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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1965
Page
1
A trio of Mariner 4 Mars images released from Pasadena reveal broad bright deserts and bumps resembling shallow lunar craters. No canals or life signs are visible, and frame No 3 shows features about two miles across within a 175 by 310 mile area taken at 9 500 miles altitude.
Los Alamos New Mexico opens its $250 million laboratory to the public for Family Days a two day event tracing the site from wartime origins to present. Nuclear pioneers and executives like Robert Underhill and Norris Bradbury join visitors while officials note employment and historical growth since 1943.
More than 100 demonstrators marched five miles in New York to protest the killing of Nelson Erby by Patrolman Sheldon Leibowitz. CORE led the event in Bedford-Stuyvesant, ending at Manhattan police headquarters amid light rain and counter demonstrations by white protesters.
Eleven Keota youths were injured in a two car collision at the Talleyrand corner south of Keota on highway 77 Saturday evening. Nine were admitted or transferred to Mercy Hospital Iowa City and University Hospitals Iowa City with injuries ranging to fair condition. Keokuk county authorities and Iowa highway patrolmen investigated.
Engineers cut rock to detach Egypt's Abu Simbel temples and lift them 192 feet for reassembly. UNESCO funds salvage with a $36 million budget from 47 countries led by the U S and Egypt. A German team, work to finish in about six months, while a protective dam shields the site.
Senate commerce committee plans August hearings to question auto makers about unsafe substandard tires on heavy cars. Senator Magnuson will lead a probe into uniform tire safety and grading standards, while Ribicoff prepares to question Ford president Arjay Miller in a related inquiry.
An amused observer notes an optimist arriving at the courthouse to learn the date his marriage license would expire. Copyright.
Washington AP reports that additional B-52 bombers may be deployed to Guam if tactical use in South Vietnam continues. Saturday saw the fourth B-52 mission in a month, up to 30 aircraft dropping 500 tons of bombs in direct support of ground forces against Viet Cong targets.
The Cicero Royalairs drum corps captured first place at Kingston Stadium in Cedar Rapids after overturning defending champions Racine Kilties who took second. Madison Explorer Scouts finished third with Sky Ryders Hutchinson Kan Racine Explorer Scouts and St Matthias Cadet Corps Milwaukee in fourth fifth and sixth. Scotty Paulson of the Kilties won best drum major. Sky Ryders named best match unit, Madison Scouts best musical unit. Queen Becky Roberts of 20 led tour activities. Also performing were Steperettes Des Moines Cedar Rapids Grenadiers and Scarlet Angels Cedar Rapids.
President Johnson asked Congress for legislation creating a National Corps of Teachers to serve in urban slums and rural poverty areas. He proposed fellowships to train teachers and to aid colleges for better teacher education, with about 60 million federal dollars requested in the current fiscal year. The plan envisions up to 6,000 corps members and 3,000 fellows in the first year, paid by local boards, not federal employes. Johnson highlighted the need as part of a broader education initiative ahead of a White House education conference.
The second annual Jaycee sponsored air show begins today at Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport with Thunderbirds maneuvers at 10 a.m. A formal opening follows at 12 15, with additional aerial acts at 1 05 and 1 35 before the Thunderbirds perform at 2 47 p.m. Details on performances and traffic routing appear in the Gazette.
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