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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1967
Page
7
The federal commissions report that Negroes and Spanish Americans continue to face higher unemployment and concentration in low paying work. The commissions urge legislation to allow civil action for damages against harassment or intimidation of minority students.
Three CWA local presidents suspended for 14 7 and 3 days over a wildcat walkout are to be reinstated after the union rejected arbitration. The episode spanned eight days in New York State and involved repairmen stallers and coin collectors amid safety concerns. Betty Hutton with Joey Bishop airs Color at 10 30 tonight on Channel 9.
Romania investigates possible sabotage of the Ilyushin 18 carrying Foreign Minister Willy Brandt returning from a five day official visit. Hamburger Flugzeugbau says unauthorized persons may have worked on the Sunday night check. West German officials received an anonymous warning of a sabotage plot.
U S supreme court Justice Tom Clark, 68, admitted to an army hospital in Bangkok with an intestinal disorder after arriving Aug 2 for university lectures. He remained under care for a few more days and is retiring from the Supreme Court.
Ten former Company members who served together in Europe during World War II gathered at a Howard Johnson motel in Cedar Rapids hosted by Mr. and Mrs. They later dined at the Ox Yoke Inn in Amana.
Police report 129 drowning deaths across Japan over the weekend as thousands seek relief from a heat wave. Temperatures in much of the country hovered near 90 degrees Fahrenheit on Saturday and Sunday as people flocked to beaches rivers and lakes.
The United Auto Workers urged its 400 000 GM workers to authorize a strike as talks near the Sept. 6 contract deadline. The vote planned for the week beginning Aug. 20 follows GM demands to water down the cost of living escalator and credit 18 cents already paid. Leonard Woodcock condemned GM moves as a steal and said future COLA raises should not be discounted from the 1967 settlement.
Nellie Baskerville, 92, of Good Neighbor Home, was hospitalized Monday afternoon after a fall caused a broken hip at the Dubuque facility. She was transported to Finley Hospital for treatment.
Washington AP reports federal civilian jobs may exceed three million this month despite Johnson administration cost cutting. June total reached 2,960,156 with about 74,911 rise over May, aided by temporary summer jobs under the Youth Opportunity program and seasonal hires in interior, agriculture and post offices.
A 15-year-old Belmond high school student, Gene A. Kalkwarf, died after touching his family's camper trailer door that apparently contacted an electric power supply at Lake Cornelia north of here. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewayne Kalkwarf of Belmond.
Peter Jennings presents a color broadcast covering the Middle East for Channel 9 weekday evenings at 6 00 PM. The report highlights regional events and political developments with on location footage and expert commentary.
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