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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1965
Page
12
In Saigon the Gazette notes no official casualty list was announced. It states three American flyers are believed dead in two crashes, in addition to four Marine deaths reported.
In South Vietnam the large sweep continues with Australians filling a flank alongside U.S. troops. Major actions spread from the northern border to Kon Tum and Phu Yen as Viet Cong forces press districts, shell towns, and strike zones near Da Nang Nha Trang and Dien Khanh.
The Linn County board of education on Monday received a proposed 1966 budget of 265 850. The proposal shows an increase from the 1965 budget of 214 130 and sets tax asking at 247 590. Superintendent Ira Larson estimates the millage levy at 18 84, up 1 70 from this year.
Washington AP report notes the Republican National Committee authorized Ray Bliss to study presidential convention procedures. Eisenhower urged reforms citing chaos and mob harassment at conventions. Bliss outlined plans to reclaim urban and minority support and build youth and college programs.
The Cedar Rapids city council said it will work with residents to install storm sewers for open ditches if property owners share the cost. Mayor Bob Johnson noted a 50 percent assessment support trigger and recalled a 1960 plan for the Kenwood ditch costing an estimated 15 million to repair.
The program lists Jan and Dean with DeeDee Sharp appearing at 1:60 PM Wednesday on Channel 9. The note shows a scheduling placeholder and channel details for a music variety segment.
Parks Commissioner Dor Gardner presented plans for a 365 acre Cedar River park northeast of Cedar Rapids. The land options total 164 820 dollars with city share around 114 000 if open spaces funding is approved. The proposal includes a lake Miller's Pond and potential picnic and playground facilities aligned with the 1960 park school plan.
The Liberal party of New York endorsed Rep. John Lindsay in his Republican bid for mayor, backing a fusion ticket aimed at becoming the city’s first Republican mayor since 1945. The endorsement followed a voice vote at a Monday convention, with about fifty delegates opposing. The Liberal party, pivotal in state elections, helped Kennedy carry New York in 1960.
Two Cedar Rapids youths suffered abrasions in separate motorcycle crashes near the city. James Lee Peckosh, 17, of 1980 Fiftieth Street NE, was blown off the road by a gust on Johnson Avenue NW at 1 12 p.m. He was treated at St Luke's hospital and released. Harlan Bean, 17, of 3021 Southland Street SW, riding west on Glass Road NE near the Rock Island railway crossing, was knocked off after a dog darted into the path of his motorcycle. he was treated at a hospital and released.
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