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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1967

Page

6

Guards and Peasant Army Clash in Kiangsi Province

Tens of thousands of Red Guards have moved into Kiangsi in southeast China to break up a peasant army organized by enemies of Chairman Mao. Truth Daily reports quoted refugees and Hong Kong sources describing the clash and its dramatic scale.

Charles Smith Hong Kong UPI Kiangsi Mao Tse-tung Truth Daily Nanchang Peking Radio Shanghai Defense Lin Piao Red Peking Mao Lin

Mozart Manuscript Theft Seen As Inside Job

Paris AP reports investigators think part of Mozart's Don Giovanni manuscript was stolen in part by inside help. The 180 year old piece, uninsurable national property, was photocopied during a 10 day period and kept under constant guard in the Paris library. The loss was noticed when photocopied pages replaced the removed manuscript.

Paris Mozart National Library Prague Opera

Six-Month Arms Outlay Near 32 Billion Dollars

The treasury reports military spending for the first six months of fiscal 1967 reached 31.981 billion dollars, compared with 25.284 billion the prior year. A government spokesman cited Vietnam War costs as the main factor. The deficit for the period stood at 14.878 billion, up from 9.854 billion in the prior year.

Washington Treasury Department Department

25 Air Force Officers Reported Captive in Vietnam

The Defense Department says 25 air force officers once listed as missing are now prisoners in Vietnam. The status change appeared in a casualty list released Friday night, with no further details given to protect sources. The officers were missing from April 3, 1965 to June 13, 1966.

Washington Defense Department Air Force Vietnam

Ouster Is Victory for Gov Reagan at Cal

Governor Ronald Reagan secured a sweeping victory as the Board of Regents fired University of California president Clark Kerr by a 148 to 55 vote. Kerr acknowledged campus demonstrations as a factor while Regents named Harry Wellman acting president and planned a March 1 decision on tuition.

Clark Kerr University of California Board of Regents Kerr Mammoth University Donald Thackrey Berkeley UPI Ronald Reagan Edmund Brown Reagan Los Angeles Regents Brown California University Harry Wellman Defense McNamara Rusk Franklin Murphy Reargan Kerri

Berkeley Campus Faces Kerr Ouster Amid Mixed Reactions

Student activists and non students applauded Kerr's ouster at Berkeley while others expressed astonishment. Dan McIntosh, 22, president of the student body, called an emergency Senate meeting for Monday.

Berkeley Kerr Dan McIntosh

Saturn 5 Stage Explodes in Test, Delays Moon Program

The third stage of the Saturn 5 rocket, the S4B with 200000 pounds thrust, blew up on a Douglas Aircraft test stand, delaying the moon mission schedule. Officials reported no injuries and an inspection team headed to assess damage, with uncertainty about effects on Apollo lunar plans.

Sacramento Calif UPI Douglas Aircraft Space Agency

Berkeley sit-in leads to nuisance convictions for five activists

Savio and four other non-students were convicted Saturday of nuisance charges from a Berkeley campus sit-in. The defendants include Jerry Rubin 28 Steven Hamilton 23 Stewart Albert 26 and Savio 23.

Michael Smith Hamilton Savio Rubin Albert Smith William Miller Floyd Talbott Melvin Belli Navy Mario Savio Berkeley Jerry Rubin Steven Hamilton Stewart Albert

British Writers defend U S policy in Vietnam letter

A group of British authors led by Kingsley Amis and John Braine challenged the view that most Brits oppose the United States over Vietnam. They urged support for America and allies, saying much criticism stems from misinformed opinion and emotional bias. Signers included Robert Conquest and Bernard Levin.

London U.S Vietnam Kingsley Amis John Braine Britain Korea Berlin America Commonwealth Asia Amis Braine

Patrolman Loses Crime List in Break In

Chatta nooga AP Patrolman Robert Martin, assigned to curb burglaries, had 50 suspects list stolen from his car during a burglary Thursday night. Palermo Sicily AP Baron Francesco Coniglio re elected president of Sicilian region and heads a new center left alliance Friday night.

Chattanooga Robert Martin Palermo Sicily Francesco Coniglio

Yanks and Viets Wmn Fierce Duel Near Saigon

U S planes pounded North Vietnam supply lines while a Hanoi radio claimed seven shot down. Paratroopers with American advisers fought hand to hand, killing 114 Viet Cong near Tan Son Nhut air base.

Saigon U.S North Vietnam Hanoi UPI Tan Son Nhut Christian Girard Boston Ernest Webb Newhall Calif Girard

Cruise Ship Grounded Off Fort Lauderdale After Sandbar Event

The 563 foot Atlantic carrying 643 passengers and crew ran aground on a sandbar 700 yards offshore near Port Everglades. Four harbor tugs attempted to free her at dawn with more attempts planned at the next high tide while ballast and fuel may be shifted to light the ship for refloating. The vessel, operated by American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, was on a seven day Caribbean cruise with fares from 215 to 475 dollars.

U.S Soviet Union Hanoi North Vietnam Thanh Hoa Benner Stoddard Fort Lauderdale Fla the Atlantic St. Thomas Virgin Islands E. W. Jackson Charles Troxel Port Everglades American Export Isbrandtsen Lines New York John Fenton Miami International

Snowstorm Grips Oregon and West Coast

A major storm dumps heavy snow across Oregon and northern California with Lakeview reporting 20 inches in 30 hours. Winds reach 30 to 50 mph along the Pacific coast as snow tightens highways and passes from California into Idaho and Montana. Rainfall totals rise in San Francisco and other locations as mountain passes fill with snow.

Lakeview Ore San Francisco Pacific Northwest California Idaho Montana Rocky Mountains Sierra Nevadas Nevada Utah Mount Shasta Calif Cascades Half Moon Bay Ilwaco Wash Oak Ukiah

Lone Dogfight Wins Silver Star for Ace Pilot

At Malstrom Air Base Major Paul Gilmore received the Silver Star for shooting down the first Mig-21 over North Vietnam. It was the only dogfight he ever had.

Malstrom Air Base Mont Paul Gilmore North Vietnam

Child learns about allowances in school lesson

A school lesson introduces young students to the concept of allowances given to other children. The note highlights how shared classroom topics cover money, chores, and budgeting basics in early education.

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