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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1966
Page
3
Reports from Vienna say three passengers left the Bulgarian airliner at its last stop, bringing the total known dead to 81. The Soviet turboprop crashed near Bratislava in bad weather, with 76 aboard and several Western victims.
In the New York metropolitan area a thick smog blanketed the region, prompting officials to urge people with heart or lung conditions to stay indoors. The air pollution index hovered around three times normal levels, with forecasts predicting wind or rain to ease the conditions.
In Columbus Georgia a bird dog named Little Gal leaped onto a loaded shotgun as the owner D C McMichael 51 prepared for a hunting trip. The gun fired wounding McMichael in the leg with pellets lodging in both legs and feet. He was released from hospital days later.
President Johnson calls Vice President Humphrey and party leaders to the LBJ ranch to discuss the legislative program and potential program cuts. Budget director Schultze reviews current trimming and the next fiscal year budget as leaders prepare to arrive separately.
Eugene Black, a presidential adviser, said the United States sets no limits on the amount of aid it will provide for Asian economic and social development. The statement was made Friday in Tokyo.
U S vice consul Martin Wenick visited Kazan-Komarek at a Prague prison. CTK said Kazan-Komarek of Cambridge MA ran an anti state ring with arms radio transmitter and money. He allegedly aided smuggling of Czechoslovaks to West Germany and passed coded reports via Marie Husova.
A witty line credits Confucius with noting that the price of success is revealed in income tax tables, reflecting a humorous reflection on taxation and achievement.
In Scranton Pennsylvania crews drill 2 inch holes up to 126 feet deep to vent underground mine fumes from a subsurface fire. Mayor James Walsh says up to 120 holes may be needed to pinpoint the source and extinguish the blaze.
Sacramento AP report cites Frank Stead of the California public health department urging a state ban on gasoline powered cars by 1980. He warns the air’s capacity to absorb auto pollutants will be exceeded within 14 years and calls for a switch to electric vehicles.
Czechoslovak President Antonin Novotny arrived back in Prague on Thursday following a international tour that included stops in Egypt, Ethiopia and India. He met with leaders and reviewed regional affairs during his trip.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover said Oswald acted alone in killing President Kennedy and urged critics to focus on facts. He rejected links to a conspiracy and denied altering the Zapruder film, noting copies were provided to the Warren Commission and archived.
Viet Cong battles near Saigon ease as U S troops reinforce irregulars and airstrikes. Heavy fighting continues 300 miles northeast in Operation Thayer with 30 guerrillas killed and 11 captured. Casualties include one U S military man killed and six wounded. two civilians killed. United States air raids target Haiphong and Ho Chi Minh trail areas. Military convoy ambush near Dalat prompts retaliation against Viet Cong ox cart operations.
United Nations Security Council censures Israel for retaliatory raids on three Jordanian villages on November 13. Council warns of punitive steps if attacks continue. vote 14 to 0 with New Zealand abstaining.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered Rock Island and Burlington to keep operating two passenger trains between Minneapolis and St Louis for at least four months while ICC investigates a proposal to end the service. The trains Nos 19 190 8 and 15 201 20 run through Eastern Iowa.
A two story house was leveled after a gas main exploded during excavation work in Lansing Michigan. Six people were injured including four family members and two workers. The Don ald Anderson family escaped as debris and flames rained over the neighborhood with injuries ranging from minor cuts to burns and smoke inhalation.
Austin Texas UPI Joseph Califano President Johnson's special legislative assistant indicated Friday the President would submit to Congress a national anti crime program.
London reports the first live telecast between Britain and Australia was transmitted Friday using the Early Bird II satellite marking a new step in international broadcasting.
Granville Ohio truck driver James Allen Martin helped four travelers from a wrecked car minutes before a speeding train struck the vehicle near Plymouth Indiana. He says he did nothing spectacular and credits helping others as his fair share of humanity.
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