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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1966
Page
26
In Dau Tieng near Saigon, children and women gang up to profit from the U S Army presence. They run laundries, stand KP replacements, collect trash, barber, and sell ice beer and imported liquor. The article notes rising activity and speculates on future loyalties.
Arab League spokesman says Middle Eastern nations will not boycott American owned hotels or a U.S. bank. Ford funds were frozen in Egyptian banks last Thursday with property seized over a $1.84 million customs debt. The action ties to a broader boycott of Ford Coca Cola RCA and other U.S. firms over Israel trade assurances.
High winds Sunday knocked down the 40 foot Salvation Army Christmas Tree at First Avenue and Third Street NE, smashing lights but volunteers plan to reassemble. Capt. Joe Irvine reports $700 donated so far, with downtown kettles active and repairs expected within a few days.
Sydney AP reports Australian newspapers call Prime Minister Harold Holt to prioritize domestic problems after his coalition won a record parliamentary majority in the election. Final numbers pending suggest a 33 to 38 seat edge in the 124-seat House, surpassing the 42-seat 1958 record. Holt leads the Liberal-Country coalition.
Patrolman Charles L Polansky aged 29, a Cedar Rapids native, joined the police force October 16 1962. He served three years in the army and began on the 4 pm to midnight shift. He now works the evening traffic shift with wife Janelle and two sons.
The Phoebe Snow trains into Chicago five minutes early marking the final appearance of the Erie Lackawanna passenger service. The historic train left Hoboken Sunday, its closure attributed to rising costs and falling patronage. workers saluted as it arrived at Dearborn station for an 8 a.m. schedule.
The United States moves to raise its legations in Budapest and Sofia to full embassies, marking a step in diplomatic ties with Hungary and Bulgaria. The Budapest mission has a charge d affaires, while Bulgaria hosts a full U S embassy in Sofia. An official announcement was anticipated later Monday, likely at President Johnson's Texas ranch.
Members of Holy Family Roman Catholic church said they will hold the planned fish fry on December 2, the first Friday after a decree allowing Catholics to eat meat under church guidance. The event follows months of planning and aims to serve the local congregation and community during the Lenten season.
Don Canney public improvements commissioner has been invited to speak at the National Assn of County Engineers management research conference February 22 to 25 in Seattle. His topic covers road safety from design and converting rural open-ditch roads to urban design. W G Harrington Linn county engineer is president of the organization.
A wartime era report describes the PKO Bank parcels scheme that channels American dollars to Polish relatives. It notes luxury goods, seven room homes, cars, and farm aid bought through American kin, highlighting how communists tap Polish descent to fund the regime.
Poland first minted the PKO dollar gift vouchers in 1948, inspiring Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, and East Germany to adopt similar schemes. A thriving black market surrounds the vouchers as buyers swap them at 72 zloties per dollar, well above the official tourist rate, with operatives lingering outside PKO stores to target customers.
The Iowa Electric Light and Power Company of Cedar Rapids files for a franchise to erect operate and maintain a 12 300 volt three phase transmission line in Linn County Iowa along highway routes and section lines with objections due in writing within 20 days after second publication before the Iowa State Commerce Commission Des Moines November 1986 via Chairman Olek A Win Commissioner Bernard J Martin and Frank B Means.
Coroner M W Bennett ruled murder death by own action in the deaths of Caldwell Adams and his wife Runnell Adams found shot in a Raleigh motel bridal suite. Mrs Adams killed her sleeping husband then shot herself after leaving a note describing burial details. A champagne bottle, new clothes, and $1500 were found in the room.
In Sway England hundreds of pied wagtails invaded Stef Bailey's greenhouses to roost among his carnations. Bird specialists captured about 150 birds, relocated them over 100 miles, and released them, with ten returning to join a new flock of about 100 birds three weeks later.
On the day a meeting discussed institutional power 25 percent of Fairchild Camera stock traded on the New York Exchange. More than 562000 shares changed hands as prices fell sharply, while observers warn that synchronized selling by mutual funds and trusts can destabilize markets.
An amphibious commercial plane crashed in the Caqueta river in southern Colombia killing eleven and leaving two Peruvians as survivors. Surviving passengers were Carlos Jerez and Juan Hipachima. The dead include crew Captain Alfonso Polania and Second Lt Oscar Pineda, two mechanics, a young boy, and two released prisoners. Rescue work hindered by bad weather and rough waters.
Governor Harold Hughes recounts shooting a wild boar on a weekend hunting trip near Harrison Arkansas. He and William Noble of Oelwein left Des Moines Friday and returned Sunday.
John W. Dvorsky 89 of Solon died at home Sunday after a short illness. Born January 1 1877 in Lone Tree he married Anna Krall October 9 1900 in Iowa City. Survived by wife daughter four sons four grandchildren two great grandchildren and sister Mary B Dvorsky. Funeral services Wednesday at Brush funeral home Solon 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. at St Marys Newport burial in St Marys cemetery Newport with Rosary Monday night.
Iron Curtain sources say Lin Piao engineered a coup this year and now holds Mao Tse tung as a virtual prisoner while Tass reports Red Guards praise Lin with slogans in Peking. The sources claim Lin dominates the cultural revolution and undermines the party purge effort against dissenters.
A damaged OCR fragment lists prices for resin grapes and a few contact details. It mentions home safes, a nursing home vacancy, a conservation help line, Isaac Walton, and portable sauna offers with phone numbers.
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