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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1966

Page

6

Milk pricing debate shapes eastern Iowa milk orders

At a Milwaukee convention 8000 farmers backed Oren Lee Staley in urging a holding action to raise bottling milk to 6.05 a cwt. A Cedar Rapids hearing with 37 attendees discussed new pricing formulas for Class II milk. Proposals include a three price plan and a cottage cheese grade A milk differential.

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Billion Needed for Iowa Roads by 1975

Martin Wiley of Cedar Rapids told the Good Roads Assn at its Cedar Rapids session that studies show Iowa must spend at least one billion dollars on roads by 1975. He warned that nearly a half billion more would be needed to have modern highways by 1975, not 1965, based on a Roads Assn study led by Mark Morris.

The Iowa ‘Good Roads Assn Cedar Rapids Association Roosevelt Hotel Martin Wiley Roads Assn Mark Morris Profes Wiley Iowa General Assembly People of

Iowa Good Roads backs wheel tax to fund roads

The Iowa Good Roads Association approved seven financing proposals for the highway program including a $5 annual wheel tax per vehicle to raise about $7.75 million yearly. It would allocate funds on a local basis to cities towns and counties while reducing agricultural gasoline tax refunds by three cents per gallon. The group warned of a $1 billion highway bill through 1975 and over $1.9 billion by 1985, urging legislature to act.

The Iowa Good Roads Assn Association Iowa Thestate Wiley Automotive Safety Foundation

France and Soviet Union Deplore Vietnam War Tensions

Paris and Moscow issued a joint communique denouncing the Vietnam conflict as the main obstacle to easing international tensions. They blamed external intervention for the war’s gravity and warned that U.S. aggression deepens human and material losses as Kosygin returned home after a nine day visit.

Paris France Soviet Union Vietnam Alexei Kosygin U.S Kos‘ygin America

African Voices Call for British Military Move

United Nations Zambia urged British military action as the only way to topple Rhodesia’s white minority rule. Simon Kapwepwe questioned Britain's sanctions plan, while George Brown signaled support for an oil embargo limited to Rhodesia. The UK Commons backed mandatory sanctions, a first for the Security Council.

UPI Rhodesia George Brown U.N. Security Council Nikolai Fedorenko Brown Simon Kapwepwe Security Council Britain Lian Smith Ivery South Africa House of Commons Smith Guinea Marol Acklar

Smothering Allegation Against Doctor Described In Court

Marjorie Farber testified in Freehold that Dr. Carl Cappolino smothered her husband Bill with a pillow. She recalled his remark about the difficulty of dying and described how he pressed the pillow over Bill’s head.

Freehold Marjorie Farber Carl Cappolino Cappolino Bill

Negroes Riot in Tuskegee After White Acquitted

About 600 Negro students damaged at least 12 businesses in a three hour demonstration in Tuskegee after a white man was acquitted in the slaying of a Tuskegee Institute student. Police reported no arrests, but windows and a bank door were harmed and a bottle case stolen.

Tuskegee Ala Tuskegee Institute Charles Keever Keever Alton Taylor Tuskegee Public Safety Opelika Marvin Segress Samuel Younge, Jr Younge Black Power

Mine saved bridge as Viet Cong tugged explosive raft

Saigon Viet Cong miners pushed a camouflaged mine toward the Bien Hoa bridge but a guard fired two shots from his carbine and detonated the device 60 feet from the span. The blast damaged trucks but did not collapse the bridge while authorities warned of a 190 pound charge and possible submerged attackers.

Saigon Bien Hoa

Rusk Rules Out Long Raid Halt in Vietnam Talks

Secretary of State Rusk, arriving in Saigon for a three day visit, said the United States would not suspend bombing North Vietnam for an extended period unless Hanoi reciprocates by halting its actions. He noted no indication from the other side that it favors moving the issue to negotiations and spoke of encouragement over Vietnam’s improving situation. Rusk met at Tan Son Nhut after a Viet Cong attack and began a series of informal briefings with officials.

Saigon Rusk North Vietnam Hanoi Formosa Rush Vietnam Tan Son Nhut Elenry Cabot Lodge

President Johnson Flies From Texas Ranch to Washington

President Johnson returns to Washington after a three week stay at a Texas ranch. He travels for budget talks and other official duties as part of a routine post trip schedule.

Washington Big Texas Ranch Johnson

Churches Urge U N Role Shift in Vietnam War

The National Council of Churches urged that U S policy in Vietnam move toward international responsibility under the U N The assembly called for phased troop withdrawals and a halt to bombing North Vietnam, seeking negotiations and broader U N involvement. The body represents 34 denominations with about 42 million members.

Miami Beach Vietnam U.N General Assembly of the National Council of Churches U.S North Vietnam Robert Bilhemer Council

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Waves of bombers strike communist positions in Vietnam

Three U.S. planes were downed as waves of 452 bombers hit communist positions in South Vietnam. Raids targeted areas near Saigon and extended across multiple locations, signaling intensified aerial pressure in the ongoing conflict.

South Vietnam Saigon

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