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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1968
Page
2
Allied forces claim a month long sweep through A Shau valley killed about 726 enemy troops and stashed arms. Marine units fought near Da Nang with 261 NVA and 51 Marines killed over two days. U.S. losses reached 139 dead and 662 wounded as air support wound down before monsoon rains.
Paris AP report says North Vietnam rejects any concession on a bombing halt and demands American cessation, risking a stalemate as talks resume. U S negotiators seek staged de escalation tied to North Vietnam’s reduced infiltration and restraint from action in South Vietnam.
A light quip notes that when a woman says she will be a minute she is often accurate. The joke hinges on common timing expectations and urban humor.
Two Cedar Rapids men died after their car left Highway 151 on a curve near Anamosa and rolled over. James Shugart 23 and Donald Frost 25 were brought to University Hospitals in Iowa City where Shugart died at 4 20 am and Frost at 6 15 am Friday. The driver was not disclosed by the highway patrol. Frost was a lifelong Cedar Rapids resident born September 8 1942 and survived by his mother stepfather two sisters and grandfather. Memorial services were listed.
President Johnson said the Senate passed only a halfway gun control bill limiting controls to handguns and rejecting an administration proposal to regulate mail order rifles and shotguns. He urged full safety measures during a land and order stamp ceremony.
North Vietnam officials will relocate from the Paris Left Bank to a private house about five miles from the city edge, citing desire for privacy. Colonel Ha Van Lau said the delegation has no complaint about the Lutetia Hotel and will still host a reception in its ballroom Tuesday.
After the tornadoes that struck Oelwein Maynard and Charles City on Wednesday residents face a long rebuilding period. Volunteers from across Iowa aid cleanup as officials report progress in Oelwein while Charles City remains sealed for search operations. Local schools in Oelwein are closed until further notice and federal aid is being sought.
The Toll Authorities name eighteen people killed across Charles City Oclwein and Maynard areas in Wednesday tornadoes. Names include Murray Loomer Arthur Jacobs Tom Hall Marie Greenlees John Kneisel Mrs Kneisel Robert Stotts Wirval Dawson Albert Heaton Mrs Louis Ponsar Glenda Kelly among others.
Secretary of Defense Clifford told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that further cuts in U S military aid might be misinterpreted as a retreat from world security. He urged continuation of the aid program, stating $420 million for 1968 69 is moderate and needed to prevent allied confidence crisis and degradation of defense posture.
Soviet Premier Kosygin landed in Prague for medical treatment described visit. He will hold talks with Czechoslovak leaders on mutual interests, arriving shortly after Marshal Grechko led a Soviet delegation. Details of his illness were not disclosed.
After Wednesday's tornadoes in Oelwein residents paused for thanks amid destruction. Keith Blue's family survived a destroyed Lakeview Mobile Home Court trailer while Big 55-foot trailers toppled and hurled at Lakeview and Valley sites. Bill Munchoff and family escaped unharmed as their trailer tilted. Casey Hansen and wife were away on Wednesday when the twisters struck.
In Delwein Time of Thanks a strong tornado struck Oelwein injuring Mrs Kraft and damaging a 55 foot trailer. Vic Williams of Oelwein Furniture Mart described two funnels, debris, and a truck lifted 60 feet. The Farm Fleet Supply roof was shredded and trees at Oelwein lake were broken. National Guard mapped three paths of destruction near Frederick street First avenue and Sixth Seventh avenues.
Forty thousand Renault workers seized the state owned plant near Paris while students sought to join the action. About 20,000 went on strike Thursday with 10,000 gendarme reservists called up. Protests spread to Lyon Paris and Orly airport with television briefly shut down.
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