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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1967
Page
6
Washington AP reports three-year state and local spending will total 103 billion annually, rivaling federal outlays, with projections to 119 billion by 1975. A Senate-House panel study notes state and local units still fund most domestic civilian services and highlights rising workloads and tax questions.
The Christian Science Monitor reports a state by state survey finding President Johnson could be defeated in 1968. Washington correspondent Godfrey Sperling Jr. notes Johnson is vulnerable in 28 states totaling 322 electoral votes including California Idaho Montana Wyoming Arizona New Mexico North Dakota Minnesota Iowa Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio New York Vermont New Hampshire Maine West Virginia Virginia Mississippi Alabama Georgia South Carolina and Florida.
Washington AP Capitol architects report a gleaming white marble balustrade is being built for 150000 atop darker stone on the Cannon House Office Building. The project aims to match the old marble after 60000 more is spent cleaning the 59 year old building as part of a 52 million remodeling approved by Congress two years ago.
A Nashville dentist described a device claiming to cut X-ray exposure by twentyfold, but commercial interest was limited. American Dental Association officials defended ongoing radiation safety education. The hearing on a radiation safety bill explored standards and industry response.
Washington reports say George Aiken called the poll watching mission in South Vietnam a "can't amount to a damn" effort. The observer group amid presidential elections drew criticism from Aiken and Tran Van Huong as causing humiliation and grist for external interference.
Former California governor Edmund Brown will teach a graduate seminar in public administration at the University of California this year. A university spokesman noted Brown, a two term Democrat defeated by Ronald Reagan, will be paid two ninths of a full professor’s salary. The move is described as an unusual textbook on budgeting and appointing personnel.
Ronald L. Bressler 19 of 2900 Thirtieth street drive SE had a charge of malicious injury to a building dismissed in municipal court. Judge Howard McLaughlin granted the dismissal after the Linn county attorney and complainant Godfrey Novak recommended dropping the charge related to alleged damage at an apartment described as a hippie pad on Sixteenth avenue SW. Two other youths faced connected accusations but their leases were dismissed earlier. Bressler was set for a preliminary hearing Wednesday.
In Beatty Nevada AP reports about 30 persons left homeless after a flash flood roared through the southern Nevada desert town. The flood damaged several houses and cars and washed out roads after a cloudburst in the nearby timber mountains. three houses were destroyed and residents say the north part of town bore the brunt.
Washington AP reports Senator Robert F Kennedy of New York had the largest office staff with 67 workers. Senator John Williams of Delaware had the smallest with nine. In Nye County floods, residents sought shelter as waters rushed through town, with a woman and baby rescued by patrol and locals using ropes. Six cars wrecked, roads washed out, and a trailer house bobbed in floodwaters. Paris says government repeats disapproval of Soviet American draft treaty banning nuclear weapon spread.
An advertisement offers Odrinex fat loss pills with a money back guarantee. The promo claims the product reduces fat and extends life, with return of unopened packages to a local drugstore and no questions asked. Sold at MI May’s Drug Stores Mall orders limited.
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