Cedar Rapids Gazette Archives, Apr 14, 1963, p. 9

Pauline Bonaparte and Canova Nude Statue Fascinates Rome

Special to The Cedar Rapids Gazette recounts Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon’s sister, posed for Antonio Canova’s life-size reclining Venus in 1809. The statue stirred scandal, was hidden by the Borghese family, later shown in Rome’s Borghese Gallery, and remains a centerpiece of the collection amid Renaissance and Baroque works.

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Vote Out Instead of the Pay Raise Vote Out Instead of the Pay Raise

Williamson County magistrates planned a pay raise from 2.50 to 10 per meeting but balked at the cost. During a three month one day meeting, a magistrate jokingly proposed returning the 2.50 to the general fund, and the motion passed.

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Moon Cocoon May Give Safety to Astronauts

Allyn B Hazard of Space General Corp described a moon cocoon at an AIAA meeting offering protection from 400 degree temperature swings micrometeoroid dust and sun radiation. The metallic fiber spacesuit would feel like a tiny house with room for a control panel cooking a meal and a panoramic window. Hazard said the suit would weigh about 180 pounds on Earth and 30 pounds on the moon.

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Los Angeles API Allyn B. Hazard Space General Corp American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Hazard Moon

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Our Worst Farce Couldn't Have Helped Castro More

James Marlow argues the 1961 Bay of Pigs disaster backfired, leaving Castro seemingly untouchable as the U.S. and the USSR shifted to a cautious balance. He notes Soviet missiles in Cuba and the resulting deterrent effect, while the U.S. grows wary of new incursions and cracks down on Cuban refugee activity in the United States.

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