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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1966

Page

2

Shot Down At Service Rabbi Adler Dies in Detroit

Rabbi Mor ris Adler 59, spiritual leader to about 85 000 Detroit area Jews, died after complications from a coma following gunshot injuries at Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. The assailant, Richard Wishnetsky, killed himself days later. Adler, active in education, race relations, and labor issues, was born in Russia in 1906 and served as army chaplain in WWII. He is survived by his wife and daughter.

Detroit Morris Adler Adler Richard Wishnetsky Shaarey Zedek Southfield Wishnetsky Lincoln Lehrman B’nai B'rith Jewish Service Organization United Auto Workers Union Public Review Board Russia Rabbi Adler U.S Philippines Japan Jewish War Veterans The Amvets

House Appropriations Panel OKs 13.1 Billion for Vietnam War Funds

The House Appropriations Committee approved President Johnson s request for 13 135 719 000 in emergency funds to cover the last three and a half months of the fiscal year mostly for military and economic operations in Southeast Asia. Most money targets beefing up Vietnam war activities. The panel backs the plan and expects swift passage after a brief foreign policy debate.

Washington House Appropriations Committee Johnson Southeast Asia Vietnam House

Banks raise minimum rate on short term loans to 542 percent

A nationwide AP survey shows major banks increasing the minimum rate on short term business loans from 5 to 52 percent, the second rise in three months. Morgan Guaranty Trust led the action, with others in Atlanta Indianapolis Minneapolis Milwaukee Richmond Norfolk and Los Angeles following.

New York Associated Press Morgan Guaranty Trust Co D. C. Sutherland Bank of America San Francisco Atlanta Indianapolis Minneapolis Milwaukee Richmond Norfolk Los Angeles Washington White House Treasury Department Federal Reserve Board

Conferees Restore Phone Excise Boost to Tax Bill

Negotiators reach a compromise on President Johnsons Vietnam tax package providing 6 billion dollars for social security elderly benefits and 35 a month extensions for 300000 Americans. The plan also reinstates Jan 1 auto and telephone tax cuts raising 1.2 billion and speeds corporate tax collections for 4.8 billion while banning deductions for indirect political contributions.

Washington UPI House Senate Johnson Sen. Prouty R-Vt Sen. Williams R-Del Williams

Tax Forms Move To New Exemption For Withholding

IRS demands new exemption forms from taxpayers with employers under the bill now before Congress. The proposal includes graduated withholding to fund Vietnam and curb inflation. House Senate conferees, racing President’s deadline, restored $315 million after dropping Hartke’s local call exemption.

Washington Internal Revenue Service Congress House Senate Johnson Vietnam Sen. Hartke Indiana Democrat

Plane crash near Kirksville with seven aboard

FAA reported a seven person plane crashed about 15 miles north of Kirksville Missouri after the pilot said both engines failed at 16 000 feet. Initial word said one killed and two walking nearby. Flight originated Roanoke Virginia and was bound for Omaha. Weather included rain and fog. Authorities were at the scene.

Kirksville, Mo Federal Aviation Agency Here Highway Patrol Macon Greencastle Centerville Roanoke Omaha FAA Kirksville

Women in disguise rob beauty parlor in Louisville

Two women dressed as men entered a Louisville beauty parlor on Thursday. One drew a revolver and the pair escaped with about $20 from the operator in a brief robbery.

Louisville

Daring Pilots Pluck Survivors from Trap

U S Marines raced into a North Vietnamese trap near the Laos border to rescue 69 wounded defenders from an Ashan camp during a 39 hour battle. Helicopters faced heavy fire. two ships were shot down as Maj. Clifford Rees and Col. George Bauman led daring rescues and evacuated wounded to Phu Bai.

DA Nang U. S. Marine Ashan U. S North Vietnam Seventh Fleet Vinh Dong Hoi Thanh Hoa Hanoi Air Dien Bien Phu Pleiku U.S Highland Saigon

Five Survive After Ashan Camp Rescue Flight

U S marine helicopters braved communist fire to rescue 59 survivors from Ashan base near the Laotian frontier. The rescue included five crewmen from two downed choppers and Lt Col Charles House, commander of the helicopter squadron, who was last seen fleeing with a machine gun. Viet Namese and Montagnard troops, including three women, were among those saved as attackers nearby killed and wounded civilians.

Saigon Charles House Burlington Iowa Ashan U.S Binh Duong

Space Dogs Extend Flight in Cosmos 110 Mission

Moscow reports Soviet space dogs Blackie and Breezy remain healthy aboard Cosmos 110 as they near 16 days in space. The Tass agency notes their flight surpasses the 1965 Gemini 7 record of 13 days 18 hours by men Frank Borman and James Lovell.

Moscow Blackie Breezy Tass Frank Borman James Lovell

Coe Rejects Open Dorm Policy at Cedar Rapids College

Coe College President Joseph E. McCabe announces in a Cosmos letter that an open dorm policy will not be instituted. He notes campus division and cites the Gage Memorial Union opening as addressing social needs while defending academic freedoms and privacy standards.

Coe College Coe Joseph E. McCabe Cosmos McCabe Gage Memorial Union

Open Dorms Debate at Coe Board Meeting

The Coe College president states eight years of student budget input and policy gains but warns that open dorms on weekends for senior women is a different issue. He notes student participation through Inter-Com and credits responsible student involvement.

Coe McCabe

Scalise to Appeal Studded Tire Ruling in Iowa

A Polk County District Court judge ruled metal studded snow tires legal on Iowa highways. Attorney General Scalise announced an appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court and declined further comment. The decision held that the prohibition against protruding cleats does not apply to these tires.

Des Moines Iowa Polk County Gibson C. Holliday Lawrence Scalise Iowa Supreme Court Holliday

Shelton's Trial Set for June 13

Imperial Wizard Robert Shelton and six other Ku Klux Klan leaders pled innocent to contempt of congress. Federal Judge Burnita S. Matthews set June 13 for Shelton's trial, with the others to be tried individually a week apart starting Oct. 3 in the District of Columbia.

Washington UPS Robert Shelton Ku Klux Klan Congress Burnita S. Matthews Shelton District of Columbia

Floods Claim 45 Lives in South Jordan

In Amman, Jordan, Interior Minister Abdulwahhab Majali announced that torrential rains have caused floods in the south, resulting in at least 45 deaths. Rescue crews searched for victims amid continuing bad weather and rising water levels.

Jordan Amman Abdulwahhab Majali

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