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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1967
Page
1
South Vietnamese paratroopers said they killed 130 North Vietnamese in a new battle near Dak To. American forces flown in as bait repelled a Viet Cong and communist regular assault near the U S special forces camp at Bu Dop. Firepower halted the red attack in a cemetery about 50 yards from American lines.
AP reports last week 212 Americans killed 1 242 wounded and 66 missing or captured. New firefights near Dak To six miles northeast ended a costly battle as 800 government paratroopers fought North Vietnamese forces for six hours. At Bu Dop U S forces engaged after a mortar and ground attack. Seven Americans were killed 13 wounded in that action. Monsoon rains limited air strikes. navy aircraft resumed bombing Haiphong area fuel dumps seven and 11 miles northwest of the port.
Billy Graham remains in bed at the Greenbrier clinic in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia after all appearances were canceled through Christmas. Doctors say his condition has improved since Monday as he recuperates from pneumonia and will be confined for an indefinite period.
Former President Dwight Eisenhower and his wife arrived in Abilene to visit the Eisenhower Center before continuing to California for a winter vacation. The stop marked a short public appearance during their travel plans.
A Czechoslovak air force Mig fighter plane landed at Aspern airport Thursday in what the pilot called a navigational mistake. No injuries were reported and authorities investigated the incident.
Hong Kong and Red China appeared to settle a five month border dispute but British sources warned the effect on the communist terror campaign in the crown colony remains uncertain. Officials cited possible easing of violence yet called internal and border problems largely separate.
President Johnson confirms McNamara will leave the Pentagon for the World Bank after the 1969 defense budget. White House and World Bank statements offer praise but little clarity on McNamara's successor and Vietnam policy, with no firm confirmation of timing or strategy.
Two young men were found shot to death beside U S Route 1. A 1967 Eastern high school class ring with the initials DS linked to Indiana rings. One body carried a Miami ad seeking car drivers. Probable ages 18-20. Sheriff's inquiry notes ring origin and other clues.
A U S marine was dragged 300 yards by a tiger near the Rockpile outpost in Vietnam. He fought back with bare hands, escaped with minor wounds, and underwent precautionary rabies shots. The tiger released him into a stream and fled. Vietnam reportedly has a large tiger population.
U S envoy Cyrus Vance left Cyprus for Athens after talks with Archbishop Makarios amid reports of substantial understanding between Greece and Turkey. NATO chief Brosio said the danger of conflict has ended while a U N led plan envisages Greek withdrawal by January 1968 and Turkish troop reductions to treaty levels with U S and U N guarantees to enforce the settlement.
Deputy state fire marshal Robert Smith was barred by three guards from inspecting the burned Royale ballroom ruins. Owner’s attorney Eldon Laird said no one is allowed on the property until an independent explosion expert completes its inquiry.
Senator Eugene McCarthy announced he will enter the Democratic presidential primaries in Wisconsin Oregon California and Nebraska citing concerns about the Johnson administrations Vietnam war aims and lack of de escalation he plans to decide soon on Massachusetts and New Hampshire runs and says the move could spur debate and potential reforms within the party while denying he is a Kennedy stalking horse. He warned of a growing moral crisis in America and stressed the need for an honorable political solution to the war. He has served in Congress since 1949 and was elected to the Senate in 1958.
Iowa's revamped Medicaid program, seen as a broader replacement for the medical aid to the aged, accelerates as the state works through payment delays. The legislature required bid submission for vendor payments to pharmacists, doctors, dentists, hospitals, and nursing homes under the new system.
Blue Cross Blue Shield, the winner of the Medicaid claims contract, faces a large backlog with more than 90 000 unpaid claims and 2 million dollars unpaid despite 2 million already paid. The state welfare board and comptroller aim to be current by year end as data systems are expanded.
Rep. Mills of Arkansas, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said no tax action is planned in 1967 on President Johnson’s tax proposal. He urged the administration to pursue extra spending cuts totaling 2 to 3 billion dollars in addition to the 4.1 billion proposed and kept open the possibility of a tax-spending cut package next year. He recommended taking the case to the House Appropriations Committee to seek budget trimming.
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