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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1966
Page
1
Thant signals readiness to serve a full five year second term amid diplomatic talks. A five member Security Council delegation met him after a three hour session to discuss his future. The plan calls for formal recommendation to the General Assembly by weekend.
Rep. Lionel Van Deerlin said he would move to block Rep. Adam Clayton Powell from taking his seat, citing Powell s jail sentence for criminal contempt in a defamation case. He argued Powell cannot serve his country while barred from military service and urged Congress to set a moral example. The note references a January 10 convening date and continuation on Page 3.
Mt Vernon Ohio hospitals have withdrawn admission privileges for Dr. Thomas Prescott and his patients after he declined to sign Medicare patient statements of certification and recertification. An ailing 10 year old boy was temporarily denied admission before another doctor admitted him.
West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard quit after three years, clearing the way for Kurt Georg Kiesinger to replace him. Kiesinger announced a grand coalition with the Social Democrats as vice chancellor Willy Brandt takes foreign minister role.
The coast guard searched Lake Huron for the freighter Daniel J. Morrell from Cleveland with 33 men aboard After debris and a life jacket were found eight miles north of Harbor Beach three more bodies were recovered The vessel last communicated at 12 15 p m Tuesday en route from Cleveland to Taconite Harbor Minnesota at the lake's western end
Pittsburgh AP reports the sole surviving Aronson quintuplet, Roni Sue, faced a serious breathing crisis and jaundice as doctors noted her outlook had worsened. Dr. Lee Bass said apnea episodes and need for respiratory stimulation mark a sharp dip in chances of survival, despite prior cautious optimism.
President Johnson orders a federal prison system reorganization to improve handling of repeat offenders. The plan creates a division of community services for work release and reintegration, with limited new jobs and staff drawn from existing inmate training and treatment programs.
A rapid drop in temperature hits Cedar Rapids from 38 to 30 in three hours, then 34 by noon as a cold front slices across Iowa. Forecasters warn subzero readings in the northwest and mid teens elsewhere with light snow possible, while Friday stays cold. In New Delhi, Parliament approves a three year extension of a security law allowing jail without trial, amid other political notes.
A top Barry Goldwater campaign official calls Romney’s charge that the 1964 race aimed at Southern segregationists baloney. Dean Burch says the claim risks reviving the party’s internal rift and advised against debating the issue. Romney says a 1964 letter hints at a Southern rural white strategy, while Romney and Goldwater aides deny public release of the document.
South Vietnamese troops overran a terror camp near Sa Dec and freed eight chained prisoners while discovering four killers among the remaining captives. An accidental US shelling of Tan Uyen killed three villagers and wounded 14, with disciplinary action promised. Air strikes and clashes continued around Plei Djereng and Dien Bien Phu area as monsoon rains limited missions.
Eight seamen from the German freighter Nordmeer were plucked from the sinking ship in a Lake Huron gale and rescued by a coast guard helicopter. Capt. Ernst George Steinbeck and Lt. Jack Rutlichier reported they were wet and cold but well equipped and trained. The Nordmeer, aground on Thunder Bay shoal since Nov. 19, faced 22 foot waves and 35 to 40 knot winds as it began to crack amidships before the evacuation Tuesday morning. The men were later taken to the coast guard cutter Mackinaw and ashore.
A light humorous note suggests adding shortening for a smoother delivery in public speaking. The brief item playfully frames a speech tip as a kitchen analogy, reflecting a cheerful editorial tone.
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