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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1966

Page

2

North Vietnamese Officers Say People Blame Hanoi for Bombing

Two captured North Vietnamese officers in Laos told AP that many NVA blame Hanoi for U S bombing, though civilians suffer most. They cited tainted targets, hunger, and crippled transport while insisting soldiers stay underground amid the Ho Chi Minh trail protection effort.

Vientiane Laos Hanoi U. S Pham Dinh Thao Pham America South Vietnam South North Vietnam le Huy Linh Vinh U.S Quynh Luu Mekong River Thakhek

Nugent to Finish Active Duty in Capital

Airman Patrick Nugent will complete his six weeks of basic training at Lackland Texas and then begin 120 days of further training with a District of Columbia air guard unit at Andrews Air Base Maryland. The 22 year old from Waukegan Illinois is engaged to marry Luci Baines Johnson the President's younger daughter and has transferred to the Washington area where he will finish his active duty training.

Madison Wis Patrick Nugent Washington Wisconsin Air National Guard Nugent Luci Baines Johnson District of Columbia Air Guard Andrews Air Base Waukegan Ill Lackland Air Base Texas

25.8 Billion U S Outlay For Schools

Washington report shows public elementary and secondary schools to spend a record 25.8 billion dollars in the current year. Total funding from local state and federal sources amounts to 24.7 billion with the remainder borrowed. fall enrollment reaches 42.2 million. per pupil expenditures rise to 533 dollars. teacher salaries average 6506 dollars. 2.4 million students graduate high school in 1966.

Washington, D. C Uncle Sam National Education Assn N. E

French Toll in Holidays Kills 216, Injures 1434

Unofficial figures reported by UPI indicate that during the Christmas and New Year holiday weekends in France, at least 216 people were killed and 1,434 injured in road accidents across the country.

Paris UPI

Pipeline to Continue With Oil to Rhodesia

The Mozambique Rhodesia Pipeline Company said in Lisbon that oil pumping to Rhodesia will continue despite Britain's embargo. The Beira to Feruka line runs from Mozambique to Rhodesia and was approved by a board majority of British and Portuguese directors despite a British move to halt operations.

Lisbon Portugal Rhodesia Britain Beira Mozambique Feruka

Car Plunges Three Floors in French Quarter

In New Orleans a car rigged for an amputee backed through a cement wall and fell three stories from an elevated parking lot onto Iberville Street. Parking lot attendant Issac Turner, 40, was inside and escaped injury. Turner said he believed the accelerator stuck when he started backing.

New Orleans French Quarter Issac Turner Iberville Street Turner

Sharp Dip in Non-Red Ships to North Vietnam

The U S State Department reported a sharp four month decline in non communist shipping to North Vietnam with Haiphong calls averaging 13 ships per month vs 34 in 1964. Press Officer Robert Mc Closkey attributed the drop to unspecified reasons and noted the trend affected access to North Vietnamese ports.

Vietnam Washington State Department North Vietnam Robert McCloskey Haiphong

Gazette Want Ad: Sell Unneeded Items for Cash

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Russell questions North Vietnam bombing pause and talks

Senator Russell questions the bombing lull in North Vietnam and its effect on peace talks. General Greene says the pause lets the enemy regroup while more U.S. ground forces may be needed if the peace offensive fails. Russell plans closed CIA hearings and seeks reports on Vietnam and other crises. He backs bombing and naval blockades of ports used for supplies.

Washington Russell D- Ga North Vietnam Honolulu Wallace Greene Marine Corps North Vietnam U.S Senate Central Intelligence Agency Dominican William Raborn CIA Senate Armed Services and Defense Appropriations Groups Russelli

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