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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1967
Page
4
A band of torrential rains drenched Eastern Iowa from Dubuque to Oskaloosa with a Dubuque airport record 7.08 inches. Dubuque city saw 3 to 4 inches while East Dubuque Illinois reported submerged cars and a mail truck washed away under the Julien Dubuque bridge.
Weather reports show Cedar Rapids logged 3.30 to 4.29 inches of rain with a 7.08 inch downpour in Dubuque, the heaviest in 24 hours since 1874. The storm caused power outages citywide and boosted soil moisture for future crops.
U S combat casualties last week totaled 242 killed and 1 490 wounded with seven missing after heavy fighting around Tam Ky and near the DMZ as B 52s bombed North Vietnam. Unofficial tallies place total U S deaths at 13 129 and wounded at 81 669.
Six defeated South Vietnamese presidential candidates announced a militant democratic opposition front to oppose President-elect Thieu and Vice-president-elect Ky. The group claims 25 of 42 defeated senate tickets. Leaders include Truong Dinh Dzu and Phan Khach Sun. Police briefly interrupted the news conference over permit issues.
London AP reports engineer Hugh Marsh filed an appeal with the Royal Automobile Club seeking aid in a damage suit after a horse on a ferry crossing the Irish Sea allegedly bit the rear fender of his car and necessitated repainting.
Scores of Des Moines firemen reported sick as part of a citywide walkout over pay. Fire Chief Lee Williams said over 140 showed absent while 8 of 14 stations’ crews reported for duty. Firefighters must produce doctor signed proof or face pay docking. The strike joined 700 other city workers including garbage collectors and civil service staff in demanding higher pay.
Senate investigators disclosed a severe shortage of U S combat pilots with the current programs likely to keep shortages into the 1970s. The report cites Vietnam demands and reserve callup gaps as key factors and warns pilots would be needed for any new crisis beyond Southeast Asia.
The FCC told AT&T it may defer 20 million of a 120 million long distance rate cut until May 1, preserving a 100 million cut for Nov 1. The commission also allows a 544 million upward adjustment to the investment base, and plans to review ceilings and timing next year. It postponed intrastate and interstate plant investment separation until Dec 1.
Arthur Leonard Lauser a 76 year old Cedar Rapids resident died after a collision on Marion boulevard at Sixth avenue. His wife Molly 70 suffered facial lacerations and was in fair condition at Mercy hospital. Truck driver Leo McCannon 30 of Opheim NL faces a charge for left of center driving and posted a 20 bond. The crash occurred about 3 06 p m while Lauser turned from Sixth avenue onto the boulevard. This was Marion’s first traffic fatality of the year.
Defense Secretary McNamara directs navy and air force to begin preliminary work on a new high performance aircraft called the VFAZ to supplement the TFX or F-111. The project faces long-standing controversy and technical hurdles as costs rise and schedules slip.
President Johnson told police officials that summer race riots were fueled by poisonous propagandists who preyed on the under privileged. He urged stronger crime control laws and stressed federal help without replacing local police, as he spoke with Attorney General Ramsey Clark and met with Truman in Independence before returning to Washington.
Special to The Gazette Iowa City a California serviceman Mark F Koster 21 of Los Angeles was killed in a head on collision on highway 218 three miles north of North Liberty Johnson county around 240 a m His wife Barbara in fair condition at University hospitals with head injuries The other driver Joseph P Daniels 36 of Berwyn Illinois is in fair condition with head injuries He was alone in his car The Koster car was northbound Daniels southbound Investigation into the crash continued
A light humor item presents a husband saying he takes his wife out every night yet she keeps finding her way home. The quip relies on a playful misdirection about marital routines.
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