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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1967

Page

3

U S Vote Against Emergency U N Session on Middle East

The United States vetoed Russia s request for an emergency General Assembly session on the Middle East while the Security Council handles the issue. Kosygin expected to lead the Soviet delegation. Israeli annexation moves for Jerusalem stir Arab opposition.

United Nations UPI U. S Russia Middle East U.S Security Council U.N. General Assembly Israel Moscow Foreign Office Alexei Kosygin U.N Washington Johnson Kosygin New York Kuwait U Thant CDT Jerusalem Holy Old City Levi Eshkol Knesset Old City Jordan

U S Favors C R 5 in 1 Bridge Plan

The federal government may provide partial urban renewal financing for Cedar Rapids to build a 5 in 1 bridge and dam across the Cedar River. A feasibility study by Howard Needles Tammen Bergendorf is planned with a $7 500 cost.

Cedar Rapids Cedar River Donald Canney Department of Housing and Urban Development Canney F Avenue Howard, Needles, Tammen and Bergendorf Kansas City HUD Highway Commission

Robbers Escape With Up To Five Thousand At Runnells Bank

Two masked men hid inside the Hartford-Carlisle Savings Bank in Run nells overnight and tied up elderly manager W. R. Cutforth in his seventies behind the counter before fleeing with up to $5,000. Police searched by air and ground as roads south of Run nells were blocked while authorities hunted in Linn county and surrounding areas.

Runnells Hartford-Carlisle Savings Bank W. R. Cutforth Polk County Des Moines Run- Cedar Rapids Wells Cedar Memorial Funeralizer Au Home Co Linn District Court Warren J. Rees Iowa Funeral Directors and Embalmers Assn., Inc Rees Jon the Cedar Memorial

B52 Bomber Over Cedar Rapids Mystery Flight Sparks Reaction

FAA and Chicago officials say a B 52 from Barksdale air base conducted three practice instrument approaches over Cedar Rapids causing thousands to look skyward. The unarmed giant, on a routine training flight, did not land and departed southward after turning near Newhall and Springville. Residents called police as the event drew crowds and curiosity.

Gazette Tom Merrymi Air Force Cedar Rapids Barksdale Air Base Federal Aviation Agency FAA Chicago Iowa Second Air Force Shreveport Newhall Springville Ing Chicago Center Control Omaha Barksdale Joe T. Youngblood Second Airforce O’hare

Twisters Lash NW Iowa and Heavy Rain Forecast

Severe storms sweep northwest Iowa with tornadoes and flooding in multiple towns. Rain totals include Lamoni 1.29 inches and Des Moines 0.28. Maple River river levels rose five feet over flood stage. At least four people were injured as streets and basements flooded amid ongoing hot humid weather.

Rock Rapids Hawarden Sioux City Mason City Des Moines Spencer Ida Grove Maple River

Iowa House Links Tuition Hike to Bond Bill

The Iowa House considered a bill to authorize using student tuition fees and gifts to retire revenue bonds for new campuses at Iowa, Iowa State, and State College. Two amendments aimed to constrain bond issues and require higher student tuition to cover bond retirement. The measure faced opposition and adjourned before final action.

House Ttte DES Moines State Board of Regents Iowa House University of Iowa Iowa State State College of Towa Don Voorhees Waterloo SCI Cedar Falls Voorhees

Legislation and unrest ripple through Ohio and the South

Reports detail Cincinnati and Dayton violence with 93 arrests, arson and vandalism, and injuries from shootings amid a national civil rights wave. Montgomery protests demand safety and equal rights as governors and national guards respond to riots. The piece notes Tampa calm, New York civil rights strategy moving city focus.

Cincinnati Dayton Ohio Montgomery Ala Lurleen Wallace Alabama

Legislature approves temporary reappointment plan in Iowa

The Iowa legislature completed action Thursday on HF736 to subdivide large counties into single member subdistricts. The House voted 112 to 4 to concur with Senate amendments, sending the bill to the governor for signature before the midnight deadline.

Gazette Des Moines Iowa House Senate Iowa Supreme Court

Correction clarifies Cedar Memorial staff licenses

A Gazette correction says Iowa Funeral Directors Assn. misstated that no company representatives or employees are licensed funeral directors or embalmers. The claim applied only to corporate directors. Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Co. employs licensed embalmers and funeral directors and contends the injunction restricts its general operations.

Iowa Funeral Directors Assn Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Co

Viet Lull Ends as Marines Fight Near Da Nang

U S Marines fought Thursday at two sites south of Da Nang, as the war pace rose after a two week lull. has two points south of Da Nang. Combat continued as U S forces engaged enemy positions amid heavy exchanges and steady pressure.

Saigon U.S da Nang

U.S. and Viet Cong clash as heavy losses tallied

U.S. headquarters reports 176 Americans killed and 928 wounded last week amid major fighting near Da Nang and Saigon. Marines battled Viet Cong formations in Operation Arizona, while air strikes and helicopter gunships battered enemy units in the Mekong Delta and War Zone D. Casualties included five South Vietnamese dead and 60 wounded with multiple Viet Cong losses noted.

Saigon U.S Seventh Marine Regiment da Nang Labout Mekong Delta South Vietnam A.U.S North Vietnam Hanoi Dennis Bolton Huntsville Ark Thomas Beauchamp Bristol

Blessed Chuckle About Committee Chair Ambition

A brief quip notes the irony of enjoying work as a committee member while aiming to chair it. The playful line suggests enthusiasm for service, highlighting ambition and humor within organizational life.

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