Romney warns of risk of national Holocaust from civil disorder
Governor George Romney told the Presidents Advisory Committee on Civil Disorders of an explosive national environment of frustration hate and sedition that could ignite a national Holocaust through civil guerilla disorder. He urged an all-out effort based on independence doctrine to avoid catastrophe and said the Detroit riot should not trigger extremist divisiveness.
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Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
Michigan
Johnson
Romney
Detroit
Incumbents Re-elected in Light Cedar Rapids School Vote
Three Cedar Rapids school board incumbents Benton Waldo Berger Ernest Pence and Barnes O'Donnell won three year terms in a low turnout election. Barber won a short term ending 1968. Total votes 1 703 with Berger Pence and O'Donnell as top finishers. Barber was appointed last February to fill a vacancy.
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Cedars Rapids
Waldo Berger
Ernest Pence
Barnes O’donnell
Robert Barber
Berger
Pence
O’donnell
Barber
T. Milton Nelson
Ipen
Pierce
Cinles
Taft
Harding
Cedar Rapids
Carl Hendrickson, Jr
Clifford Peterson
Mt. Vernon
John Gerber
West Side
Area Ten Community College Board of Directors
Romney
YMCA
Flying Plastic Bags Start Saucer Scare in Sharon
In Sharon Pennsylvania Robert Henrich ground his squadron of plastic cleaning bags that floated aloft after a 30 minute blackout. He demonstrated a method using 18 candles on cardboard to lift a bag. Police recorded no charges but Henrich agreed to stop the flights.
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Sharon
Robert Henrich
Henrich
Earl Holby
Ohio
Harlem Picketers Targeted by Angry Residents in School Walkout
In Harlem, about 20 locals attacked 20 white picketers outside Intermediate School 201 as teachers resumed a protest over the city’s largest public school system. One man, William Hall, was arrested on multiple charges. six officers guarded the school while organizers debated the walkout’s effectiveness. families and parents voiced support for teachers as the strike enters a second day.
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New York
UPI
Harlem
William Hall
Manhattan
Reagan Urges Sharp Vietnam Escalation For Quick Victory
California Governor Ronald Reagan called for a rapid escalation of the Vietnam War saying the U S should use full technology to win and frighten the enemy without nuclear weapons He opposed being Rockefeller’s running mate and criticized Romney while favoring military discretion on methods to attack the enemy.
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Ronald Reagan
California
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Reagan
Capitol
Vietnam
U.S
Michigan
George Romney
Romney
Johnson
Mao Foes Balk At Surrender In Canton Crisis
Hong Kong AP reports anti Mao forces in Kwangtung refuse surrender until Canton mayor Tsiang Shen and Gen Huang Yung-sheng are released. The officials, who traveled to Peking three weeks ago seeking end to power struggle, are said held and accused of siding with Liu Shao-chi.
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Hong Kong
China
Kwangtung
Red Army
Canton
Tsiang Shen
Huang Yung-sheng
Peking
Mao
Liu Shao-chi
Chuckle Witty Take on Social Security Policy
A humorous line suggests social security guarantees a steak after teeth are gone, a light satire on entitlement programs. The quip notes copyright wording as a playful aside, reflecting mock legal caution.
Court Halls Renewal Acts In Iowa City
Johnson county district court Judge Clair Hamilton issued a temporary injunction barring four Iowa City councilmen from any participation in urban renewal actions until the case is resolved. Mayor William Hubbard and councilmen Richard Burger Loren Hickerson and Robert Lind were named as enjoined due to conflict of interest concerns under the 1966 Code of Town. The ruling cites sufficient evidence of conflict to justify the injunction.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Clair Hamilton
William Hubbard
Richard Burger
Loren Hickerson
Robert Lind
Hamilton
Urban renewal hearing in Iowa City called off
Mayor William Hubbard postponed the urban renewal hearing set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, citing a court decision. Attorneys for the plaintiffs had withdrawn a request to halt the hearing late Monday, leaving the action in abeyance pending judicial ruling.
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Jowa City
William Hubbard
Iowa City
This Turtle Gets Around
Jeff Hemric of Mt. Airy found a turtle near his home, carved his name and address on its shelf, then released it. A postcard from Ohio shows the same turtle with Hemric’s details, heading north on U S 35 at Jackson, Ohio, prompting a lookup and a turnaround by Joe Trippie.
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MT. Airy
N. C
Jeff Hemric
Jeff
Ohio
U. S. 35
Jackson
Joe Trippie
Anawalt Nominated for Cedar Rapids Postmaster
President Johnson nominated Walter C. Anawalt for Cedar Rapids postmaster as part of 78 nominations sent to the senate. If confirmed, he would replace E. R. Petro, who died last March, with Anawalt already handling duties without the acting title.
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Washington, D. C
Wal Iter
Anawalt
Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Senate
E. R. Petro
Petro
Anawat
Democratic Central Committee
Twentieth Street
Beulah Veers Toward Jamaica After Caribbean Hit
Hurricane Beulah weakened after smashing Caribbean islands. It lingered near Jamaica with top winds 70 to 75 mph as of noon, 80 miles southeast of Kingston, moving west at 10 mph. Forecasters warned it was too early to judge potential U.S. impact while Doria and Chloe posed no immediate land threat.
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Beulah
Haiti
Jamaica
Caribbean
Kingston
Doria
Chloe
Norfolk
White House Hosts Country Fair For Congress Members’ Kin
The White House south lawn hosted a country fair for about 500 children and grandchildren of officials. President Johnson and family hosted rides, games, food, and entertainment with help from amusement park experts and the International Amusement Park Association.
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White House South Lawn
Johnson
White House
Navy Planes Hit Key Haiphong Targets Near Center
U S Navy aircraft struck four targets inside Haiphong in a close raid, hitting two bridges, the rail yard, and a warehouse district while not damaging dock facilities. Anti aircraft missiles and two out of control Soviet rockets exploded near three ships offshore. No U S losses were reported, though a B 57 Canberra was shot down north of the DMZ with two crew missing. Ground fighting in northern South Vietnam also intensified with Marines claiming 40 enemy and 14 Marine deaths and 35 Marines wounded in two days of action.
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U.S. Navy
Haiphong
Coral Sea
Oriskany
North Vietnam
Red River
Hanoi
South Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Soviet North Vietnam sign new technical cooperation pact
Moscow reports the Soviet Union and North Vietnam have signed a new agreement on technical and scientific cooperation, announced from Moscow. The pact aims to expand joint research projects and exchange programs between the two governments.
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Soviet Union
North Vietnam
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