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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1963
Page
1
A liquor bill that cleared the Senate 26 to 24 faces a tough time in the Iowa House. The measure, deemed acceptable by Gov. Harold Hughes, survived its initial hurdle but could encounter stiffer opposition in the next chamber as lawmakers weigh the proposal.
The Iowa House resumed a committee of the whole review of proposed tax programs with informal votes showing support or opposition. Chairman Sam Robinson noted no hurry to bring bills to the floor while Speaker Naden predicted a better than even chance for the Senate bill in the House. Governor Hughes voiced reservations at a Thursday news briefing.
The senate debated liquor by the drink with a bare 50 member body voting and a six hour session. The governor urged caution citing licensing limits and graft risks while predicting House support mirrors the Senate. A detailed follow up on page 5 notes provisions and political reactions.
Air Force investigators combed through a burned turboprop cargo plane wreckage at Travis Air Base California hoping to determine the cause of a crash that killed all nine crew members.
The Argentine government barred all direct or indirect contacts with ex-dictator Juan Peron now living in Madrid. Violation carries up to six years in prison and bans from public or union office for at least two years.
Foreign Minister Mohammed Khemisti was gravely wounded in the head by a pistol shot as he left the national assembly building with his wife, a parliament member. The attacker, a young Muslim, was seized by police.
Former General Edwin Walker avoids a gunshot when a rifleman fired through a back window, missing him by inches as he worked on taxes. Police say a slight movement saved him, and Walker remarked that many on the other side could be targets. He noted returning from a speaking tour and spotting an unlicensed car with its lights out in the alley.
A crowd of Czech coal miners booed and stoned speakers urging them to give up weekly days off to cover a production drop. Continentale reported police had to restore order in the Ostrava Karvinna coal basin.
A bus and a truck collided Wednesday night near Belgrade, killing one passenger and injuring nine others. Police said the crash blocked the road as emergency crews responded.
The wife of Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas plans to sue for divorce in Washington this summer. They married in 1954 and have two children. Attorneys say the couple has been separated over two years with a satisfactory property settlement. Douglas has been on the court since 1939.
Washington AP reports the final transmission from the nuclear submarine Thresher at 9 17 Wednesday morning was a routine operational message and not a distress call a navy source said Thursday
President Kennedy called on the steel industry and unions to avoid any action leading to a general across the board price increase. He urged self interest and public interest, while leaving open acceptance of selective boosts and adjustments tied to supply and demand.
President Kennedy's steel statement sparked a buying surge on the New York Stock Exchange. Major steel issues rose more than two points in heavy trading.
President Kennedy stated the administration is watching for a general steel price increase after Wheeling Steel announced a six dollar per ton hike. He kept a conciliatory stance and opposed any broad rise, stressing protection of the American public from higher costs.
A Bay of Bengal windstorm swept Dacca Pakistan injuring 37 and killing ten people in a late night disaster.
Admiral George Anderson announced that the nuclear powered submarine Thresher and its 129 crew and civilians are lost after a deep dive test off Boston. He cited oil slick evidence and cork fragments from the sub’s construction as factors supporting the conclusion of the loss.
In Groton Connecticut AP reports two brothers Benjamin 35 and John 33 served as electricians on the nuclear submarine Thresher. They were ship mates neighbors and fathers of four each. Their mother Mrs Neil Shafer mourned the loss saying both my sons.
The wife of a Thresher crewman criticizes the Navy amid grief and delay, saying the submarine was an experimental boat sent through deep dives soon after leaving Portsmouth New Hampshire drydock. She says the crew felt the boat needed more time and describes the vessel as an experimental craft the Navy kept pushing.
Families of Thresher sailors endure long, hopeful hours as word of the submarine’s fate remains uncertain. Wives and parents from Wisconsin to Florida express prayerful waiting and personal notes of anticipated promotions and past losses.
Larry Freeman a 23 year old electronics technician from Runnels just southeast of Des Moines was aboard the Thresher. He had a wife and a daughter under one year old and was nearing the end of a four year hitch due to finish next month.
A court of inquiry will investigate the Thresher sinking focusing on hull work done during overhaul at the Portsmouth naval yard since last July. Cuts up to a yard wide were made in the hull for new equipment, but tests found no weaknesses. Officials said occupants likely did not survive, perhaps only minutes.
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