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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1966

Page

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U.N. Debates China Seat as Assembly Considers Study

Diplomats report a move toward a committee study of China's U.N. seat with Italy leading a draft. The plan aims to report next year with options while balancing universal membership and current political realities. Canada and the United States seek wording changes amid tense negotiations.

United Nations General Assembly U.N China Italy U. N U.S Chile Belgium Arthur Goldberg George Ignatieff

Power Saw Kills Double Amputee in Fort Worth

John Clinton Jackson, 59, a double amputee and former airplane accident survivor, was killed Saturday at his home when a portable power saw struck metal, recoiled, and slashed his neck. Police noted the blade sliced his neck after the saw recoiled.

Fort Worth John Clinton Jackson

Two Prisoners Suffocated in Wayne County Jail Fire

In Goldsboro North Carolina two prisoners died in a mattress fire at the Wayne County jail on Saturday. Sheriff W S Adams said Earl Newkirk 31 of Goldsboro and Arthur Morgan 40 of Wallace apparently were asphyxiated after Newkirk fell asleep with a lighted cigarette.

Goldsboro N. C Wayne County W. S. Adams Earl Newkirk Arthur Morgan Wallace

After you marry her you have to face the music

A humorous quip compares a pretty girl to a melody and notes that marriage brings the need to face the music. The line plays on musical and romantic imagery in a light, old fashioned joke tone. Copyright.

Relocation of 50 K C Packinghouse Workers in Minnesota

Fifty families of packinghouse workers, predominantly Black, were moved to Worthington Minnesota, amid housing shortages and regional racial tensions. The 1965 move followed Armour & Co plant shutdown in Kansas City Kan. A 900 worker displacement program led by George Shultz and James Stern outlined integration steps and noted Worthington's local press support.

Minnesota Worthington Minn Sioux Falls Armour & Co Kansas City Kan George Shultz Worthington Globe Stern Armour Automation Fund Committee Armoury Afl-Cio Amalgamated Meat Cutters and ‘Butcher Workmen North ‘America United Packinghouse, Food and Allied ‘Workers

Favor Nevada Divorce by Consent by Without Residency

A Nevada Bar committee reports a majority of lawyers favor allowing divorce by consent without mandatory residency. Current law requires residency and intent to stay, with six weeks of residence. The proposal would permit divorce if both parties agree and one appears in court with counsel.

Reno Nevada Price Hawkins Committee On Economics Mexico Legal Profession Hawkins

Charges filed in Waterloo man shooting death

Buchanan county authorities filed charges in the shooting death of Clothier White 35 of Waterloo. Berkley Randolph 42 was charged with going armed with intent, James Hill 29 with carrying a concealed weapon. bond set at 5000. Percy Holmes 38 was released for lack of evidence. White died at Allen Memorial hospital in Waterloo from rifle wounds.

The Gazette Independence Waterloo Here Buchanan County Clothier White Allen Memorial Hospital Fred Beier Berkley Randolph James Hill Randolph Hill Percy Holmes Beier Independence Highway White Holmes

Once Hated U.S. but Now It's Wonderful

Viet Cong defector Danh Tranh Minh recalls guiding Americans to a Viet Cong hospital complex in War Zone C Tay Ninh province. He describes rapid jungle travel, night drills, and a battle near Saigon where Viet Cong forces used camouflage and coordinated fire to overwhelm U.S. troops as they advanced through tunnels and bunkers.

Vietnam Danh Tranh Minh Minh U.S. 1St Infantry Division Tay Ninh Saigon Czone Minhy Zone C

Free Family Movie Day in Downtown Cedar Rapids

The Central Retail Merchants Bureau sponsors free Friday morning cinema for children 12 and under in downtown Cedar Rapids on November 25. Adults must accompany a child. kids may visit multiple theaters until 12 30. Films include Duel of the Titans at The World, The Incredible Mr Limpet at The Iowa, and Dont Give Up the Ship at The Paramount with a lost and found for missing children.

Cedar Rapids Central Retail Merchants Bureau Steve Reeves Iowa Don Knotts Mr. Limpet Paramount Jerry Lewis

Costs That For Lockup Katzenbach Report on Correctional Costs

The National Crime Commission released a report showing state and local governments spend about $1 billion yearly to lock up convicts while under $200 million goes to rehabilitation. It notes most staff are administrators and guards, with only 3.6 percent in treatment roles and 12.75 percent handling probation or parole despite their share of offenders. The study, prepared for the President's commission, also highlights a lack of adequate guidance for paroles and high inmate turnover.

Washington National Crime Commission National Council On Crime and Delinquency Nicholas Katzenbach The Crime Commission President’s Commission On Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice Johnson Elmer Nelson University of Southern California Nelson

Draft reform plan favors 19 year olds for selective service

A Defense Department official proposed a plan at Antioch College to limit draft eligibility to 19 year olds or to the first year after finishing education. The system would class 1-A for one year and select via lottery, aiming to reduce life disruption and ensure equal risk regardless of college attendance. Delegates from 35 colleges, along with groups like Central Committee for Consistent Objection and the ACLU, attended.

Yellow Springs Ohio Defense Department Antioch College Harry Wool Assistant Secretary of Defense Wool Antioch National Advisory Commission On Selective Service Central Committee For Conscientious Objection The National Council of Women of the U.S American Civil Liberties Union

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