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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1969

Page

27

Gannon Hints at Gubernatorial Candidacy in Iowa

Town House minority leader Gannon, from Mingo, signaled a possible bid for governor in 1970. He urged action and proposed study committees, criticizing the current administration and tax policy while advocating workers’ and low-income protections and property tax relief through coordinated state progress.

Gannon C.R Town House Robert Ray William Gannon D-Mingo Labor General Assembly

81-Year-Old Thang Elected President of North Vietnam

Radio Hanoi reports Thang, disciple of Ho Chi Minh and longtime vice president, named acting president after Ho Chi Minh's death and elected Tuesday by Hanoi's national assembly to succeed him. Nguyen Luong Bang named vice president. Bang heads the Vietnam Workers party central committee. Thang, born 1888 in Long Xuyen, studied communism in France, joined Viet Minh in 1945, and later held state minister role. He won Lenin Peace Prize in 1995 and served with the French navy in his early years.

Tokyo UPIY Thang Chi Minh North Vietnam Radio Hanoi National Assembly Nguyen Luong Bang Bang Vietnam Workers Party Communist Long Xuyen South Vietnam Saigon France French Communist Party Indo China Ho Chi Minh Viet Minh Windsor England UPT East Germany West Germany

Plan Counseling System For Avoiding the Draft

MIAMI AP A plan to organize draft counseling on college campuses claims to aid the poor and Black students. Bob Kuntz, statewide New party coordinator, says counselors offer peaceful services to obtain draft-exempt status through programs like the Peace Corps and ROTC, while opposing violence and riots on campuses.

Miami Up Ari Kuntz Florida Arejever ROTC New Party

Pollution Cuts Atlantic Fish Stocks Diminishing

Teeland's foreign minister Emil Johnson warned the United Nations General Assembly that North Atlantic fish stocks are shrinking due to oil pollution. He urged the international community to agree on an effective regime for suboceanic areas to ensure their resources benefit mankind.

United Nations UPI Teeland North Atlantic Emil Johnson General Assembly

Suspect Escapes After Copper Theft Arrest Attempt

Raymond officers pursued Michael Good 28 of Waterloo after a copper wire theft at a Raymond lumber yard. He fled into a corn field when approached near 2 a.m. deputies halted the search about 9 a.m. Raymond lies east of Waterloo.

Raymond Michael Good Waterloo

Farmer Killed in Tractor Accident Nearby Theft Probe

Herbert Slevers, 62, a Walnut area farmer, was killed when his tractor overturned during a breakin investigation near Avoca. Charles Avoca, 34, is being held in connection with the thefts and the incident. Authorities seek to question additional suspects as the case unfolds.

Good Charles Avoca UPI Wal- Arsenault Oelwein and West Union Herbert Slevers Walnut Avoca

Wisconsin Governor Finds No State Job Via Computer

Madison dispatch reports Warren Knowles fed his qualifications into the state employment service job finding computer to learn about available posts. The machine quickly processed the data and informed the No. 1 official there were no state jobs matching his credentials.

Madison UPI Sur Warren Knowles State ‘Employment Service Wisconsin

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