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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1966
Page
3
Mrs. Bemer retires after 600 years as a Sunday school teacher. She has taught at First Baptist since 1949, with a Sunday evening reception planned this weekend. Local notices list church services and activities for multiple congregations in Marion including YMCA schedule and various church worship times.
In Saigon area jungles, American soldiers of the 1st Infantry and 101st Airborne show a spectrum of emotions from fear and pain to humor and tenderness. Faces reflect daily combat, longing for home, prayers for fallen buddies, and a wary hope for peace amid shelling and jungle darkness.
D H Shaw announces 39 high school seniors as semi finalists for college scholarships from 475 applicants across 38 schools in Iowallinois service areas. Cedar Rapids Marion area entrants include Mark Arnold Laura Mottinger Kay Priborsky Denis Yester of Regis Donald Barry Walter Lake Karen Lewis and Stanley Severson. Eight Cedar Rapids area finalists join five others from Fort Dodge Iowa City and Ottumwa districts for one four year scholarship. Final winners to be chosen in March by educators.
Kenya's white population falls by one third over five years, with about 20,000 leaving since 1961 as independence moves advance. The total reaches 41,000 of 9,365,000, while Asians rise to 196,000 and Arabs count 37,000. The government plans further declines by purchasing remaining 1,100 European farmers, leaving only 200 inclined to stay.
In a New Year message to Governor Sir Humphrey Gibbs, Queen Elizabeth II expresses hope for a quick end to the unhappy situation in Rhodesia and a return to constitutional rule. She commends Gibbs for upholding constitutional government amid tensions and extends goodwill to all Rhodesian loyalists.
New York AP reports John Lindsay becomes the 103rd mayor to take office amid a looming transit strike and a broad push to reduce patronage. Lindsay vows to cut services waste and seek $300 million in savings, while facing a $4 billion budget with 250000 city workers and a divided legislature.
A miscronic collection of light items and jokes from a midcentury desk column. Notes on hospital stays shrinking since 1935, a bride in blue, warts cured by beans, New Year customs in Greece, pastel pianos, aging wisdom, and quick quips from famed notables all mingle with medical stats and playful trivia across celebrities, history, and culture.
Washington AP report notes a Chamber of Commerce poll shows about 95 percent in favor of electoral reform. The proposal includes abolition of the electoral college or a district plan, with Johnson endorsing end of the college but supporting winner take all for states.
A student organized conference will be held in Richmond to address widespread cheating in schools. Paul Conte of Huguenot High School led the effort after a survey of about 100 high schools found around 70 percent with serious cheating problems.
Pfc Charles Sissel 49 of Kellerton killed by a metal fragment on a combat mission in Vietnam. He served with the 2nd Battalion 16th Infantry and had been in Vietnam since July. His wife Sharon is expecting their first child. mother Anita Giles previously noted he was north of Saigon.
William du Pont Jr a Wilmington banker and sportsman died Friday after Dec 9 surgery. President of Delaware Trust Co and director at Du Pont Co He built Delaware Park course and owned Foxcatcher Farms. His racing legacy includes Rosemont and Fairy Hill with ties to Santa Anita wins.
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