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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1968
Page
12
Humphreys calls for review of a rule that bans any athlete from competition for six weeks after beer or liquor found in a car. He argues this punishes teams and bypasses juvenile court protections, urging fair hearings and school-based education on drinking problems.
Cub Scout Pack 33 awarded Thursday at Cleveland school to many named members including Tom Utt Steve Rowray Frank Wright and others. Pack 98 awards Thursday evening at First Presbyterian church to Jeff Hakes Greg Rodgers and 16 more. Pack 86 awards Tuesday at Coolidge school listing 12 recipients. Pack 134 awards Thursday at Pierce school to a long list of boys including Jeff Mitchell Steven Suisser David Pollock Michael Blaser and more.
The Cedar Rapids Citizens Band Radio club hosts a jamboree at ZCBJ park noon with Democratic incumbent John C. Culver and Republican challenger Tom Riley as speakers. Cedar Rapids Police Chief George Matias and Linn County Civil Defense Director William Bjorenson join as speakers. Hundreds of radio club members are expected. the public is invited. A separate note mentions a batty bicycle race on TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES at 6:00 PM Friday on KCRG-TV 9 in color.
Rex Conn's What's What column leads today with sharp observations on current events, while Art Buchwald delivers his humor on the picture page. The pair shapes a light, opinionated section that blends satire and commentary.
Pack 27 awards were presented Thursday night at St. Pius X school to Doug Palmer, Rick Holmes, Tim McCallister, Jeff Stephens, Andy Krauss, Randy Hansel and Craig Collins.
Cedar Rapids United Air Lines will switch all area flights to jet equipment starting Oct 1. Five flights use Boeing 727 three engine jets and five use Boeing 737 twin engine jets with a total of ten daily United flights serving Cedar Rapids, Chicago and Los Angeles routes.
Schedule lists morning and afternoon moon appearances with times 6 a.m. 9 40 a.m. 12 40 p.m. 3 50 p.m. 4 35 p.m. 7 25 p.m. and 11 25 p.m. across the day.
Ray S Knight 86 longtime Center Point resident and retired electrician died Thursday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. He married Clara Martin Oct 30 1911. survivors include wife two sons Max Knight Clair Knight a daughter and five grandchildren. Services 2:30 p.m. Sunday Murdoch chapel Center Point with Masonic burial rites at Center Point Cemetery.
In Lincoln the mock presidential election at the Nebraska penitentiary saw George Wallace prevail by a slim margin. The piece ends with a quirky note inviting readers to use a want ad to locate hard-to-find items.
President Thieu announced a senior envoy will go to Bangkok to invite Gen. Duong Van Minh known as Big Minh to return to South Vietnam. Minh, exiled in Thailand since 1964, could become a senior adviser and citizen with political rights if he returns.
Thieu presented twenty thousand piasters to Nguyen Van Bang, a 33 year old former North Vietnamese soldier who led U S troops to a cache of three hundred Viet Cong weapons. The payment was the largest ever given to a defector and equates to 360 years of Bang’s pay.
Daniel Cohn-Bendit known as Danny the Red, French student leader of Paris riots, was given an eight month suspended sentence in Frankfurt for breaches of the peace trespassing rioting and resisting arrest from a demonstration. The prosecution had sought 11 months.
John Wakeman 20 is charged with being absent without leave from the Marine Corps. He was captured at Tama county jail while finishing a 30 day sentence for illegal possession of beer as a minor and was moved to Waterloo. Wakeman had been absent since July 31 and remained in Tama for a powwow in August.
Cedar Rapids Mayor Frank Bosh joins a panel at the University of Maryland on city needs for the National Seminar on Urban Community Service. Other panelists include mayors Alioto Hatcher Lindsay, plus Govs Kerner Hughes with alternates Stokes and D Alesandro.
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