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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1966
Page
2
US Marines and South Vietnamese troops on Friday pressed a major operation against a North Vietnamese Viet Cong force near Quang Ngai. They gained ground with artillery and air strikes, reporting heavy enemy losses and a trap set for the Reds.
Fulbright warned against a new era of McCarthyism in Viet Nam debate. He said the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair described the discussion as relatively healthy but warned it could tilt toward McCarthyism. He called antiwar protests rare and a sign of strength and maturity.
The AP reports retired Judge George Bell Timmerman at 85 suggested experience may support a ruling favoring school segregation, tied to historic 1954 court decisions. He spoke amid war fever concerns as disagreement over victory or peace grows. Air India inspection of 707s completed. Fulbright committee to continue.
In Lima Ohio a 7 year old mongrel named Skeeter fought off a burglar who cut through a porch screen. The dog suffered three stab wounds but bit and chased the intruder away. Skeeter was taken to a veterinarian hospital for treatment and is hoped to recover.
A former gang member, James Edward White, reportedly ready to talk about the great train robbery. White, captured at Littleton on-Sea, told detectives he would reveal all and was held for another hearing as police aim to trace remaining fugitives and the £7.2 million loot split among gang members.
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge is expected to fly from Saigon to Washington next month to consult with President Johnson and other top officials on Vietnamese war problems as plans are developed.
Washington AP President Johnson's proposed deep cuts for domestic programs including free school lunches and milk were rejected by the House Appropriations Committee. They balked at about 128 million in reductions and kept the Agriculture Department's 1967 budget at 6.909 billion, describing the cuts as a bookkeeping maneuver.
In a White House ceremony May 15 proclaimed National Transportation Week and May 20 Defense Transportation Day Johnson urged swift Congress passage of auto safety bills. He demanded safer cars better highways stricter licensing and a cabinet level Department of Transportation to coordinate agencies. He warned of 50 000 yearly highway deaths and 100 000 disabled acknowledging opposition but calling for decisive action.
Moscow reports from Hanoi claim American air raiders struck along the route north of Hanoi toward Lang Son hitting populated centers roads and bridges. Tass quotes say three planes were shot down and the skies over Hanoi trembled with cannonade. Saigon briefings note US operations cover the prior day.
Nearly 200 cattle broke from a slaughterhouse corral in Hialeah Florida stampeding into cars and pedestrians. Police reported at least a dozen bulls had to be shot. the Humane Society used tranquilizer guns to halt the stampede and reduce injuries.
A witty quip frames a vaudeville style moment as a glamour girl teases a suitor about spending. The line implies charm and a playful, dismissive end to romance with a hint of financial vanity.
Residents report hundreds of cattle rampaging through fences and streets near Miami. Police and a packing company worker used rifles and a helicopter to corral the animals as panic spread among bystanders and motorists.
Navy researchers report porpoises trained to distinguish metals by echo location, identifying panels of copper from aluminum and other materials. The tests at Point Mugu show the animals can spot a metal patch and trigger rewards, with implications for submarine identification and underwater sensing.
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