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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1968

Page

2

Anything Goes Theme of '68 Cornell Homecoming

The 1968 Cornell homecoming at Mt. Vernon features the Anything Goes theme with queen and court, a car smash fundraiser, and a pond dedication for Raymond Ink. Events run Friday to Saturday including a convocation, coronation, dance Election ’68, play Blithe Spirit, and alumni gatherings.

Gazette Rex Conn Cornell College Mt. Vernon Raymond Peter Ink Cornell St. Olaf Northfield Minn Ash Park King Chapel

UIC to Host Simulation Techniques Workshop for Teachers

The Fayette area hosts a simulation techniques workshop at Upper Iowa college this Thursday as part of Area One programs for 1968 69. Kennedy high school educators Charles Lingren and Ralph Plagman will demonstrate hands on methods for teaching American government to about 20 attending teachers.

Fayette — Upper Iowa College Kennedy High School Cedar Rapids Charles Lingren Ralph Plagman

Britt Fatal Crash Claim Joseph Lorenz

An 83 year old Britt man, Joseph John Lorenz, was fatally injured Tuesday in a collision between a car and a truck at the east city limits along route 18 in Britt.

Britt UPI Joseph John Lorenz

Veterans Day Program in Sigourney Features Herb Plambeck Talk

A Sigourney Veterans Day observance on November 11 will feature broadcaster and farm director Herb Plambeck of WHO as speaker. The 10:50 a.m. program may be outdoors in the courtyard or in Memorial Hall, with more than 500 students and local workers expected to attend.

Sigourney Herb Plambeck WHO Memorial Hall Sigourney Community St. Mary’s Sigourney Veterans Day Sigourney Chamber of Commerce Sigourney Veterans Organizations Sigourney Community School District

Sixteen Candidates Seek Cornell Queen's Crown

MT VERNON The Cornell college office of student affairs lists sixteen women as candidates for the 1968 homecoming queen. Nominations came from student balloting. coronation and court naming occur at a 7 30 p.m pep rally Friday in the fieldhouse.

MT. Vernon Cornell College Cornell College Office of Linda Cook Chicago Heights Ill Linda Spies Emmetsburg Kathleen Mullin Clear Lake Jane Bishop Wadsworth Ohio Jane Diehl Oak Forest Paula Plath Kansas City Marilyn Norton Minneapolis Mary Thompson Ames Amy Browder Wilmette Arlene Sanders Richmond Heights Gerilynn Denny Morrison Lynn Thomas Decatur Neb Patricia Guhleman Jefferson City Kerry Birman N. Providence R.I Owen Fife Robinson Janet Marshall

Miller accuses Humphrey of misleadING elderly voters

U S Sen Jack Miller of Iowa charges Hubert Humphrey seeks to frighten seniors voting Republican. He cites five 1961 proposals he says Republicans supported while Humphrey claims Democrats back increases. Miller calls Humphrey’s remarks cynical and shabby to older citizens.

Denison U.S Jack Miller Iowa Hubert Humphrey Miller Humphrey

Le Mars school bond passes for 2.746 million dollars

Voters in the Le Mars community school district approve a 2.746 million dollar bond by 1 933 to 1 211. The first phase funds a new junior high with a swimming pool and a new Merrill elementary school along with a new Le Mars elementary school.

LE Mars UPI Merrill

Weathervane County Weighs Nixon Lead in 1968 Polls

Emmetsburg reports that Palo Alto County faces a packed press scene as Nixon leads in a local poll. The Democrat Reporter finds Nixon with 47.9 percent, Humphrey 46.2 percent, and Wallace 5.9 percent as reporters trail political activity across the rural county.

Emmetsburg UPI Palo Alto County United States America Palo Alto Democrat-Reporter Nixon Humphrey George Wallace

Iowa Banker Assn Names Officers at Des Moines Session

James W. Lipton Jr executive vice president and cashier Ida County State Bank Ida Grove was elected president of the Iowa Bankers Assn at the final convention session. J C Blackford president Ottumwa Union Bank and Trust Co was chosen vice president and George E Allbee president Waterloo People's Bank and Trust Co was named treasurer.

Des Moines James W. Lipton, Jr Ida County State Bank Ida Grove Iowa Bankers Assn Lipton Association Bankers’ Annual Convention J. C. Blackford Union Bank and Trust Co Ottumwa George E. Allbee

UIC Trustees Elect Fayette Leaders

Richard M. Westerfield publisher of the Fayette County Union was re elected president of the Upper Iowa college board of trustees. Also re elected were Peter Solar of Cedar Rapids vice president L C Surfus of Fayette secretary and E A Billings of Fayette treasurer.

Fayette Richard M. Westerfield

Scientists from 7 Nations to Iowa Meeting on Hydrodynamics

About 70 scientists from seven nations will gather at the University of Iowa for a weekend workshop on the Hydrodynamics of Microturition. The event is sponsored by the National Research Council committee on the genito-urinary system in cooperation with UIUrology. International attendees include doctors from Karolinska Stockholm and University of Western Ontario alongside Danish and Canadian experts. American participants come from 21 universities and medical centers plus NIH and Boeing space division.

Iowa City University of Iowa National Research Council National Academy of Sciences U. of I. Department of Urology Rubin H. Flocks U. of I Karl-Axel Backman Bobo von Garretts Karolinska Institute Stockholm Sweden Peter Bischoff Hamburg West Germany Alan C. Burton University of

Want Ad: Sell Useful Yet Unneeded Items Fast

Local resident seeks quick sale of used household goods including furniture tools and electronics. Items in good working order priced to move cash payable on pickup. Email or call for listing details photos and negotiations.

Iowa to seek approval for two regional jail facilities

Iowa officials plan to ask the 1969 legislature to authorize two Community Correctional Centers to aid counties with substandard jails. The centers would offer services unavailable at the county level and may house parolees or inmates in work release programs. Local jails would remain for short-term detention.

Des Moines Iowa Department of Social Services Nolan H. Ellandson Iowa Bureau of Adult Corrections Ellandson Jackson County Buena Vista Ida Dubuque Lee Wayne Pottawattamie

East Iowa picks nine Luther Chapel Choir members

Ellandson notes plans to establish about nine Community Correctional Centers across the state with a mixed use for juvenile detention and adult jailing. Clinton and Marshall counties are building new facilities while Boone Butler Jasper and Marion counties plan alterations. Greene and Appanoose counties have closed their jails and send inmates elsewhere. The Luther Chapel choir in Decorah includes Anamosa Cedar Rapids Clermont Decorah Elkader Lamont Newhall West Union and others under Bartlett Butler.

Ellandson Social Services Department Clinton Marshall Decorah East Boone Butler Jasper Marion Greene Appanoose

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