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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1965
Page
1
In Bogalusa Louisiana state and city police wearing combat gear used tear gas to quell a clash between whites and Negroes on a main street. About 12 arrests were reported as officers formed barriers near a Negro barbershop and dispersed crowds during a tense civil rights picketing day.
Senator Robert Kennedy dedicated the John F. Kennedy Center for Special Warfare at Fort Bragg on its 48th anniversary, urging that bombs alone cannot win freedom. He praised special forces for fighting ignorance and lent support from Army leaders as green berets stood guard.
A U S spokesman said shell fragments from the site indicate four U S planes attacked a South Vietnamese outpost Tuesday four miles south of the Viet Nam border. Officials in Da Nang said the planes were American jets off course, initially blamed on Migs. Twenty millimeter ammunition matched U S jets, and the investigation continues to identify which aircraft were involved.
Tass in Moscow reports Capt. Philip N. Butler a U S Navy pilot from Lemoore California shot down on April 20 over North Vietnam and captured He allegedly told Soviet officials that he was sorry for the raids and that health was good and he was treated well Tass says he questioned the targeting of schools hospitals and markets by the Pentagon and urged an end to the raids The Pentagon declined to comment on the propaganda statements
Cedar Rapids marks Memorial Day with 10:30 a.m. services at Cedar Memorial cemetery after an 8 a.m. observance at St John’s and 8:30 a.m. services at Mt Calvary and St George’s. A parade starts 10 a.m. from Lindale Plaza led by Safety Commissioner Frank Bush. Kenneth Johnston of the VFW will MC Cedar Memorial rites with remarks by James Bromwell and reading of Gettysburg Address by Joseph McIvor. Naval and military honors feature VFW and American Legion squads, Taps by Decker and McIvor, and benediction by Father Heles. Additional ceremonies follow at St John’s and Mt Calvary, with officers from Knights of Columbus, VFW, and American Legion. Memorial Day chairman John Watson of VFW Post 788.
Illinois reports its first leprosy case in about two years. Dr. Norman Rose of the Illinois Department of Public Health announced the case but did not identify the patient, a World War II veteran who served in the South Pacific. He cautioned about long incubation periods.
In Selma Alabama police jailed 99 demonstrators, 54 adults and 45 juveniles, for violating state boycott laws during picketing to support an economic boycott linked to Selma Friendship Day. City officials described traffic as heavier than usual and framed the event as a merchant-support effort amid ongoing civil rights tensions.
The WEU defense committee warned that civil nuclear plants in France West Germany and other Western European states could annually produce about 1 200 kilograms of plutonium enough for more than 200 bombs. It deplored lack of WEU control over stocks and urged an effective system of oversight as plants expand in the region.
James McShane, 56, chief U S marshal and Harlem native with only an eighth grade education, will receive an honorary doctor of laws from Xavier University. Senator Kennedy quipped that the honor set back the school dropout program 20 years. McShane supervises about 1,200 marshals with a $14 million annual budget and urges dropouts to pursue proper schooling and graduation.
A humorous note on democracy humorously suggesting the American male has three political options by hair color. The quip plays on light political gender stereotypes, delivering a light farce about public life.
In Santo Domingo rival factions attack the OAS secretary general and threaten his role in Dominican peace efforts. Brazilian General Hugo Panasco Alvim arrives to command the inter-American peace force, taking command at a ceremony with Mora and U.S. Lt. Gen. Bruce Palmer, overseeing about 21,500 troops including Americans and several Latin American personnel.
CAPE KENNEDY AP an undersea data cable between Cape Kennedy and down range tracking stations broke Saturday night officials said no launch delay expected for astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White a repair ship headed to the break ten miles south of San Salvador island in the Bahamas officials from Undersea Cable Corp said restoration would be completed in time or alternate radio relays could compensate.
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