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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1966
Page
1
GM disclosed steering flaws in the 1966 Corvair and hood latch issues on 1964 Cadillacs. Oldsmobile Tornado calls in 2,600 cars for wheel-nut adjustments. The reports follow Sen. Ribicoff’s push for full defect lists since 1960.
The line about golf scores hints at deeper arithmetic or personal scoring quirks in the sport. Observers note that players may track rounds with unusual methods or private markers.
Independence Iowa May 11 Amish parents face fines and back costs for not following the Oelwein district calendar two rural schools were taken over by the district under Gov Hughes terms Danforth Foundation paid 15000 to hire two teachers unpaid fines total about 10000 pending collection delayed by County Attorney Harlan Lemon
Scream ing Beatle fans surged the Cheetah to buy 10 000 tickets for the August 23 Shea Stadium concert. More than 500 teens waited since 10 a.m. as chants and shouts filled the street. police struggled to hold order and eggs were thrown by hecklers. The melee ended when all tickets sold.
A bayou levee about 12 miles north of Shreveport broke on Saturday sending floodwaters over farmland and oilfields toward Oil City. About 20 square miles flooded as oil crews dismantled gear and residents evacuated, while Oil City remained largely in no immediate danger.
A three year contract between Allied Construction Interests and Carpenters Local 308 calls for a total 5.72 dollar hourly rise. The 15 cent per hour schedule spans May 1966 November 1967 and May 1968 plus 172 cents after May 1 1968. Union represents over 500 members in Linn Benton and Jones counties.
Defense Secretary McNamara returned from London convinced allied leaders accept the United States position that a communist attack on West Europe should be met with a carefully controlled response rather than automatic use of nuclear weapons. Officials stressed NATO must possess both non nuclear and nuclear forces to meet threats while avoiding a limited nuclear exchange.
Washington AP reports Sen Pat McNamara 71 of Michigan died Saturday night at Bethesda Naval Hospital after a stroke. He had entered for a blood clot treatment and had been in care since March 11. McNamara, Democratic senior senator, chaired the Public Works Committee and the flood control subcommittee and had been a labor ally. He previously led Pipefitters Local 636 in Detroit.
Warren Hatfield of the University of Iowa symphonic band and two other members viewed a late night dress rehearsal near the American embassy during a Soviet May Day parade preview. The 89 member ensemble returned Saturday from a 3 week Soviet tour under a State Department sponsored visit.
In Saigon a force of steel-helmeted Vietnamese troops dispersed about 6000 demonstrators outside the U S embassy. The crowd chanted Americans go home and End the war in Vietnam as the mob retreated under machine gun fire.
Sen Gruening and GAO investigators report millions of dollars worth of Jeeps bulldozers generators and other surplus military equipment found overseas in Korea Okinawa Japan West Germany France and Italy that could aid Vietnam. Defense officials dispute the claim, while Gruening pushes a worldwide freeze on overseas disposal.
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