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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1966
Page
1
President Johnson appealed to every sector of the economy to curb inflation by cutting unnecessary spending. Speaking at a National League of Cities gathering, he addressed corporate executives and union leaders as well as housewives and workers.
Iowa and national leaders say daylight saving time remains nonpartisan and will run six months from April 24 to October 30 under federal law. Gov Harold Hughes expects no special session to revert to standard time, while Johnson warns on inflation and urges voluntary consumer restraint and budget cuts.
Intruders smashed a North Bay Village hotel lockboxes and escaped with about 1 million in cash and jewels. Night clerk James Yerby was threatened, and several staff were confined as thieves vandalized 70 of 101 boxes, including two belonging to owner Larry Paskow.
Mrs John F Kennedy will spend Easter in South America with her two children. A spokesman said they will leave early next week for the ranch of former Argentine Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Carcano at Cordova. The article notes a DST debate and a regional split in Iowa, with a final compromise proposed by Rep Marvin Shirley.
In Boston a violent mob attacked six draft card burners after they burned cards on the steps of South Boston district court. FBI and police protected the demonstrators as the crowd of about 200 shouted threats.
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson has recovered from a sore throat and her doctor says she will be ready to travel to Texas on Friday. The White House did not specify the trip's purpose other than a potential public appearance.
Soviet space program intensifies efforts to reach a lunar satellite, with announcements of new propulsion tests and trajectory planning. Officials emphasize progress toward a successful Moon orbiting probe amid ongoing orbital maneuvers and international space race tensions.
American casualties last week were 123 killed and 515 wounded with four missing or captured, against 80 killed 816 wounded and 17 missing prior week. A 50 man unit swept Plei Me area, helicopters shot down, and 1000 entrenched enemy met air and artillery. Also reports of Luna 10 moon orbit launch and Soviet space milestone with all systems functioning.
Imperial Wizard Sam Bowers of the Mississippi White Knights surrendered in Hattiesburg Miss to face charges tied to the January fire bomb slaying of Vernon Dahmer a civil rights leader. The FBI identified 13 Klansmen arrested on federal charges as part of the case.
U S First Air Cavalry brigades swept the rugged frontier hills on the Cambodian border probing a large North Vietnamese force across the border. U S officers warned a major battle may be forming.
A federal judge ordered a halt to strikes and picketing by the AFL-CIO Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engine Men against eight railroads. Judge Alexander Holzoff granted the injunction at the railroad attorneys' request to stop the early morning walkout that began at 12:01 a.m. and idled about 300,000 workers in 38 states.
A 37-year-old divorcee, Helen Puck of Manning, surrendered to Cedar Rapids police after abandoning her two children in Des Moines. She claimed her ex-husband Louis Puck lied to authorities and said she wanted to tell her side of the story. She detailed custody struggles and said the children were placed in foster care.
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