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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1966
Page
5
Three American paratroopers were wounded and one critically injured Tuesday night when terrorists backing a general strike mounted one of their most violent attacks on U S troops in Santo Domingo. A grenade turned out to be a homemade device during a Jeep patrol.
The Palo Consolidated school has state approval to spend 3500 in federal funds approved under a recent federal education act. Betty Schulte of Cedar Rapids has been hired as remedial reading teacher. The U S Army Corps of Engineers reports Great Lakes water levels rising by inches to a few feet.
New York officials report that last weekend's rains added 47 billion gallons to the city's reservoir, but the water level stayed at 41.8 percent of capacity, far below the 75.5 percent normal for this date.
Luther college concert band performs at 8 15 p m Thursday in the State College of Iowa Music Hall as part of a music conference. The North Central division College Band Directors Assn holds meetings Thursday to Saturday with free public concerts and lectures by Alfred Reed and Vaclav Nelhybel.
Davenport area reports 100 residents still displaced as Mississippi River levels dip to 14.9 feet. Officials from Town and Illinois assess flood plans while engineers discuss roads and possible repeat flooding this year. Weather Bureau warns frost depth may worsen runoff and extend flood risk despite a drop in stage.
Salisbury Rhodesia AP dispatch notes discussion of an aid offer from Rhodesia's Smith. The report mentions Council action in Muscatine approving purchase of sandbags for emergency flood use at 16 cents each, recalling higher prices during past floods.
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