02 Apr 1961
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1961
Page
1
A meditation on the Resurrection noting initial disbelief by the Apostles and critics, the empty tomb, and subsequent transformation of believers. It cites witnesses and multiple appearances, including 500 on one occasion, as evidence of a historic event beyond mere vision.
Public Improvements Commissioner Woody Stolba said towns downriver from Cedar Rapids could take all filled sandbags at no cost to the city as the Cedar River level gradually declines. Sand costs are 1.15 dollars per ton and bags ten cents each. salvaging the bags is impractical. The watch along levees continued with National Guard patrols and two radio cars. Crews cleanup up sandbag wells and remove hazards as water recedes. Some residents returned home while a temporary dike near Penn Avenue and Ellis Boulevard NE was removed.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk called for Britain and the Soviet Union to arrange a cease-fire in Laos as the next step toward peace. He said protracted negotiations are not useful and noted Moscow backed a prompt cease-fire oversight by a 3 nation commission and a 14 nation peace conference, but timing remains vague.
T B Subasinghe of Ceylon becomes U N council president for April succeeding Adlai Stevenson The presidency rotates monthly among the 11 council nations.
CAB Chairman Alan S. Boyd warned Saturday he will resist transferring air crash investigation powers to the FAA. He argued FAA controls air traffic and safety rules and could influence inquiries, while former FAA chief Elwood Quesada urged FAA oversight with an independent unit.
Detective Gene Young searches for chug and traces it through yellow pages and informants before confirming from Webster’s and a dictionary that chug is a small motor cart sound as used by locomotives. The tale ends with the detective accepting the dictionary definition.
A violent earthquake was reported from Moscow on Saturday night with possible origin on the Soviet Chinese frontier. The Soviet seismic station Moskova recorded the tremor at 11 24 a m EST.
Federal agents intensified protection for President Kennedy and his family amid a threat to kidnap or assassinate the First Family. Four Cubans linked to the plot were tracked as security details increased over Easter weekend, with Caroline Kennedy likely kept at home during mass in the Palm Beach area.
Five young Cubans arrived in New Orleans after fleeing in a 16 foot outboard boat and spoke of widespread discontent with Fidel Castro. Immigration authorities questioned the five who were picked up about 400 miles south by a cargo ship. Jesus Cruz Miranda 20 identified companions Rascel Hernandez 18 Luis Hernandez 21 Joe Luis Cuibelo 29 and Osvaldo Realado 21 and said they came to the United States to find work.
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