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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1967
Page
5
DES MOINES Republicans and Democrats reached a tentative agreement on reapportionment. The plan includes a Republican drafted permanent amendment for subdistricting and a Democratic drawn temporary plan cutting legislative membership from 185 to 150 before the 1968 election.
Western negotiators pressed for a stopgap deal on upkeep of troops in Germany with John McCloy weighing a possible arms deal with Britain. London reports say condition offers include Britain dropping threats of a large troop withdrawal until spring 1968 and West Germany boosting spending in Britain.
Adam Clayton Powell announced on Friday he will run for re election if his federal court bid fails to restore him to Congress. The statement came amid preparations in Bimini Bahamas where Powell spoke in a jaunty mood about the political path ahead.
U S embassy spokesman says talks will begin in Moscow next week to arrange detailed bargaining on offensive and defensive missiles. Ambassador Thompson will meet Foreign Minister Gromyko to discuss negotiation procedures and possible Washington experts joining discussions.
In Natchez Mississippi white officials including the mayor police chief and county sheriff attended a Negro mass meeting and pledged to work to solve the explosion death of Charlest Jackson a Black civil rights leader. Rewards totaling thirty five thousand dollars are offered for information leading to arrests and convictions of the bombers. Chief J T Robinson said investigators are operating around the clock and remain optimistic about solving the case.
Iowa lawmakers pressed for faster highway projects with Cedar Rapids four lane freeway to inter state near Iowa City by 1969. Officials outlined priorities including widening Route 13 north of Marion, Cedar Valley expressway contract awards, and reexamining I 80 interchanges in Iowa City area. They also discussed creating a safety engineering department to review design.
Two jet planes from Laos bombed Lang Vei near the Laotian border, killing 83 civilians and wounding 200. The strike, witnessed by U.S. troops, raised questions about aircraft identity while North Vietnamese forces were said to be massing nearby. Government and U.S. hospitals treated the wounded as Navy ships bombarded SAM sites in North Vietnam.
The Iowa House approved HJR13 by 69 to 53 to place the right to work into the state constitution. The 63-vote threshold was missed by many county Republicans who joined 32 Democrats in opposition. The measure, requiring Senate passage in identical form and 1999 legislature approval before voter submission, moves to Page 2 for continuation.
A witty line suggests a gag gift for the beatnik who has everything a garbage truck to put it in. Copyright notes mark the piece as protected.
In Des Moines the Iowa senate passed a bill requiring deer hunters to wear bright orange clothing. The 55-0 vote drew mock amendments, including a joke to dress deer in orange. Several senators voiced objections from bow and arrow hunters who use camouflage and may object to the new requirement.
Federal Judge Frank Wilson refused Hoffa’s request to delay imprisonment until April 1 to finish union matters and transfer leadership to Frank Fitzsimmons. Hoffa had argued the delay would not affect contract talks with the trucking industry, which may resume Tuesday. Harold Gibbons named to oversee central conference in Hoffa’s absence.
Washington UPI reports the Senate on Thursday rejected a proposal to restrict senators to two three hour speeches on any single subject per day by a wide 71 to 7 margin.
War ren Davidson and 19 other aerospace workers traveled from Florida to Los Angeles after signing a three page contract for Mara Laboratories Inc promising $200 to $300 weekly pay and a $6 million federal contract for a nuclear engine. Many faced empty jobs, lost houses, and debt as the FBI probed a possible fraud, with little payment and no employer to report. Davidson recalled answering an Orlando ad and signing on October 26, amid expectations of a February 1 production start near Newhall.
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