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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1967
Page
2
Nationalist Chinese air force jets shot down two communist Mig 19s over the Formosa Strait in the first air battle there in six years. Four Nationalist F100 Super Sabres engaged 12 Migs in three waves. no Nationalist losses were reported.
A motion to dismiss charges against Bobby Baker due to government electronic eavesdropping will be argued in U S district court Monday morning Judge Oliver Gasch set the date for arguments on the Baker defense motion The trial paused for weekend recess and the government acknowledged listening in on Baker and Wayne Bromley conversations while Bromley’s attorney requested it The trial continues with testimony about $31 500 paid to Wayne Bromley as legal fees tied to Baker’s charges of income tax evasion larceny and fraud
States Rights Finley of Chattanooga and Col. States Rights Jones of the Marine Corps met after 22 years of correspondence. Finley was named for ancestor Gen. States Rights Gist, who died at the Battle of Franklin in 1864.
Otto Silhanek, 56, of Tama, died when his eastbound car left Haven road and plunged into a ravine about 6 p.m. Thursday. His body was found Friday at 9:30 a.m. by a passer-by. The car was not seen from the road and the sheriff and relative had searched overnight. The body was taken to Harrison funeral home.
In Fort Worth a ceiling collapsed in a dispatch office injuring no one. Larry Huff the district manager, secretary Joanna Neal and truck driver John Peerman were present. Peerman said he would park his truck for the rest of the day.
The Gazette selects a carrier for a 13 day Switzerland Germany adventure for its Young Columbus XI. One paperboy will join about 100 peers in a Parade magazine co sponsored contest. The winner departs New York March 23 for Geneva by TWA jet and visits Lausanne Chillon Lucens Munich Berlin Duesseldorf Cologne Bonn with many upscale events before returning April 4.
Three 20 year old lance corporals from Massillon died in a helicopter crash in the South China Sea about 340 miles northeast of Saigon. Timothy Berry Richard E Fuchs and William Boyne were close childhood friends who enlisted December 30 1965 and went to Vietnam for a year long tour.
Russell Lee Dearmont age 75, longtime president and board chairman of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, died Thursday according to AP reporting from St Louis.
The Iowa state board of regents voted 6 to 3 against transferring the Iowa schools for the blind and deaf from regents control. The PAS report proposed moving them to a new state education board overseeing the current public instruction board. Regents noted the move could free time from major universities but would shift control of the two schools.
In Queens near Kennedy Airport a gas main explosion caused a wall of flame that destroyed five buildings including a 24 family apartment and damaged twenty others. Two policemen alerted sleeping residents prompting evacuations a major factor in preventing higher deaths. Over 1,000 firefighters battled the blaze as gas leaks were isolated and shut off.
Linn County engineer says clear to begin Cedar River bridge project at Edgewood Road NW after meetings with officials in Ames. Funding resolved with 53 percent city and 47 percent county share. project part of 2.68 million Edgewood extension scheduled for 1969 completion.
In Tillson New York a foster father Michael Liuni an IBM technician and his wife won a year long legal battle to adopt Beth a blond four year old. Adoption consent was reluctantly given by Welfare Commissioner Joseph Fitzsimmons who may seek a six month delay for court review. Judge R Waldron Herzberg plans to sign the order soon as the Liunis return to normal life. Beth has lived with the Liunis since infancy and they have three biological children.
American artillery battle in the Iron Triangle misfired, striking a company of the 1st infantry division during Operation Cedar Falls. Eight soldiers were killed and 34 wounded as B-52 bombers pounded Viet Cong camps and the Mekong delta base at Dong Tan was established with 800 plus troops.
A humorous anecdote recounts an elevator operator who mounts a clock to stop daily time inquiries. Passengers repeatedly ask if the clock is correct, turning routine rides into a minor comic exchange about punctuality.
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