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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1967
Page
19
Tel Aviv reports three air alerts with civilians gathering around radios at markets and on streets. Levi Eshkol declares Egypt’s Nasser seeks to attack Israel to destroy its army while promising the nation endurance and courage amid rising artillery fire and civil defense patrols.
Ten persons escaped serious injuries in a side swipe on Highway 20 seven miles east of Independence. Wendell W. Crowe 66 of Covington Ga drove into the opposite lane on a curve and collided with Jerry Boies 22 of Manchester Route 2 who pulled his car right. Crowe was charged with failure to control the vehicle.
Burdette Harrington a 55 year old Manchester man was wounded by a shotgun blast while at his brother Leo Harrington’s home. He was hospitalized in satisfactory condition in Iowa City. A 410 gauge shotgun discharged as Leo loaded it, injuring Burdette in the right shoulder knee and grazing his right side.
Washington AP Dr Lloyd Viel Berkner the space scientist who helped Amelia Earhart plan her 1928 flight and conceived the International Geophysical Year in 1957 58 died in Washington on Sunday at age 62 He retired as president of the Southwest Center for Advanced Studies in Dallas and had battled heart trouble He directed the Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Radio Astronomy Observatory at Green Bank and served as president of the American Geophysical Union He received the first NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal and was a pioneer in upper atmosphere and radio wave research.
Athens Georgia faced severe flooding as more than 10 inches of rain caused rivers to overflow. The Oconee River rose to around 22 to 25 feet, with bridges washed away and homes damaged. Residents protected trailers, several traffic accidents occurred, and closures affected U.S. 78. No deaths were reported.
About 200 teens joined a beer can throwing spree at a beach party near Clear Lake. Lynn J. Kaufman, 18, Mason City, was fined 100 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to disturbing the peace. The incident followed a party at a cottage rented by six high school youths. A separate note mentions U Thant urging action to halt Middle East fighting and Jerusalem open and inviolable.
Mrs. William Rains married in the beauty shop where she works. She returns daily to the scene of her wedding as business continues in the shop with dozens of women present under hair dryers witnessing the ceremony.
Washington dispatch notes the United States bears a difficult burden as world police amid rising U S Vietnam commitments and Soviet influence moves. It discusses potential for broader Cold War tensions, Middle East flashpoints, and U S reliance on alliances and U N backing to maintain peace while acting as the West’s fire department with many hotspots.
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