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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1966
Page
1
In Saigon the influential monk Tri Quang warned the government to honor promises or face crowd reaction amid riots. Quang urged an elected civilian government and warned restraint in negotiations, signaling Buddhist pressure for quicker civilian rule during South Vietnam’s political turmoil.
Two powerful Saigon labor federations ordered a general strike for Monday in Saigon unless sanctions are taken against policemen accused of beating women workers. The walkout would halt electricity gas water and other public services in the city center. Negotiations began Saturday as police officials and union representatives met. The unions demand release of two arrested women workers indictments against police and a public apology. The groups control nearly all Vietnamese employment in Saigon. Grievances stem from the alleged beating and arrest of two factory women.
ISTANBUL AP Turkish foreign minister said Turkey and Greece agreed to hold talks on the Cyprus issue, arranged for Saturday. The announcement follows years of tension over the island divided since 1974 with Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots seeking a settlement.
A humorous quip about aging that compares Saturday night vitality to the Monday morning grind, reflecting a lighthearted midlife sentiment. It frames middle age as a shift in energy and enthusiasm from weekend to weekday.
Eighteen Southern senators urged President Johnson to nullify school desegregation guidelines tying federal funding to compliance. The plea, dated May 2, came as Welfare Secretary Gardner announced ending federal aid in 12 districts across Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
A U S command release reports 243 American planes shot down over North Vietnam since Feb 7 1965 amid intensified bombing. Ground fire caused most losses, with only two from MiGs. The tally covers through last Wednesday, as air operations expand and North Vietnamese defenses strengthen.
The Linn Economic Action Project has completed 12 months and won a federal grant for a 19 month period starting June 1. Sunday’s Gazette examines LEAP’s work and public opinion, with feature stories on a retiring educators pair, a schoolyard marbles piece, Vietnam clothing aid, kindergarten roundup, Americans in Paris, and a Town University football scrimmage analysis by Gus Schrader.
A communiqué issued Friday night after Leonid Brezhnev's visit signaled a major policy dispute between Romania and the Soviet Union. The notice omitted the usual line about complete identity of views, suggesting a rift in positions.
The bricklayers union approved a two year pact raising pay in two steps from 4.80 to 5.05 an hour immediately and 5.30 when fully phased in. Negotiating committees from Local 1 and contractors ratified the deal after a meeting at the ICBJ hall. The agreement leaves only two building trades unions still negotiating.
Secretary Freeman warned there is danger the nation may fail to provide farmers with the economic help needed to win the war on world hunger. He urged recognizing agriculture as vital, not a relic, and said urban voters risk viewing farming in clichés while governments worldwide face a famine race. He noted farm prices have stabilized and contributed to lower overall living costs.
Jackson Mississippi bid to end the sham of prohibition in the nation’s last dry state failed as the local option liquor measure did not pass the legislature. The 57 year old prohibition law faces growing opposition amid liquor availability in 53 of the state’s 82 counties.
In Chicago the University of Chicago administration building hosts a dwindling sit-in by about 25 students protesting the policy of delivering class rankings to draft boards if consent is given. The demonstrators, led by seniors and organized by shifts, aim to pressure Beadle to change the policy while using the building as a forum for information about their aims.
The Iowa Regents opened budget talks by presenting preliminary figures for 1967-69 operating expenses for five state institutions. Total requests amount to 182,097,037, up from 124,108,530 for the current biennium, with major rises in academic salaries and enrollment. The University of Iowa system seeks 65,339,000 for two years, and Iowa State estimates 67,000,000 in total operations. Other line items include hospital and laboratory funding increases. The board will act on these figures at its June meeting.
A semi driver from North Platte Nebraska was fined 100 dollars after turning a cross over median into westbound I 80 near West Branch Iowa causing a two vehicle crash that killed Francoise Magnier 20 of La Rochelle France and Charles Christopher Conn 24 of Des Moines. Magnier and Conn died at the scene. Conn was a University of Iowa graduate student. Magnier was sponsored by Des Moines resident George H Allen. The other driver Fred E Small 38 was not injured and pled guilty to improper turn.
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