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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1966
Page
1
New York AP report describes a late trading surge after a General Motors statement. Dow Jones rose 3.90 to 876.89, volume 6.43 million, the lightest since March 17, amid questions about GM’s board plans and Nader investigations.
Arnold F. Bader, 64, of Atkins died when his pickup skidded into a North Western freight train at a crossing on the west edge of Watkins. He was alone in the truck, traveling south on Benton County Road. Engineer H. Walter Horn of Camanche led the eastbound train. Patrolman Robert Kinseth of Marengo investigated.
In Manila, during Typhoon Irma, a leaking gasoline tank and a lit cigaret caused a bus to explode on flooded MacArthur Highway between Pampanga and Manila. Twelve people died as the bus, fully loaded, burned while passengers slept. Police report details: a pedestrian’s lighted cigaret ignited gasoline spreading across water and reaching the bus tank.
New York Newsman Sam Castan of Look magazine was killed by mortar fire in Vietnam while with First Cavalry Division troops during Operation Crazy Horse. Castan, in his late 20s, had covered the war since 1962. his wife and one child living in Hong Kong survive.
Chester Wood 66, city hall reporter for the Newport Daily News, was acquitted of speeding 65 mph in a 50 mph zone in Portsmouth R I. Police said radar clocked him. Wood testified he never drives over 50. Judge Paul Delmere cited his reputation for honesty and truthfulness.
Thousands of Cedar Rapids spectators and participants enjoyed the 20th Eastern Iowa Band Festival parade in warm sun. 2,500 high school musicians marched from Third Avenue and Sixth Street SE to Second Avenue, ending at Kingston Stadium with a massed band finale directed by Dillon Lowell of Fairfield.
Collins Radio Co reports nine months ended April 29 1966 earnings of 5.357 million dollars or 2.37 per share on average shares out. Sales total 272.162 million dollars. Prior year nine months earnings were 2.913 million and sales 197.08 million. Backlog stands at 337 million versus 261 million a year ago. President Arthur Collins forecasts about 3.30 dollars per share for the year ending July 29 1966, assuming conversion of 7.46 million dollars in debentures into 271 270 shares.
A Moscow gathering by Baptists escalated as about 15 grenades were fired prompting a panic retreat. The scene involved students and others who sought relief from eye irritation caused by gas, with some distributing lemon slices as a remedy while Soviet sources offered no official explanation.
WASHINGTON AP Officials express chagrin as the State Department endorses a 1 million privately financed memorial on Guam to honor 400,000 Japanese war dead. Ground is reported broken for the Japanese memorial on the island site of its last defense in World War II, while no American memorial exists. One official says Guam itself is the monument and urges a U S memorial commission to also erect a tribute for Americans.
In Hugglescote England a swarm of magpies plunged on children near a school. Pupils were bruised and bleeding as teachers and mothers reported ongoing aerial assaults. Naturalists called the behavior unusual for magpies and warned of possible further attacks as locals arm themselves and monitor for danger.
James J. Miller, 23, of 500 First avenue NE, was fined $130 and costs on 13 unpaid parking tickets in municipal court Saturday. Unable to pay, he was taken to Linn county jail where he began serving an alternative 38 day term. Carol L. Stevens of Marion was fined $40 and costs on eight citations, and Burdette Davison, 21, of 1534 Second avenue SE, was fined $35 and costs on seven tickets.
Moscow AP report says representatives of the Soviet Union’s Young Communist League appealed to youth worldwide to come out resolutely against U.S. aggression in Vietnam seeking global student support.
In Da Nang the firefight between rebel positions and U S forces injures 15 service members. Rockets, mortars, and a grenade fragment wound Marines and airmen near the U S air base and city center as U S jets and air cover engage briefly. Thich Tri Quang presses for U S pressure on the Ky regime and Buddhist rebels.
Marine Lt Gen Lewis Walt warned Da Nang air incursions by South Vietnamese planes could be met with anti aircraft fire. Ky's air force bombed rebel forces while Buddhist protests in Saigon surpassed 5 000. The civilian military national people's congress was called for Tuesday to ease strife ahead of the Sept 11 election as U S forces push in central highlands and the Boi Loi woods amid monsoon rain.
President Johnson told reporters in the Oval Office that diversions from defeating the communists in South Vietnam or from building a democratic society are regrettable. He urged unity and constitutional progress, stressing Vietnam’s hard path and the aim to help Saigon manage its affairs with broader participation while not dictating its form of government. He acknowledged public opinion polls showing waning support but defended his course, noting sacrifices and inflation worries alongside a smaller budget deficit projection for the year.
In Mexico City General Felipe Montiel Jasso deployed about 2 000 trucks and 3 000 workers for three hours to block dump trucks passing his house. Drivers used rocks and clubs. traffic police aided the soldiers. No injuries reported. Jasso cited a sand and gravel route. drivers said the route had been used 12 years. He called off the troops and planned a Monday meeting with drivers.
A suburban mother defines her life as delivering children obstetrically once and then driving them everywhere thereafter.
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