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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1966
Page
2
Russellville Kentucky AP reports a banker and his daughter were found after a broken pair of bifocals led officers to their bodies. Investigators continue to search Saturday for clues that might reveal the reason for their disappearance three months earlier.
A Rock Island passenger train collided with a freight train near Manly Iowa injuring twelve and ending with the engineer Joseph Stauner 66 of Manly found dead buried in mud near the wreck. The incident triggered a broader search for missing persons Edgar Harper 81 and Euri Givens 49 linked to a separate December disappearance.
Former Philippine President Macapagal and his wife landed in Seoul from Tokyo for a four day goodwill tour as part of their world itinerary.
Cedar Rapids report shows the Oak Hill Jackson neighborhood council voting 17 to 5 against using 5400 anti poverty funds to pay two new city housing inspectors. They cited insufficient information on area coverage condemned buildings actions and aid for tenants, with a promise to reconsider at a special meeting after more details are provided.
In Saigon area operations, over 1,200 U S Marines landed 30 miles southeast of Saigon to safeguard shipping lanes into the capital and clear marshland held by insurgents. The amphibious assault, near the Fourth Corps area, was unopposed and marks the deepest unit action southward.
In Annapolis Maryland a crackling noise from a leaded glass ceiling sent senators newsmen and guests scrambling as a pigeon flap caused a temporary fright during Friday night's tax reform debate. A woman sustained a fractured wrist before the room settled back to order.
Wisconsin residents react to a Pentagon order directing the army and air force to use margarine instead of butter for menus. The move, aimed at lowering costs, clashes with local law banning colored margarine and sparks varied reactions from dairy officials, club leaders, and farmers across the state.
Former Oklahoma legislator Rex Sparger says he rigged ratings for several national TV shows while working as a congressional investigator. He cites the Bob Hope Christmas special from Vietnam and the February 18 Carol Channing show, plus two others he won't name. Sparger earned no pay, claiming it was for research and a book, and he faces a $1.5 million Nielsen suit in U.S. district court.
Neil Armstrong and David Scott described a desperate return from space after a thruster stuck and sent Gemini 8 into violent rolling. They fired backup controls, docked with Agena briefly, then undocked and headed home to avoid catastrophe.
President Johnson approved elevating David Scott to lieutenant colonel in the Air Force and recommended a meritorious achievement promotion for Neil Armstrong. Both astronauts receive the NASA Exceptional Service Medal as Gemini 8 missions approach docking with Agena amid high tension and technical glitches.
Westport Connecticut police reprimanded five teenagers after they released surplus weather balloons with flares attached. Residents had reported unidentified flying objects with pulsating red lights over the town in recent weeks.
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