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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1966
Page
7
CBS News reporter Jay McMullen and a two man crew moved into a Chicago tenement to film a graphic color portrait of life in a Negro slum. The project aims for a clear unbiased view and is expected to air next December.
Judging at the All-Iowa fair ended Thursday with Milking Shorthorn and Guernsey classes awarding top prizes. John Sims and Jack Van Horn of Iowa State University judged 83 Milking Shorthorns from 12 exhibitors and 61 Guernseys from 26 exhibitors. Elroy and Ronald Gruenwald of Lost Nation won the Milking Shorthorn grand championship with Twisdo M. K. Pride, while Silver Valley Spike earned reserve grand. In the Guernsey ring, Woodruff Farms Chief captured the grand championship, with Stedewell's Lou Emery as junior champion and reserve grand. The event featured multiple exhibitors from Iowa communities such as Norwalk, St. Anthony, McGregor, Davenport, Indianola, and Ames.
Gov. and Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller announced they expect the birth of a second child early next year. The brief New York governor's office notice gave no details or comments. Their first child Nelson Jr. was born in May 1964 before Rockefeller's presidential primary defeat.
Washington AP report notes the highway safety bill advanced in the House with a 317 to 3 vote, authorizing 270 million dollars over three years for inspection, training, and accident prevention. The discussion touched on peacetime defense funding and broader military management, with Senate approval of a separate 58 billion dollar defense package and calls for conference reconciliation.
A House agriculture subcommittee deadlocks 5-5 on a proposed supplemental plan for rural electric and telephone systems. Speaker Poage notes the vote left the amendment unsent to the full committee, while Dole calls the bill dying but not dead and hints at federal funding eligibility conditions.
John Wardle 52 of Lynwood California pled innocent to unlawful use of a controlled access to a state highway charge after a crash on I 35 near Ames that killed four members of a Cambridge family. A $100 bond set for Sept 1 hearing in Ames Municipal Court. The truck plunged from an overpass crushing a car.
Cedar Rapids Mayor Bob Johnson Republican candidate for Congress from the Second District urges regular ground table meetings with the president and cabinet to close the credibility gap. He says working reporters would help the public hear pertinent questions from authoritative officials and learn the truth about executive and legislative actions.
In London at Central Hall, the world council gathers 1800 delegates from over 50 countries as Bishop Fred Corson of Philadelphia urges steady progress toward a universal church. Cardinal John Heenan supports talks between Roman Catholics and Methodists and suggests replacing ecumenism with Christian unity. Sessions occur at Church House and Central Hall.
Bertroche, Republican attorney general hopeful, charged that Scalise’s ruling was a cover up of law violations. Scalise replied that the constitutional provision restricting lawmakers from certain paid posts was interpreted differently and that Maule’s appointment as Iowa conservation commission business manager is legal.
Fragment mentions courts and previews tied to positions created by the legislature. Text implies legal review or oversight over these new roles and their selection process. No clear names or dates available in readable fragment.
Des Moines AP reports researchers and growers hear upbeat views on expanding soybean acreage next year due to rising demand. American Soybean Assn officials urge careful government policy to avoid surplus stocks amid discussions of yields and competition with corn and cotton.
A compiled list from KCRG presents weekly chart items incl The Beatles and the Beach Boys with titles such as Summertime Land of 1000 Dances and Respectable. It includes artist names like Percy Sledge Wilson Pickett Billy Stewart and Gary Lewis and the Playboys with various labels. The document notes open auditing in New York and mentions impartial review.
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