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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1965
Page
8
President Johnson led reporters on a looping stroll behind the White House then gathered on the Truman balcony for questions. The rambling session lasted over an hour as aides passed papers and coffee while a light shower began.
AP report from Columbus quotes United Steelworkers President-elect LW Abel saying chances are excellent there will be no nationwide steel strike when the extended contract ends Sept. 1. He vows to be tougher at the bargaining table than outgoing president David McDonald and notes his victory over McDonald by about 10,000 votes. Negotiations in Pittsburgh resume May 1 8 as Abel presses for a mutually satisfactory agreement.
Former Vice-president Nixon told a Hot Springs audience on Saturday that the United States must take stronger measures to rid Latin America of communism, with Cuba singled out as a key problem for U S policy in the hemisphere.
U S and South Vietnamese informants report Communist forces are loading light artillery to flame throwers and bracing for major offensives as monsoon season begins mid May. Attacks feared from the Mekong delta to the North Vietnamese border after a large arms cache was found.
Cabrini College president and faculty protest Sophia Loren playing Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini. They cite Loren's legal issues with Carlo Ponti and Italy's divorce rules, urging MGM to reconsider casting for the Mother Cabrini biopic.
West Union Jaycees, population 2551, return from Cedar Rapids with 15 trophies from the state Junior Chamber of Commerce convention. Des Moines leads in population class with 18 trophies. West Union wins three sweepstakes for agriculture and conservation, community health and safety, and public relations. Other sweepstakes honors go to Mason City, Fort Madison, Bettendorf, Iowa City, Keokuk, and more while first place population class wins include agriculture and conservation for West Union.
In Williamsburg Humphrey argued a full life under law requires universal freedom and equal opportunity. He praised President Johnson's effort to end poverty and discrimination and called for a society with robust respect for law and order.
Melvin Steakley, 37, a Houston Chronicle religious news editor, died when a pistol wired to his car's steering column allegedly hit the trigger as he stepped on the clutch. Police found no motive. coworkers reported no known enemies. The car was near the Chronicle plant during a late shift preparing a church section for Saturday.
President Nasser accused Tunisian leader Bourguiba of Zionism and imperialism. He condemned proposed peaceful coexistence with Israel in a 50 minute Cairo May Day rally speech.
In Washington President Johnson announced about 2000 additional army paratroopers and Marines are being sent to aid the American forces in the Dominican Republic. In Santo Domingo sniper fire killed at least two more U.S. troops as reinforcements were ordered for the about 5000 Marines and paratroopers there. A Marine fell to a sniper bullet near the U.S. embassy during eight days of civil strife.
The Organization of American States named a five nation mission to fly to Santo Domingo by dawn to seek a peace agreement as the United States sent more troops into the Dominican Republic. The group includes Argentina Brazil Colombia Guatemala and Panama with Ellsworth Bunker stating the US asked OAS approval for a Latin American force. The mission will offer its good offices to armed groups and political parties while Johnson urges rapid action despite ongoing fighting and a ceasefire with growing casualties among US personnel.
The Congress of Conservatives approved a plan to form a national anti communist party during a three day Chicago meeting. They adopted a platform including liberation of Cuba and capturing communists in Cuba to exchange for Americans. The group aims to build state parties and seek a national committee after establishing an advance committee.
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