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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1967
Page
4
U.S. military spokesmen report a sharp rise in American casualties last week in Vietnam with 274 killed, 1,258 wounded, and 14 missing or captured. The weekly toll climbs to 11,373 dead and 68,341 wounded since the start of the war, as personnel in South Vietnam reach 466,000.
Reports say South Vietnam’s military government faced dissension with a no confidence vote against Premier Ky. Unconfirmed accounts mention troop movements by marines at Vung Tau. In the jungle, a 500 strong Viet Cong battalion clashed with a Ranger unit, leaving heavy casualties and unclear figures. US forces, including the 11th Armored Cavalry and Ninth Infantry, joined the pursuit. North Vietnam airstrikes continued with 139 raids and a Phantom jet reportedly shot down.
A witty quip reflects on the garden spade as a simple tool that grounds a person, providing a literal foothold and a small space of control in domestic labor. The line credits the tool with practical humor and a touch of philosophy.
Gov. Harold Hughes called the house action to trim the state regents budget by 10 million dollars for 1967-69 too severe. The house approved 75 million annually for the five regents institutions, with the senate backing 83 million, while the governor had sought 160 million for the biennium. The move prompts an all conference committee as the legislature seeks to fund vital needs amid tax reform debates.
Buffalo faces a second night of racial rioting with nearly 50 people treated in hospitals and 40 arrested as fires destroyed property. Police, aided by tear gas, fought crowds on Sycamore Street while Mayor Sedita sought peace talks with local clergy and NAACP leaders.
Israel converted both Jerusalem sectors into one city under its flag on Thursday. Thousands of Jews and Arabs mingled and fraternized in the streets, signaling a rare moment of shared public space despite tensions.
In Des Moines the legislature moved to pass HF702 and HF616 as a combined tax and school aid package. HF702 raises the sales tax, expands taxation of services, adjusts income and corporate taxes, and boosts various levies, while HF616 funds a new school aid formula and direct property tax relief. The bills drew wide debate with lawmakers arguing over service taxes and exemptions, and the session aimed for final adjournment by Friday.
New Orleans AP An actor and two other men die when Mansfield 34 loses control and rear-ends a mosquito fogging truck near the Rigolets. Three Mansfield children injured. two dogs killed. Driver Rambo unhurt. Mansfield had been performing in Biloxi and headed to a noon TV appearance.
Cairo reports Israel opened fire on an Egyptian Suez Canal authority launch near Ismailia wounding three others and killing two crew members including the captain. An Egyptian spokesman said the boat was lured to the east bank where soldiers fired as a wounded Egyptian was to be handed over.
President Johnson visited the 1964 riot site in Philadelphia to sign a three year extension for the Teacher Corps. The bill authorizes 135 million dollars to train about 9 000 annually and expands a program begun in an abandoned jail now running a local job training center led by Rev Leon Sullivan. He urged graduates to take on challenging teaching work and double program reach by fall.
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