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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1966

Page

9

Vietnam War Confusion Highlights the Realities of Conflict

Hugh Mulligan surveys a world where top officials admit uncertainty while journalists witness a multifaceted war. He describes Saigon’s paradoxes, nightly bombardments affecting daily life, and the varied fronts from Mekong Delta to the 17th Parallel, detailing refugee logic, deserters, and the stubborn endurance of Vietnamese troops.

Mekong Delta Saigon 17Th Parallel

Failure Seen in Two Moon Bids

Ast Virgil Grissom says computers predict only one of the first three U S moon landings will be successful but human judgment likely overrides the forecast He notes Mercury losses were none and warns computer estimates may not foretell lander failures amid rising expectations similarities to the old war.

Toronto Virgil Grissom U. S

Chairmen Named For Barber Shop Parade April 16

Cedar Rapids Harmony Hawks announce the fifteenth annual Barber Shop Parade of Quartets set for April 16 at Memorial Coliseum. Featured acts include the 1965 international champions the Four Renegades from Chicago and the Harmony Hawks chorus with proceeds benefiting the Institute of Logopedics in Wichita.

Cedar Rapids Dean Kruse Harmony Hawks Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of America Memorial Coliseum Don Lane al Boughton Bill Rogers Ding Sather G. B. Brown al Hagedorn Tom Zuber W. C. Pickard Harold Miller Kenneth Bogaard Four Renegades Chicago Sweet Adeline’s Vigortones

Memorial Cross to Honor WWII Veterans on Bataan

A 180 foot memorial cross of steel and concrete will rise on Mt. Samat in Bataan to honor American and Filipino soldiers who died in World War II and the death march. A chapel and hall of fame are planned by the National Shrine Commission.

Reas Vietnam Dean Rusk William Fulbright D-Ark Senate Foreign Relations Committee Sen. Fulbright Manila Bataan Manila Bay Mt. Samat

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