Chuck's Chirps and Campaign Quips in 1968 Ballot Mix
A column reflecting on the 1968 governor and presidential races. Mentions Nixon, George Wallace, Humphrey, and Daley, with humor about third-place embarrassment. Critiques calling Negroes "Blacks" and the racial rhetoric of civil rights activists versus the broader Black community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Humphrey
White House
Lyndon Johnson
Daley
Chicago
Nixon
George Wallace
Emerald Knights Youth Group Seeks Recruits in Cedar Rapids
Youth ages 10 to 19 are invited to join the Emerald Knights Drum and Bugle Corps in Cedar Rapids Iowa. The organization meets Tuesday evenings at the Armory and in summer at Kingston Stadium practice field. Dues are one dollar monthly with sponsor options. annual sponsorship averages about fifty dollars. The group supports 28 boys and 25 girls with an average age around 13, travels Iowa and Wisconsin for up to five contests yearly, and relies on booster funds from bake sales and wreath sales. The Emerald Knights cost about $19,000 for uniforms and instruments, with funds raised by the parent body. Notable supporters include YMCA, Legion Hanford Post No 5 and local businesses. The program aims to foster goodwill, discipline, citizenship and independent thinking among youth through music and marching.
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Bob Dotzauer
Emerald Knights
Cedar Raunds
Iowa
Emerald_ Knights
Armory
Kingston Stadium
Bill Dimmitt
Emerald Knights Drum and Bugle Corps, Inc
Bill Matus
Sconsin
Y.M.C.A
Legion Hanford Post No
Haweye Hoo Hoo
Lumbermens’ Association
Ellis
V.F.W
Memorial Commission
J.C. Downing
Cedar Rapids
Richard Tebbe
2100
10Th Ave. S.W
Horn
John Nash
Dennis Perrin
Scott Wyatt
Verne Schutzman
Dennis Tebbe
The
Editor under fire from critics with mixed reactions
Readers rail against the editor claiming the columns are dull and the jokes stale while praising the paper’s reach. The piece notes a sharp divide with some demanding punishment as the issue circulates amid a broader remark that the Veterans Administration trains more than 11 percent of medical residents.
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The
Veterans Administration
What's the Matter With Mrs. Craig A Nashville Saga
A Nashville paper profiles 81 year old Mrs. Lila Craig who has attended church every Sunday for 20 years. The item playfully questions whether weather, travel, social life, health or media habits ever interrupt her strict Sunday routine.
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Lila Craig
Nashville
AID DOUBTS AND A LIMOUSINE ARMOR FOR THE PRESIDENT
Rep H R Gross lists 134 nations not receiving aid yet mocks secrecy while criticizing State Department generosity. President’s new limousine costs 500000 with three TV sets a back-seat radio telephone and public address system and armor weighing two tons for protection from small-scale attacks.
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Rep
H.R. Gross
Congress
Andorra
Barbados
Bhutan
Bulgaria
Liechtentein
Maldive Island
Mauritius
Monaco
Muscat
Oman
Nauru
Romania
San Marino
Yemen
Switzerland
Vatican City
State Department
United States
America
Football Forecasts for Sep 29 1968 by Tommy Troy
Advance forecasts list scores for Sept 29 1968 games across major colleges. Notable matchups include San Francisco over Atlanta 28 14 Baltimore over Pittsburg 34 16 and Washington over Wisconsin 34 27. The roundup covers many universities, including Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan State, Notre Dame, and Texas A&M with varied predicted margins.
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San Francisco
Atlanta
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Chicago
Minnesota
Dallas
Philadephia
Green Bay
Detroit
Cleveland
Los Angeles
New Orleans
St. Louis
New York
Washington
Arkansas
Tulsa
Wyoming
Air Force Academy
Alabama
Southern Mississippi
Arizona State
U of Texas
Elpaso
Vanderbilt
Army
Dayton
Bowling Green
Brigham Young
Iowa State
Brown
Rhode Island
Buffalo
Massachusettes
California
Colorado
Xavier
Cincinnati
Citadel
Lehigh
N. Texas State
Colorado State
Columbia
Lafayette
Colgate
Cornell
Dartmouth
New Hampshire
Duke
Michigan
Florida
Florida State
Georgia
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Miami
Fla
Holy Cross
Harvard
Navy
Arizona
New Mexico
N. Mexico St
Goose and deer season dates set for 1968
Towns announce the 1968 goose season from Sept 28 to Dec 6 with daily shooting hours from half an hour before sunrise to sunset and a five bird bag limit with up to two Canadas or two white-fronted geese. The Iowa duck season runs Oct 26 to Nov 24 with specific daily limits and allowances, and the deer bow season runs Sept 28 to Nov 28 with archery hours from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids Native Retires After Legion of Merit Honor
San Antonio U S Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Edward S Dailey son of Mrs Grace Anderson Cedar Rapids retired at Randolph AFB Texas after 28 years in the armed forces He was cited for outstanding service as first sergeant at the Air Force Military Personnel Center at Randolph AFB His career included World War II Pacific Theater service in Newfoundland and Turkey and three Air Force Commendation Medals He and his wife Frances have daughters Mary and Kathleen
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San Antonio
U.S
Air Force
Edward S. Dailey
Grace Anderson
N. St
Randolph Afb
Texas
Dailey
United States
Air Force Military Personnel Center
Randolph
Center
Washington ‘High School
Cedar Rapids
Armed Forces
Newfoundland
Turkey
Frances
Mary
Kathleen
Troy Predicts St Louis Will Win World Series
Expert Tommy Troy forecasts the 1968 World Series results for St Louis and Detroit across seven games with the Cards winning in seven. Game scores show a tight opener, close mid-series battles, and a final decisive seventh game with St Louis defeating Detroit 8 to 3.
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Troy
St. Louis
Tommy Troy
Detroit
St.louis
Rich Ticklers: Laugh Identified by Pedestrian
A policeman questioned an injured pedestrian about the license plate after a hit and run. The ped recalls the driver’s laugh, not the plate, saying he would recognize the laugher anywhere.
Culver Hosts Partnership in Progress Conference Series
Congressman Czyscy chairs a Partnership in Progress conference tour beginning Monday September 23. The federal team, led by G W Cavender and others from HUD USDA DOI HEW and DOT, will visit Anamosa Oelwein Postville Elkader Dyersville Maquoketa to meet with local officials and business leaders.
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Sos Czcy
Charles B. Sonneborn
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Peter G. Kuh
O Asistant
Department of Interior
Lee A. Lendt
Center For Community Plan
Ning
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
G. W.F. Cavender
Farmers Home Administration
Department of Agriculture
J. Olive Huot
Department of Transportation
Add
Washinton D. C
Anamosa
Oelwein
Postville
Elkader
Dyersville
Maquoketa
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Chuck
Charlie Brown
Charlie
Snoopy
Gwen
Dick Nixon
Lazarus
Waterloo
U. S
Harold Hughes
David Stanley
Washington Report
By Tommy Troy
Ers
Robert J. Dixon
Air Force Base
Legion OF Merit
Daugh
Culver
Partnership In Progress
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