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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1966
Page
3
Air strikes against North Vietnam rose for a second day as weather cleared. Ground fighting remained scarce in South Vietnam with no large clashes reported. Meanwhile food prices jumped with cabbage and Tice rice costs up and Mekong delta floods reducing paddy rice output by about 200000 tons.
U.S. command reports 66 killed in action last week with 493 wounded, no captures. A North Vietnamese gun battery fired on two U.S. destroyers in international waters nine days ago. Lam Son 2 totals show 66 enemy dead, 114 captured, 30 weapons seized as Shenandoosh ends. American servicemen in Vietnam rise to 345,000. allied forces to 53,000. enemy strength unchanged at 279,000. Ky government faces inflation with 13 percent rise in basic goods in two weeks.
Ten patrolmen agreed to return to duty Thursday ending a sickout that crippled the 117 member Pontiac force. City Manager Warren said the boycott neared an end as police chief and union head urged compliance. Officers sought longevity and a $1,000 top raise from the current $6,084 to $7,288 scale amid a five year path.
A fast-moving fire at a Syracuse area warehouse destroyed 5500 television sets from General Electric, injuring none. The two sections leased by GE housed color, portable, regular, and black and white models. total damage estimated in the several million dollars range. Two freight cars on a nearby siding were also ruined by the blaze caused by a short circuit in an electrical conduit.
Two Rockefeller documents a 1965 tax return and an enterprise audit disappeared from Glen Rogers Peat Marwick Little Rock files. Authorities probe as Rockefeller declines comment. The Sun ad alleging big losses is tied to campaign activity.
A movement to organize public welfare workers in all 99 counties with aims of better pay and services. Robert P. Lohman of McGregor leads the effort and a steering committee will meet to plan outreach. The push is for a state association, not a union, and follows the Iowa Welfare Association meeting. A barn fire on the B OG Roundy farm near Columbus Junction destroyed hay.
Johnson proposes creating a lake land recreation area for boating swimming skiing and a preserve. He argues Iowans deserve facilities under existing federal programs and cites state and local support. Committed figures include Robert Hunt as treasurer and Johnson as chair with a three member committee.
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