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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1965
Page
5
U S air cavalrymen in the Ia Drang area repel four North Vietnamese assaults overnight. The battle leaves 21 NVA dead and one captured, with U S losses light. A larger buildup supports the cavalry as U S and South Vietnamese forces reinforce the area while casualties rise nationwide.
A five hour blaze in a block long Akron building killed an elderly woman and two firefighters Mar Margaret Barb 76 Law rence Labbe and John Nist. About 15 to 20 people were led to safety as the roof collapsed at 3 am. Officials said all 16 listed tenants were accounted for. Firefighters risked rescue attempts before perishing in the flames.
More than 17,000 machinists walked out at McDonnell Aircraft in St Louis and across the Cape Kennedy complex, stopping Phantom jet production and jeopardizing Gemini 6 and 7 launches. Union leaders and company officials traveled to Washington for mediation as space programs feel the impact.
Roanoke Virginia police say John Boothe, 29, recently paroled from a bank robbery conviction, was arrested at a bus terminal and charged with a $3,339 robbery at Hamilton Bank. Boothe and a brother were convicted in May 1960 of robbing the same bank, taking $5,850.
President Johnson flew to Texas on Friday to spend Thanksgiving at his ranch home. The White House said his stay will last at least through the holiday.
The Los Angeles Times reported the CIA said Bobby Baker may have worked with backers of Juan Bosch in the Dominican Republic. The Times cited secret Senate testimony from last July on U S intervention and a junta appeal to land troops, with a counter proposal tied to protecting American lives. Undersecretary of State Thomas Mann furnished the account.
Secretary of State Rusk warned of a period of violence and danger ahead if the United States does not stand by its commitment in South Vietnam. He spoke at a luncheon in Rio de Janeiro amid an inter American conference, stressing the American pledge as a pillar of world peace and noting Red aggression as a broader hemispheric threat. He tied the Alliance for Progress to Latin America and said action is needed to meet Southeast Asian aggression and its nuclear implications.
Senator John J. Williams attacked Johnson administration spending at a Linn County Republican Forum dinner in the Armar ballroom drawing 800 people. He warned of a controlled economy, central power, and inflation while urging stronger Vietnam effort and cautions on foreign aid.
Five US senators met with Soviet Premier Kosygin in the Kremlin for about two hours. Senator Mansfield described the session as interesting and informative and said views were exchanged openly. Vietnam was discussed briefly by both sides, with no surprises in Kosygin’s remarks.
A Black Hawk district court hearing on a state petition to block two Cedar Rapids companies from acting as insurers was postponed to Tuesday, December 7. American Security Benevolent Assn. and Iowa State Security Assn. face a claim they defrauded Eastern Iowans of over $32,000 by misrepresenting their business. Judge Blair C. Wood cited prior court commitments for the delay and dropped Cedar Rapids resident John Griser from the defendant list at the prosecutor’s request.
About 15 Amish children bolted into a cornfield Friday morning as authorities sought to place them on a school bus to Hazleton. Only Emmanuel Borntrager, 15, was caught. others fled, and officials later called off the search. The effort aimed to enforce truancy laws, but safety concerns led county officials to abandon the drive and return the children to their farms.
UPI reports Cleveland election recount confirms incumbent Ralph Locher’s victory over Carl Stokes by 2,143 votes. Stokes concedes at the board of elections, urging Locher to prove leadership in the next term and offering to help in constructive ways.
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