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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1967
Page
2
The Senate moved to pass a social security bill at the session start then, after a flareup, scheduled a Friday vote on passage. Senator Long pushed the bill to approval as Democratic Leader Mansfield protested that individual rights were ignored. Mansfield asked reconsideration. Long defended haste.
Regents endorsed Dr. Howard Bowen for his faculty address on student disturbances at the University of Iowa. They plan to include the remarks in a policy statement, endorsing penalties like suspension or dismissal for first offenses disrupting university operations.
A lighthearted note mocks young people with fancy hairdos and skin-tight pants, mentioning girls as similarly styled. Published as a brief humorous line from 1967, reflecting fashion humor of the era.
Louis Washkansky, the first man to receive a heart transplant, left his bed for the first time 11 days after surgery and sat briefly in an easy chair on a Groote Schuur balcony. No complications were reported. Prof. Christian Barnard, who led the operation, received an honorary doctorate from Cape Town University during the ceremony.
Evalyn McLean 25, once heir to the Hope diamond, was found dead at Friendly Acres ranch near Plano Texas. An autopsy showed no signs of violence but toxicology tests will take two to three weeks to identify the cause of death.
Greece’s military regime crushed the royalist countercoup led by King Constantine. The 27 year old monarch fled to Rome with his family. Col. George Papadopoulos named Lt Gen George Zoitakis regent, signaling a possible return to constitutional monarchy with Constantine’s son as heir.
Postal Service stamp and parcel post windows at the main post office and federal building station will be open until tonight, allowing customers to handle stamps and parcel services before closing.
A proposal to burn about 2000 junk car bodies at a closed southwest Cedar Rapids salvage yard sparked a clash between Mayor Bob Johnson and three council members. An informal 3 to 1 vote overruled the mayor as Treptow and Moore of Industrial Wrecking Co sought a permit to burn after cleaning up the M and M Resale lot and obtaining guidance from air and fire officials.
Reports from Saigon show last week as one of the year’s costliest for allied troops with 595 killed including 380 South Vietnamese, 194 Americans, and 21 Koreans and Australians. Civilian deaths by the enemy reached the war’s highest tally. U.S. wounded totaled 1,643 as hospitals treated 83 long-term cases. The week’s violence featured isolated, deadly engagements along the Cambodian frontier and northern districts near the DMZ.
Prime Minister Lester Pearson 70 announced his resignation as Liberal party leader and will remain PM until a leadership convention selects a successor. He notes nearly 40 years in public service and 19 as MP for Algoma East, with a leadership tenure of about five years.
Communist dispatches say U S planes staged a heavy raid on Hanoi aided by monsoon clouds. Tass reported about 50 planes took part while Vietnam News Agency said four planes were shot down four near Hanoi and its suburbs and another in a dog fight 50 miles southeast of there.
Flu is spreading through Cedar Rapids schools with Franklin junior high alone reporting 262 absences on Monday, nearly a quarter of 1,130 students. Arthur school sees 93 of 600 absent Tuesday, with four Arthur teachers also out. Harding junior high averages about 100 absences daily last week, while west side schools stay near normal. A Cedar Rapids pediatrician notes symptoms like high fever and sore throat, warns against flu shots being too late, and cites patterns similar to 1959 60 Asian flu. Collins Radio reports absenteeism at work remains normal. Federal officials warned of possible Asian flu resurgence this winter.
The Senate approved 1.98 billion dollars for the war on poverty by a 68 to 7 vote as part of the final appropriations bill of the year. It moves to a 10.4 conference committee to resolve differences with the House's 1.61 billion figure, staying close to Johnson's request.
California State College at Long Beach students voted against U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam by a two vote margin.
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