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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1966

Page

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High Court Review Set for Hoffa Jury Tampering Conviction

The Supreme Court agreed to hear a limited review of James R. Hoffa and three co defendants on whether evidence from a secret informer violated Fourth through Sixth Amendment rights, triggering suppression in a subsequent trial. Osborn also gets a hearing over a taped record used as evidence.

Washington Supreme Court James R. Hoffa Teamster Union Hoffa Thomas Ewing Parks Larry Campbell Ewing King Chattanooga Tenn Nashville Justice Department Z. T. Osborn, Jr Osborn Byron R. White Abe Fortas White Fortas

News Unit Under Cong Fire In Bong Son Vietnam

U S Army 1st Cavalry to come under heavy fire from South Vietnamese troops and Viet Cong. Wounded include Vallop Rodbhoon of Bangkok CBS. CBS cameraman Carl Sorensen assisted. Cavalry engineers built a 1000 foot air strip in under 48 hours amid Masher operations 280 miles northeast of Saigon.

Bong Son Vietnam U.S. 1St Cavalry Vallop Rodbhoon Bangkok Thailand Columbia Broadcasting System CBS Carl Sorensen Rodbhoon Sorensen Saigon 7Th Regiment 12Th Cavalry

Fire rescuer guided five children to safety

Five children were escorted to safety by a man who was drawn to their apartment by smoke Sunday. The scene near St Louis is described as a prompt rescue prompted by visible flames.

Saves Five St. Louis

Packers Hire Jerry Burns To Fill Packer Staff Vacancy

Green Bay Wisconsin AP Jerry Burns formerly Iowa head coach was hired by the Green Bay Packers to replace Norb Hecker who left to coach the Atlanta Falcons. Vince Lombardi announced the hire as the team filled the vacancy on the coaching staff.

Green Bay Wis Jerry Burns Iowa Green Bay Packers Vince Lombardi Burns Packer Norb Hecker Atlanta Falcons NFL

Baltimore anti poverty men deny Nixon charges

Baltimore anti poverty officials counter Nixon charge that he profits from the poor. Richard Bateman and Stanley Mazer defend program efficiency while clarifying that administrative costs include Neighborhood Youth Corps and neighborhood aides. Parren Mitchell would not comment pending figure review.

Baltimore Nixon New York Richard Bateman Bateman Community Action Agency Mazer Office of Economic Opportunity Parren Mitchell

Hostage Robber Nabbed in Marion Arrest in Cedar Rapids Marion area

Marion police and a state conservation officer arrested LeRoy Wesley Crawford, 22, of 1500 Third Avenue SE, less than 20 minutes after a holdup at Sunray D X station. Crawford admitted six robberies in Marion and Cedar Rapids and two Iowa City grocery store holdups, with several taking hostages.

Cedar Rapids-Marion Marion LeRoy Wesley Crawford Third Avenue Crawford Collins Road First Avenue Joe Neuhaus Orlan Handeland Neuhaus Sunray Seventh Avenue Richard Cayler Cedar Rapids Iowa City Peo

Cedar Rapids Man Admits Attacks. Iowa City Suspect Named

Oscar William Scheetz 20 admitted attacks on Cedar Rapids women and rapes of two University of Iowa cadets near Iowa City. He denied other assaults and faces warrants in Johnson county for Dec 7 and Jan 10. No injuries reported in Cedar Rapids cases.

Man C. R Iowa City Matias Scheetz University of Iowa Ca Johnson County Cedar Rapids Kramer

Failure of Peace Bid Is Revealed in Hanoi Talks

Secretary of State Dean Rusk disclosed that the United States offered to extend the bombing pause over North Vietnam if Hanoi’s leaders would gesture toward peace. He said Hanoi’s response was negative and harsh, denouncing the effort as a fraud while infiltration and Viet Cong activity continued. Rusk favored resuming air strikes but kept doors open for talks and neutral mediation under U.N. sponsorship.

Washington Dean Rusk United States North Vietnam Hanoi Rusk U.S Ho Chi Minh National Liberation Front South Vietnam Johnson U.N Goldberg Red China Peking Pope Paul VI Tion Vietnam

Johnson seeks urgent U N Security Council meeting on Vietnam

The United States asks the U N Security Council to convene immediately to address the Vietnam conflict. President Johnson announces the move in a nationwide address and U S diplomats push for a resolution to reopen negotiations with North Vietnam and Red China. The effort follows Pope Paul VI’s call for a nonaligned arbitration panel under U N auspices.

United Nations United States U.N. Security Council Vietnam Council U.S Roger Seydoux France Arthur Goldberg Johnson Goldberg Thant Pope Paul VI Pope Paul U Thant Security Council

Universal Draft Urged by Aiken in War Debate

President Johnson resumes bombing North Vietnam targets as Sen. George Aiken urges universal draft higher taxes and wartime controls to avert catastrophe. Senate Republican leader Mitch Mansfield commends Aiken for a public service while urging caution and negotiation possibilities.

Washington Johnson George Aiken R-Vt Mike Mansfield Montana Aiken Vermont

Harvard medical students seek self study after lectures

Twenty five Harvard medical students in Cambridge petitioned Dean Robert Ebert to excuse them from lectures and labs for the rest of the year. They argue the lecture system dulls motivation and that much material can be learned faster from books. They will form groups of five with faculty advisers and take the same exams as peers. Ebert supports selective exemption but not an abandonment of lectures.

Cambridge, Mass Harvard Medical Andrew Weil Philadelphia Medical School Weil Robert Ebert Ebert Harvard

Soviet Blames U S Peace Move for War Escalation

Moscow reports that the Soviet government on Monday night asserted the United States does not want an end to the Vietnam War. It labeled the U S peace initiative as a diplomatic ruse to mislead world opinion and set the stage for further aggression and bombing.

Moscow U.S North Vietnam Vietnam

Patrol Cars Are Piles of Junk Say Rep Robinson

Iowa state Rep Kenneth Robinson criticized the highway patrol fleet as unsafe and poorly equipped, saying the 1965 Ford and Chevrolet patrol cars are “rolling piles of junk” with brakes not worthy of name. He spoke to the legislature's motor vehicle laws study committee.

Des Moines UPI Iowa Kenneth Robinson D-Bayard Iowa Motor Vehicle Laws Study Committee Robinson

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Viet Rcauc High Court Packers Pennsylvania Avenue White House Marion News Eleventh Twelfth Streets Richard Blanchard Coblins Road Leroy Crawford Oscar W. Scheetz Cedar Rapids News Oscar William Scheetz George Matias Bever Avenue SE Alice Mae Kramer L Street Carol Nuehring Sixth Avenue SE LBJ Max Harrelson U. N U. S North Viet Senate By Donald Finley Today's Index Eeeer Farm
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