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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1966

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Marines Fight Viet Cong Near Phu Bai In Hue Region

In Vietnam near Phu Bai and Hue, three Marine companies flew in by helicopter to engage a main force unit. After six hours of night combat, 40 Viet Cong were killed and 40 weapons captured. Government troops in Quang Tri continue heavy clashes with Viet Cong, while the U.S. Seventh Fleet shells coastal targets. Also: an Iowa reform school escapee, Gordon Leroy Thoreson, 31, captured in Bristow after donning coveralls to hide from authorities.

Saigon U.S North Vietnam da Nang 17Th Parallel Quang Trii U. S. 7Th Fleet Phu Bai Hue Anamosa

British Election Set for March 31

Prime Minister Harold Wilson ordered a national election for March 31. The government said Parliament will be dissolved March 10 and the new legislature will assemble April 18. Polls show Labour riding high in public esteem 500 days after taking office.

London Harold Wilson Britain Wilson Downing Street Labor Party

Final Arguments Tuesday In Mossler Murder Trial

In Miami Florida final arguments are set to begin Tuesday in the high profile murder trial of Candace Mossler and her nephew Melvin Lane Powers. The state rested its case Monday and the defense did not call rebuttal witnesses as proceedings paused. A key witness, Fred Roy Weissel, testified he encountered the deceased at night and his role was challenged as circumstantial.

Miami Fla Candace Mosler Melvin Lane- Powers Fred Roy Weissel Jacques Mossler Candace Mossler Melvin Lake Powers Weissel Kasper Messler Powers

Great-Grandson Of Monroe Dies

Charles W. Barfield 76, great grandson of President James Monroe, an attorney in San Francisco for five years, died Saturday after a heart attack. Funeral services set for Tuesday. Police said the refugee Weissel, linked to the Mossler slayings, was shot at the border while crossing from Magdeburg to the United States.

San Francisco Charles W. Barfield James Monroe Barfield Weissel Magdeburg East Ger Mosslers Associated Press Hastings

Supreme Court hears Sheppard case on fair trial claim

Ohio Attorney General urges rejection of Dr Samuel Sheppard's assertion newspaper publicity biased the 1954 murder trial. He called the defendant an absurd liar in court as his defense contends the trial was unfair and should have been moved to a different location due to local editorials.

Washington Ohio Supreme Court Samuel Sheppard Cleveland Osteopath 3 Willian Saxbe High Court Balding Sheppard Ariane Samuel Sheppard, Jr Supreme Court Chamber Sheppard Lee Bailey Boston Bailey

Painter Dies

Paris reports Gino Severini 83 revered as a pioneer of futurist painting dies Saturday in France.

Paris Gino Severini

Viet Cong surrender after heavy artillery bombardment

Two armed Viet Cong surrendered at Trung Lap Ranger school saying too much American artillery forced their move. The 1st battalion of the 8th artillery of the U S 25th Division has fired over 18,000 rounds into Cu Chi Viet Cong areas since January, using 150mm howitzers eight inch cannons and 175mm guns to strike Viet Cong encampments and trails. Major Donald Bushman noted only three seconds warning before shells hit, limiting escape chances.

CU Chi Vietnam Trung Lap 8Th Artillery U. S Tate Donald Bushman St. Nazianz Wis

Plane Crashes at McDonnell Building Killing Two Astronauts

In St Louis a single engine plane crashed into the McDonnell Aircraft plant top during approach. Astronauts Elliot M. Lee Jr. and Charles A Bassett II were killed. Ten others, including crew on a Phantom jet, were injured. The two men were to fly Gemini 9 missions this summer.

McDonnell Aircraft Corp St. Louis Elliot M. Lee, Jr Charles A. Bassett U. S Charles A. Bassett II Space Lee Bassett Space Center McDonnell Vietnam Robert R. Gilruth F the Space Center Charles 4. Bassett II

COMSAT asks to orbit four more satellites

COMSAT requested FCC approval to add six satellites to its network. Four 250 pound satellites would operate in a 22 200 mile high orbit starting in 1968. two additional craft would serve as reserves. Project cost is $30 million.

Washington UPI Communications Satellite Corp Comsat Federal Communications Commission FCC

Weather Satellite Essa 2 Returns to Orbit for Global Weather Net

NASA announced the Essa 2 weather observatory launched atop a Douglas Delta rocket and entered orbit about 850 miles up. The satellite will provide instant cloud and storm images to forecasters in 22 nations with two cameras sending pictures every six minutes.

Cape Kennedy Issa 2 Ito Everyman New Weather Observatory National Aeronautics and Space Administration Globe U. S

Widow Mrs Naas Found Dead After House Fire

Fire officials say Mrs Naas apparently suffocated in a blaze at her home where she lived alone. The body was in a downstairs room with heavy smoke and fire damage in one area. She was the widow of George Naas who died in 1941. Survivors include three sisters and a brother in Iowa and Davenport. Services are set for Wednesday at 9 a.m. in the McGovern Dwyer funeral home.

Earlybird Atlantic Com Iowa City Laura Naas North 73 America Europe Comsat FCC Cedar Rapids Mamie Fowler Ionas City Mary Milder West Liberty Joe Pracher Davenport McGovern-Dwyer Funeral ‘Home

Consumer Prices Halt Rise in January

The Labor Department reports January CPI steadied at 111 percent of the 1957-59 average, up 1.9 percent from a year earlier. Commissioner Arthur Ross cautioned not to read too much into the pause after four straight monthly gains.

Washington Labor Department Arthur Ross Bureau of Labor Statistics

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