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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1969

Page

2

Pushing To Ease Feud In Lebanon

Beir ut reports indicate Arab leaders pressed to ease Lebanon Palestinian guerrilla clashes as most cities relax curfews. Tripoli remains under 24 hour curfew while Tyre Baalbek Nabatieh lift curfews. Egypt Syria Libya push for cease fire and talks with Dr Hassan Sabri El Kholi mediating. Death toll climbs to at least 47 with 17 more dead Sunday.

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Nixon Talks With Acheson on Vietnam Policy

President Nixon met with former Secretary of State Dean Acheson who voiced support for ending the Vietnam war. Acheson, who led the State Department during the late Truman era, told Nixon he would like to chat and praised Nixon’s approach while criticizing former President Johnson’s course.

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Homes in Fissure Sector Slide Toward Sea

In SAN PEDRO California a 20 foot long crescent fissure caused by recent quakes split one luxury home, slowly sliced another, and rendered two more unsafe. The 200 foot cliff top homes valued around 50 000 to 75 000 dollars slid toward the Pacific as the crack widened at about an inch per hour. No injuries were reported though residents evacuated. Experts cited prehistoric landslides and a high water table from heavy rains. Local owner Harold Stallings described retirement plans thwarted by the event.

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More Quakes Rattle Hollister and Southern California

Moderate earthquakes woke residents across California on Monday. A 2:59 a.m. tremor rattled Hollister near San Francisco with no injuries or serious damage reported. About 15 minutes later a rolling tremor swept from the Los Angeles harbor area to San Diego.

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Iowa College Study Urged for $300000 and More

Des Moines legislators heard a Baxter McDonald proposal urging the state spend up to $100000 on a higher education study. Alfred W. Baxter outlined a 16 month plan with staffing patterns and said total costs could reach 200000 to 910000, with about 100000 in imputes for agencies and institutions.

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Supreme Court to Rule on Obscenity Mail curb case

The Supreme Court agreed to rule on a federal act allowing individuals to block obscene mail by appealing to postal authorities. The 1967 law, challenged by mall order houses, aims to keep unwanted materials from their addresses. The term will hear arguments and decide later this term.

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Alaska Gov Keith Miller Leads 14 in Tokyo Trade Mission

Gov. Keith Miller of Alaska arrived in Tokyo with a 14 member state delegation to discuss trade expansion with Japanese government and business leaders.

Viet Cong to Free Three American Soldiers Awaited

U S command awaits word from Viet Cong on release of three American servicemen Willie Watkins James Strickland Coy Tinsley all listed as missing in action in South Vietnam The Viet Cong broadcast suggested a battlefield meeting or other arrangement for their return amid broader prisoner release activity by the enemy in 1968

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Primacy Reaffirmed by Pope Paul VI Synod Outcome

Pope Paul VI closed the second world synod by adopting two recommendations for greater bishop collaboration while reaffirming his primacy. He promised biannual synods, stronger secretariat efficiency, and urged increased collegiality in papal decision making. Bishops endorsed the documents with mostly yes votes and notes, while six were absent.

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One Man Stalls Negro Voting Rights

Washington AP reports Mississippi congressman William Colmer used the House rules chair to stall a bill protecting Negro voting rights, delaying action until hearings begin November 18 and 20. The five year extension of the 1965 act faces uncertain Senate passage, while administration opposition and regional politics color the dispute. The measure would renew federal observers and voting regulations until August and support broader reforms proposed by the Nixon administration.

Washington Mississippi South Congress House Rules Committee William Colmer House Tate House Judiciary Committee Nixon Colmer Mahonna Georgia Louisiana South Carolina Virginia North Carolina Mitchell Senate

Earthquakes Kill At Least Twenty In Yugoslavia City

A sequence of earthquakes struck Banja Luka Yugoslavia killing at least 20 people and injuring hundreds. About 60 percent of the city’s 65 000 residents faced building damage or destruction as thousands fled by car and bus. The disaster prompted evacuations, emergency water appeals, and hospital evacuations as officials reported renewed shaking and updated death tolls.

Banja Luka Yugiavie Yugoslavia Marshal Tilo Ferhat Pasha

Grenade attack kills officer near Saigon

In Tay Ninh Vietnam an army lieutenant was killed and three officers wounded when a grenade struck their quarters five miles northwest of Saigon. Investigators say motive unknown but friction between officers and troops may be involved. No racial motive indicated. Two men seen fleeing as the explosion occurred.

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Daily Chuckle Advice on Work Attire

A quip suggests a man arriving with a torn coat and missing buttons should either marry or divorce as a humorous take on appearance at work. The line satirically riffs on personal life shaping professional presentation.

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