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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1967
Page
3
A U.S. marine battalion swept a Vietnamese cemetery near Da Nang amid daylong sniper fire after a heavy Thursday battle leaving 31 Viet Cong killed and 17 Marines dead with 26 wounded. U.S. planes bombed targets near Hanoi and Haiphong as reinforcement battalions entered to crush Viet Cong defenders.
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved requests to drop 59 passenger trains during the last fiscal year, signaling significant reductions in rail passenger services and potential route changes across the system.
Gov. Harold Hughes said Iowa may seek outside legal help to untangle the new school-aid law amid Democratic Republican clashes with Atty. Gen. Richard Turner. Officials note an attorney general’s opinion is not binding and dispute over the aid formula threatens school funding and local property taxes.
The Linn County Board of Supervisors renewed a one year option on a 104 acre tract west of Twin Pines Golf Course for 3000 dollars with 1500 to be credited toward purchase if exercised. Owner Mrs. George Eberle Linn Junction. If exercised price 130000 dollars. A seven member board starts Jan 1 to set priorities, with a bond election needed for construction.
Governor George Romney of Michigan arrived in Singapore from Jakarta during his world tour and neared the end of the trip.
Wesley John Gatewood 45 of Palo pled guilty in Iowa City to second degree murder in the Sept 5 shooting of his estranged wife Ruby Gatewood 37 of Cedar Rapids. Judge Clair Hamilton sentenced him to up to 40 years in Fort Madison penitentiary with $25,000 appeal bond. He receives 115 days credit.
President Johnson is expected to accept Sihanouk's indirect call for talks on Vietnam using Cambodia as sanctuary. Sihanouk, describing Cambodia as caught between the hammer and the anvil, would welcome a presidential envoy and not intervene militarily against U S troops pursuing North Vietnamese or Viet Cong in Cambodia.
Paul Whiteman, famed bandleader nicknamed the King of Jazz, died at 77 from a heart attack in Doylestown hospital after being stricken at his home. He directed stars like Bing Crosby and the Dorsey brothers and commissioned Gershwin to write Rhapsody in Blue. Whiteman helped bridge symphonic music and jazz and remained active in music nearly to the end.
Iowa farm land values increased by 9 percent in 1967, averaging $362 per acre, with the gain pushing the five year rise to 58 percent from $241. The statewide survey, directed by ISU economist Dr. William G. Murray, notes the all time high price.
A major storm along the North Atlantic coast dumped up to 18 inches of snow from the Appalachians to Maine, with heavy winds causing knee deep drifts inland. Snow, sleet and freezing rain fell in a wide arc from West Virginia to Maine, while gusty northeasters reduced visibility and hindered plowing.
A humor piece reflects on how jokes keep spirits up for U S service members in Vietnam. It cites cartoons and signs at Bien Hoa Pleiku Da Nang Korat and Lai Khe. The piece notes new slang such as wet nurses go-aheads and calls Hanoi Downtown while showing signs of morale amid danger.
Fire swept through a Mont Laurier home of a couple with 18 children. Nine youngsters between ages 3 and 18 perished while the parents and five other children escaped by leaping from bedroom windows into six inches of snow.
A humorous note defines a bachelor as a sportsman who plays the game of love while keeping amateur status. It offers a playful, lighthearted glimpse into social expectations and romance.
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