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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1965
Page
1
In Santo Domingo a civilian military junta launched an offensive on a northwest rebel pocket with about 1500 troops supported by artillery and tanks. The blast and shelling prompted street closures after 4 p.m. and warnings to shelter refugees only in designated areas.
A Cedar Rapids man, Grover Junior Woods, 46, died on arrival at St Luke's hospital after a two car crash at the county road and highway 13 intersection. Charles L. Weidman, 30, of Waterloo, was injured along with three passengers. Six people total were affected in the weekend wreck seven miles north of Marion.
Julie Weighter, 17, a St. Anthony of Padua sophomore in Minneapolis, is thriving two years after receiving a kidney from her mother Evelyn. The operation occurred May 16, 1963, in Richmond Virginia at the Medical College of Virginia, with follow up care at University of Minnesota Hospitals. Julie had missed a year of school due to illness and previously cheered in junior high before her kidney disease ended her acrobatics.
A California dog is living and doing well almost a year after receiving a transplanted heart, doctors reported Saturday in Santa Fe.
United Nations secretary general Thant named Jose Antonio Mayobre of Venezuela as special representative in the Dominican Republic. Mayobre, executive secretary of the U N Commission for Latin America, said he learned of the nomination in Mexico City after a call from Thant. An advance UN party, led by Major General Indar Jit Rikhye, arrived in Santo Domingo earlier.
Four Californians were killed when a plane crashed near the Texas Louisiana border. Turbulent weather caused a wing to snap off, leading to the fatal crash in Waskom, Texas, on Saturday.
President Johnson proclaimed May 30 Memorial Day as a day of prayer for permanent peace in the nation. The designation calls on citizens to observe a day of contemplation and prayer in support of lasting global peace.
A spring avalanche on Mt Zugspitze in Germany burying tourists and skiers left as many as 40 feared dead. By nightfall 11 bodies were recovered and 25 to 30 more were missing. Rescuers from German Austrian and US forces worked through the night aided by dogs, with 500 rescuers and 800 foot wide slide.
A 70 year old man, John Dostal, was killed when struck by lightning while driving a tractor on his Tama county farm near Elberon at about 4 30 p m The body is at Fellmer funeral home in Keystone The same afternoon a man and his son were injured by lightning in the Dysart area in eastern Iowa casualty details not disclosed
President Johnson announced that silver dollars will be minted for the first time in 30 years. About 45 million cartwheels will be produced this year at the Denver mint to address coin shortages, with distribution to western states and gambling centers where round dollars are still used.
Tornadoes and severe winds swept six midwestern states Minnesota Iowa Oklahoma Texas Missouri and Wisconsin. Damaged property included downed power lines near New Hampton Iowa uprooted trees near La Porte City and a twister west of Madison Wisconsin. No serious injuries reported though a man was hurt near Dodgeville Wisconsin and a trailer was overturned.
Irmelin Kasemir a 22 year old German born commercial artist and Ray Poplar a 21 year old Monmouth College chemistry student wed aboard The Seal a 63 foot motor sailboat off Sea Girt New Jersey The couple chose a water and boats themed ceremony reflecting their love for the sea and travel born in England and Germany respectively the couple said the ceremony was exciting and everyone had a wonderful time
Alabama attorney Matt Murphy Jr dressed in a red white and blue robe addressed about 6000 people at a Ku Klux Klan rally in Dunn North Carolina promising to prove who killed Detroit civil rights worker Viola Liuzzo and that he will return to do so at the proper time.
A series of blasts at Bien Hoa air base north of Saigon damaged multiple B-57 bombers and injured at least seven people. A military spokesman cited initial indications a bomber exploded, triggering further explosions as firefighting and evacuations proceeded.
In Selma Alabama 56 Negroes were arrested for disorderly conduct while picketing downtown businesses. Officials sent 27 teenagers to juvenile court. 29 adults were booked then released on own recognizance. Demonstrators sang and carried placards in the midday hours.
Humorous line notes that well spaced children keep happiness high as a family trait, joking that ten feet apart is ideal. It frames parenting with a light, witty tone from a humor column.
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