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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1968

Page

5

Slovaks Demonstrate Against Soviets in Bratislava Anniversary

In Bratislava crowds marched through streets shouting anti Soviet slogans during Czechoslovakia’s 50th anniversary events. Demonstrators lit candles and memorials honored Slovaks killed during the 1968 invasion as leaders Dubcek and Svoboda arrived.

Bratislava Prague Brezhnev Slovakia Czechoslovakia Jan Mayer Ludvik Svoboda Communist Party Alexander Dubcek Svoboda Kremlin Dubcek

Nixon Praises Orderly Protest at Syracuse Rally

At Syracuse War Memorial Nixon praised about 1,000 students for orderly conduct and urged a negotiated Vietnam settlement with Soviet participation. He thanked the demonstrators for letting him speak and asserted the need to bring the Soviet Union to the conference table for talks.

Syracuse N.Y Richard Nixon Soviet Union Nixon Syracuse University Onondaga County War Memorial

Humphrey calls report on lakeside lots bunk

Hubert Humphrey dismissed reports that he accepted six valuable lakeside lots from Ray Ewald of Ewald Brothers Dairy as bunk. He said the matter would be handled by his staff and offered no further comment.

New York Hubert Humphrey Minnesota Humphrey LaGuardia Minneapolis The Chicago Tribune North Waverly Shore Ray Ewald Ewald Brothers Sanitary Dairy Tribune Walter Trohan Washington Democratic Party Philadelphia Wright County Minn Ewald Ethel Muriel Wright Waverly Dewey

Israeli Deports Arab Leaders in West Bank Arrests

In Jerusalem the Israeli military government arrested Ramallah’s mayor and deported nine other Arab leaders after protests and strikes across the occupied West Bank along the Jordan River.

Jerusalem Ramallah West Bank Jordan River

Not Quite Broke This Month Reflects Tiny Prosperity Gap

A brief note on financial mood compares current month’s slight improvement to prior period, suggesting modest gains without full stability. It frames prosperity as avoiding deeper debt rather than mounting wealth.

Burglars Take $200000 in Postal Loot at Canoga Park Post Office

Police report a Canoga Park branch post office burglary yielding about $200000 in postage stamps and U S savings bonds. The haul totaled two million stamps and bonds weighing around 900 pounds and was broken into sometime before Monday.

Canoga Park Calif

Carriers Return to Old Post Office in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids' new post office, opened in August 1966, is already too small. Seventeen carriers, including three rural mail carriers, move back to the Federal building on First street. Loop delivery points in ZIP 52401 will be served from First street. rural deliveries unchanged.

Cedar Rapids Federal Building First Street

Paris Peace Talks Yield No Clear Breakthrough

US and North Vietnam negotiators in Paris sparred over a Vietnam war peace basis at the 28th session amid reports of a near bombing halt. Harriman and Thuy held a brief, serious exchange as Bangkok's Thanat Khoman predicted final-stage bargaining with results soon. An observer mission and South Vietnamese forces arrived to bolster monitoring and direct links to Saigon.

Paris United States North Vietnam Vietnam U.S South Vietnam Bangkok Thailand Thanat Khoman Averell Harriman Xuan Thuy Harriman Observer l Saigon Cyrus Vance William Jorden Vance Jorden Thuy Hanoi

West German Spy Quiz Snags Czech Reporter in Bonn

Otakar Svercina a 43 year old Czech CTK correspondent in Bonn was questioned as a spy suspect. He says police raided his flat for about five hours then released him to report back. Czechoslovak agency protests the arrest amid cross border tensions.

Bonn CTK Otakar Svercina Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Federal Republic of Germany Karel Cisar Svercina West Josef Adamek Federal Press Service Vienna

Soviet Cosmonaut Returns After Four Day Soyuz 3 Flight

Cosmonaut Georgy Beregovoy and the Soyuz 3 craft landed in the Soviet Union after a nearly four day mission that yielded no docking with another ship or record. Tass reported Beregovoy, 47, felt well and was greeted by friends and reporters. The flight, aimed at testing docking systems for future orbiting platforms, followed the unmanned Soyuz 2, and previous attempts to link manned and unmanned craft remain unaccomplished.

Moscow Georgy Beregovoy Earth Tass Soviet Union Beregovoy Pravda U.S Moscow Radio Vladimir Komarov Komarov

Rent Subsidy Ballot May Be Invalid

Linn county supervisors and city officials discuss whether the Cedar Rapids rent subsidy referendum can be held on November 5. Concerns focus on ballot size differences for servicemen ballots and the city clerk's missing signature, with officials delaying action on counting city ballots. The vote would replace the local program with a federally-backed rent subsidy, saving about $100 000 if approved.

Cedar Rapids Linn County Board of Supervisors Charles Werner William Faches Don Salyer Harold Schaefer Werner Faches Anthony Scolaro Board of Supervisors Schaefer

Heavy U S Air Raids Continue Across Vietnam

American fighter bombers pressed heavy raids over North Vietnam’s southern panhandle amid war effort speculation. Reports said Thieu and Bunker may discuss a bombing halt, while U S officials warned no immediate pause. Missions reached 134 on Tuesday with 139 Monday.

Siagon North Vietnam Panhandle Johnson U.S Ellsworth Bunker Nguyen van Thieu Thieu Bunker North Cambodia Saigon Highlands

Candidates Face A Voters Gap at Eastway PTA Forum

In Charlotte 36 of 42 Democratic and Republican candidates for district judges, state house and senate, and county board attended a PTA forum for Eastway Junior High parents. Only six voters showed up.

Charlotte N.C Eastway Parent- Teachers Association State House Senate Board of County Commissioners

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