Viet Coup Hailed by Buddhists
Buddhists praise a coup in Viet Nam as a major political shift. Reporters credit Buddhist groups with backing the change, highlighting regional stability hopes and anticipated reforms influenced by religious leadership.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1965
Page
4
Buddhists praise a coup in Viet Nam as a major political shift. Reporters credit Buddhist groups with backing the change, highlighting regional stability hopes and anticipated reforms influenced by religious leadership.
Divers searched Lake Manawa near Council Bluffs for a car reported to have plunged through the ice with three or four occupants. Authorities said the stolen vehicle was not found, doors and windows were closed, and the car went through a hole about 15 feet deep into the lake.
The Iowa senate approved a bill to drop the imprint identification mark from colored oleo while maintaining label requirements for all oleo. The vote drew only three dissenters with a placid debate, amid tense reports of unrest and international tensions referenced in the session.
NEW DELHI AP An In unnamed Vietnamese envoy Khanh reportedly set himself ablaze amid protests over leadership change in Madras Wednesday, a dramatic self immolation linked to the coup. The report places the event against shifting official language policy and broader regional tensions.
An area near Hawaii has been selected for a six mile deep hole project. Officials expect drilling to begin soon and say the site offers ideal geology for the excavation. Local communities are watching the development closely.
Washington officials say President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey reaffirmed the long standing disability protocol with letters, not a signed document. The plan centers on activating an acting president if needed during a six mile ocean drilling project known as Project Mohole off Hawaii.
A Soviet military tribunal in Smolensk sentenced four men to death by shooting for the massacre of 1,000 people including women and children, committed in collaboration with Nazi invaders during World War II.
In Selma Alabama three white civil rights workers were arrested after refusing to leave a voter registration line of Negroes. A U S marshal ordered them away as temp rose to near freezing with 100 people allowed in the registration building per federal court injunction. The 12 day registration campaign will continue in Selma and move into a neighboring county.
Prime Minister Wilson led a long line of mourners filing past the flag draped coffin of Sir Winston Churchill in Westminster Hall London. The public views will continue for three days before the state funeral at St Pauls Cathedral on Saturday.
Des Moines coverage notes a legislative bill advancing to the house after a 44 to 14 tally. Associate Editor Frank Nye provides update from the Sazette on unfolding parliamentary action.
The senate voted 37 to 19 against Hill’s bingo bill amid a heated debate. Hill decried expanded gambling while Sen. Hansen defended the plan to limit sponsorship to charitable and veterans groups. Klefstad proposed non profits but withdrew amid concerns legal gambling could arise. Democratic Leader Frommelt noted constitutional gambling restrictions.
Washington reports Luther College will receive 1,475,000 from the Community Facilities Administration for a nine story men’s residence hall housing 368 students. Rep. John Culver announced the grant today, marking a federal funding boost for campus housing.
President Johnson, described as feeling fine though coughing, remained undecided on Wednesday about flying to England for Sir Winston Churchill's funeral. The White House has not set a firm travel date.
A U.S. air force fighter pilot and his Vietnamese observer were killed when their aircraft veered off a runway at Sien Hoa airport, 12 miles northeast of Saigon. Officials say the crash was accidental and not caused by enemy fire.
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