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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1966
Page
2
Hawkeye Downs hosts entry day as Cedi Housewives, amateur artists and gardeners mingle with cattlemen and herdsmen. More than 50 counties expected to file entries by Thursday night in preparation for judges Friday start of the 31st exposition a seven day run begins with Thursday evening activities.
A detailed schedule for Teen-Ager Day at Hawkeye Downs covers events from a.m. Angus judging through 9 am gate opening and half-price teen admissions all day. Highlights include a Temptations concert, Teen-Time Jam with The Outsiders and Bobby Vee, fine arts judging, and multiple 4-H FFA livestock contests. Evening acts feature The Showmen and Embalmers, with a fair preview at the grandstand and ongoing midway entertainment.
A light reflection on daily rhythms noting the climb from waking to work. The piece contrasts highs and lows in ordinary routines with a hint of copyright notice.
In Boston amid heavy rain and noisy jet engines the Beatles arrived for a 14 city tour. About 500 teenage fans glimpsed the group as they changed planes en route to Chicago. Ringo quipped about the warm weather while rescue crews battled mud after a 160 foot bridge span collapsed nearby.
In Ottawa, workers searched Thursday for two missing after a bridge fell during concrete pouring. Seven bodies were recovered and 53 injured, 18 in critical condition. Survivors described a sudden, silent collapse that lasted about two seconds with no warning.
AP dispatches report Mao Tze tung’s meeting with peasants and workers in Peking central committee building was omitted from a later People’s Daily edition. Japanese reports note Mao, 72, had been absent since last fall amid health and leadership rumors. The Red Guard purge and Red Flag article about Mao’s analysis of purge trends were cited in broadcasts.
The U S military command says 71 Americans were killed in combat last week with 615 wounded and 10 missing or captured. Poor weather curtailed air operations over North Vietnam to 98 missions on Wednesday, keeping pilots away from Haiphong and the industrial belt, while engagements near the Cua Viet river and Hue involved one North Vietnamese regiment and close-quarter fighting for seven hours. No American aircraft were reported lost.
Washington AP The house commerce committee gave preliminary approval to the essentials of a back to work airlines bill following failed arbitration efforts. The measure, already Senate approved, would let strikers return to work 430 days with possible extension to 150 days, and cover any other airline in similar deadlock. No House vote expected before next week.
U S Marines battled in rice paddies near Da Nang fending off an encirclement by about 6 000 North Vietnamese troops while a mistaken attack killed 24 civilians and wounded 82 in a Mekong delta village. The wounded were identified and the operation followed weeks of tension as U S forces reported 121 enemy dead.
Some victims were trapped in hardening concrete by jagged wood and steel as workers formed a bucket brigade and sprayed water to keep concrete soft. Mayor Don Reid remained at the site during the rescue and promised early action.
WEST POINT AP A live artillery shell fired by U S cadet trainees overshot a target by about 6500 yards and set a brush fire in Anthony Wayne recreation area Bear Mountain state park no one nearby was harmed park officials notified Army investigators from Camp Buckner West Point said the probe continues with possible disciplinary action if negligence is found
In Hartford AP report Dr. Benjamin Thaw must turn off a powerful home air conditioner from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. and pay $3,500 damages plus costs to neighbor Mrs. Harry Nair. Judge Leo Parskey ruled until mufflers curb noise, despite Thaw spending $2,400 on mufflers in 1964. The 1964 case, filed in July, included a seek for broader damages and zoning violations.
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