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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1967
Page
2
Surveyor 6 launched from Cape Kennedy aboard an Atlas Centaur toward a planned soft landing in Sinus Medii on the moon. The 2,223 pound craft carries a TV camera and an automatic chemistry set to study lunar soil as it begins a 65 hour 231 mile flight with a target landing about 6 p.m. Thursday.
Monday night W H Wenkstern was chosen president of the All Iowa Agricultural Assn which runs Hawkeye Downs and the All Iowa Fair. He succeeds Ray Vernimont who did not seek re election but stays on the board. The 1968 fair is set Aug 1 to 18. The association reported high income with large capital outlays for a new grandstand and bleachers and a $10,184 cash-disbursement excess.
A playful note from Cupymont imagines a clock guiding office life as a tool for timing lateness, coffee breaks, and stalled work moments, humorously framing daily routines.
In Gary Indiana and Cleveland Negro and white candidates vie for mayor amid race tensions. Vietnam referenda appear in San Francisco and Cambridge while New York votes on a 2.5 billion transportation bond and a state constitution change on school aid. National guardsmen may be used to secure Gary voting and courts intervene on election procedures.
Cedar Rapids voters, drawn by favorable weather and races for office, cast 5,883 ballots by 2 p.m. across 23 of 36 precincts. In 1965, 7,987 voted by 2 p.m. across 29 precincts, with a final tally of 23,926 noted as a heavy turnout. Polls closed at 9 p.m. and precincts reported steady turnout.
In Indianapolis mayoral race coverage supporters faced a button mix up as aides asked production to print Barton Only. The maker complied and the buttons were distributed to the campaign crowd despite fears they implied a split from the Democratic slate.
In Moscow on the 50th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution the Soviet union displayed six new weapons. The lineup included a giant intercontinental missile about 100 feet long and an orbital missile claimed capable of orbit-to-target strikes. Other items ranged from two-stage missiles with 10 to 1000 mile ranges to a tactical missile of 108 to 200 miles. Naval and air defenses featured a solid under water launch missile and a long silver anti aircraft missile. An armored reconnaissance vehicle with gun and anti tank missiles completed the march. Official boast claimed the largest rockets can deliver powerful warheads and can be fired from silos or ramps. Marshal Grechko spoke, criticizing the U.S. and warning vigilance.
John Nance Garner former vice president to Franklin Roosevelt died in Uvalde at 8 20 am after a period of coma following pneumonia. He was 98 and planned to reach 100 with a birthday Nov 22. Survived by his son Tully and granddaughter Mrs John Curry, he was known for a blunt style and long tenure from 1933 to 1941.
Egypt on Tuesday asked the United Nations Security Council for an urgent session to address what Cairo calls the dangerous Middle East situation caused by Israel’s refusal to withdraw from Arab-held territories. The move mirrors Arab opposition to a U.S. draft resolution.
A special census reported Fayette population at 2103, up 50 from 1960, potentially increasing state tax funds and enabling house to house mail delivery. The council authorized the mayor to apply for an 831000 federal grant for a 109000 sewer system upgrade project.
Cedar Rapids school board member Ben Trickey urged installation of a synthetic rubberized playing surface at Kingston stadium to solve rain damage and reduce long term maintenance. He estimated $130,000 cost with a seven to ten year life, comparing with $195,000 maintenance for sod over seven years. He touted wide use by local schools and cited Indiana State University and the Astrodome as examples of durable surfaces.
UPI reports in the central highlands and Loc Ninh area violence intensifies. A American battalion commander and 17 soldiers killed, 72 wounded in the Loc Ninh engagement. Paratroopers call in rockets and napalm as up to 4,800 enemy attackers press near Kon tum. US losses include 16 dead and 27 wounded. Further actions involve helicopter rocket ships and air cavalry operations.
Cornell College received a anonymous gift of 110500 to support visiting lecturers in humanities and fine arts. President Samuel Enoch Stumpf announced at the November faculty meeting the funds will invite eminent figures to campus for several days, enabling informal student interactions.
Stockholm hospital reports it removed a toothbrush from the stomach of Mrs Sirka Aarelid who swallowed it by accident fifteen years ago.
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