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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1969

Page

3

Dubcek Faces Purge Yet Remains Czech Symbol

Prague reports show Alexander Dubcek under pressure as the central committee debates stripping him of power after the Prague spring. He appears diminished in public, yet remains a potent symbol of freedom to many Czechoslovaks who still revere him despite his political setbacks.

Prague UPI Alexander Dubcek Communist Party Dubcek Czechoslovakia Central Committee Presidium State Bank Wenceslas Square Slovakia Resienstadt Iup Praha Bratislavia

Delta Gamma Pre-School Vision Screening on TV9 Morning Show

The Delta Gamma Sorority hosts a preschool vision screening program featured on Thursday’s TV9 Morning Show at 8:15 and 9:15. The segment highlights eye health for young children and the sorority’s community service efforts.

Delta Gamma Sorority TV 9

Negro Mayors Face Problems of Pioneers in Cities

Boston parishes and national politics collide as Virginia Payette profiles early Black mayors. Carl Stokes in Cleveland battles a slow council, Richard Hatcher in Gary wrestles with racial tension and strife, while Charles Evers in Mississippi makes heralded moves to end segregation. The piece highlights the personal costs and political hurdles these pioneers endure while pursuing civil rights at the local level.

Pittsburgh Minneapolis Denver Atlanta Richard Austin Detroit Carl Stokes Cleveland Richard Hatcher Gary Ind Fayette Charles Evers Mississippi White House LBJ HHH Congress Evers Medgar Board of Aldermen

Trying To Learn If Hatching Eggs Talk

Fort Collins Colorado State University professor Dr. Harry Muller received a $1,000 grant from the American Poultry and Hatchery Federation to investigate whether eggs communicate to synchronize hatching. He notes observed game bird hatching in clusters and suggests a primitive signaling system could align hatch times for turkey and chicken eggs.

Fort Collins Colo Colorado State University Harry Muller American Poultry and Hatchery Federation Muller

U S Will Still Have Six Other Pueblo Type Ships

Washington UPI reports the Pentagon will deactivate two Pueblo type intelligence gathering ships the Banner and the Palm Beach as part of defense cuts. The move leaves at least six other intelligence ships, including the Liberty, capable of Pueblo type missions though activity remains limited since the Pueblo was captured by North Korea.

Washington UPI Pentagon North Korea Banner Palm Beach

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