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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1966
Page
4
Buddhists demand Premier Ky withdraw troops from Da Nang where forces seized key centers to quell dissident northern provinces. The crisis deepens U.S. officials urge restraint and seek a peaceful settlement as civil strife disrupts war effort and threatens fall elections.
Two South Vietnamese regiments attacked a Viet Cong base camp 72 miles southwest of Saigon on Monday. Monsoon rains slowed the war, cutting American air strikes in North Vietnam to 33 missions Sunday, far from the typical 80 to 120. A Thunderchief was lost and a pilot was listed as missing.
Senator Mansfield urges withdrawing all but a token U S force from Europe as NATO realigns, seeks compromise with De Gaulle on France's exit, and argues Western Europe should bear defense costs amid reduced Soviet threat. He says one flexible reserve could keep U S influence and stabilize the alliance.
Linn county faces possible overrun of the general assistance fund with only about 38 000 left of a 113 400 1966 budget as of April 30. Supervisor Anthony Scolaro says no transfer is legal and no emergency fund exists. Welfare Director James Nisley warns drastic cuts and emergency aid only for dire cases as relief funds tighten.
Iowa City police said a grocer and father of three was shot and killed early Monday while chasing a young woman bandit and her male companion near Summit street. The victim was Ronald F. Lipsius, 30, operator of the Summit Clover Farm food market at 812 South Summit. A passing motorist reported seeing a man chase a woman and another man near the corner of Summit and Sheridan Avenue.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear next term whether a 1950 anti-communist law banning communist party members from defense plant jobs is constitutional. Other items include a fatal shooting at a Williamsburg store, a motorcycle collision, and a plea to hear an Arkansas obscenity case. Police described a blue-green 1965 or 1966 Chevrolet involved. Lipsius, — a Clover Farm family member, died after being shot in the chest during a pursuit by a woman suspect and an accomplice. The report notes the couple’s Williamsburg ties and the Lipsius family store. The package mentions a pending reapportionment and other court actions.
Cape Kennedy bound astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan finalize Gemini 9 details as weather threats dissipate. Liftoff set for 11 39 a m CDT with recovery ship Wasp on standby southeast of Bermuda. The three day plan includes a record lunar rendezvous, an extended spacewalk, and complex rendezvous drills for future moon missions.
A Filipino ship with 208 passengers including 40 children ran aground off Cebu as typhoon winds up to 80 mph lashed inter-island steamer Pioneer Cebu. Radio blackout hindered word on 262 aboard while officials warned of limited rescue until conditions improve.
A Pennsylvanian? No, wait. Three rescued after plane crash on a snowbound ridge about 15 miles southwest of West Yellowstone. A hand mirror reflected searchers to the wreck in dense woods, lightning the path to survival for Don and Mary Kline of Pocatello and Lena Heikes. The trio, returning from a flight to Billings, endured freezing temps at 7,000 to 8,000 feet, with improvised splints, scant rations, and a ground rescue finally reaching them Sunday. The Klines, Idaho State University official Don Kline and Lena Heikes, were hospitalized with injuries, while Mrs. Heikes was flown to Pocatello for treatment. Mrs. Kline’s sister is former Nebraska governor’s sister. Heikes’ husband now works at Eastern Montana College.
A paper fell from a truck on the Golden State Freeway prompting about 400 motorists to return cash and help clean up in 15 minutes. Armored Transport Co says only about $1,090 of the roughly $10,000 lost was recovered. Investigators believe a person or group likely escaped with most of the money.
ISTANBUL AP reports thirteen workers killed and fifty injured in two traffic accidents on Monday. Authorities and press sources confirm the toll and ongoing investigations into the incidents affecting labor crews in the city.
A brief editorial note asserts achievements belong to us while attributing errors to small factors, reflecting a lighthearted balance of humor and self critique. The piece keeps a playful tone and hints at a broader column on attitudes toward success and fault.
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