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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1966

Page

2

Narcotics and sex arrests touch U S colleges

A series of police probes led to more than 30 students from about a dozen colleges facing narcotics and lewdness charges. Raids spanned Akron, Columbus, Norman, Michigan, Syracuse and other campuses with probes of drug shipments and campus hangers on. Institutions include Ohio State, Kent State, University of Oklahoma, Michigan, Massachusetts, Miami, and Washington.

New York U. S Akron Columbus Ohio Ohio State Kent State Mexico Norman Okla University of Oklahoma Oklahoma University University of Michigan Syracuse University University of Massachusetts Washington American University University of Miami Miami Jamaica University of Washington Seattle Seattle Times

Service Station Robbers Strike Cedar Rapids Again

Cedar Rapids police report two separate armed robberies on Monday at Clark Super 100 and APCO stations on First Ave SW and Third Ave at Sixth St. Each station lost 65 dollars. Descriptions do not match the New Year’s Eve bandit. The Clark attack involved two burly men. APCO involved two small masked robbers with a gun. Attendant LaVerne Stauerholtz, 18, was confronted at Clark station. Investigation references earlier New Year’s Eve and Jan 9 robberies.

Cedar Rapids Southwest Side Clark APCO Clark Station LaVerne Stauerholtz Fifth Street NW

Dirksen Ford to Address Johnson State of the Union Night

Senators Dirksen and Ford will deliver a 30 minute color network rebuttal to Johnson’s State of the Union tonight on CBS at 9 30 and on ABC and NBC at 10 30 They are expected to urge close scrutiny and possible cutbacks in domestic spending Ford signals a GOP stance to curb the Great Society budget to curb inflation and tax rises. Capitol Hill outlook shows Senate and House actions light with a Western rivers protection bill and a 99.5 million Interama center in Miami moving ahead. no House floor business scheduled.

Sen. Dirksen Rep Ford Johnson CBS ABC NBC Republican Congressional Committee Vietnam Congress Capitol Hill Senate House Miami

Officers Lose Higher Share in Vietnam Than in Korea WW II

AP reports the U S army lost 205 officers and warrant officers in enemy action in Vietnam through Dec 31, with 873 enlisted men, about 19 percent officer losses. In Korea officer losses were about 5 percent and in World War II about 16 percent.

Washington Vietnam Korea U. S Army

GOP Replies To Johnson Set Tonight

In Washington the Republican response to President Johnson's State of the Union is delivered tonight. Senate GOP Leader Everett Dirksen and House GOP Leader Gerald Ford will present the party’s answer to the president’s address from last week.

William Arbogast Washington Congress Senate GOP Everett Dirksen House

Supreme Court bars whites-only Macon park in 14th Amendment ruling

The Supreme Court on Monday blocked a park in Macon Georgia that had been willed for whites only. The court held the city remained entwined in the park’s operation despite private trustees and ruled it must comply with the 14th Amendment. Justice William O. Douglas wrote for the 6 to 3 majority.

Washington Supreme Court Macon William O. Douglas

Medicare Alert aims to enroll six counties by March

A six county house to house effort called Medicare Alert will canvas Linn, Johnson, Benton, Iowa, Poweshiek and Tama counties to reach 9 600 eligible adults aged 65 and over. LEAP Linn county anti poverty agency and Cedar Rapids Social Security office lead the drive with funding of about 23 600 dollars aided by a federal grant. The program runs through March 1 with intent to complete by March 1 and signups by March 31.

Dale Kueter LEAP Linn County Linn Johnson Benton Iowa Poweshiek Tama Cedar Rapids Ted Lloyd UCS

Senators Okay Weaver Appointment To Cabinet

The report notes Lt. Col. George Eyster, of B Company Black Lions, exemplary in action during a dangerous jungle patrol. He was wounded by Viet Cong snipers as he helped clear mines and bunkers, and was evacuated by helicopter after the fighting intensified.

Sy Peter Arnett Trung Lap George Buster Ownel Eyster Black Lions 28Th Dailey Cleckley B Company Tyrone P. Fletcher Fletcher Hyster George Coloel Gustavus Cleckley Huntington W. Va

Viet Cong abducts American official near Saigon

Viet Cong kidnapped Douglas Ramsey, 28, assistant province representative of the U S mission, outside Trung Lap about 250 miles north of Saigon. Ramsey’s driver, a South Vietnamese, reported gunfire as they traveled northeast from Cu Chi. The incident occurred amid U S operations in the Crimp area where the 173rd Airborne Brigade and other forces pushed a major search and destroy effort.

Trung Lap Saigon Douglas Ramsey Boulder City Nev U.S Cu Chi le Muucu Lat Mallisey Ramsey U. S. Military Mission USOM U. S Gustav Hertz Leesburg U.S. Aid Mission Public Administration

Warming Trend Briefly Expected Across Iowa

A slow warming trend is expected to ease the cold snap in Iowa Tuesday and beyond. Tuesday’s highs near 10 degrees above Monday. records show temperatures plunging below zero in several towns including Oelwein and Cedar Rapids. The five day forecast calls for a brief thaw followed by renewed cold, with limited snow and notable frigid spots across Mason City Waterloo Decorah and Dubuque region towns.

Iowa Il Oelwein Mason City Waterloo New Hampton Fayette el Jsader Cresco Waukon Cedar Rapids Decorah Gern Washington Spartanburg Senate Cline Dent Johnson Cedar Robert C. Weaver New York Rapids Spencer

Senate probes expand citizen protections against government snooping

Senators push for new laws this session to curb government wire tapping and boost public access. Sen Edward Long says his judiciary subcommittee will resume wire-tapping investigations within 30 days as the Johnson administration opposes a freedom of information bill.

Harry Kelly Washington Senate House Kibitz Uncle Sam Johnson Edward Long D-Mo Judiciary

Senators and Representatives Clash Over Government Snooping Rules

Lawmakers debate curbs on government electronic surveillance while efforts for a freedom of information bill stall in the House. Justice Department lawyers call the proposal unworkable, citing executive privilege, as Moss pushes a rewritten plan to grant citizens court access to official records with limited exceptions for national security and privacy.

Long Senate Capitol Hill Rep Moss Dcalif Justice Department Congress Internal Revenue

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