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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1969

Page

2

Rapids judge bars order to end strike but stops short of forcing workers back

District Judge William Eads refused to dissolve the temporary injunction against Cedar Rapids city employees striking over compensation. He held the strike illegal in parts but said workers cannot be compelled to return to work under contempt threats. The ruling notes health and safety hazards from the stoppage and garbage buildup, while saying the court will not resolve broader social issues behind the dispute.

Rapids Newn Linn William Eads Unio Stewart Shank Shank Dudge Eads Eads Cedar Rapids Jorge 238 Judge Eads Teamsters Page Col

Cache of Marijuana Found Near Toledo Victims: Three Youths Arrested

A 126 pound cache of marijuana was seized near Toledo after a hunter spotted suspicious activity in a pasture. Colorado youths Rick Lee Kuckenbecker 20 Glenn Arthur Brown 22 and Lawrence Edward Pratt were arraigned in Mayor George Stein's court on possession charges. Officers found 38 pounds in 18 packages and 75 pounds loose on an American flag and blankets. Bond set at 5000 each. they remained in jail.

Ineelal the Gazette Toledo Colorado George Stein Rick Lee Kuckenbecker Glenn Arthur Brown Lawrence Edward Pratt Callo Here Leo Kendal Dick Jones Tama County Milo Quigley Nick Kriegel Cedar Rapids

Escapee Depicts Horror Of Raft Trip From Cuba

Oscar Camp Ferro, 20, a Cuban fisheries institute worker, recounted a five day raft journey from Santa Cruz del Norte. His companions Guillermo and another man disappeared as sharks circled. Ferro washed ashore on a beach, clinging to an inner tube, after surviving harsh thirst hunger and rough seas. He described one friend driving himself to die and another being driven insane by thirst. Ferro, in hospital, said he left Cuba to escape abuse under Fidel Castro, and that he believed he would die until reaching shore.

Cuba Ferro Santa Cruz del Norte Guillermo Imate Cuban National Institute of Fisheries Fidel’ Castro

Jowa City youth arrested on drug charges

Jowa City police said William R Dilley 19 was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with possession of dangerous drugs and liquor as a minor after officers saw him acting suspiciously on the front porch. Continued on page 2.

Zerm Geterte Jowa Towa City Wiliam R. Dilley Dilley

Gunfire Outside U S Consulate in Sao Paulo

Police exchanged gunfire with attackers Friday outside the U S consulate in Sao Paulo Brazil. The attackers escaped after firebombing a police car and wounding two officers. The consulate was not damaged.

Sao Paulo Brazil U.S

Picket Line Battle Ends in Fatal Shooting at GM Plant

In Lordly Own Ohio on a Saturday a labor dispute between two unions at a General Motors plant under construction led to a fatal shooting. John Sawaska 26 of Hubbard Ohio was killed as about 100 ironworkers clashed with picketers. Cars were overturned in a parking lot rocks bottles were thrown and the disturbance was subdued by the sheriff. Three men were taken into custody. The laborers struck the truck assembly plant amid the union dispute.

Lordly Own Ohio UPT General Motors John Sawaska Hubsbard Sheriff's Office Sawaska Needay

Haynsworth bought stock after ruling in Brunswick case

Washington UPI reports that Justice Department said Judge Clement Haynsworth bought 1000 Brunswick Corp shares at 16 dollars each on December 20, 1567, a month after he and two other judges ruled for the firm in a mortgage case in South Carolina. Rehnquist defended the timing and said no evidence showed information from the hearing influenced the purchase.

Washington UPI Justice ‘Department Clement Haynsworth Supreme Court U.s.court of Appeals South Carolina William Rehnquist Senate Judiciary Committée Haynsworth Rehnquist Brunswick Corp J Ipstead

Top Beret Murder Trial Foresees Noted Lawyer Aid

In LONG BINH Vietnam six Green Beret officers awaiting trial for the alleged slaying of a Vietnamese double agent jogged and joked with reporters. Col Robert Rheault’s defense will be aided by Edward Bennett Williams, a famed criminal lawyer, as two officers seek a White House intervention to move the case to U.S. soil. The six face murder and conspiracy charges, with potential life sentences, while Abrams downplays any impact on the Berets’ future as an elite unit.

Long Binh Vietnam Green Beret Robert Rheault Vineyard ‘Haven Mass Vietnm Edward Bennett Williams America Srigon Rheault White House Nixon U.S Guy Scott Atlanta Robert McKinley Newark Creighton Abrams G. L. Mabry Robert Marasco Bloomfield Budge Williams Athens Army Marasco Leland ‘Brumley Duncan Okla Thomas Middleton Jefferson 3.C David Crew Cedar Rapids Iowa Abrams Green Berets Williams James R. Hoffa Adam Clayton Powell Bobby Baker

South Viet airliner crash kills 62 on board and 2 on ground

A U S air force Phantom collided with an Air Viet Nam passenger plane near Da Nang. The airliner exploded upon impact, killing 62 aboard and two on the ground. Both Americans survived the Phantom crew. debris injured two residents of Hoa An. Weather was overcast with limited visibility.

DA Nang Vietnam API U.S. Air Force Air Vietnam Sdigon Hoa An al Adams New York

Stone Age Tribe Reported Found in Remote Jungle

AP reports Dr. Hubert Carneiro of the American Museum of Natural History says a Colombian jungle tribe near the Brazil Peru border may be remnants of the Yuri. The 200 people live in a single conical hut. a search party after a missing fur trader led to a skirmish that killed six locals. Hostages were released and later returned unharmed. language and hostility hinder further contact.

New York Julian Gil Brazil- Peru Carneiro Gil la Prediera the Hutt la Predrera

Goldwater Jr and aide survive Van Nuys plane crash

Rep. Barry Goldwater Jr. and his field deputy were pulled from the wreckage of a single engine Beech Bonanza after it struck high tension wires and crashed onto a driveway in Van Nuys. They were treated for minor injuries and released. Goldwater had reported low fuel en route from a speaking engagement.

Los Angeles Barry Goldwater, Jr Am' ‘Bulance Laura Adams van Nuys Goldwater Federal Aviation Administration Washington

Michigan State Delay Avoided

Michigan State University will open classes on schedule after striking maintenance workers accepted a two year pact with the Federation of State County and Municipal Employers. Registration shifts from Monday to Tuesday but classes start Thursday as planned.

East Lansing, Mich UPI Michigan State University Federation of State Walter Adams

U.S. forces report clashes and bombings in Saigon region

U.S. troops fought around six small clashes in 24 hours. Two American helicopters were shot down and B 52 bombers pressed attacks on enemy bases. On Saturday ground fighting left 47 enemy dead with one American killed and eight wounded. helicopter crashes injured two. Overnight enemy rockets and mortars caused one American death and seven injuries. Officials say the enemy plans a winter spring offensive to maximize American casualties and erode South Vietnamese control, while Hanoi aims to pressure U.S. troop withdrawal through a protracted war.

Saigon U.S Hanoi

Fighting Erupts in Tibet Report

Hong Kong AP reports renewed fighting on the glaciered Tibetan plateau between rebel soldiers and Chinese army units. Radio broadcasts and refugees from China describe clashes and ongoing tensions in the region.

Tibet Hong Kong Ratiio Communist China

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