Striking IBEW Members Meet Company Aides At Turner
The first meeting in two weeks between Turner Microphone Co representatives and company management occurred Thursday with federal mediators to join Thursday. Local 1354 IBEW will stop its weekly union inform meetings with no member gathering Wednesday. About 158 workers are on strike since September 15 over wages.
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Urner Microphone Co
Company Management
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Optimists and Elks Meeting Topped By Break In
City briefs report a break in at Elks 5320 Bowling Street hearing Jerry Ovel address. Nothing was missing despite entry gained via west side door. Dwight Osmundson partners with United Realtors at 154 1st Ave SE. no items stolen.
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Dewar
Iowa Counties Receive OEO Grants totaling 365 288 dollars
The Office of Economic Opportunity approved eight county grants in Iowa totaling 365 288 dollars for neighborhood centers and community action programs. Counties include Dubuque Jackson Delaware and others. events mention a November 4 meeting and a theft report at an East Side location.
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Iowa
Washington, D.C
Office of Economic Opportunity
Jack Miller
River Valley
Sone Cap
Practice Shells Near Uganda Aboard 900 Child Liner
Spanish shore battery fired shells near Cape Trafalgar as the Uganda with 900 children aboard altered course to avoid danger. Capt. Eric Plowman said the 17,000 ton educational cruise liner had docked at Falmouth after a 14 day Mediterranean cruise. He noted Trafalgar Day was observed as the ship passed the cape for the children’s sake.
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Falmouth
England
Cape Trafalgar
Uganda
Eric Plowman
L'Armouth
Plowman
Gibraltar Bay
Trafalgar
Lord Nelson
Cape
Indianapolis
Steven
Colerman
David Harridine
Humphrey Arrives in Korea for Four Day Visit
Hubert Humphrey landed in Seoul from Tokyo for a four day visit. He is scheduled to meet South Korean leaders and discuss regional issues during the trip.
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Humphrey
Korea
Seoul
Hubert Humphrey
Tokyo
Agnew Blows Punch Line At Pen Tagon Awards
Vice president Agnew fumbled a prepared line at a Pen tagon awards ceremony. His corrected line swapped “give me economy or give me death” to “give me Liberty or give me economy” while honoring 15 persons and defense organizations representing over 36,000 defense personnel who submitted cost reduction ideas this year.
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Washington
Agnew
Pentagon
Norway Man Dies After Illness at 53
Edward James Ersek 53 of Norway died Monday afternoon after a sudden illness. A farmer formerly running a trucking company, he was born May 14 1916 near Helle Plain and married Dorothy Hasek in Cedar Rapids August 16 1939. Survivors include wife two sons Timothy and Karl in service in Vietnam two daughters Mrs. Dale Vogt Mrs. Russell Larson and Miss Karen Kriek a brother James J. Isek and two Brandsons. Turner chapel west will conduct services with burial at Fairfax cemetery. Friends may call at Turner chapel west.
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Norway
Edward James Ersek
Ompany
Helle Plaine
Dorothy Hasek
Cedar Rapids
Icbj Lodge
Timothy D
Karl Hi
Navy
Vietnam
Dale Vogt
Atkins
Russell Larson
Greendale
Wis
Karen Kriek
Brandsons
James J. Isek
Rvansdale
Turner Chapel West
Fairfax Cemetery
Church Council Endorses Sex Education
Cedar Rapids-Marion Areas Council of Churches endorses a kindergarten through sixth grade family life sex education program for local schools. The council's board, while not speaking for all 53 member churches, urged school officials to consider and act favorably on the report, saying it serves the children and families.
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Cedar Rapids-Marion
Council of Churches
Cedar Rapids
John Hardy
Cub Scout Pack 23 Awards At St Matthew’s Church
Monday night at St Matthew’s church Cub Scouts Pack 23 awarded members. Recipients included Jeff Dunn Jeff Fulmer Frank Hickey Bill Negro James Payik Mavid Schulte Toni Tri Ronald Valenta James Walier Kevin O’Neill Steve Reilly Robert Lynch Tom Caralyn Tom Collins Vincent English Shawn Courtney Tom Weiland Phil Wirtz Mike Kretschmer Jeff Gustafson Tom Banowetz Randall Kleitsch Robert Catter Steve McCarville Mike Ferguson Joe Hutchcroft Mark Hayvaert Tom Renner Cory Saukup Kevin Langan Mark i Peiffer Mike Peiffer Tom Tri Michael Fred and Chris Moore.
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Pack
St. Matthew's Church
Jeff Dunn
Jeff Fulmer
Frank Hickey
Bill Negro
James Payik
Mavid Schulte
Toni Tri
Ronald Valenta
James Walier
Kevin O'Neill
Steve Reilly
Robert Lynch
Tom Caralyn
Tom Collins
Vincent
Shawn Courtney
Tom Weiland
Phil Wirtz
Mike Kretschmer
Jeff Gustafson
Tom Banowetz
Randall Kleitsch
Robert Catter
Steve McCarville
Mike Ferguson
Joe Hutchcroft
Mark Hayvaert
Tom Renner
Cory Saukup
Kevin Langan
Mark i Peiffer
Mike Peiffer
Tom Tri
Michael Fred
Chris Moore
Christmas Postponed Until July in Cuba
Fidel Castro announced on a broadcast that Christmas in Cuba will be postponed until July due to the sugar harvest taking priority for foreign exchange and imports. He cited plans for a 100 million ton harvest and emphasized the move as an economy driven, historic decision for the nation.
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Miami
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Castro
Russians Pledge Aid for Czech Economy in Moscow Pact
Czechoslovak and Soviet leaders signed a document praising the 1968 Soviet invasion as solidarity against anti Soviet forces and promising closer economic political and military cooperation. The Soviets pledged increased deliveries of machinery raw materials oil iron and cotton to help Czechoslovakia’s faltering economy. The announcement followed Husak led leaders eight day visit to the Soviet Union and Kremlin approval of policies to quell reformist movements.
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Prague
UPL
CTK
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Gustav Husak
Veechoslovak
Kremlin
Radioactive Joy Ride Ends Safely in Atlanta
A 9 year old boy stole a truck loaded with radioactive elements and drove with friends aboard in Atlanta. Police said no injuries occurred as gamma ray exposure was not reported and the ride ended without harm to those aboard. The incident details remain under investigation by authorities.
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Atlanta
Independent farmer injured in picker theft incident
In Independence Thompson, a farmer, was injured when a radioactive camera used for grading photos was stolen Friday night from the Pittsburgh Testing Laboratory and later recovered. Police traced the thief who reportedly fled in a truck, leaving the heavy steel cases and camera damaged. Thompson suffered hand injuries and required amputation of a finger.
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Pittsburgh
Independence
Carland
Thompson
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Bpy
Hospital costs to reach near 100 a day by 1973 in hearing
Dr George Graham of the American Hospital Association told the House Ways and Means Committee hospital care costs could rise from about 68 dollars in 1969 to nearly 98 thousand dollars per year by 1973. He noted Medicare, salaries, inflation and administrative increases drive charges and cited efficiency and centralization as cost controls.
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Washington
Congress
American Hospital Association
House
George Graham
Schenectady
N.Y
Association
Graham
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