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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1967
Page
2
News from Saigon reports intensified U.S. air and sea actions as battles raged near Quang Ngai and Phu Cat. Korean Marines faced large Viet Cong forces in rice paddies, with mounting casualties and heavy fighting lasting hours.
Des Moines Iowa House committee on constitutional amendments moved to indefintely postpone lowering the voting age to 18 from 21 and recommended changes to make the governor and lieutenant governor run as a four year team. The panel also sent a right to work amendment to the constitution and kept the four year term team stance for now.
Pasadena AP reports two shocks of a major quake near the Peru Brazilian border were recorded Wednesday on seismographs at the California Institute of Technology. The events underscore ongoing seismic activity in South America and prompt monitoring by researchers.
A teen savors a sharp quip to a friend claiming that intelligence equals wit rather than brains. The remark triggers talk about how girls are judged for smarts and appearance in school and social life.
Emperor Haile Selassie completed a Washington visit after a reported agreement with President Johnson that collective security, not arms races, is needed to resolve Africa border disputes.
FBI laboratories in Washington, D C, were asked to help determine the cause of death of Susan Shore, 18, of Sterling Illinois, who died last Friday. Parts of the body and samples will be sent for analysis. authorities say no foul play is suspected. Results may take two weeks to a month.
Chinese Foreign Minister Chen Yi charged Moscow with bloody suppressions of Chinese students and diplomats, saying relations between China and the Soviet Union are nearly broken. He cited alleged secret talks between a top Chinese general and Russia on aid to anti-M Mao forces, and blamed Kosygin for meddling in China's domestic politics.
In Palermo Sicily armed bandits traveling in a bus held the driver and passengers at pistol point and fled with all the mail bags in a bold midweek robbery.
Orbiter 3 reported excellent quality pictures of the moon as it images 12 potential Apollo landing sites over eight days. The mission aims to map the equatorial belt, study the moon’s gravity, and photograph Surveyor 1.
A new blizzard roared into the Midwest on Wednesday driving drifting snow and forcing school closings. Temperatures plunged below zero with winds up to 47 mph as snow accumulated in Minnesota and surrounding states.
Cedar Rapids saw a 12 degree drop in an hour on Wednesday afternoon as winter returned. Temperatures fell from 42 in the late morning to 30 between 1 and 2 pm with light mist. West of the city cold and snow followed two days of springlike weather with strong northerly winds and local blizzard conditions.
The Iowa Senate approved SF151 renaming State College of Iowa to the University of Northern Iowa by 51 to 7 amid debate on legislative authority. SF152 then passed, altering the Department of Public Instruction to the Department of Education and the Board of Public Instruction to the Board of Education, effective July 1, 1967, with the state superintendent’s title also changed.
A rented Piper Cub crashed into the Hollywood Towers on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago's North Shore area. Clarence Elliott of Kiel and Charles Brickner of Sheboygan Falls were killed. Witnesses described the low flight through fog and debris raining onto streets during the morning rush.
Everett Carlson said half his living room was destroyed when a plane struck the Sheridan Road building morning. Eve Carlson recalled hearing an explosion while in bed and firefighters sprayed fuel as workmen boarded up shattered windows. The couple, 63 and 62, faced an uncertain night with much furniture damaged and no clear lodging.
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