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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1964
Page
7
U S military sources report a Viet Cong battalion suffered 55 dead and 12 oxcarts carrying dead and wounded after a Sunday clash near Go Dau Ha, 40 miles NW of Saigon, with government forces taking 11 prisoners. дополнитель
Washington announces kickoff for the Food Is A Bargain campaign in New York on October 19 with a national drive through October 31. The announcement notes food costs rose 24 percent since 1947-49, far less than transportation housing rent and medical care, while farmers earned 15 percent less for their produce. It contrasts U S spending on food with Europe and Russia where food consumes a larger share of income.
London stocks tumbled as traders priced in a possible Conservative defeat in Thursday's national election. The selling surged to the largest drop since the Cuban Crisis of 1962, with analysts citing polls and bookmakers showing a shift toward Labour.
A congressional report finds Billy Sol Estes received no special favors from government officials through bribery or pressure. It criticizes federal agencies for poor coordination in Estes related investigations while noting no proof he knew President Johnson. Barry Goldwater cited Estes case against Kennedy Johnson admin.
William Fluegel, Cedar Rapids Credit Bureau manager, was named outstanding credit bureau manager in Iowa cities with 50 000 to 150 000 population. He received a certificate of merit at the Associated Credit Bureaus of Iowa meeting in Des Moines and was elected to the board of directors. His award advances him to competition with other managers in the six state midwest district.
Three Republican senators press for new public hearings by the Senate Rules Committee on the Bobby Baker case before the November 3 election. They seek questions for Baker and four witnesses including Don Reynolds and Matthew McCloskey about a $25,000 kickback related to the Kennedy Johnson campaign fund.
Don B. Johnson as his running mate. McCloskey says he paid Reynolds the exact billed amount. Republicans persist in tying Johnson to Baker since the investigation that led to Baker's resignation.
Dr Floyd Worth was announced Sunday as new president of the Cedar Rapids Creighton Alumni Club during a dinner at the Thomas Wood home. New officers named include Dr Roberto Rodriguez vice president and Mrs John Dolan Jr secretary treasurer.
Clare Boothe Luce, co-chairman of Citizens for Goldwater Miller, urged Illinois voters to support Barry Goldwater in the November election to restore U S standing abroad. Speaking at a Lake County Republican dinner, she accused Democratic presidents of steering the nation into wars and being outmaneuvered by communists in the Cold War.
A United Air Lines jet bound from Chicago to Los Angeles landed at Stapleton Field Denver for medical aid to a child. Craig Hitchins four was thought to have appendicitis but later found to have a stomach ache.
Sub soil experts warn the government to halt the sinking of Mexico City. They report the capital sank about one foot this year and about 18 feet in the past 20 years with cracks appearing in some buildings.
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference led by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. announces formal support for President Johnson over Barry Goldwater. The move marks the group's first official backing of a presidential candidate in its 10 year history as it aims to defeat Goldwaterism.
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