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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1966

Page

3

Chrysler Lays Off Thousands Amid Auto Labor Turmoil

Chrysler Corp. moves to lay off more than 38,000 workers nationwide due to a stamping plant strike. The cuts follow an Ohio Twinsburg walkout and threaten further idle time across Detroit and other plants, as UAW talks resume.

Detroit Chrysler Corp Auto United Auto Workers Chrysler Twinsburg Ohio UAW Ford Motor Co. of Canada Oakville Ont General Motorsparts Livonia Mich Hamtramck Lynn Townsend Newark Del Belvidere Ill St. Louis Windsor Los Angeles Townsend General Motors Ford

Billingsley Dies at 66. Stork Club Pioneer in New York

Sherman Billingsley 66 founder of the Stork Club in Manhattan died in his apartment after waking with a headache. Police report he died of a heart attack. The club once drew top debutantes like Brenda Frazier and became a national symbol of nightlife.

New York Sherman Billingsley Stork Club Cafe Society Manhattan Enid Okla Bronx Braz

Rascal the horse balks at leaving stage in Birmingham

Rascal the horse refused to exit after a three minute debut in Wozzeck at the Birmingham Theater Center. Officials spent four hours using sugar and carrots to intervene before Rascal finally left. A dog replaced him when the show continued Monday night.

Birmingham England Rascal Birmingham Theater Center

Chuckle Prompt on Submerged Part as Metaphor

A humorous line notes that when trouble rises to the neck, focus on the part not under water. It frames a playful problem solving idea in a concise, quiplike style. The author uses a metaphor about buoyancy to suggest seeking the unobscured aspect of a situation.

Rockies Hit By Snow Up To Eighteen Inches

A major winter storm swept the Rockies into Colorado with up to 18 inches of snow. Two climbers near Long's Peak were trapped but uninjured. winds up to 30 mph drifted snow to 4 feet at 11,000 feet. Snow closed Trail Ridge Road and disrupted power lines while casper saw a foot of snow downtown.

Denver UPI Rockies Colorado St. Sunday Peter’s Square Long's Peak Rocky Mountain National Park Casper Wyo Black Mesa Gunnison Colo Trail Ridge Road Rocky Mountain Park Leadville Fraser Steamboat Springs Douglas and Lander Wye Walter Fricke Dan Bench Boulder

Pope Warns of Dizzying Gamble With Mankind Fate

Pope Paul VI urged renewed peace efforts in Vietnam and warned of a dizzying gamble with mankind’s fate. He called for peace by negotiation, cited racial strife, and recalled his U.N. address urging government leaders to halt combat in Vietnam. He designated early October for peace prayers and services.

Vatican City Vietnam Paul VI Far East Pope Paul U. N

Shares Rally Pushes Dow Higher Late Tuesday

Stocks rallied late in the session with heavy trading. At 3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time the Dow Jones average rose 4.67 points to 762.63 after a 2.68 point loss at 1:30 p.m.

New York E.D.T

Hoffa Conviction Upheld by U.S. Appeals Court

The U.S. circuit court of appeals upheld the 1964 conviction of Teamsters President James R. Hoffa and six others by a 2-1 vote for conspiring to milk the union pension fund.

Chicago UPI U.s.circuit Court of Appeals Teamsters James R. Hoffa

Draft Masked Between 26 and 35 Faces Induction

Washington AP reports Selective Service will order pre induction physicals for men aged 26 to 34 who had deferments but now hold 1-A or 1-A-0 classifications. About 50 000 potential draftees could be called this month with many likely to fail the physical.

Washington Selective Service Mally

AMC Announces 1967 Price Increases Across Lineup

Detroit based American Motors Corp unveiled 1967 price hikes ranging from 56 to 98 dollars. The lowest priced model rose to 2073 dollars for the American 220 two door hardtop, with Rebel series seeing an 81 dollar bump and Ambassador family up to 98 dollars. AMC cited new equipment either standard or optional for 1967 and noted adjustments of 15 to 40 dollars when equipment is counted.

Detroit API American ‘Motors Corp AMC Roy Abernethy

Peace Corps volunteer released by Soviet authorities

Tom Dawson, 24, of Annapolis Maryland, a Peace Corps volunteer, was released at the Iranian border after being held by Soviets since September 11 when he wandered across into Russia. U.S. officials say he is in good health in Tehran.

Washington UPI Peace Corps Russia Iran Tom Dawson Annapolis Tehran Dawson Sooviet Davis Boster U.S Moscow Foreign Ministry State Department Soviet Union Sen. Tydings Dmd

Allies Push Reds Toward Sea Near Qui Nhon

U S air cavalry and Korean and Vietnamese troops drive toward the sea against mainline Communist units 30 miles north of Qui Nhon in central Vietnam. Air strikes claim 326 enemy killed and 131 captured with 35 killed in Tuesday fighting after a helicopter downing.

Saigon U. S Hanoi Vietnam Qui Nhon U. S. First Air Cavalry Division Phu Cat

Hurricane Inez Heads Toward Gulf After Florida Strike

The hurricane battered southeast Florida with winds and tides while marching toward the Gulf of Mexico. Eye near Key Largo, 83 mph winds, outages across Miami area, evacuations in Cuba, and vessels disabled north of Nassau and off Miami. Fire, debris, and rising tides disrupted life from Fort Lauderdale to the Keys.

UPI Miami Miami Beach Inez Fla Florida Gulf of Mexico Key Largo Palm Beach Chain of Keys Key West Gulf Cuba Havana Jackson Memorial Hospital Nassau U.S. 1 The Keys Fort Lauderdale Caribbean Abaco Island Bahamas Biscayne Boulevard Biscayne Bay

Teacher Leaves School Threatens License Revocation

Cedar Rapids board of education will seek state action to revokeWilliam Slater teaching license after he left Franklin junior high without notice. Slater, new industrial arts teacher, failed to report Sept 19 and called from California to say he took a job there. The board declared the Franklin position vacant and will decide on further action if contract violations are evident.

Cedar Rapids Salisbury Slater

Vietnam Goal Gained by Divorce Pair Remarried

Decatur Alabama AP. Franklin Beggs a 26 year old farm boy truck driver and lay preacher sought helicopter duty in Vietnam. After a divorce prompted by his wife accusing him of slapping her Beggs remarried Linda Joyce Beggs and began basic training at Fort Benning then flying school earning his wings. He was en route to Fort Dix to await deployment.

U.S Sampan South Vietnam North Vietnam Decatur Ala Franklin Beggs Vietnam Beggs Fort Benning Linda Joyce Beggs Gadsden Fort Dix

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