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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1968

Page

6

Dirksen Predicts No Senate Vote on Fortas or Nuclear Treaty

Senate GOP leader Everett Dirksen said there will be no action this year on Abe Fortas’s nomination to the Supreme Court or the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. He argued cloture cannot pass and noted many would oppose it. He suggested Johnson move to withdraw Fortas and pressed that the treaty faces deep GOP-Democrat divide with no immediate vote anticipated.

Dirksen Fortas Washington Everett Dirksen R-Ill Senate Abe Fortas Johnson Griffin American University American Bar Association Judiciary Committee White House Clifford Supreme Court Nixon Europe Czechoslovakia Hubert Humphrey House Vietnam

Grad Schools Open Amid Uncertain Draft Impact

Despite forecasts of empty campuses graduate schools report steady enrollments for 1968 69 with the draft's effect still unclear Educators expect the real impact to hit early next year as deferments vanish for most graduate students while some postponements may occur under advisory guidance from the Selective Service and local boards

Washington Congress Lewis Hershey Selective Service Stu Pentagon

End Dealings With Soviets Reagan Plea

Hollywood Governor Ronald Reagan urged a trade and communications quarantine of the Soviet Union. He called for halting the New York Moscow air service and cultural exchange programs to pressure Moscow after losing the Republican nomination. He opposed using military force to alter Soviet reforms in Czechoslovakia. He believed Agnew and Nixon were not excessively hard line on communism.

Hollywood Ronald Reagan Soviet Union New York-Moscow Czechoslovakia Reagan United States G.O.P Spiro Agnew Richard Nixon

Langford and Nazette To Speak to LCARC

Dr. Robert P. Langford administrator of the Linn County Health Center and Richard Nazette chairman of the board will address the Linn County Association for Retarded Children Monday at 7 30 p m in Hus Memorial Presbyterian church. The topic is New Horizons in Community Service.

Robert P. Langford Linn County Health Center Richard Nazette Linn County Assny Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church Nazelte Langford

U S Formosa Talks Start With High Level Talks

Eugene Black, President Johnson's adviser on Asian economic problems, arrived Saturday for talks with Nationalist Chinese officials in Taipei as U S Formosa discussions begin.

Taipe UPD Eugene Black Johnson

Nasser predicts confrontation for Arab liberation

Cairo audience hears President Gamal Abdel Nasser pledge that liberation of territories seized by Israel is near. He hails the armed forces as the core of Egypt’s effort and warns the fight will face supporters of Israel, notably the United States, as he speaks at Cairo University during the Arab Socialist Union congress.

Cairo Gamal Abdel Nasser Israel Soviet Union Nasser Arab Socialist Union National Congress Cairo University Egypt United States

Wallace Wins Claim of GOP Desegregation Deal in 1954

George Wallace told 10,000 at a Albany Georgia rally that the Republican Party arranged the 1954 school desegregation decision by appointing Earl Warren to the Supreme Court with Nixon and Eisenhower. He cited a Columbia South Carolina airport speech and insisted Warren was chosen to produce the ruling to gain votes, though he admitted no personal knowledge of the agreement.

Albany, Ga UPI George Wallace Republican Party Richard Nixon Earl Warren Supreme Court Lester ‘Maddox Georgia Wallace Eisenhower-Nixon South Georgia G.O.P Nixon Warren Columbia S.C Eisenhower- Nixon Albany

Governor Commutes Two Life Sentences in Iowa

DES MOINES AP Gov Harold Hughes commuted to 90 years the life terms of two state penitentiary inmates making them eligible for parole. Howard Williams 27 convicted of rape in Lee county 1939 and Lowell Haenze 59 convicted of first degree murder in the same county in 1940.

Des Moines Harold Hughes Howard Williams Lee County Lowell Haenze

Humphrey Defends Vietnam Plank and Dismisses Draft Protesters

Senator Humphrey criticized disruptors at campaign stops and dismissed draft card burners as juvenile. He aligned with the Democratic platform favoring a conditional Vietnam peace halt and affirmed no need to apologize to North Korea over the Pueblo incident. He said the United States can admit error if necessary but must tell the truth.

Humphrey Robert F. Kennedy Eugene McCarthy Johnson Vietnam Chicago North Korea U.S Pueblo United States

Aid to Indonesia Receives $385 Million Long-Term Credits

Finance ministry officials announced on Saturday that Indonesia has secured $385 million in long term credits from Western nations to be kept on reserve against future needs.

Indonesia Jakarta UPT Finance Ministry

Bank Women To Meet at Cedar Falls

About 100 women bank officers from Iowa will attend the National Association of Bank Women Inc meeting at the Holiday Inn Cedar Falls. Installations include Mrs. Arthur N. Hough as chairwoman and Mrs. Edwin C. Brehm as treasurer with speakers from banking and education backgrounds.

Cedar Falls Arthur N. Hough Merchants National Bank Cedar Rapids Iowa National Assn Bank Women Inc Edwin C. Brehm Peoples Bank and Trust Newhall Earl Fillenworth First National Bank Marion Frances McCarty McCook, Neb Holiday Inn Eads Postevent International City Bank and Trust Co New Orleans Lilli Ann Ayres Modeling Assn. of America Poitevent America Miss Ayres Mavis Holmes University of Northern Iowa Aurelia Klink Charles Dowler First National Bank of Mason City Lucille Potts Poweshiek County National Bank of Grinnell The National Assn. of Bank Women, Inc

Stanley Blasts Bomb Halt Idea

Burlington Republican Senate candidate David Stanley denounces Harold Hughes favored bombing halt in Vietnam. Stanley warns an unconditional halt would aid the enemy, invite a bigger war, and force a stronger U.S. response amid his Des Moines Nixon visit.

Burlington UPT U.S. Senate Vietnam Harold Hughes David Stanley Hughes Dick Nixon Stanley Des Moines Nixon South Vietnam

Hughes Nixon In Near Miss At Des Moines Airfield

At Des Moines municipal airport both campaigns moved with urgency as Republican nominee Richard Nixon and Democratic Senate hopeful Gov. Harold Hughes arrived almost simultaneously. Hughes departed for Washington on a chartered flight while Nixon's two-plane contingent landed within minutes of Hughes arrival.

Des Moines UPI Richard Nixon Harold Hughes Iowa U.S. Senate Washington Federal Aviation Authority Hughes Nixon

Noon Lions Club Speaker on Apollo Program at Roosevelt

Lee Wiltsey of North American Rockwell will speak Thursday noon at the Roosevelt hotel about the Apollo spacecraft project. Several other notices list open houses and club events at local venues including Tropic Lanes and Montrose hotel. A theft report notes a $150 tape recorder stolen from Jack Stevens home and a Boise woman reports a billfold taken at a Giant store. Collected items reflect community meetings, open houses, and local incidents in Cedar Rapids area.

Noon Lions Club Lee Wiltsie North American Rockwell Corp Roosevelt Hotel Wally Miller The Cedar Rapids Ad Club Optimist Club Lee Wiltsey North American Aviation Roosevelt Montrose Hotel

Want Ads: Buy or Sell Quick Listings in Local Paper

Readers seek easy buying or selling options through concise local want ads. Post or browse classifieds for goods, services, or opportunities with brief details and contact information.

Oelwein Mayor to Open Music Store At Family Site

Oelwein mayor Sam Mazzioti and his sister Mary Prillo will close the family grocery started in 1911 and open a music store at the same location. They expect the new shop to open by November 1.

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