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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1969
Page
4
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said Congress might let the 10 percent tax surcharge expire with withholding this week, potentially burying the measure. He noted opposition within the Senate and warned reviving it would be difficult if it ends Thursday.
Washington AP reports the Health and Welfare Secretary Robert Finch releasing a 135 page Public Health Service supplement linking cigarette smoking to coronary disease chronic bronchitis emphysema throat cancer and other cancers while praising the tobacco industry for promising to end broadcast advertising by next year.
Space Center report details new lunar surface findings after an Apollo 11 walk. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, with Michael Collins, recall their journey while families visit. Tests on lunar rocks and soil proceed at Houston as scientists study dust and potential microbes for safety.
In Ann Arbor and nearby Ypsilanti, the eighth young woman, Karen Sue, was found slain as authorities linked a string of murders targeting college students. Police name a suspect pattern and warn residents as fear grips the communities.
In Pasadena NASA aims to learn if Mars hosts life by sending two Mariner spacecraft within 2000 miles of the planet. The 61 pound windmill craft carry cameras spectrometers and thermometers to study atmosphere surface and potential water.
Cedar Rapids continued a rain streak with record totals through July as June and July broke monthly rainfall records. The Gazette notes 9.26 inches in July so far, with June at 11.32 inches, and a total to date well above normal, surpassing the previous records set in 1939 and 1969.
A terse saying notes how quickly a planned reserve can be needed when an unexpected crisis arrives. The line plays on the idea of preparing a cushion for a sudden event and the brief interval before it appears.
Boston AP reports Senator Roward Kennedy had his driver license revoked for one year after pleading guilty to leaving the scene of an accident. The license had been temporarily suspended pending disposition, with the one year revocation mandatory under state law by Registrar Richard McLaughlin.
President Nixon, arriving in Bangkok, vows that the United States will defend Thailand against any attack, stressing continued Thai support in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. He notes 47,000 U.S. troops in Thailand and argues treaties bind the two nations, while amid protests over arms aid plans for Asia. The trip follows Jakarta and precedes further stops as security tightens at the airport after a guerrilla attack on a nearby air base.
Washington reports a 3.1 billion budget surplus for the fiscal year end, the treasury department and Budget Bureau say. The figure tops April estimates by 1.9 billion as tax receipts rise 1.8 billion above forecast. Unofficial projections had pegged the surplus at zero.
Proponents linger as Cedar Rapids weighs a switch to a city manager alderman system. Four years since referendum rules delay action while groups led by Charles Jungman Jr. and Duncan Ross press for change, citing traffic and governance needs.
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