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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1966
Page
4
Senator Morse of Oregon argued in a Senate speech that the $4.8 billion aid bill for Vietnam would extend the conflict into Thailand. He warned a vote to pass the measure would double U.S. troops there and finance a broader war in Asia.
General Westmoreland congratulated U S forces after a fierce Viet Cong attack 30 miles north of Saigon near Tan Binh. Discovery of 46 more bodies raised tolls to at least 136. some victims dragged away by Viet Cong. Casualties described as light overall, though some units outside the camp perimeter sustained heavier hits.
The defense department reports 2,205 U S servicemen killed in Vietnam since January 1, 1961. Week ended Monday night shows 97 killed and 435 wounded. Current missing are 160, down two from last week.
Morse launches a lengthy attack on U.S. policy as the Senate nears a climax in the debate on funding for military operations. He warns the bill would cement American penetration into Southeast Asia and tie in rescinding the 1964 Johnson blank check resolution. He cites Thailand Laos and Vietnam as potential targets and suggests attaching his rider to the bill. Senator Russell proposes a substitute reaffirming the 1964 resolution.
The Mississippi River continued dropping under clear skies as crews debate methods to melt ice. Coal dust spraying from an Army plan stretches across an eight mile ice pack while B 52 jets target South Vietnam. Traffic remains hazardous near Peoria as river traffic resumes. A Newark worker and an Ulster County man died of heart attacks after shoveling snow, with other snow related accidents reported in Newark and Beltsville.
Montgomery AP reports state attorney general Richmond Flowers entered the Democratic primary for Alabama governor on May 31. He appealed for all voters including the Negro and white vote, signaling a contest between his moderate stance and Wallace’s segregationist platform.
A witty line notes that when the boss enters the room, the told tale instantly compresses into a brief joke. The quip hinges on the abrupt shift from long narration to a quick punchline, delivering a light, workplace humor moment.
A massive storm dumped heavy snow across the eastern quarter of the nation on Friday, closing schools and delaying flights. Six deaths were reported as rail and road traffic halted, with Boston and Poughkeepsie recording 14 inch totals and New York City seeing 6 inches.
Victor I Kravchenko 61 a Russian army captain who defected to the United States during World War II shot and killed himself Friday in his New York City apartment police said He had lived under the name Peter Martin for about a decade neighbors reported He authored the autobiography I Chose Freedom and had claimed the Soviet Union used double faced political maneuvers Police noted he sent a friend on an errand to be alone and left a note Police said in 1956 he shot at two intruders, hitting one and wounding the other.
In Chicago AP reports Dr Stevan Durovic a 50 year old developer of Krebiozen is charged with evading nearly 200000 in income taxes. Filed before US Commissioner Bentley Pike the complaint says he earned 242498 in 1960 but claimed a loss of 115237 and paid only 216 in tax.
AP reporting from St Louis describes White House aide Bill Moyers and National Council of Churches officials denying a published claim of phone pressure to soften a Vietnam policy critique. Sources say a revised statement favored reconciliation and peace with justice, while a stronger World Council of Churches stance faced internal blocking.
Two New York City twins Joe and Ed McDermott secretly swapped places at Yale and Harvard for seven days each living in the others room dining in the other hall and attending classes. They said the switch went smoothly until a Cambridge girl questioned Joes voice and Ed was spotted by a Yale student. They noted Yale’s lack of women and Harvard dating, and described how local children immediately noticed the glasses and teeth difference.
A Friday morning fire at the Simon Mullet stables on Kalona's north edge caused an estimated loss over $100,000. The blaze started from an overheated oil heater around 1 am, destroying the main pony barn, a hay barn with 2,000 bales, 12 show ponies, 75 feeder lambs, and show equipment. Only one pony was saved. Firefighters from Kalona, Wellman, and Riverside battled the flames. the site remained smoldering at noon. Simon Mullet co-owns the Kalona Sales barn with his son Dene.
Washington AP reports selective service college qualification tests will run May 14 May 21 and June 3 nationwide. High school seniors graduating this year and college students may take the test by mailing applications postmarked by April 23. Science Research Associates of Chicago won the contract to run the program. The 150 item test lasts up to three hours and covers reading comprehension verbal relations arithmetic reasoning and data interpretation.
Longshoremen picketed British Cunard Line piers in New York on Friday to protest Britain's Vietnam shipping. They withdrew the line after Cunard officials said none of their ships were involved.
The Pentagon cut its March draft call by 10,500 to 22,400 as enlistments rose sharply. Army enrollments in January topped 19,000, the highest in over ten years, while Marine Corps January enlistments reached 7,000, up 165 percent from 1965. The reductions reflect enlistment results and training capacities, not shifts in force levels.
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