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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1965
Page
4
The AFL CIO convened in San Francisco with 1000 delegates to map plans for the next two years. Johnson administration officials lined up to woo labor as Democrats seek support in 1966 to maintain their congressional majority.
AFL-CIO push for a 70 000 annual pay for Meany. Powell calls Congress to triple the 1.5 billion anti poverty program, tighten laws, involve the poor in policy, and cites mismanagement in Chicago Harlem and other cities while addressing funding for Vietnam.
A 13 year old boy admitted setting a series of fires around Mercy hospital area Cedar Rapids. Police and fire investigators say he started fires on Oct 2 Oct 5 Oct 14 and Nov 29 in garages and vacant houses. the Oct 14 blaze gutted a Seventh avenue residence. He faces juvenile charges as mental health officials evaluate him.
Police in Germany arrested war crimes suspect Herbert Weygandt 59 once head of the Gestapo and SS elite guard. He had lived 20 years under the alias Heinrich Walter while working as a salesman in Wuppertal. Weygandt is accused of involvement in the deaths of 56,000 Jews and the shooting of Polish slave laborers.
An author notes that a strong narrative highlights the dullness of weaker tales, warning writers to craft engaging plots rather than recounting stale experiences. The line emphasizes storytelling craft and audience engagement.
Space Center Houston reports Gemini 6 ready for a Sunday liftoff with Frank Borman and James Lovell aiming for a two week endurance record. Cape Kennedy crews told to fire at 10 a.m. Sunday one day early, as Gemini 7 pilots Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford chase a six hour formation in space.
Secretary of State Rusk told a news conference that Peking holds the key to any U S China confrontation over Vietnam. He said the U S will meet its commitments in South Vietnam and urged allied help as NATO ministers prepare in Paris. He criticized Kosygin and Kremlin claims of U S aggression and noted the Christmas Eve truce proposal is for scene officials to decide.
South Vietnamese troops engage in a fierce search and destroy mission that erupts into a large battle with heavy casualties on both sides. U S aircraft join the fight as ground forces avoid direct participation near Chu Lai and Da Nang.
London reports Britain on Thursday proposed a twelve nation appeal to North Vietnam to quit fighting and negotiate. A Soviet backed message urged Moscow to sign and circulate among Geneva participants and allied governments. Britain accuses Hanoi of escalating aid to the Viet Cong and violating Laos neutrality while seeking unconditional talks to end the war.
In Moscow, Alexander Shelepin is moved to a top Communist Party post while Nikolai Podgorny becomes president. Mikoyan steps down after 40 years in top command as the changes, approved by the supreme Soviet, shift power toward Brezhnev's circle. Mikoyan remains a presidium member and gains a parliamentary vice role.
In San Francisco a man and woman robbed a Bank of America branch. The woman watched at the door while the man spoke to staff and grabbed $3,132 before fleeing.
Evansville Indiana reports Bonnie Peek a mother of three spared jail at Christmas as her husband Thomas Peek took the blame for theft and bad checks. He began a six month term and asked to serve his wife sentence while she is released on probation to spend holidays with their children.
President Johnson ordered 1.5 million tons of wheat shipped to India to ease an immediate food crisis and authorized a 40 million dollar loan for fertilizer. The action follows talks with Agriculture Secretary Freeman and was announced by Press Secretary Moyers in Austin.
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