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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1966
Page
2
A field report notes Viet Nam era slang blending borrowed terms and new coinages. Soldiers adopt words like grunts and di di while terms such as numbah one and wait one reveal a changing military culture and language.
Singapore sources report Indonesia army foil ed a plot by Foreign Minister Subandrio to attack the U S embassy in Jakarta as part of a retaliation plan for student raids on Chinese Communist offices. Subandrio reportedly urged pro communist forces to seize documents and burn the embassy while 20 of his intelligence agents clashed with troops. two were shot. The three day old Suharto government held Subandrio and Sukarno under house arrest at Merdeka palace as cabinet ministers and others linked to Subandrio were arrested. a special military tribunal may try Subandrio amid celebrations in Jakarta and promises of cabinet reshuffle to replace Sukarno’s pro communist faction.
In Quincy Massachusetts police report five year old Kevin Thrash er and his two year old brother Charles started a car in a nearby parking area while their mother slept. They drove in a circle nicking another vehicle before the car stalled. Neighbors found the children and removed them.
Henry Revell Harmer 96 internationally known stamp dealer died Sunday night in Horsham England.
The Iowa highway commission proposed legislation to loosen restrictions on oversize vehicles. The plan would allow up to 12 feet wide vehicles to move unrestricted on state and local roads, raise wide-vehicle travel limits from 25 to 50 miles, and permit up to 12 foot wide mobile homes. Governors Hughes veto previously blocked broader powers amid permit ambiguities and industry concerns.
More than 300 official representatives will attend the March 22 inauguration of W. Robert Parks as Iowa State University president. The president’s brother will assist in the ceremonial duties during the event.
Quick and thrifty phrase highlights the Gazette Want Ads service. The notice directs readers to call 362-1121 to place ads, emphasizing affordable, fast classified opportunities. The compact blurb reads like a period-appropriate classifieds tease.
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