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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1966
Page
1
Rioting Negroes attacked in a Cleveland slum area while clashes with police left a 26 year old Negro woman dead and several wounded. Fires burned ten buildings as fire crews faced sniper fire and flying bricks. Similar outbreaks occurred in New York Jacksonville and Chicago with guards deployed and tensions rising.
A humorous line notes a merchant who wished his son would inherit the business but claims the government beat him to it. The wry remark reflects a satirical take on taxation or regulation affecting family business succession.
President Johnson urged lawmakers to limit non-defense spending to his recommended levels or face possible tax increases or higher deficits. After a Capitol Hill briefing with appropriations committees, he noted add-ons could rise to 5 6 billion over the 120 billion budget and pledged no tax decision until bills progress. He also signaled a future substantial Viet Nam supplemental request.
Des Moines residents led by Southeast Side Summer Project plan a march on the state Capitol to press for indoor plumbing for about 400 southeast Des Moines families. They will use Capitol restrooms to underscore the need and submit demands for free indoor plumbing and water and sewer line installation.
Roger Williams 27 of Rialto, assistant cashier at Security First National Bank Inland Division, faces federal theft charges after vanishing with his two daughters Rochelle 5 and Kelley 4. The bank says he knew inside operations. vault jam delayed discovery. FBI seeks Williams and the children. Williams described as 5 ft 10 in, 180 pounds, blue eyes, brown hair.
President Johnson announced a federal budget deficit of 2.3 billion dollars for the latest bookkeeping year, the lowest since he took office. He had projected 6.4 billion for the 1966 fiscal year. spending reached 106.9 billion while revenue stood at 104.6 billion.
Johnson plans a news session for Wednesday at 3 p.m. Iowa time to be carried live on television and radio.
Julius Klein told a Senate ethics panel that Senator Javits helped him with German clients in West Germany, though Klein said only Dodd received a detailed memorandum. He defended his actions as urging Dodd and others to correct distortions from Fulbright hearings.
Two Marine platoons fought for four hours against North Vietnamese waves while covering the retreat of the battalion in Hastings. An officer cited about 500 enemy dead or wounded, with heavy Marine casualties and air and artillery support driving off attackers. Marines faced napalm strikes as pilots pursued oil targets, while one survivor described the relentless onslaught and a three hour jungle withdrawal led by Major Clark Henry.
Paris AP dispatch says North Vietnamese ambassador in Peking announced Tuesday that captured U S pilots will be tried as war criminals. He gave no start date but said trials would be by the people under Vietnamese law, amid Washington warnings of consequences to Hanoi.
A public information meeting on the Dutch elm disease problem will be held at 7 50 p m today in the Memorial Coliseum Armory. Harold Gunderson Iowa State University entomologist will be the main speaker. Slide pictures will describe the disease and the local situation. The meeting will be opened for questions from the audience.
In Des Moines, attorney William Sindlinger asks Governor Hughes to remit court fines for Amish fathers who did not send children to state approved schools. The governor notes remit possible for fines but cannot erase unpaid court costs totaling about 2,945 dollars. Four thousand three hundred seventy dollars in fines remain against 13 Amish fathers.
In Cape Kennedy AP report, Gemini 10 reaches a record 476 miles up after docking with Agena 10. Young and Collins plan a spacewalk while fuel shortages trim two planned dockings and delete several experiments.
Corazon Amurao, the sole survivor, told the Philippines consul general that eight student nurses were killed by Richard Speck after an attempted escape plan. She recalled urging resistance but fellow American nurses advised caution to avoid provoking the attacker. police safeguard Speck’s pretrial proceedings include courtroom camera bans and limited interviews.
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