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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1965
Page
4
DES MOINES AP The Iowa legislature halted Friday night after parliamentary confusion left the house unable to proceed on a controversial resolution. An impasse prevented voting on a motion to excuse unexcused members, ending work for the session.
Legislative report notes what the Iowa legislature accomplished and how leaders view those results, directing readers to Sunday Cedar Rapids Gazette stories for full coverage and reactions.
Gemini 4 astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White reach the halfway mark of their planned four day mission in orbit 32. They report good condition though weary with White asleep during the latest update and McDivitt noting slight throat dryness from cabin oxygen.
Cedar Rapids Collins Radio Co. built equipment for the Gemini 4 spacecraft and earlier manned flights. Founder Arthur A. Collins praised the Gemini flight as outstanding and said the company is proud to participate in the Gemini program and future space efforts.
Sue Ann Downey 20 of Columbus Ohio won the Miss USA 1965 title in Miami Beach after competing with 14 semi finalists. She stands 5 9 with measurements 35 24 35 and will receive 5000 dollars plus 5000 in personal appearances and a place in Miss Universe preliminaries. Downey had once wished to be a nun and now plans to be an interior decorator.
Government forces aided by U S helicopters reported killing 48 Viet Cong in action near Vinh Long. Twenty enemy dead credited to quick helicopter response. six captured and eight suspected. Four government soldiers and an American adviser were wounded or killed, while another clash northeast of Saigon left 18 government dead and 32 missing.
McDivitt and Edward White carry built in alarm clocks in their helmets in case both fall asleep at the same time and ground stations can summon them by radio signal triggering the astro alarm.
Heavy rain hammered Eastern Iowa with about 3.5 inches at Keystone triggering flash floods and washing out a wooden bridge on the Keystone to Van Horne road. Van Horne saw about 2 inches as rainfall continued into the weekend with scattered totals across towns and forecasts calling for more rain and eventual drying by Monday.
Soviet Chief Ideologist Mihail Suslov departed Bulgaria on Friday en route to Vienna, a development noted by AP. The move signals ongoing high level discussions amid Cold War tensions and regional diplomacy.
Kenneth Ward 22 returned from four years in the marines and was killed shortly before midnight Friday in a one car crash at the junction of highways 119 and 13 near Dorchester. His car left the road and struck a pole. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Ward of Union Prairie township and is survived by six brothers and six sisters and his grandparents. The body is at Bakke Hanson funeral home.
Clarion salesman Bobby Keith Stark, 32, died at University Hospitals after being struck by an eastbound car on American Legion road east of Iowa City. Stark was allegedly dragged about 24 feet after falling beside a parked car. Investigators planned an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
A large posse, including state troopers, FBI, and local officers, scoured western Nebraska and eastern Colorado for a gunman who killed three bank employees and wounded a fourth at Farmers State Bank in Big Springs. Torrential rain and floods hampered the chase as residents faced evacuations and widespread damage across Kansas, Colorado, and nearby towns.
A nine inch rainfall in the David City Nebraska area forced closure of U S Highway 30. No injuries reported and road crews set to monitor conditions and reopen when safe. Local officials urged motorists to seek alternate routes until waters recede.
In space, James McDivitt and Ed White eat simple dehydrated foods costing about 255 dollars per meal. Their breakfast includes cereal and bacon while lunch and supper offer pea soup and salmon salad. The meals are bite sized to avoid crumbs and require water reconstitution.
Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds hail and heavy rain swept central and eastern Kansas into north central Missouri over Friday and Saturday. At least 11 people died in highway accidents during the storm peak as trees and power lines fell and homes flooded prompting evacuations.
Robert Smalley resigns as director of public relations for the Republican National Committee to take a position with a California political public relations firm.
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