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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1969
Page
1
The Associated Press reports Iraq publicly hanged 14 men for spying for Israel. Among the executed were nine Jews. The move drew swift condemnation from governments and human rights groups worldwide.
U S urged Israel not to retaliate after nine Iraqi Jews and five others were hanged for spying for Israel. Vatican newspaper L Osservatore Romano condemned the hangings and urged clemency while Iraqi officials announced trials for 65 more suspected spies. Israel warned of threats to another Jewish group in Iraq and UN Secretary General Thant said he would study the report.
Washington AP reports backers failed to secure two thirds to end debate on a three fifths cloture proposal. The vote was 50 for and 42 against, twelve short of the required two thirds. Majority Leader Mansfield predicted a future majority vote to invoke cloture.
Iowans faced fog freezing mist and snow with colder air moving into western Iowa and expected to spread eastward Tuesday night. Lighting jackets report 0 to 15 degree highs by Wednesday with snowfall likely. I 80 conditions varied from wet to 100 percent ice west of Atlantic. Northern regions showed 50 to 100 percent ice and snow on highways as Cedar Rapids logged 33 at noon after a 30 overnight low.
Three former Public Health Nurses of Linn county charge agency turmoil endangers community health. They cite staff turnover, disputes with executive director Marion Van Fossen, and alleged unfair treatment. Van Fossen plans to resign June 15 while defending her record amid a smear campaign.
The Communist Party newspaper in Beijing printed the full Chinese text of President Nixon's inaugural address on its front page, reported Kyodo News Service from Beijing.
A Bolzano judge ordered Mrs. Maria Unterweger to wear slippers at home or spend 10 days in jail after lower floor neighbors complained about the noise from her stiletto heels.
Two men hijacked National Airlines flight 64 from New Orleans to Miami with a revolver and a suspected bomb. They forced the pilot to divert to Cuba as it became the ninth commercial airliner hijacked to Cuba this year. The plane had stops in Houston and New Orleans before reaching Florida.
Lt. Gen. James Lampert faced a postponement in his duties as U S high commissioner of Okinawa and the Ryukyu islands, leaving the leadership position briefly unsettled on Tuesday.
California residents assess flood damage as 91 deaths and 7 missing are tallied. Governor Reagan estimates damages at 35 million dollars with higher totals anticipated. families salvage mud coated homes while aid arrives and utilities are repaired across affected areas.
In Washington AP report Jesse Wolcott aged 75 who represented Michigan in Congress for 27 years died. State officials said nearly 9 000 Californians evacuated Chase Md home.
A letter by Vern Haugland proposes bizarre hijack cures including a cockpit trapdoor that drops attackers to death or a gas fill, with other ideas like tranquilizer guns. FAA handles a flood of suggestions while stressing violence should be avoided. Wings of response come from engineers, prison officials, and citizens across the country.
South Vietnam said a ranger battalion with U S planes and artillery killed 320 North Vietnamese in a two day clash 18 miles from the Laotian border near Pleiku. U S bombers and artillery accounted for 200 enemy dead and 51 rangers were wounded.
Gilbert Gedson aged 70 of 124 K avenue NW died in a blaze at his residence Tuesday afternoon. Fire officials said it was not clear if the fire caused the death. Fire Chief Jesse G. Hunter noted Gedson may have been smoking a pipe in a living room chair. Gedson's mother Addie Gedson, 91, heard him scream and found him on fire. She tried to beat out the flames with a pillow but was overcome by smoke. Neighbors said Gedson had been injured at work about four weeks earlier.
Senator Everett Dirksen reports the Nixon administration plans to extend the 10 percent income tax surcharge until June 30, 1970 to fund federal activities slowing inflation. He notes Nixon may offer crime-fighting funding with faster trials and more judges, plus bail reform ideas, while Gerald Ford highlights focusing on the District of Columbia as a case study.
FORT SMITH Ark AP the school board again rejected a plan to add a seventh member after a 3 3 vote Luther Hodges had proposed the change arguing it would prevent future split votes the board debated past voting splits before leaving the item unresolved
A light humor note contrasts wisecrackers with smart cookies in a playful line. The fragment suggests a witty comparison without providing additional context or names.
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