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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1966

Page

3

Miller Backs LBJ Delay Of Food Aid

Senator Jack Miller supports President Johnson delaying additional emergency food aid to India until a congressional team gathers facts. He cites 900000 tons authorized to arrive soon and notes possible need to expand wheat planting. Reuter warns of a world food crisis without increased production, as India seeks interim shipments and the Soviet Union pledges help.

Washington Jack Miller Iowa Johnson India Miller U.S Texas White House Congress George Christian Canada Australia Soviet Union United States Pakistan Richard Reuter State Department Reuter Rusk Associated Press

Patrolman Antone Imhoff Joins Cedar Rapids Police Force

Patrolman Antone Imhoff, 23, joined the Cedar Rapids police force on August 1, 1966. He is assigned to the evening traffic shift and was born in Oxford. Imhoff attended schools in Marengo and is married to Norma with a son and a daughter.

Antone Imhoff Cedar Rapids Imhoff Was Oxford Marengo

Senator cites Indian food needs and U.S. aid role

The senator said India will require at least 800000 tons monthly of wheat sorghum rice and other foods for the near term. Miller noted a four man congressional team proposed U S aid but would not disclose the figure, calling it a confidential report to Johnson and Secretary Freeman.

India Miller U.S Johnson Agriculture Freeman

Never Applied but Considered for Postal Job

Henry Stoffer Jr a former Sheffield Iowa postmaster is being considered for a safety officer job in the St. Louis regional postal office a department spokesman said Friday. Stoffer says he has not applied and has no official word of any position with a reported range of 11500 to 16500 a year.

Washington Henry Stoffer, Jr Sheffield Iowa Post Office Department St. Louis Stoffer L. A. Touchne Waterloo H. R. Gross Department National League of Postmasters Postal Service

Miller May Seek Senate Campaign Committee Post

Senator Jack Miller declined to say if he will seek the chairmanship of the Republican Senate Campaign Committee but said he will help elect more Republicans to the U.S. Senate. He noted the party must look to the House for checks and balances, as Morton of Kentucky is expected to resign when his term ends. Miller just won a fresh six year term.

Washington Jack Miller G.O.P U.S. Senate Iowa House Miller Sen. Morton Kentucky Senate

Laff-a-Day Cartoon Card Highlights Local Dining

A humorous LAFF-A-DAY panel celebrates a happy ending theme and notes a list of the town’s best restaurants in back matter. The strip’s light tone centers on meals and local eateries, reflecting everyday city life.

Mystery Illness Hits Ordnance Plant Employes

Burlington Iowa AP workers at a secret operation in the Iowa army ammunition plant report periodic illness. Jacqueline Allen 18 was taken to hospital but released after quick treatment. Plant spokesman George Mathes cites a new operation within six months and an unusual environmental condition. Ventilation has been increased on two occasions and reactions vary by individual. No lasting effects or toxicity in the materials involved. Other plants doing similar work report no troubles.

Jacqueline Allen Burlington George Mathes Mathes

Miracle On 34th Street TV Premiere on KCRG

Maureen O'Hara John Payne and Edmund Gwenn star in the nine thirty Saturday night movie Miracle On 34th Street on KCRG TV.

Maureen O'Hara John Payne Edmund Gwenn Kcrg-Tv

College Student Found Dead in Parked Auto

Woodbury county medical examiner ruled carbon monoxide poisoning and alcohol in the blood caused the death of 19 year old Gerald Cunningham, a Morningside College sophomore. Autopsy followed a car fire that started after a dropped cigarette in the upholstery while he reportedly drank with two friends in North Sioux City. Body sent to Webster City for funeral services.

Sioux City Woodbury County Morningside College Thomas L. Corden Gerald Cunningham Faith Cunningham Cobden Webster City

Warning of Peril Toy Threat Issued in Berkeley

State Health Director Lester Breslow warned Saturday about a hazardous toy called Sonice Blaster that resembles a bazooka. The compressed air mechanism could create noise levels that damage a child’s hearing and potentially cause car damage. manufacture ended early this year, but some stores still had stock.

Lester Breslow

Pan American Pact Accepted by Transport Workers Union

In New York the Transport Workers union voted to accept a contract with Pan American World Airways by a nearly three to one margin. The agreement provides a wage package increase of up to 18 percent over an 18 month period.

NEW York Ap)—Transport Workers Union Pan American World Airways

George Stobbs Dies at 90 Former U S Congressman

Worchester Massachusetts George Stobbs 90 a former congressman who served from 1925 to 1931 died on Friday in Worcester. He represented Massachusetts and his death ends a long public career.

Worchester Mass George Stobbs

West German President asks donations to fund instead of telegrams

Bonn AP reports President Heinrich Luebke urges holiday well wishers to skip telegrams and greetings. He asks people to donate the money to a fund for the needy instead, directing goodwill toward those in need.

Bonn Heinrich Luebke

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