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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1966
Page
6
The president of the U N Security Council reported that members generally favor Vietnam peace negotiations in an appropriate forum to carry out the Geneva agreements.
In Tucson an insurance executive Robert F. Allen seeks a bone cancer donor with O positive blood to try a new tumor transplant treatment. Doctors say he could die within months unless a matching donor is found and agrees to the experimental therapy.
Gov. Harold Hughes announced a 15 member Advisory Commission on Governmental Reorganization. The panel will study executive branch structure with six legislators, chaired by Carl Hamilton of Iowa State University. Members include Sens. Condon, Kuhl, Reno. Reps. Denate, Hausheer, Millen. and leaders from Wallace's Farmer, Cedar Rapids Gazette, Hoerner Box, Luther College, State College of Iowa, and University of Iowa.
Accra Ghana AP report says Ghana's revolutionary military leaders who toppled President Nkrumah express desire to relinquish power to civilians. They will call a convention to draft a new constitution and set up civilian authority.
A humorous take notes a longing for a sticky dough invention in American life. The quip plays on practical kitchen mishaps and everyday frustration with messy foods.
The National Liberation Council says it has no political ambitions and will hand power to a civilian government. Radio Ghana reports the overthrow of Nkrumah was greeted with spontaneous happiness. A nationwide referendum will approve the new constitution with no date set. Lt. Gen. J. A. Ankrah promoted three officers who led the revolt.
President Hector Garcia Godoy swore in Osiris Perdomo and Juan Folch Perez as temporary brigadier generals and new chiefs of staff for the army and air force. The move ends a 10 week political military crisis by replacing officers who refused presidential orders. Miguel Alcides Cintron Romero was named vice minister of the navy.
California hiker known as Iron Mike, Bill Gabana, completed 1 976 miles in 87 days to Cedar Rapids and plans to become first American to walk coast to coast to New York City. He hopes to meet the Kennedys and appears on TV shows. He credits the trek to promoting fitness and JFK's program. He endured subzero Cheyenne winds, bivouacked under a culvert, wore insulated gear, and carried a 25 pound pack.
In Athens Georgia detective reports uncover Pfc Jerry Allen Mettler a 19 year old AWOL soldier found in a supermarket storage room where he had hid since December 20. Police say spilled milk and milky footprints led to the upstairs rafters and the wild looking fugitive was living amid litter blankets and food stored for months. Mettler from Pennsburg Pennsylvania had been traveling from Fort McPherson to Fort Jackson and was captured after hiding in the store.
At Palomares Beach Spain authorities search by land and sea 40 days after a B 52 collision scattered bomb components along the coast. Three of four weapons were recovered. the fourth 20 megaton bomb remains unfound amid cautious official tone and ongoing hunt into mid March.
Senator Edward Kennedy urged a Home Front Corps of high school and college volunteers to aid 740000 South Vietnamese refugees living in camps. He introduced about 700 students to 10 agencies at Faneuil Hall and urged participation in education and health efforts to help refugees become productive citizens.
Thirteen Gazette newsboys are named finalists for The Gazette's Young Columbus X contest. One winner earns a 12 day trip to England Ireland and Scotland April 8 to 20. Finalists include Michael Victor Randy Wright Mike Cornwell Allan Novak and others. Judges include James Bell Msgr Maurice Sheehy and Wayne Van Deest.
A late model Chevrolet Corvette crashed on East Post road near Fox Meadow drive. Sharon Moore 20 Marion and Leo G Severa 20 Cedar Rapids died on arrival. Marvin Rowley 19 was critically injured at St Luke’s hospital. Witness Jim Copper described a high speed two car derailment and a rollover.
Seven prisoners overpowered guards at the Missouri state hospital for the criminally insane in Fulton Saturday night but the escape was blocked. Two guards were injured in the melee.
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