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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1966
Page
1
Ford Motor Co and American Motors joined General Motors and Chrysler in announcing production cutbacks over the coming weeks to align with lagging sales. Ford announced the plan during Henry Ford IIs annual review preview with reporters.
Detroit engineers and executives report production cuts as Henry Ford II criticizes federal auto safety rules as unreasonable and technically unfeasible. American Motors announces a two week production pause after a $12.6 million 1966 loss, with Rambler American bodies halted at Kenosha. Ford lines show December January reductions and planned short time across several plants including St. Louis and Lorain.
In a Manhattan statement Mrs John F Kennedy says she will go to court to prevent publication of William Manchester s Death of a President until family privacy limits are protected. She accuses Manchester and Harper & Row Look magazine of disre garding propriety and good faith and says the book would be a transient chapter for them but life for her children.
Thousands of tiny astrobugs launched from Cape Kennedy aboard a Delta rocket carrying a beehive shaped biosatellite capsule. The mission aims to orbit Earth for three days to test human safety for interplanetary travel as part of America's $100 million Bring-em-back-a program.
New York police uncovered a bizarre plan to fake a drowning to collect insurance. Miriam Lindenmaier, 27, used aliases and worked as a waitress while two men, Alvin Brodie and Thomas Martin, faced charges of prand larceny and conspiracy. The trio staged the July drowning off Long Island Sound, but wiretapped evidence and a Thanksgiving voice reveal led to their arrest and a Bronx court appearance.
A fast moving winter storm blanketed the Mid-Atlantic and New England, bringing up to eight inches of snow in the Washington area and snarling traffic from Virginia to New Jersey. One traffic death was reported as schools dismissed early and forecasters warned of drifts and coastal flooding.
The stamp and parcel post windows at the Cedar Rapids post office and the First street station will operate from 7 to 9 this evening to handle Christmas mailers.
John Marks Jr. 28 of Madison was injured when his head was caught by a closing power window after brushing the switch with his head extended through the car window. Police freed him and he remained in poor condition at Yale New Haven Hospital.
Defense wrapped up its case as Dr. Coppolino, 34, testified for about a day and a half, claiming he may have saved the victim rather than killed him. He defended his actions and a release he wrote for Mrs. Farber, while Bailey signaled the closing summations ahead of a Friday jury verdict.
President Johnson announces cuts totaling about 2 billion in the remaining half of fiscal 1967, emphasizing postponement and deferral rather than canceled programs. Officials say most savings shift to fiscal 1968, with little impact on major projects, while anti inflation aims center on slowing price-wage pressures.
Madrid voters turnout suggested broad approval of Franco's constitutional changes. With half of 19,920,877 registered voters voting within four hours, officials praised the heavy participation as support for the amendments and potential move to a democratic monarchy. Opposition urged a boycott.
President Johnson's press secretary Bill Moyers announced his resignation to become publisher and chief operating officer of Newsday on Long Island. Deputy aide Jake Jacobsen also resigns to return to private law practice in Austin, Texas. George Christian will succeed Moyers as press secretary, taking over on February 3.
North Vietnam said it shot down eight U.S. planes in air battles near Hanoi and surrounding areas. Washington defended U.S. policy targeting military sites only while reports from Saigon claimed heavy combat and bombings across Hanoi and Chu Lai, with several planes downed and civilian casualties noted.
A playful item notes a couple joking about marriage with one partner more serious than the other. The lighthearted quip captures a domestic moment with gentle humor.
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