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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1966
Page
3
Laotian air force planes bombed military facilities near Vientiane for about 30 minutes as a feud between air force commander Brig. Gen. Thao Ma and the high command intensified. At least 11 were killed and three injured.
U S officials discounted reports of a Laos coup and blamed internal Laotian army rivalries. Gen Thao allegedly attacked rivals in Vientiane while Gen Ouane Rathikoun Gen Boun Oum and Gen Sayavong were arrested at Savannakhet air force HQ.
A homemade Claymore mine exploded in Tra On market injuring 48 and killing nine, including four soldiers and five civilians. The attack coincided with Park Chung Hee’s arrival in Vietnam for a regional summit as U.S. and Vietnamese forces reported air actions and casualties.
Ohio State University Medical Center announced a heart valve transplant from a deceased 14-year-old boy was successfully placed in 10-year-old Joanie Pobst of Ashville. The center said she may go home as early as Saturday.
Belgrade AP dispatch says China Red Guards call for removal of President Liu Shao-chi and party secretary Teng Hsiao-ping. Journalists in Peking report militant youths also demand Foreign Minister Chen Yi be burned to death. Wall posters in Beijing carried the attacks on three top party figures.
City Manager William Wichman announced 12-hour police shifts after the fifth rape strangulation in ten months. Emergency city council meeting followed Rose Winster s murder as residents urged a buddy system and cautioned against arming themselves. Police tested a man in custody but no charges filed and no new leads emerged.
Oakland police doubled patrols to curb firebombing amid racial disturbances. Twelve people were arrested, including ten juveniles, after three firebombs were thrown, one at Havenscourt cafeteria. Officials argued over whether a boycott spurred the unrest.
The United States Britain and Germany agreed at a Bonn meeting to report in December to NATO on the troops and money deemed necessary to deter Soviet attacks. They planned a November 9 Washington meeting and will have three expert groups study defense burden foreign exchange issues from stationing troops in Germany. Manlio Brosio participated as NATO secretary-general.
President Johnson and Mrs Johnson faced boos and a paint smeared bubbletop limousine during a Melbourne reception attended by as many as a million Australians. Secret service personnel were splashed but unharmed. Johnson expressed hope a long Vietnam war sees a turning point toward a communist defeat.
A coal slag avalanche buried Pantglas school in Aberfan Wales collapsing homes and killing many and injuring others. Rescue workers miners and emergency crews battle debris as authorities fear the death toll could reach around 200 including many children. Queen Elizabeth II expressed distress.
A young man and a young woman were seriously wounded in a stabbing near the University of Iowa campus. County officials arrested a 24 year old University of Illinois student in Chicago, with names withheld. The incident occurred in a third floor one room apartment near campus.
A circulated idea suggests daytime television is used as a consequence by employers for workers who call in sick when not truly ill. The remark frames TV viewing as a penalty, not a policy, reflecting workplace humor about absenteeism.
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