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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1967
Page
1
More than 20 thousand attended the All-Iowa fair on Teenage Day as Eddy Arnold performed two one hour shows in Hawkeye Downs grandstand. The six day fair total nears 117 thousand with Monday’s crowd the second largest in fair history. Manager Billy Greiner announced a dollar carload admission for Tuesday.
In Lansing Michigan Gov. George Romney said the U S role in Vietnam was a mistake and the U S buildup risks the fate of all of Southeast Asia.
Engineering consultants told the city council that merging Cedar River crossings could save about 712000, with potential gains up to 1 million or more. The plan would combine the East and West Cedar Valley Expressway passages, E and F avenues bridges, and the new F avenue dam into one elevated crossing offering about 500 parking spaces beneath.
Members of the house ways and means committee pressed for a 10 percent surcharge on individual income taxes as Treasury officials and Nixon aides face questions. Rep. Ulman warned taxpayers must be convinced the measure makes sense to voters despite GOP opposition and doubts about overall budget impact.
The U S Peace Corps offers 10 cows for significant tips about Mark Raymaker a 22 year old volunteer missing six days in Masailand Tanzania A slim hope rests on Masai tribesmen possibly finding him in bush country while conducting an inoculation drive and supplying food for volunteers Tanzanian officials roam camps and markets informing on the reward and any equipment he carried.
William Bundy assistant secretary of state said in College Park Maryland that prospects for peace and security in Southeast Asia are better than ever if the United States maintains its Vietnam policy.
Iowa Adj. Gen. Junior Miller said the Army directed riot control training for all Iowa National Guard units. Units will receive 32 hours with an extra 16 hours for battalion staff. Training begins immediately for troops at Camp Ripley and at home, with comparable guard units nationwide to follow.
A Waterloo pair were held in Dyersville after a high speed chase that started when the woman Ingrid Meek 39 tried to obtain prescription drugs illegally. Her husband Donald Meek 29 was fined 255 dollars on four traffic counts.
Four youths recount a Glacier National Park bear attack that killed Michele Koons and Julie Helgeson as they battled a grizzly near Trout Lake. They hid, built a bonfire, and one climber fled into a tree while the bear attacked, devouring food and a travel bag.
Salem New Hampshire police report three 40 pound plastic bags dropped from a Route 93 overpass during a rainstorm killed Paul Bureaud a 19 year old Woodstock resident. Stephen Gurney 17 son of a restaurant operator and a 16 year old friend were arrested for second degree manslaughter. Gurney posted a 5000 bond and faces Salem municipal court.
New York report on Pitcairn Island recounts a taxless crime free society with about 90 residents in 1987. Thomas Colman Christian, a descendent of Fletcher Christian, notes emigration has slowed but young people still seek opportunities abroad. The community, self governed under Fiji, relies on stamps sales and crafts for income and limits alcohol and gambling.
U S B 52 bombers struck the southern DMZ for a second time in three days dumping tons of explosives on North Vietnamese artillery and antiaircraft positions. The raids followed renewed shelling of Con Thien and Dong Ha with ground action near Saigon quiet. Intelligence suggests three North Vietnamese divisions plus 35 000 men in and around the DMZ as Operation Portland unfolds.
A captured document circulating in U S quarters claims the United States sought Soviet aid last year to form a South Vietnamese coalition including communists. The North Vietnamese leadership in spring 1966 reportedly favored what it called tactical negotiations amid the war in the south.
Humorous quip notes that telling a woman you knew her as a child is acceptable but never claim you knew her when you were a boy. Copyright line added.
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