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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1966

Page

18

Urban Renewal Policies Adopted by Iowa City Council

Iowa City officials approved policy statements for rehabilitation acquisition disposition and relocation within the urban renewal plan. Rehabilitating sub standard buildings remains encouraged with city inspections and final soundness certification by the planning and urban renewal legal department. Acquisition targets highest appraised value with confidential appraisals and aims for early start. tenants may stay with rent. Cleared land will be sold at fair market value with tenants and property owners given preference. Relocation aid will follow urban renewal limits. Mayor Hubbard noted about three dozen city manager applicants and projected mid October screening with a hire by November 15.

Iowa City Iowa City Council James Nesmith William Hubbard

Judges Rule For Wallace in Alabama Desegregation Case

Three federal judges refused to order Gov. George Wallace to show cause why he should not be cited for contempt over alleged interference with school desegregation in Alabama. The panel set a November 30 hearing on an alternate request for immediate desegregation of all Alabama public schools. The ruling came after Wallace supported a state law declaring federal desegregation guidelines illegal. Judges were Richard Rives Frank Johnson and H H Grooms.

Montgomery George Wallace Alabama Wallace US. 3 Legal Defense Fund The National Association For the Advancement of Colored People

Plane Crash Over Saigon Shop Area Kills Five

A Viet Namese air force Skyraider crashed during stunt flying over Tan Son Nhut causing five deaths including the pilot and four Vietnamese, with 18 injured. Among the wounded were eight U.S. servicemen. Shocked Scouts watched as the plane spun into a shop and repair plant near a civilian housing area. Premier Ky visited the scene to oversee relief efforts.

Saigon Tan Son Nhut U.S U.S. Air Force Army

Dallas School Authority Denies Long-Haired Musicians

U.S. District Judge W. M. Taylor ruled the Dallas school system may set admission terms for public high schools. The decision bars three long-haired musicians from Sounds Unlimited from enrolling unless their hair is cut, stating pupils cannot fix education terms.

Dallas API U.S Texas W. M. Taylor Sounds Unlimited

Percy to resume campaign after daughter’s murder

Republican senatorial candidate Charles H. Percy plans to resume campaigning next week. In a message for a fund-raising dinner he said he would be back among supporters soon, after returning from California, following the murder of his daughter on September 18. He and his wife with their remaining four children had gone into seclusion.

Percy Chicago UPS Charles H. Percy Dack California

Bricklayers Lead Migration of Brits to U S for Work

U S embassy reports bricklayers flocking to the United States as firms recruit in Britain. Philip Evans, part of a Springfield firm with 120 workers, offers 168 dollars for a 40 hour week while British union pay tops 58 dollars for 11 hours. Ambassadors note visas approved for bricklayers amid broader brain drain fears.

U.S Illingis Philip Evans Springfield Britain Department of Labor Washington Massachusetts Michigan Hans London

French Charolais cattle import marks first in 30 years

Pure French Charolais cattle are being imported into the United States for the first time in thirty years. Charles Potter of the Chicago based union stock yard and transit company says 24 head born in the Bahamas are entering at Buffalo and will be distributed to breeders nationwide to broaden genetic lines and enable cross breeding with British breeds.

Chicago UPI United States Union Stock Yard and Transit Company of Charles Potter France Potter Bahamas Buffalo N.Y

House Approves Tax Incentives Suspension Bill

The House voted 221 to 118 to suspend two tax incentive provisions in Johnson’s anti inflation program. The measure advances to the Senate with some Republican support though critics call it economic poison and fault Johnson for not cutting government spending.

Johnson Washington House Senate Republi

Belgium seeks cut in NATO military obligations

Belgium's government on Friday asked to reduce its obligations to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The move comes as Brussels negotiates terms with allies and aims to ease defense spending demands.

Brussels

LBJ Delays Pan Am Strike Threat With 60 Day Pause

President Johnson postponed for 60 days a Pan Am World Airways strike threat by 12 000 AFL CIO Transport Workers Union members. A separate American Airlines strike was narrowly averted earlier this week after a tentative contract agreement was reached. Johnson ordered an emergency three member board to study the dispute and report within 60 days. If given, the union would be barred from striking for 30 more days during negotiations.

Washington Johnson Pan American World Airways Afl-Cio Transport Workers Union American Airlines Pan Am

Television Listings and Evening Schedule

Channel guide lists 6:15 to 16:00 blocks with Jackie Gleason shows Flipper and various episodes, Gunsmoke, Don't Eat Daisies, and movie reels including Steel Claw and Surrender, Hell. News, weather, and sports wrap at 16:00 and 10:15 with Hollywood Palace at 9. At 11:00 Get Smart and I've Got a Secret air before 1 0:15 full lineup including Don't Eat Daisies and Gunsmoke.

Hollywood Palace

Farm Prices Slide in Month Ended Sept 15

The U S Department of Agriculture reports farm prices fell one percent in the month ended September 15. Prices received by farmers stood 8 percent above a year earlier while production costs rose two thirds of one percent to record highs. Hog and soybean prices led the decline, offset by higher milk and egg prices. Parity remained near 270 percent of the 1910-14 base.

Washington UPI Agriculture Department Department

Riots Erupt Across Northern Nigeria On Independence Eve

Violence flared in multiple northern cities as Nigeria prepared to mark its sixth independence anniversary. Reports from Bauchi claim 25 deaths with Prime Minister Balewa's burial site noted, while Maiduguri in the northeast also reported fatalities.

Lagos Nigeria Bauchi Balewa Maiduguri

State To Check Grain Moisture Test Equipment

Des Moines AP Secretary of Agriculture Kenneth Owen announced a program to test grain moisture and weight measuring equipment. Four inspectors will cover about one fourth of the state, aiming to check 90 percent of devices annually. The effort, trained by the U S Agriculture Department, seeks to assure producers and buyers of accurate readings.

Des Moines Kenneth Owen Owen Agriculture Department U. S. Agriculture Department Consumer Marketing Service Java

Grain trading tools deemed as precise as possible

The article states that instruments used in grain trading are as accurate as is mechanically possible, underscoring the effort to ensure reliable measurements and fair pricing in market practices.

Marcos Denies Johnson Summit Idea Originated in Asia

Philippine President Marcos rejected the notion that President Johnson conceived the seven nation Vietnam summit. He praised Asian credit for the idea and noted the U S influence often shapes what is considered good. Marcos said Johnson delayed accepting the invitation but eventually agreed.

Tokyo Marcos Johnson Vietnam Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan U. S Asia Philippine

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