S naval hospital in Yokosuka on October 16.
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Tokyo
Lewis Puller
Lewis
Puller
U.S
Vietnam
U.S. Naval Hospital
Yokosuka
Phantom cake leaves trace after prank in Canberra
A 70 pound cake iced as the Australian flag was sent to Prime Minister Joan Gorton by U S sailors in Vietnam as a thank you gesture. The crate arrived with a frosting smeared note The Phantom strikes again Ha Ha Officials called off the ceremonial presentation and delivered the cake to Gorton with apologies.
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Canberra
Australia
U.S
Coral Sea
Joan Gorton
Vietnam
U. S
William
Crook
Gorton
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Palo Alto
Calif
Selective Service Registrar
Erik
Smulekoff
Wanda
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Oithers
China
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