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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1965

Page

3

Girl Stole $400000 From Dad in Family Heiress Case

Margaret Wilson report from Greenville details the Johnny Hollingsworth plant theft where Mary Jane Hollingsworth Farrell 19 a University of Miami graduate and daughter of a Greenville manufacturer is charged with housebreaking and grand larceny. Her mother Eula Hollingsworth faces similar counts and a separate accessory charge against Theodosia Kuper. Jeffrey Farrell, the brother-in-law, pled guilty and received a suspended sentence.

University of Miami B. 0 Thomason John PD. Hollingsworth Eula Bennett Hollingsworth Jeffrey Bruce Farrell Greenville General Sessions Court Farrell Hallingsworth Hollingsworth Theodosia Kuper Philip Mandina Mary Jane

Eisenhower Honored as Politician in Residence at Grinnell

Former President Dwight Eisenhower arrived in Grinnell for a two day stay as politician in residence at Grinnell College. He rode with U S Senator Jack Miller and waved to crowds downtown before resting at Grinnell House He was to receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree and speak in a program of Practical Political Education including a news conference and student meeting.

Grinnell Dwight Eisenhower Grinnell College Eisenhower U.S Jack Miller Iowa State Central Committee Grinnell House Eisenhhower Miller Eiisenhower

Kill 2 Yanks in Santo Domingo

AP reports two U.S. soldiers killed in a Dominican skirmish as rebels threaten to attack unless Americans abandon a power plant they occupied three days earlier. A three-man patrol was ambushed. one killed, one mortally wounded, and a third escaped.

Santo Domingo U.S U. S

Bombing Hits Alabama Negro Church in Oxford

A small Negro church in Oxford Alabama was wrecked by a bomb on Thursday with no injuries. Mayor James Striplin of Hobson City said there was no explanation and the congregation had not been involved in civil rights activities. White leaders in Anniston pledged $1000 to rebuild, half from local businessmen and the rest from the Anniston Star and two radio stations.

Oxford Ala James Striplin Hobson City Anniston Anniston Star

House No To Senate Remap Bid

Des Moines report that the house refused to accept the senate version of a constitutional amendment on future reapportionments. The bill, defeated 79-36, would have allowed factors beyond population in senate apportionment if U.S. constitutional changes permit. It heads back to the senate for conference.

Des Moines Senate State U. S Iowa William Gannon Dmingo United States

Anti-Poverty Bill Clears House Panel Rallying Powell Drive

The $1.5 billion anti-poverty bill won approval from the House Education and Labor Committee after a three hour rush led by Adam Clayton Powell. The measure extends the program to June 30, 1967 and raises funding from $800 million to $1.5 billion amid Republican protests.

Washington House Education and Labor Committee Adam Clayton Powell D-N.y Queen Reid N.Y

Johnson pledges to press on while offering talks with Asia in mind

President Johnson told the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists that Communist China aims to erode U S aid and Asian stability but vowed they shall never succeed. He stressed unconditional talks to end the Vietnam war, while noting China may desire ongoing conflict. He outlined three faces of the war and announced U S plans to back an Asian development bank.

Washington Johnson China America Asia Assn White House North Vietnam South Vietnam Vietnam Mr. Johnson U.S Asian Development Bank

Campus Backers of Viet Policy Found in Majority

A state department official reported that across campuses in Iowa Wisconsin Illinois and Indiana supporters of President Johnson’s Vietnam policy were in the majority. He noted critics fear nuclear war and question U.S. Far East stakes. Some critics seek genuine discussion, others show restraint.

Washington State Department Johnson Thomas Conlon Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Out U.S Vietnam University of Iowa Drake Conlon Far East

LBJ Proposes Consolidation to Form Environmental Science Service Administration

President Johnson proposed merging the Weather Bureau, Coastal Unit, and the Coast and Geodetic Survey into the Environmental Science Service Administration. The plan aims to strengthen environmental science services and an improved warning system for hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, earthquakes, and seismic waves. The reorganization would sit under the Commerce Department with a presidential appointee administrator subject to Senate confirmation, and takes effect unless Congress vetoes within 60 legislative days.

Washington Johnson Thursday Weather Bureau Coast and Geodetic Survey Environmental Science Service Administration Congress House Senate Commerce Department

Plane Dropped Package Kills Girl in Fiji

A 10 year old girl was killed when a package dropped from a plane hit her in a house at Butaritari near Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands. The plane was delivering supplies for a geodetic survey of island groups. One package crashed through a roof and struck the child.

Suva Fiji Butaritari Tarawa Gilbert Islands Ithe

One-Car Crash Kills Cedar Pelopas Man, Two Injured

A Cedar Pelopas man Daniel Lester Beam, 26, was killed when a northbound car left Benton county roads and crashed into a ditch near here at about 1:05 a.m. Thursday. Injured were John Strathman, 20, in poor condition with head injuries and possible internal injuries, and Larry Kline, 18, in fair condition with facial lacerations and a brain concussion. Beam was pinned under the vehicle and Strathman and Beam were ejected.

Norway Benton County Here St. Luke’s Hospital John Strathman Nineteenth Avenue Larry Kline Midway Drive Highway Patrol Beam Strathsman

Job Loss and Selma Activity Linked by Rex Thomas

Civil rights leaders allege many Negro workers were fired for joining right to vote demonstrations in Selma Alabama. State employment officials say jobs are available and the number of applicants is decreasing. Monro Quinney notes evidence of missing hires and domestic workers seeking work, while King cites 200 fired workers.

Selma Ala State Employment Service Monroe Quinney Employment Service Office Martin Luther King, Jr Federal Community Relations Service Fred Miller Miller Quinney

Public Schools Plan Classes on Memorial Day in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids public school students will not have Memorial Day off as Monday May 31 requires classes. Assistant superintendent Donald Birdsell notes policy avoids holidays on weekends, granting a day off only when a holiday falls on a school day. The 1965-66 calendar shows a Memorial Day holiday in 1966 if the day lands on a Monday.

Cedar Rapids Donald Birdsell

School Bond Issue Questions Begin In Cedar Rapids

The Gazette starts a questions and answers series on the June 2 bond issue for a new senior high in northeast Cedar Rapids. Published daily Monday through Friday until election day, with information provided by the citizens' steering committee.

Cedar Rapids The Gazette Citizens’ Steering Committee

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