Contract Renewed for School Use of Bender Swimming Pool
Cedar Rapids school board renews the district lease with Dane Boyd Community Houses for use of the Elizabeth Bender pool at Tyler School for 1969 70, increasing annual payment to 6210 to cover higher operating costs. Pool used daily for teaching Tyler students with summer programs at 31 schools. Enrollment in the 1969 summer session reached 7,566 with 1,000 plus in the summer courses. total program cost 229,636, funded largely by tuition and state reimbursements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Duffy
Cedar Rapids
Elizabeth S Bender
Dane Boyd
Tyler
Otto Wiedersberg
Staf
William Rainbow
Rainbow
Don Shupe
Shupe
Guertn Thompson
Two Deaths in Camden Melee
A white policeman and a 15 year old African American girl were shot during escalated riots in Camden New Jersey as debris fights erupted while police cleared streets. Similar sniping and looting occurred in Hartford Connecticut Fort Lauderdale Florida with arrests and curfews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
Hartford
Genn
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Rande Chandler
Rose McDonald
Jersey City
Chandler
City curfew extends as Harrington & Richard rifles accepted
Washington AP reports citywide overnight curfew remains in effect as Harrington & Richard rifles are accepted for production. Mayor Ann Uccello ordered the program amid violence and crowding. The Army paused rifle acceptance weeks ago due to defective bolts and safety concerns, while the local firm faces scrutiny over contract terms and weapon quality. Police reports note numerous arrests as night patrols suppress unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elisha
Tian
Washington
Farmy
Harrington
North End
Cies
Army
Herrington & Richard
Duce
Texas Woman Rescued From Deep Well by Hunters
Sammy Gardner, a Dallas woman about 40, survived seven feet of water in a 15 foot well after being hurled in Saturday by Frank Hall Reese. Hunters James Duncan and Luther Duncan heard her screams Monday during dove season and notified Plano firemen who rescued her. She was hospitalized in Dallas in fair condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mckinney
Texas
UPI
Sammy Gardner
Dallas
Collin County
Lewis Baldwin
Frank Hall Reese
Baldwin
Sammy
James Duncan
Ariington
Luther Duncan J
Frisco
Plano
Parkland Hospital
Reds Force South Viets To Retreat
Smashing B 52 strikes across Song Be near Saigon pound North Vietnamese bases for the fourth day. South Vietnamese casualties rise with 381 killed or wounded and 17 missing, while American Green Beret advisers are wounded. Green Berets battalion retreats amid heavy jungle fighting near the Cambodian border 85 miles northeast of Saigon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Song Be
Green Berets
Division J
AUS
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bender
Sall
Craig
Currie
Educational Service Center
Associated Press
H&r
Dave Hunters
Sondrol's
Scotts Lawn Products
Buster Brown
Midwest Bank
Variety & Hardware
Ab Ave
Nobind
Enon
Second Street
Penn Prest
Percale
Fumble Dry
Orlon
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!