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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1966

Page

8

Reds Shake off Record Assaulted Punks Run Amok

Washington AP reports taxes rise nationwide with a $1 billion impact even if no income tax hike. Tokyo dispatch notes Red Guards rampage in China with violence, store raids, and cultural suppression as authorities patrol with bayonets. In Canton, targets include Western dress and ancestral shrines. 300 stores raided, 600 renamed. Medicare and social security tax changes set for New Year with higher rates and new withholding schedules.

Treasury Department Social Security Administration

Ford Says GOP Faces Demos In C R Talk

GOP leader Gerald Ford told about 700 Cedar Rapids Republicans at a fund raising dinner that Republicans are on the right side of issues and poised to win seats from Democrats in November. He praised Mayor Robert Johnson and congressmen Fred Schwengel and John Kyt as likely GOP pickups and predicted a strong reelection for H R Gross. Continued: Page 3, Col. 2.

Congress Gerald Ford U. S. House Bob Johnson Armar Ball Ford White House Robert Johnson Cedar Rapids Fred Schwengel Iowa John Kyt

U S Puts Out Feeler To Hanoi In Vietnam Talks

Washington says the United States has again sought through a third country to bring North Vietnam to peace talks or curb its offensive in South Vietnam. Officials note Hanoi may await Saigon’s collapse or U S withdrawal under global pressure. The message to Hanoi emphasized U S resolve to prevent a Communist take-over and to persist as needed.

Washington U. S North Vietnam South Vietnam Hanoi Saigon Vietnam United States Asia U.S Moscow

Trucks Roll Into S Viet With Supplies

Reported U S air strike in North Vietnam sets a record with 156 missions Friday. Despite heavy raids, southbound communist supplies and guerrilla corps continue moving toward Saigon area. A U S navy officer noted interdiction has reduced oil stocks but southward push remains robust. A helicopter crew of four perished 13 miles north of Saigon, mechanics cited. In the delta, government troops killed 132 Viet Cong as operations pushed 120 miles southwest of Saigon with a flotilla of sampans sunk and bodies recovered. A major supply cache was found near 40 miles east of Saigon including weapons, 50 000 rounds, 175 mortars and 700 pounds of uniforms.

George Esper Saigon U.S North Vietnam U.S. Navy South Vietnam Martin Luther King Chicago Enca Enharhan Chara Morahina Domnnetratione Hue U.S. Marine Corps Hoa da Nang

Chicago March Faction Delays Civil Rights Protest

The West Side Organization CORE and allied groups postpone a planned Chicago march amid dissension within factions and a closed door conference led by Chester Robinson and the Chicago Freedom Movement. Leaders cite need to mobilize and coordinate with SNCC ACT Deacons for Defense and other groups. The event follows violence including a bus attack near Sai Gon and raids near Hue as Viet Cong activity disrupts regional stability.

WSO Chester Robinson WSC Andrew J. Young Southern Christian Leadership Conference King Young Chicago Freedom Movement Freedom Movement

President Khan Opens Karachi Refinery Cashing In On Oil Growth

Refinery KARACHI Pakistan President Khan inaugurated Saturday a $20 million oil refinery ten miles from Karachi. The plant will handle a yearly capacity of half a million tons and is the second of three to be built.

Karachi Pakistan Khan

Chuckle Vacations Level Out Costs for All

A humorous note asserts that today’s vacations even the playing field as the traveler and home stayer end up similarly financially, since the expense of a trip leaves the traveler just as broke as staying home.

De Gaulle and Selassie Seek Collective Vietnam Peace

At a state banquet in Addis Ababa President de Gaulle and Emperor Haile Selassie urged a collective approach to the Vietnam war noting escalation from outside and rising risk of a two continent war. In Detroit, AP reports auto makers expect no impact on U S production from the Canadian rail strike.

Addis Ababa Ethiopia de Gaulle Haile Selassie Vietnam Southeast Asia Pacific Dis France Detroit

Johnson urges Americans to face prosperity not poverty

President Johnson, speaking from his Texas ranch to western Democrats in Glacier National Park, urged inflation critics to join the Republican party or accept the problems of prosperity. He contrasted 1960s growth with 1930s poverty, cited price and wage changes, praised Denver’s housing reforms, and pleaded party loyalty over individual allegiance while defending civil rights efforts.

Glacier National Park, Mont Johnson Republican Party Texas Democratic Conference Rocky Mountain Park Washington Idaho Colorado Oklahoma Wall Street Journal Congress Denver Humphrey Robert F. Kennedy New York Edward Kennedy Massachusetts Senate Mike Mansfield Montana

Javits Criticizes Radical Right In Atlantic City

Sen. Javits of New York addressed about 2,000 Jewish war veterans in Atlantic City declaring the radical right a serious threat to American freedom. He warned of its growing influence and cited the John Birch Society as an example.

Javits Atlantic City N.J UPI Sen R-N.y John Birch Society

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