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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1966

Page

7

Paratroopers Turn Jungle Raid Into Rodeo Stunt in Vietnam

In War Zone D near Thanh Lam the 173rd airborne brigade’s 503rd infantry encountered a Viet Cong camp. After combat, troopers rounded up six bulls used for weapon transport, loading them under helicopters to a village. Local Nungs staged a peace feast as the bulls were presented or shipped off.

Hugh Mulligan AP Thanh Lam Vietnam 173Rd Airborne Brigade 503Rd Infantry Saigon Cay Gap U. S North Vietnam 1Zard Larry Smith Virginia Beach

Crushed Rock Might Lead Moon Construction Boom

Lunar Orbiter 2 images reveal vast deposits of crushed rock on the moon shaped by ancient meteorite impacts. Geologist says this "backbone" of construction could drive future moon bases, while NASA analyst Mazursky notes ordinary resources will be key for early lunar exploration.

Joseph Myler Washington UPI Moon Earth Lunar Orbiter 2 Lunar Indus Tional Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA

Japanese Diet Passes Large Supplementary Budget

In Tokyo the Liberal Democratic Party approved a 452.4 million dollar supplementary budget without opposition votes in the lower house. The move marks an unprecedented action in Japanese parliamentary history.

Tokyo Eisaku Sato Liberal Democratic Party Diet

Bomb exploded at Lambert St Louis airport terminal

Investigators say a home made bomb intended to destroy an airplane exploded in the Lambert St. Louis municipal airport terminal. A custodian found four sticks of dynamite linked to two batteries and an alarm clock near the Ozark Airlines counter. Evacuations occurred and no injuries were reported.

ST. Louis Lambert- St. Louis Municipal Hugh Hodges James Williams Ozark Airlines F. J. Vasel FBI Ken Much‘more Hodges

McIntyre Archbishop McAntyre Undergoes Eye Surgery

Eye surgery was performed Saturday on James Francis Cardinal McAntyre, the archbishop of the Los Angeles Roman Catholic archdiocese.

Los Angeles UPI James Francis Cardinal Mc Antyre

Shelton Christmas Tree Capital of the World

In Shelton Washington the Christmas tree industry thrives with over two million trees shipped annually to markets in the United States and Hawaii. The Hofert Christmas tree farm and several others on the Olympic Peninsula grow firs from Douglas to noble varieties, with a shift from mass shipping to higher quality trees and continued demand for natural specimens.

Shelton Wash UPI Hawaii Chamber of Commerce Washington Olympic Peninsula J. Hofert Mexico Cuba South America Manning Hofert Southwest

Florence Flood Appeal Raises 1.6 Million Worldwide

Vatican newspaper L Osservatore Romano reported Roman Catholics worldwide donated 1.6 million dollars to aid Florence and other flood ravaged areas after the November 4 disaster.

Vatican City Florence Vatican L'Osservatore Romano

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