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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1968
Page
4
U S spokesmen reported the Vietnam war death toll surpassed 16,000 with 185 Americans killed 437 wounded and 12 missing last week. The total rose to 16,000 through the latest combats as U S troops 365 miles northeast of Saigon engaged Communist forces on the northern coast.
Dr Philip Blaiberg in satisfactory condition 48 hours after a heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital. Attorneys state money from NBC TV rights will be donated to heart research groups and hospital funds, not for personal use. Blaiberg remains conscious and monitored, with ongoing tests and recovery projected.
Gerald Erickson told police a man bumped his car in a parking lot and pulled out a driver's license. The man fled in a car after Erickson began copying the license, claiming it was his own. Erickson had lost his wallet around Oct 1 in a South Minneapolis drugstore amid a collision in a northwest suburb.
Lawton entrepreneur Colonel Henry John Backelman, known as Henry, announced his bid for Iowa governor as a Republican. He has no public office record, seeks statewide auto and plane campaigning, and aims to cut state expenses while keeping youths from leaving Iowa. He is married with three grown children.
Eastern Iowa faced plummeting temps as northerly winds pushed Arctic air across the state. Cedar Rapids recorded 6 below and a chill factor of 34 degrees below zero with gusty NW winds, while Spencer and LeMars hit 18 and 17 below respectively. Mason City eased to 14 below at 8 a.m. with Lamont at 1 above.
A humorous note suggests keeping low income a secret would be easier if not for the effort required to hide it. The line implies a lighthearted look at money and privacy with a cheeky tone.
U S Secretary of State Rusk seeks to confirm Hanoi's shift toward peace negotiations after signals that North Vietnam would discuss if bombing and other acts of war stop. Diplomats in Saigon, Paris, London note Hanoi conditionally open talks, while mediation prospects hinge on genuine bargaining and bombing cessation.
Iowa Attorney General Richard Turner defended a controversial opinion on the states aid to public schools program. He said he would reconsider only if dissident lawmakers prove the equalization would be destroyed under his interpretation.
President Johnson selected Chester Bowles ambassador to India to meet Prince Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh for reconciliation talks on Cambodian sanctuaries used by communist forces after defeats in South Vietnam. Bowles would travel in the coming days.
Rep. Conrad Ossian of Red Oak says the Iowa juvenile home in Toledo runs a supervised smoking program for inmates aged 13 to 19. Supt. Phil J. Juhl defends the practice as a way to control smoking and notes officials may face legality questions while acknowledging smoking remains a significant issue.
Dudley Henderson challenged the proposed raise for county engineer Bil Harrington, voting against raising to 17010 while citing neglect of duties. The board approved Harrington's salary 2 to 1, with Henderson asked to file a detailed list of alleged neglect for review.
Cambodia accepted 11 planes and anti aircraft guns from Communist China. Premier Son Sann said the aid carries great significance amid rising threat of American intervention and could drive mobilization to defend independence neutrality and territorial integrity.
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