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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1966

Page

3

Close Trap In Vietnam Captain Tries to Trap Large North Vietnamese

U S cavalry men Marines and South Vietnamese troops swept into An Lao valley meeting sporadic resistance. The operation aimed to trap North Vietnamese regiments and Viet Cong units but by nightfall no major contact occurred. Col Hal Moore called the effort disappointing as Marines established a security perimeter and the cavalry moved in.

Saigon U.S An Lao U. S 1St Air Cavalry Division Hal Moore 1St Cavalry

Castro accuses Red China of extortion in Cuba clash

In Havana Fidel Castro blasts China over alleged reneging on a sugar for rice deal and accuses Peking of extortion and aggression. Diplomats predict possible break or trade suspensions as Cuba cites the Yankee imperialist blockade and broader world order tensions.

Havana China Fidel Castro Peking Castro Cuba

Viet Cong net closed by air cavalry in An Lao valley

Two Republican congressmen alleged U.S. officials inflated Cuba propaganda efforts while a firefight in eastern hills of the An Lao valley left a Viet Cong force killed and 14 captured. ElsewhereU S jets attacked Dien Bien Phu, cratered runways, barracks and storage, with 60 percent of the base reported knocked out.

An Lao Washington UPI Job Castro Peking Cuba China United States North Vietnam Dien Bien Phu U.S

Johnson Daughters Share College Grades

President Johnson’s daughters Luci, 18, earned all B’s in her Georgetown nursing freshman semester while Lynda, 21, posted all A’s in her five UT Austin senior courses. Luci dropped a chemistry class but plans to retake it later. Lynda travels with actor George Hamilton as a White House guest after a trip from England.

Washington Johnson Hawaii Luci Georgetown University School of Nursing Lynda University of Texas Austin Texas White House George Hamilton England

President Takes Fighting Step in Reply to Critics

Reports cite Rep Albert Quie and Rep Charles Goodell criticizing Mountain Home Job Corps camp after a parolee leader assault case. Scranton Times editor Edward Lynett died aged 59. In Honolulu Martin Johnson urged firm action in Vietnam while Thieu Ky welcomed him with martial honors and vowed to stop communist aggression.

Albert H. Quie Minn Charles E. Goodell N-Y Paul Dennis Jones Mountain Home Daho Job Corps Jones Europe Ay Frank Cormier Honolulu Johnson South Vietnam U.S

Rest Home Fire Claims Four In Bay Shore Mansion

A rest home housed in an old wooden mansion in Bay Shore New York was destroyed by a blaze Monday killing four residents and injuring 12. Police had initially reported five deaths but later revised the count.

Bay Shore N.Y

Morse Counters Johnson On Vietnam War Criticism

Oregon Senator Morse condemns President Johnson in Hawaii for labeling critics as blind to experience and deaf to hope. Morse questions the UN appeal and asks if the President means Pope Paul or dissenting senators and voters who supported him in 1964.

Johnson Thieu Nguyen Cao Ky Vietnam Washington Senator Morse D-Ore Hawaii Morse Southeast Asia United Nations Pope Paul Asia North Vietnam

Fuel Line Leak Scrubs Apollo Saturn 1B Rehearsal

CAPE KENNEDY UP I reports a fuel line leak halted a key rehearsal for America s first Apollo moonship and its Saturn 1B rocket delaying the maiden unmanned launch. The countdown had reached about three hours and twenty minutes before the mock blastoff when the drill was scrubbed. A NASA spokesman said the delay s impact on the initial sub orbital flight could not yet be assessed.

Cape Kennedy UPI America U. S. Space Agency

Luna 9 Moon Probe Ends Useful Life After Last Transmission

Moscow reports Luna 9 used nearly all remaining energy in a two hour data and image transmission of the moon surface. Tass notes additional two hours of communications and telemetric data from Luna 9 before power depleted.

Moscow Tass Perkod Britain Jodrell Bank

Fog Tangles Iowa Roads With Dozens Of Bus Crashes

Dense fog Sunday and Monday slowed traffic across Iowa causing at least 14 school bus collisions and multiple rear end crashes. police logged about a dozen accidents in Linn and Johnson counties as hundreds of vehicles piled up in thick morning haze. injuries were mainly minor with several treated for cuts and bruises. Forecasts warned of lingering fog and drizzle into Monday night.

Iowa Iowa Highway Patrol Linn Johnson Atd Bass Joseph Kiene Coral Rocket Thej Ville Highway 218 Iowa City

War fatigue and imperial ambitions cited in speech

A fragment from a speech warns that pursuing easy conquests abroad makes future fights inevitable. The speaker outlines the cost to American families and emphasizes vigilance as a national duty. The text continues on Page 3, Col. 3.

Millionaire Bauer gives Claremont college $1 million

Modestus Bauer of Long Beach donates $1 million to Claremont men's college for Bauer Hall to expand the campus. The 77 year old investor says going broke taught him resilience and that giving away funds brings return. He serves as a director at Armour & Co Rheem and the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad.

Gene Handsaker LOS Angeles Claremont Men’s College Liberal Arts College Claremont Modestus Bauer Long Beach Board of Trustees Bauer Hall Bauer Chicago Vincennes Ind Armour & Co Worldwide Rheem Manufacturing Co Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad

FHA Interest Rate Boost Increases to 6 Percent

Washington dispatch reports the Federal Housing Administration raised the mortgage rate by a quarter percent to 6 percent on home loans. The move aims to curb borrowing costs and influence housing demand.

Washington Federal Housing Administration

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