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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1966
Page
2
About 200 Negro marchers descended on Waterloo city hall in light rain to present a list of demands. Mayor Lloyd Turner and officials promised a council meeting next week with a Negro committee to discuss them. Leader Rev I V Tolbert warned the group to expect action within a week or face a larger turnout.
Sunday Cedar Rapids Gazette offers readers a wide mix from international student voices on hair, dating, freedom and food to a student’s rural aid mission a private peace corps style project. Also features a Kennedy high school progress report, exotic birds story, Linn county reminiscences by John Wager and Rollie Williams retirement in Town.
AP reports astronaut Eugene Cernan, circling Earth on Gemini 9, roots for the Chicago Cubs over the Yankees. Ground control jokes about misnaming teams as Cernan predicts a win, while Kraft jokes about the Yankees and Cubs in a light spaceflight exchange.
A severed underground cable cut about 1800 telephone pairs in Cedar Rapids, disrupting service to 5000 phones. By Saturday morning a third of lines were restored as a 20 man crew works around the clock, with temporary fixes for emergency use mainly for doctors and clinics. Restoration aimed for Friday night, with some services back by Saturday.
Larry Merkel a 17 year old resident of 1201 Edgewood Road SW died early Saturday after his borrowed motorcycle collided with a semi trailer in the 3100 block of Sixteenth Avenue South. He was pronounced dead at St Luke’s Hospital after the wreck disrupted a telephone crew’s work. Police said the accident occurred around 1 25 am during a telephone company project causing a temporary service outage in the Twin service area and along First Avenue East Tower motel and nearby blocks.
AP reports from Tokyo and Cape Kennedy as Communist China hints purge may remove Mao ally Peng Chen, while Gemini 9 suffers delays and fatigue mars space rendezvous. Astronauts abandon target satellite and delay space walk amid fuel concerns and computer questions.
The report chronicles a chaotic sequence of attempts to dock with a satellite, including a congested rendezvous in lunar orbit and a shroud obstruction that thwarted docking. It notes crew fatigue, mission control efforts, and shifts in maneuver plans after repeated setbacks.
Fragmented AP dispatch blends a tragedy at Carver elementary with a Moon mission log. Valedictorian Josie Fair dies as graduation is postponed while astronauts conduct a rendezvous and a descent practice. Viet Cong clashes near Qui Nhon drive martial news alongside Buddhist crisis and Korean troop actions. Philippine Senate approves deployment of engineers and security troops, expected within two months.
A light humor item notes that the most expensive thing in the world can be a girl who is free for the evening, presented as a witty quip.
Nicholas Bolton ten year old non swimmer saved Carol Healey twenty one at Brighton seashore. Floating on a rubber mattress he heard her cries and paddled to shore with lifeguards later. Carol credited the brave boy with saving her life and planned to thank him.
A motorcycle rider, Larry Merkel, 18, was killed when his bike was struck by an eastbound truck driven by Kenneth M. Duncan, 29, of Thomaston, Ga. Merkel lacked a license but rode on private property. The bike and rider were pinned under the truck. a wrecker lifted the vehicle. Witnesses included twin brother Gary Merkel and motorcycle owner Daniel P. McVeigh. Police say Merkel may have lost control.
In Homestead a father Edward Vogt and his stepson Clifford Vogt were found shot to death on a farm owned by Edward Vogt. Sheriff William Spurrier said Clifford Vogt, 48, and the boy went to the farm together about 10:30 a.m. The-Vigo t mother had married the boy's mother earlier, and the two were reportedly married Cedar Rapids. County attorney Louis Schultz noted investigators remained at the scene.
Des Moines Democratic leaders mail the proposed state platform to delegates ahead of the convention. It covers Vietnam policy and tax reform, urging peaceful negotiations and gradual tax revision to aid growth. The platform favors equitable taxes, restraint on regressive property taxes, and improved assessment methods. Continued details noted for page 9.
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