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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1969

Page

5

Hee Haw prereview policy petulance and Vietnam casualty

Television critic rails at CBS TV for uneven prereview handling of Hee Haw debut and declines screening while NBC cameraman Peter Bellendorf is wounded in South Vietnam. Bellendorf was hit by mortar fire near Duc Pho while filming an air assault scene and is expected to return in three to six weeks.

Hollywood Cbs-Tv Smothers Brothers Cbs.tv CBS. TV New York NBC Peter Bellendorf U.S Duc Pho Chu Lai South Vietnam Bellendorf Swandran Phan Bach 21St Regiment

Vietnam War Update from the Front Lines

Continued reports from Vietnam describe intensified Viet Cong thrusts against U S and South Vietnamese bases in War Zone D. American casualties include 40 enemy killed in action near Baigon with one American dead and 13 wounded. An Army Cobra helicopter was hit but returned to base. Col Joseph Conmy was wounded in the Hamburger Hill assault.

U.S D. Ih U.S. 25Th Infantry Division Baigon Saigon A Shai Sanday Joseph Conmy Hamburger Hill Conmy

Navy to pull 1200 personnel from Vietnam by August end

About 1,200 U S Navy men will be withdrawn from South Vietnam as part of a 25,000 troop reduction. They come from the mobile riverine force in the Mekong Delta and units supporting marines in the North. The Pentagon also said about 2,900 reservists mobilized last year will be demobilized. This shift leaves roughly 10,000 National Guardsmen and reservists in Vietnam.

U.S. Navy South Vietnam Mekong Delta Navy Pentagon U.S Vietnam Pueblo

Two Cedar Rapids Men Win State Apprentice Contest

Richard Johnston of Waveland Drive NW won the fourth year plumber category and Michael Dennis of Sixth Street SW won the third year steamfitter category at the Sixteenth Annual Plumbers and Steamfitters Iowa state contest held June 12 14 in Des Moines. Sponsored by the Town Pipe Trades Joint Apprenticeship Committee, the event included a written exam and practical projects across plumbing and steamfitting trades. Johnston and Dennis are apprentices in Plumbers and Steamfitters local Union 125.

Cedar Rapids Iowa Des Moines Richard Johnston Waveland Drive Michael Dennis Sixth Street Johnston and Dennis

Strikers Reject Brewery Offer in Milwaukee Walkout

Milwaukee strikers rejected a major breweries offer for settlement of a week-old walkout on Sunday. The brief exchange left the strike action unresolved and emphasized the workers demand for a better accord.

Milwaukee

Hope for End of Cedar Rapids Sheetmetal Strike

Progress toward ending the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City sheetmetal workers strike was reported Monday by officials. Junior Sconyers said labor and management near agreement on wages, while contractors remained pessimistic after workers rejected a new offer by nearly all. The latest proposal would raise pay to 7.55 dollars an hour, with backdated increases totaling 2.40 per hour.

Cedar Rapids Iowa City Wee Junior Sconyers the Union Sheetmetal Contractors Ass Melbourne John Stevenson Evans J.g James Hopson Richard Newby U.S Kyes Stevenson Hopson Newby Richard Thompson

Inactive Overweight Men Prone to Heart Attacks

New York AP reports a study showing men who move their legs and muscles less have higher odds of a heart attack and are more likely to die if one occurs. Women and men who smoke have double the risk of a first heart attack, and adults gaining weight raise risk. men 15 percent above average weight carry about 50 percent higher risk.

New York Health Insurance Plan of New York City

Australians Crash Story Backed by American Officials

A continuing study of 110000 adults ages 36 to 74 finds men 5 times more likely than women to suffer coronary attacks, with risk rising after 44 and menopause. Inactivity linked to higher heart attack and angina risk. findings reported by American Journal of Public Health with NIH support.

Aineyesr American Journal of Public Health National Institute of Health

Sacramento Race Strife Leaves Dozens Wounded

In Sacramento on Sunday night police clashed with roving youths in a predominantly Black neighborhood. Seven officers and four newsmen were wounded, up to 46 arrests made, as tear gas was used against a Black Panther office and shots fired at patrols. Police reported minor injuries and sustained disturbances through the night.

Sacramento California Black Panther Joseph Rooney Rooney Sacramento Union Hoyt Elkins

Arms talks could start by late summer U S Soviet

Administration sources say long awaited arms limitation talks may begin in late July or August. Two probable starting dates are cited as July 31 and August 8 for the U S Soviet negotiations.

Washington U.S Soviet Union

Law Degree to Business Man and Navy Commanders Debate Collision

The report covers U S Navy Captain Joseph Doak and Rear Admiral Crabb discussing a maneuvre change prior to a collision. Doak claims adherence to admiral’s wishes while noting the Evans as a top destroyer. The piece also mentions Doak’s law degree and a business career, with remarks about life in command and a personal attorney reference. Bernardo Tohi is noted with family and business holdings in Los Angeles.

U.S. Navy Joseph Doak G. J. B. Crabb Doak Crabb Evans Pacific Helbe San Fernando College of Law

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