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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1966
Page
3
In Cleveland UPI report jurors began deliberations in the Samuel Sheppard retrial after the judge urged them to seek truth. The 30-year-old surgeon faces possible second degree murder or first degree manslaughter verdict over Marilyn Sheppard’s 1954 death.
In a San Diego AP report governor elect Ronald Reagan pledges to consult the people to curb centralized state power. He calls for reduced government lectures, stronger local leadership, tax reform, and welfare changes while aiming to replace burdensome taxes and reduce state overreach.
President Johnson underwent a twopart operation at Bethesda Naval Hospital to remove a benign polyp from his vocal cord and repair a hernia from prior gall bladder surgery. He later wrote questions to doctors and showed reporters his steady recovery, with no speeches for four to five weeks.
Paris reports President de Gaulle sent a message to President Johnson wishing him a rapid recovery after his illness. The exchange underscored U S France goodwill during the health crisis.
A humorous quip from a stenographer notes that her legs support her while Sophia Loren’s legs support her, highlighting a playful comparison between two well known figures and their leg strength. The line ends with a punchy comment on differing burdens.
A dawn head on collision in Nilopolis between a commuter train to Rio de Janeiro and a second passenger train killed 38 and injured more than 200. Central do Brasil officials reported the Rio bound train left Novo Iguacu and ran through signals before impact.
Rome reports the government ordered a ten percent rise in income taxes to finance flood recovery. The move targets damage across about one third of the country’s economy and aims to support reconstruction and relief programs.
Gemini 12 astronauts James Lovell and Edwin Aldrin landed at Cape Kennedy aboard separate planes after a two hour flight from the carrier Wasp. The four day orbital mission concluded the Gemini program and opened the path to the Apollo moon project. Splashdown photos appear on page 3.
In Epworth, Iowa, Mabel Krogman 33 shot her three children Dean 10 Vickie 6 Phyllis 4 and two other children Jodee 9 Sorley 12 in a single home incident before turning the gun on herself. Police say the children were asleep when killed and Lorley Krogman called authorities.
INDIANAPOLIS AP Judge Wilbur Grant says he will not approve divorces of parents during December. He explains the period of the year appeals to children and should not upset them at Christmas time.
Negotiators broke off a 16 hour session after a midnight deadline for a television radio strike. AFTRA and SAG discuss higher fees and minimum salaries while networks plan to keep some programs on air. Union leaders warn strike possible despite no definite decision.
Ralph Nader auto safety critic filed a 26 million suit in Manhattan Supreme Court against General Motors and others alleging invasion of privacy and harassment. He claims the defendants used undercover investigations, wiretaps, and false pretenses to smear him after his book Unsafe At Any Speed.
Eleven Cuban refugees on a 24 foot raft landed on a northwest coast beach of Jamaica Monday night.
Four inmates from Anamosa state reformatory spoke at Cedar Rapids annual bad check clinic to over 200 bankers merchants and law officers. They described their crimes and offered advice on preventing bad checks while noting the consequences.
In Iowa, Democratic Lt. Gov. Robert D. Fulton of Waterloo leads reelection after county canvasses show a 1,162 vote margin over Republican rival Max Milo Mills of Marshalltown. Final totals: Fulton 424,922 to Mills 423,830. Mills vows not to concede.
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