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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1963
Page
2
A Health note urges everyone over 60 to take a pledge and use a cane to reduce falls. Dr. Carter R. Rowe cites safety measures at home, clear passages, reachable phones, and well lit areas. A study of 163 patients over 60 links falls to balance loss and missteps.
J. J. Zand of Caspian Trading Co and Diesel Power Ltd predicts a potential World War III outbreak in the Middle East. He cites Turkey Egypt and Iran as pivotal and argues four fifths of global oil reserves reside there. He criticizes U S aid programs as feudal and argues decisive leadership is needed to counter communism and win trade with the region.
The Public Health Service warns home gardeners to keep flower bulbs and seeds away from small children. Dr. Paul Joliet notes many plants have poisonous parts and some bulbs are treated with chemicals to prevent deterioration. Poisoning can cause severe internal disturbances, though no deaths are reported.
Linn County Cancer Crusade chairman Robert O'Meara urged 2,500 volunteers to deliver educational leaflets and visit every Marion and Cedar Rapids home. He said early diagnosis is most effective and called residential volunteers the key to spreading life saving information. Cedar Rapids captains plan informational sessions as visits begin Saturday.
CAPE CANAVERAL UPI Alvin Webb argues that the Space Agency’s Saturn super rocket and two 18 000 pound satellites touted as spectacular are mostly a stunt. He notes only the tape recorder and voice are useful while two stage tests prepare astronauts for moon flights.
Cedar Rapids man F R Fritze will report on new all weather landing and take off aircraft instrument systems at the 15th annual IATA Conference in Lucerne Switzerland on April 26. He is director of navigational and flight control development at Collins Radio Company and has worked there since 1948. The IATA comprises the world's leading airlines.
Clair Burgess age 44 of Blairs Ferry road NE pled guilty to assault and battery in municipal court Wednesday and was fined 25 dollars plus costs by Judge Howard McLaughlin. Archie Bolton of 2617 Fruitland boulevard SW testified Burgess knocked him down at the Local 100 club 213 First street SW on March 22.
The year’s most spectacular American space launches are cited as Saturn shots. Air Force Major L Gordon Cooper is scheduled to leave on a mission, with details pending on timing and destination.
America plans its next manned orbital flight on May 7 aimed at circling the globe 22 times, likely the year's only this mission. The Mercury program is dying due to waning public interest in the Cooper voyage and the Saturn heavy focus.
Republican fundraiser tickets at $25 a plate for the Des Moines event are offered in Cedar Rapids at a Roosevelt hotel booth or through Sheriff Jim Smith and county Chairman B. D. Silliman. The state wide dinner is planned for Saturday night.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. prints daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids. Subscription rates list carrier and mail options with monthly and yearly prices. no mail subscriptions in towns with Gazette carrier service.
Silliman said about 100 Linn county residents will attend the banquet addressed by Republican National Chairman William Miller of New York.
Two Cedar Rapids residents were injured in falls Tuesday evening and treated at Mercy hospital. Patrick Couser, 15, of 1128 C avenue NW, fractured his right thumb after falling in front of Pierson's Flower Shop at 1800 Ellis Boulevard. Judy Roloff, 13, of 618 Third Street SW, injured her left thumb and abrasions on her right arm when she fell from a motor scooter at a service station at First Avenue and Fifth Street W.
Central City and Alburnett polio vaccine centers will open April 28 instead of April 21. Cedar Rapids sources had announced April 21 earlier. Mrs. J R Carley, chairwoman, said the move is due to supervising physician Dr. Alfred Brendel being out of town this weekend.
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