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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1966
Page
1
In Saigon seven cabinet ministers quit amid a Mekong delta clash 105 miles southwest of the city where about 1,500 government troops battled an estimated 1,000 Viet Cong. The crisis followed accusations of corruption and police-state tactics while U.S. air operations continued with limited bombing due to monsoon conditions.
Cedar Rounds News reports the city council and four taxi firms agree on a senior discount plan. Starting Monday, residents over 65 on fixed incomes may ride city cabs for 50 cents, or 25 cents for trips under ten blocks, with an ID card issued after committee review.
Hanoi identified the pilots as Hubert Buchanan 25 from the Navy missing since Sept 19 Lt Norman Louross Wells 33 of the 355th TAW shot down Aug 12 and Capt Dona Glenn Waltman captured Sept 19 while flying an F 105. The images show them in waist up poses wearing collarless shirts and looking downward.
London AP report says Defense Secretary Denis Healey announced an immediate drawdown of about 10 000 troops from Southeast Asia to cut defense costs with most from Borneo. He said most would be home by next April and hinted at further withdrawals after that. He spoke as George Thomson prepared for NATO talks in Bonn.
Washington AP reports the House Ways and Means Committee abandoned efforts to craft a bill for a quick increase in Social Security benefits as the current Congress neared its end.
In Totnes England AP report Constable Kenneth Harper described a car with a donkey in the back seat. Peter Cox principal of an art school faced a charge of not controlling the vehicle. his wife Mrs Cox held Neddy the donkey by the halter. The court found Cox not guilty.
In east Oakland gangs of youths damaged 47 businesses and assaulted police and motorists. Nine teen arrests followed a three hour curfew and a fireman was struck. A school boycott linked to education quality protests fueled the unrest.
A witty note about the joy of locating eyeglasses in time to remember their use. The piece highlights the small relief of regaining forgotten access to vision aids.
The White House on Wednesday approved Braniff Airways acquisition of Panagra from Pan American World Airways and W. R. Grace & Co. Civil Aeronautics Board order endorses the deal and becomes effective immediately.
President Johnson arrived in Wellington after touring Pago Pago and Hawaii. Crowds in New Zealand numbered in the thousands with friendly morale and some antiwar protest signs. Johnson recalled wartime ties with New Zealand and met with Prime Minister Holyoake before heading to Australia and Manila for upcoming talks on Vietnam.
Authorities issued a pickup order for Charles Robert Wallerich 32 after a Minnesota bank robbery and abduction. He allegedly forced a Minnesota couple to Keokuk County then released them unharmed. He is believed to be armed and at large in southeast Iowa with prior bank robbery and escape records.
The Norwegian Nobel committee, after a two hour meeting, did not award the 1966 Peace Prize. It marks the first withholding in a decade and the 11th such action since 1901. The 1965 prize went to UNICEF and the 1964 prize to Martin Luther King. The withheld prize money, 300000 kroner, is held over to the next year.
In Ibadan Nigeria Peace Corps volunteers secure postponement of a proposed $5 to $15 monthly living allowance cut amid unrest. Director Jack Hood Vaughn met 19 times with volunteers to address concerns while motorbike use limits and hostels remain unchanged. Volunteers say policy decisions lack field consultation and aim for publicity.
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