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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1966
Page
2
DETROIT UP I reports Ford Motor Co recalls about 30 000 cars including 25 000 Fords and 5 000 Mercurys built in late February and March to inspect brake lines and install a rerouting clip. The issue centers on brake line damage from jolt or rail transit, with recalls starting April 8. No customer brake failures have been reported.
The General Services Administration disclosed on Monday that it is studying 67 safety standards for government motor vehicle purchases. Proposals include relocating the gear shift or redesigning it as a dial or buttons. No decision has been made, after last year’s adoption of 17 standards. Some ideas may appear in models sold to the public.
Workmen welded bars over a foot wide louvre in the new Butte County jail ending night visits by young inmates and their girlfriends. Deputies outside watched four youths climb out to visit girls and all inmates were arrested. Officers noted no clear charges yet.
The Army reports a steep decline in volunteers for Vietnam since December, with monthly requests dropping from 4,492 in December to 1,710 in the latest month. Navy totals show 22,819 volunteers as of April 5, while the Air Force and Marine Corps provide no overall figures.
Kingman Arizona residents clash with motel over horse staying in room. Magistrate Joe Gehres rules in favor of owner. Oregon couple fined ten dollars for cleaning costs and depart north with the horse.
The Graves family want to move from Tombstone View on Cemetery Road to Copenhagen after a new job for the husband, an airline pilot. Neighbors doubt the ad, with many phone calls and only one real bid that fell through.
Rep Bert Bandstra announces a construction contract for a new postal facility in Rose Hill Town. Eugene Lyle and Mr. and Mrs. W T Mays of Sigourney will build and rent to the government for 1200 dollars yearly. Project cost about 11000 dollars, slated for completion this September.
U S Ambassador Arthur Goldberg told the National Press Club that the UN should defend South Vietnam against armed aggression to aid peace but warned the world body is not ready to take that step. He said the U S must bear part of the burden and that Red China’s admission to the UN remains unlikely. He noted financial issues for peacekeeping, the India Pakistan Kashmir dispute, and Rhodesia, and supported Security Council action to intercept oil bound for Rhodesia.
Hobart Williams executive assistant to the Philadelphia Museum director and curator of the Rodin Museum will speak at the Art auditorium University of Iowa Thursday at 8 p.m. on Photography and the Abstract. Open to the public the program is sponsored by the University of Iowa School of Art.
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