Casualty List Grows Longer Across Vietnam Conflict
A Gazette report details expanding DoD casualty lists from Vietnam with lengthy name pages and the emotional toll of notifying next of kin. It profiles Eastern Iowa deaths, noting 38 local servicemembers and roles across Army Marine Navy and Air Force, and describes the tough process of delivering fatalities, survivor support, and military paperwork involved for families.
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Young Nevada newsboy fights for rights in Virginia City
In Virginia City Nevada 14 year old Gordon Barkley Jr leads a protest against a new ordinance banning horses from the heart of the historic mining camp He gains petitions from over one third of residents seeks repeal Reno attorney Paul Richards and State Senator James Slattery condemn the rule while a temporary restraining order keeps it from taking effect as Gordon vows to ride a motorbike if needed while his parents support his stand
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Social Security Medicare and retirement guidance notes
The Cedar Rapids Social Security Office explains automatic hospital coverage at 65 and the need to sign up for medical insurance. It details required proofs for retirement claims, remarriage effects on widow and children's benefits, and contact details for the local office with Thursday evening hours and phone extensions.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Annual Mt Mercy Fund Drive Starts Wednesday
Mt. Mercy college kicks off its 1967 68 annual gifts campaign with a Wednesday 4 p.m. kickoff at the Roosevelt hotel. Chairman Moldt says over 800 firms individuals and corporations will be contacted in September for a $45 000 goal, a 10 percent rise from last year. The drive funds operating expenses not building projects as the college expands to about 15 percent non Catholic students and more lay faculty.
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Love says daughter backs Swiss ambassadorship bid
Denver Governor John Love admitted he has been lobbied for a high national post amid talk he could be the Republican vice presidential nominee. He cited his 14-year-old daughter Becky who favors him becoming ambassador to Switzerland because of skiing and chocolate there.
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UPI
John Love
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Republican Governors Association
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Switzerland
White House Finally Gets Bathtub in 1891
A historical note records that the White House lacked a bathtub until 1891 when a bath fixture was finally installed, marking a modernization of the executive residence. The tidbit highlights a late 19th century shift in domestic amenities for the presidency.
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Monument to Schweitzer to be unveiled in Corrientes
A 4 foot stone block monument to Dr Albert Schweitzer will be unveiled September 4 near a leper hospital on the River Paraguay. The inscription reads To Dr Albert Schweitzer, Who Loved Mankind. A ceremony recording with the provincial government will be sent to Schweitzers daughter at the Schweitzer mission in Africa.
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Paraguay
Schweitzer
Africa
St Luke's Realigns Administration Amid Growth at Iowa Hospital
St Luke's hospital reorganizes its administration to handle growth in services. Albert A. Curtis gains licensing and accreditation duties while remaining in business operations. Alan B. Campbell joins as assistant superintendent overseeing food service plant operation medical records and more. Blair notes the hospital will soon be Iowa's largest non profit short term general hospital with 500 plus beds. additions include a cardiac care unit and lab upgrades.
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Blair
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United States
South Carolina Begins 10 Year Voter Re Registration
South Carolina started a ten year voter reregistration Friday using a central computer system to curb dead voters and fraud. A state center will maintain official pool lists pulling vital statistics and court data to purge ineligible names. Local boards will receive accurate registration lists ten days before elections. Voter rolls may exceed one million as 888,000 voters renew by April 30, 1968.
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UPI
South Carolina
Bureau of Vital Statistics
C R Camera Club Elects New Officers
Cedar Rapids Camera club has elected new officers to be installed at the first meeting Thursday. Harold Spurrier serves as president with Mrs Ruth Schwartz as vice president Mrs Udine Fink as secretary and John Chadima as treasurer.
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Cedar Rapids Camera Club
Harold Spurrier
Ruth Schwartz
Udine Fink
John Chadima
Veteran Harold Foulk Receives Bronze Star Medal
Vernon California Harold Foulk aged 48 was finally awarded the Bronze Star medal earned 23 years earlier during the Guadalcanal campaign of World War II. The ceremony recognized his service and the wartime acts that earned the honor.
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Harold Foulk
Guadalcanal
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