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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1969

Page

4

Mexican Flags Marijuana Hunt at Astronaut Dinner

At a Mexico City dinner for Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin President Diaz Ordaz voiced concern over marijuana interdiction at borders and expressed hope for improved U.S. Mexican relations. The visit followed a goodwill tour with the astronauts staying in Acapulco after their Mexico City stop.

Mexico City API Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin Michael Collins Javery Diaz Ordaz Diaz Ordaz Collins Mexico Pacific Acapulco

Night gunfight leaves one dead and seven wounded in Dallas

A Black man fired from his home porch, wounding four white officers and three bystanders before police fatally shot him after a standoff. Officers Paul Wimner Terry Donovan and G M Robinson among the injured remain in hospital, with several civilians reported in satisfactory condition. Authorities say the incident drew a large crowd as bottles were thrown at responding units and multiple fires were started nearby.

Dallas Strgeohs G. M. Robinson Johny Lee Thomas Frank Henry Buford Paul Wimner Terry Donovan Robinson Stanley Southall Ruby Mitchell Susan Wesley Aljewel Wesley

Break Precedent In Word on Mao and Lin Attend Anniversary

Tokyo AP reports Communist China marks its 20th anniversary with an unprecedented announcement that Mao Zedong and heir-designate Lin Biao will attend the Beijing festivities at Tiananmen Square. State news agency says they will preside, aiming to quell rumors of illness or death after months of absence from public events.

Tokyo China Mao Tze-tung Lin Piso Peking Mao Lin New China News Agency Tien An Men Red China Hong Kong

No Peace For Nixon Campaign By Antiwar Students

An antiwar student group launched a No Peace For Nixon campaign with demonstrations at each Nixon public appearance. Don Gurewitz of Silver Spring, Maryland, heads the Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam, which plans nationwide participation in mass protests in Washington and San Francisco on November 15.

Washington Nixon Don Gurewitz Silver Springs Vietnam Gurewitz Washington’ S San Francisco Satliten

Tremors Kill Ten in South Africa Coastal Quakes

A sequence of earthquakes hit South Africa from Cape Town to Durban killing ten people and injuring many as villages Wolseley Ceres and Tulbagh suffered the worst impact. Homes collapsed, fires erupted, and thousands were left homeless while responders cleared roads and millions faced aftershocks.

Cape ‘Town South Africa Cape Town Durban Wolseley Ceres Tulbagh Here Upington

Bosh Named Executive Director of Valley Forward Assn

Frank Bosh former Cedar Rapids mayor has been named executive director of the Valley Forward Association in Phoenix Arizona. The newly formed nonprofit groups merges three civic bodies to promote projects improving Valley aesthetics and economy. Bosh will work with the Chamber of Commerce municipal governments and civic groups as catalyst for better communities.

Frank Bosh Cedar. “Rapids Valley Forward Ausn Phoenix Ariz Valley Forward ,Assn Valley’ of the Sun Phoenix Area Bush Athough Valley Forward Assn Valley Beautiful Citizens Committee Central Phoenix Progress Assn Midtown Improvement Assn Mesa Tempe Scottsdale Bosh the Gazette Chamber of Commerce Valley Forward

Housekeepers from Midwest Hospitals Attend St Luke's Event

Housekeepers from Midwest hospitals attended a seminar on housekeeping supervision at St Luke's Methodist hospital Tuesday. St Luke's Richard Stowell organized the program with keynote Don Moers of Servicemaster Inc. Arlington Heights Illinois. Additional speakers Fred Hills Spooner Wisconsin and Don Kraft Park Ridge discussed budgets scheduling and time control.

Midwest St. Luke’s Methodist Hospital Richard Stowell St. Luke's Don Moers Arlington Heights Servicemaster, Inc Fred Hills Spooner Wis Don Kraft Park Ridge Hills Kraft Moers Stowell

Canada to aid Niger with feasibility studies programs

President Hamani Diori announced upon his return from Niger that Canada will assist with feasibility studies for highway construction mineral exploration and cattle breeding projects in Niger. The limited text notes cooperative development efforts between Canada and Niger led by Diori during his visit.

NIAMI Niger UPI Hamani Diori

Newsprint price hike drawn as too rapid by publisher

William Schmick, president of the American Newspaper Publishers Association and Baltimore Sun publisher, called a $5 per ton newsprint rise to 152 dollars effective Jan 1 too soon after the last increase. He warned the cycle depresses consumption and strains reader and advertiser pricing while delaying recovery.

New York UPI Asso William Schmick Baltimore Sun Schmick

Presbyterian Day at Coe College Sees Large Attendance

Nearly 400 senior high students from Illinois and nearby areas are set to attend Presbyterian College Day at Coe College in Daehler Kitchin auditorium. The event features admissions overview, campus tours, a campus lunch, and introductions to Coe activities including football.

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