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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1965
Page
6
A House labor subcommittee approved a measure to repeal right to work laws in 19 states by a 6 to 3 vote. The bill would withdraw Taft Hartley act authority to ban union shop agreements and moves to the House Education and Labor Committee amid a likely floor fight.
Senate rules committee Democrats approved a brief report on the Bobby Baker investigation. The six Democrats unanimously backed the shorter memo and rejected a longer staff report critical of Sen. Williams. Sen. Clark backs disclosure of financial assets by senators and staff.
The Gemini 4 crewmates James McDivitt and Edward White conclude medical testing aboard the WASP and await a crowded homecoming schedule. Debriefings follow memory of White’s 20 minute space walk and McDivitt’s re entry.
A 17 year old Nguyen Lac burned himself to death at a Phan Rang bus station after losing a string of card games. Authorities reported he left letters expressing deep despair over his losses.
New York AP report notes stocks declined then recovered part of losses amid a four week slide. Dow fell 13.10 to 889.05, down 50.57 from May 14 peak. AP stock average down 4.4 to 323.7. Brokers cite weak investor confidence and reluctance to buy despite moderate trading volumes.
U S Ambassador Adlai Stevenson blasted the U N Security Council for attempting to downgrade the Organization of American States in the Dominican Republic He condemned moves to enlarge the U N mission in Santo Domingo led by Jose Antonio Mayobre saying it would duplicate OAS work and delay peace efforts He compared the council to children and warned against weakening regional ties.
Central City proposes a $1 million bond issue to upgrade Linn county parks. George Hamilton of the Linn county conservation board asks for $500,000 for Pine Con Ridge Park and dam work, and $500,000 for a major southern county park with a 100 acre lake. The board will decide within 30 to 45 days, with no tax increase. Dam reconstruction costs now $265,000, prompting revised funding needs.
Viet Cong warned on Wednesday it would seek international help if U.S. troops join South Vietnamese forces. The White House said U S action requires a South Vietnamese request and a crisis, a stance unchanged since marines arrived in March. The statement, easing fears from a Tuesday State Department note, prompted White House consultations and a clarifying follow up.
The conservation board maintains support for the dam project but questions securing 265000 dollars. The county levy yields 271500 dollars annually, with 160000 spent on 18 parks. An alternative bond plan hinges on possible 113000 federal aid, which is not guaranteed.
Thomas Feeney, 72, won the Weston West Virginia mayoral race by 783 to 232, but died of a stroke at 7:15 pm Tuesday, 15 minutes before polls closed. The election outcome remained unknown to him.
Steve Crowley 42, a 14 year police veteran and Purple Heart recipient, will earn a bachelor of arts in social science from St. John’s University. He completed the six year evening program in five, balancing shifts and family of 14, with support from his wife Helene as he plans law or graduate studies and further advancement in the force.
In Santo Domingo the Dominican rebels freed three American soldiers captured when their vehicle entered rebel territory by mistake. Lt. Henry LeForce 24 Nash Oklahoma Sp4 Alton Blakely 21 Richmond California and Pfc Nelson Beleng ers 21 Peruvian citizen had been taken after a jeep stopped them five blocks inside the area. The men said they sought to verify a claim of damaged American truck. Colonel Montes criticized U S troops and noted the release occurred without gunfire.
About 2,900 U.S. army combat engineers landed at Cam Ranh Bay to build an airfield and expand port facilities, boosting U S forces to 53 500 in country. Two American advisers were killed and a third wounded in major battles with Viet Cong, with actions near Gia Bay and Can Tho and raids on Viet Cong camps 40 miles south of Saigon.
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