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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1966
Page
4
President Johnson criticized sharp steel price increases as inflationary and said they could force reductions in government spending, notably in space programs funded by the $5 billion authorization. White House calls rises irresponsible. industry argues they are modest.
Iowa State Comptroller Selden announces agricultural land tax credits will rise to 39.6 cents on the dollar for the next school year, mainly due to changes in eligibility from nonresident to resident farm owners. The credit funds part of farm property taxes, with remaining burden prorated across all farm lands.
BADEN PA. UPI Charles J Whitman the Texas sniper who killed 15 on Monday suffered a severe head injury while serving with the marines a former buddy recalled. Larry Phillips said Whitman was backing a jeep at the edge of a cliff in Guantanamo Bay in 1963 when dirt loosened and the vehicle rolled 25 feet over an embankment. He lifted the jeep to free a pinned comrade, collapsed, and remained unconscious hours later with no memory of the lift. Phillips called Whitman well liked in his squad and a capable soldier.
Des Moines UPI Law of Iowa Attorney General Lawrence Scalise outlined a broad auto safety program. Proposals include rigid rubber signs, nonflammable interior materials, and cars meeting GSA standards. The plan targets poor highway conditions and car safety features, with Johnson county death and injury data guiding the effort to Gov. Hughes and the 1967 assembly.
Seven Postville teenagers were injured Friday night in a one car crash four miles southeast of Frankville on the Allamakee Winnebago county line. Driver Robert Schroeder 17 and five others were treated and released at a Postville hospital. Julie Carr 13 was to be transferred Saturday to Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids and is in fairly good condition. Schroeder reportedly lost control on a curve. A report on traffic injuries and deaths in Johnson county is being submitted to Scalise monthly by Dr. George Brown of Iowa City since the auto safety hearings last January. He hopes the executive council will fund Brown's work.
In Decorah three teenagers were charged with possession of beer as minors following a north of Decorah accident on the blacktop. Driver Donald Zimmer, 18, of Charles City, was charged with possession of beer as a minor and reckless driving, while Carolyn Bigler, 18, Route 4 Decorah, and Carol Ramstead, 19, Decorah, were charged with possession of beer as minors. Three other teens in the car were not charged.
The 301st field hospital unit from Cedar Rapids will train from August 13 to 27 at Camp Ripley Minnesota to staff the provisional hospital for National Guard and reserve attendees during two weeks of summer training. The Cedar Rapids Iowa City area unit comprises 150 members led by Major Frank T Hazelton.
London report notes the Confederation of British Industry warns of a national crisis rivaling 1931. Sir Maurice Laing cites government policy as causing a confidence crisis, pressing the pound to its postwar low. Wilson seeks wage and price controls with cabinet debate upcoming.
Gordon Boore, 46, of Center Point is listed in fair condition at University Hospitals Iowa City after a Saturday one-car crash six miles northeast of Center Point. Police say he lost control, his vehicle hit a bridge, and he was transported to St Luke's Cedar Rapids then transferred with chest injuries. No charges filed. investigation continues.
Walter Bahis, 62, city worker, escaped serious injury when his pickup truck brakes failed on a steep hill near Guttenberg Friday. The vehicle hit a brick wall then slid into a ravine but did not overturn. He was treated at Cincinnati hospital and released.
Brussels UPI The world Jewish Congress holds three days of commission meetings on political and cultural questions after closing debates on human rights. Delegates from 50 countries confront anti Semitic vandalism at Palais Des Congress as German leader Eugen Gerstenmaier is publicly applauded for acknowledging Germany's debt to Jews. Delegates report results to the congress while 20 American delegates plan post congress travel through Czechoslovakia Poland Hungary Romania Bulgaria and Yugoslavia.
The Beatles will press ahead with a 19 day United States tour starting next Friday despite a rising furor sparked by John Lennon's remark that they were more popular than Jesus. Lennon’s comment, quoted in Datebook, triggered boycotts and radio bans while manager Brian Epstein rushed to New York to gauge public reaction.
A chartered bus carrying 40 youths and counselors from a United Nations tour collided with a truck near Marshall Minnesota. One person was killed and 20 injured. The Nevada licensed bus was returning from New York.
Epstein says there were no plans to cancel their tour segment though he is personally concerned about security as Beatle music faces bans in radio markets across multiple states. He notes the decline in interest following remarks about the Beatles’ fame amid comments linked to the group’s English origin.
A 19 year old carpenter, Bill Davis, disobeyed orders to rescue two people wounded by sniper Charles J. Whitman during the University of Texas massacre. His action saved a wounded jeweler in a jewelry store but led to his firing by supervisor Jim Carey who credited the heroism yet cited lack of discipline.
Local notices list sermons at First Baptist First Presbyterian Grace Baptist and others with worship times from 8:30 to 11:30 including Mass at St Joseph's. Marion police report three lost billfolds with two returned. two boys found one belonging to a Cedar Rapids woman and a third unclaimed. Rev Tyrrell of Dubuque Theological Seminary speaks at First Presbyterian on The Measure of Life. Amelia Petrusch a Marion teacher honored by ISEA for life membership.
Marion churches list Sunday worship times for Bethel Baptist Reformed Presbyterian Church of Christ Seventh Day and United Seventh Day Brethren. Sermons include hospitality themed message and Sabbath services with song service, Bible study, and church school times.
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