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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1967
Page
1
U S headquarters reported 1194 American casualties for the week ending Saturday midnight. The tally split into 144 killed, 1044 wounded and six missing, marking the highest weekly total of the Vietnam War to date.
Cedar Rapids court deliberates private preliminary hearing for Mrs Henry Crane charged with converting 67243.10 to her own use while treasurer of the Cedar Rapids school employees' credit union. Attorney Paul Kinson requests privacy under Iowa code 761.13, with judge to rule after February 17.
protest actions on the University of Iowa campus drew public attention to CIA agent interviews for job applicants. Officials said applications for interview appointments rose enough to require a second CIA agent to assist. Some applicants were graduates living in other cities.
Link-Belt Co of Chicago will acquire all shares of Stearns Electric Corp of Milwaukee and run it as a subsidiary. R N Stearns will stay as president. Richard M Miller moves to executive VP. The deal awaits favorable tax ruling. Stearns will expand brakes and solenoids markets, with no local changes.
Demonstrators threw stones at the U.S. consulate and other American offices in Cochabamba, Bolivia, with no injuries reported. Authorities arrested several opposition leaders and pledged to compensate the U.S. embassy for damages, blaming leftist student agitation over private universities plan.
House Republican Leader Gerald Ford argues Congress can cut the President’s budget enough to prevent a tax increase though specifics depend on final budget details. He favors balancing the economy over balancing the budget and comments come ahead of the GOP response to Johnson’s State of the Union.
In Des Moines the Democratic led Iowa senate approved two reapportionment amendments to the constitution in under 32 minutes amid a brief correction for a misspelled word. A second vote backed a separate measure 36 to 24. The permanent plan needs two successive sessions and voter ratification, with debate over subdistricting possibly moving to the next stage.
Senator Robert Kennedy said he will support President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey for reelection in 1968. He dismissed rumors of a 1972 presidential bid, noting his only plan is to seek reelection to the Senate in 1970 and that predicting beyond 1968 is very difficult.
Bobby Baker testified at his trial on tax evasion larceny and fraud charges in Washington. His chief lawyer claimed Baker gave $100,000 from California Savings and Loan leaders to the late Sen. Robert Kerr. The defense argued donors intended campaign funds for senators, not Baker’s personal use. The prosecution contends Baker pocketed the 1962 donations.
Media critic notes Chuckle Television shows limited RARE or WELL DONE moments. The review assigns a MEDIUM rating, citing few standout sequences and steady but unspectacular pacing throughout the program.
A noon hour robbery at Urbana Savings Bank in Benton County forces bank employee Bonnie Richart to exit the building with a light blue Falcon driven by a hooded robber. Authorities search for the suspect and an accomplice described as a blonde woman, with the FBI now involved. Cashier John Suchomel did not know the loot amount as the case unfolds.
A United Air Lines plane carrying about 50 people struck a snow tractor during approach in Norfolk Virginia. The belly of the aircraft was damaged with a wing torn away, and at least five people were injured while one passenger remained trapped in the wreckage.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee postponed wide ranging foreign policy hearings at the administration’s request. The delay shifts focus to starting work on the consular treaty with Russia, with Secretary of State Rusk and Katzenbach testifying Monday. Also noted, the Senate confirmed William Camp as Comptroller of the Currency.
A New Yorker sends $2 to Sen Robert F Kennedy to fund a haircut. Emanuel Manheimer of Ossining cites RFK's public appearance as inspiration for the image of New York. Kennedy aides note mixed mail on the topic and some funds go to charity.
Gov Harold Hughes urged Iowa lawmakers to approve a 1967 69 budget of 376.3 million annually without tax increases while explaining how to raise funds. He cited a 94.4 million state surplus as of next June 30 to finance building programs and nonrecurring items and defended not refunding the surplus to taxpayers.
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