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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1967
Page
1
Violence flared in Cincinnati's Avondale as rock throwing looting and fires erupted aided by riot warnings. About a dozen arrests were made amid juvenile involvement while a major fire at Cincinnati Sash and Door Co. caused an estimated one million dollars in damage.
The FCC plans to cap AT&T return on interstate and foreign services at 7.5 percent, down from about 8 percent. The ruling, following a 20 month probe, could affect state rate decisions and total earnings on nonrevenue properties.
The forecast calls for cooler Fourth of July temperatures in Iowa with some scattered showers. Warmer conditions are expected later, and an FCC investigation looms over AT T and Bell System charges. Stock prices have fluctuated amid the probe.
Lake Geneva Wisconsin remained sealed off by guards and police after three nights of youth disturbances ending in about 300 arrests. In nearby Elkhorn 140 teens unable to post 100 dollar bonds stayed jailed in crowded facilities with guards on duty. Some youths slept on dirt floors as relief efforts began.
A playful note links life and love as consecutive experiences, suggesting speed and pattern in daily emotions. It reads like a casual reflection on how events stack one after another.
Temperatures plunged to new lows across several Iowa communities early Tuesday. Lamont logged 40 degrees while Cedar Rapids saw 61 Tuesday morning after a 66 to 56 drop overnight. Rain squalls. Record-low comparisons appeared in Atlantic Storm Lake Waterloo Dubuque and Red Oak with highs Monday 64 to 73 and 0.30 inch rainfall noted.
A Canadian Press survey shows 129 holiday accident deaths in Canada over a 3 day Dominion Day weekend for 20 million people, compared with 654 U.S. fatalities for 190 million during the July 4 period.
President Johnson urged Americans to remember Vietnam casualties as fireworks light the sky. He spoke during Independence Day at the LBJ ranch, noting brave Americans who serve and die for freedom. Also mentioned was possible funeral in Texarkana for Mrs. Wright Patman and unconfirmed reports on Patrick Nugent’s christening.
The New China News Agency reports Beijing protests illegal arrests and detention of overseas Chinese students by Burma starting June 26. Rangoon rioting followed students defying a ban on Mao badges, beating newsmen, insulting teachers, and trampling a Burmese flag.
Civil rights figure James Meredith nears the Canton Mississippi courthouse on the final stretch of his 158 mile walk against fear. The 34 year old New York law student says he will be glad when the walk ends and expresses concern for his people amid recent civil rights tensions. He and 15 followers halted seven miles from Canton to rest as blistered feet plague the group.
Charlie Smith at 125 claims to be the world's oldest living man. He ran a Liberia slave tale past Social Security, which records support many dates but doubt his exact age. He still operates a candy store in Bartow and recalls cowboy days with Jesse James, aided by manager W. E. Arnold.
Heavy clashes erupt near Con Thien as Marines report multiple battalions moving out from Con Thien while facing strong North Vietnamese resistance. Casualties run high with 384 killed or wounded over three days. 168 enemy killed claimed. B-52s plus air and rail strikes target northern provinces. Civilian casualties reported from a mine blast northeast of Saigon.
The U N General Assembly moved to vote on Arab Israeli war resolutions but no two thirds majority seemed assured. Israel warned it may reject any resolution calling only for concessions while Cairo warned fighting could resume. Jordan’s King Hussein toured Paris as Afro Asian nations condemned Israel and urged severing ties.
Gov. Lurleen Wallace travels from Montgomery to Houston with her husband and daughter for tests and possible surgery at M. D. Anderson Hospital after cancer diagnosis. Doctors accompany her for further evaluation.
Robert Bolivar DePugh founder and Minuteman leader said he would stay as Patriotic party chairman until September. He received two standing ovations at the party’s second annual convention in Kansas City Kansas. DePugh from Morborne Missouri was to speak again Tuesday. Delegates were urged to back former Alabama Governor George Wallace for president. Richard Colton of Shreveport Louisiana cited Wallace as a sign of discontent with Socialist parties A and B. About 124 people heard Colton’s remarks.
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