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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1969

Page

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Kopechne Autopsy Fight Goes to Court in Pa

In Wilkes Barre Pa the Kopechnes urge dismissal of an autopsy on Mary Jo Kopechne arguing public curiosity should not override a public interest test. Judge Brominski delayed ruling and ordered alerts 24 hours before any formal finding. The case, tied to the Chappaquiddick incident, centers on whether an autopsy would affect guilt determinations.

Wilkes-Barre Flanagan Mary Jo Kopechne Bernard Brominski Common .Pleas Court Kopechues Sen Edward Kennedy Brominski Roel

Should Have Said More Kennedy Now Believes

UPI reports Life magazine says Senator Edward Kennedy now believes he should have spoken sooner after the Mary Jo Kopechne accident. The piece notes he is eager to provide more information and may appear on a TV news panel to answer questions as the inquest proceeds.

New York UPI Edward Kennedy Mary Jo Kopeehne Life Imagazine Massachusetts Life

Rad Man Blasts Iowa Schools Policy In State Study

Cedar Rapids and Lisbon figures attack alleged waste and mismanagement in Iowa education. Legislator Rad says state overbuilds university structures and funds 15 vocational schools while taxpayers get ignored. He urges revenue relief and better adherence to lawmakers’ intent.

Inwa Rad

City Hopes for 10 1 Garbage Trucks Tuesday

Cedar Rapids Mayor Stewart Shank said the city hopes to have ten or eleven garbage trucks on the streets Tuesday as four refuse collection crews work on interim measures to boost sanitation staffing. A labor strike earlier in September had shut the department, with twelve men back at work last week and others in the landfill and seven other departments returning. Residents may call 398 5197 for pickup updates. daily routes will be set as work begins. Forty eight workers were dismissed during the strike, with most sanitation staff short of manpower. Some discharged workers may rejoin as new hires without seniority. In other news, Clark Clifford was named to the Ridder Publications board, announced by Bernard Ridder.

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Brandt Seeks German Chancellor Post in New SPD Coalition

Bonn AP report says Willy Brandt, winner of 42.7 percent, will seek a Bundestag majority to form a social democratic led coalition and run for chancellor. He plans to form with the Free Democrats, replacing Kiesinger's CDU. The NPD won 4.3 percent, failing to gain seats.

Kurt Georg Kiesinger Willy Brandt Bonn Social Democrat Gustav Heinermann Free Democratic Party Kiesinger Christian Democrats Brandt Social Democratic Party SPD CDU Naty Scheel Free Democr FDP Free Democrats Bundestag Scheel National Democratic Party neo-Naal National Democrats NPD

Security Bars Testimony By CIA Resor Explains

Army Secretary Stanley Resor ordered the immediate dropping of charges against six Green Berets accused of murder in Vietnam after the CIA refused to provide witnesses in the court martial citing national security. Resor said the defendants cannot have a fair trial and the men will be reassigned outside Vietnam. The decision highlighted a fundamental conflict with army regulations and the right to a full defense. Civilian relatives expressed relief at the news in Cedar Rapids and Glen Burnie as word spread by radio and neighbors.

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Dissension Flares in Justice Dept Civil Rights Division

Dissident lawyers in the Civil Rights division charge the Nixon administration with policy stands inconsistent with clear mandates. They release a letter to Assistant Attorney General Jerris Leonard Attorney General John Mitchell and President Nixon amid a delay in desegregation of 30 Mississippi school districts.

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Steven Greene Dies in Accident at Cedar Rapids Site

Steven Douglas Greene, 19, of Park Towne Place NE Cedar Rapids, died when his car hit a fence and a parked semi trailer at a bridge construction site over Indian Creek three miles east of Cedar Rapids. David Armstrong, 19, of Staub Court NE, suffered facial lacerations but was reported in good condition at Mercy Hospital after diving under the dashboard. Deputies summoned a crane to lift the trailer and remove Greene’s body. Armstrong was pulled from the wreckage as emergency crews arrived.

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Zoo Anthropologists Enter Cage For Human Behavior Study

A group led by Peter Kuttner, an art teacher, is allowed a day in a zoo cage to study human behavior from the wrong side of the bars. They wear clothes and spectacles, eat bananas, and note reactions as crowds observe. A child complains to her parents that she wants to see the humans instead.

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