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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1963

Page

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Iowa House ponders dairy bill second time

Des Moines AP report on the dairy practices act revisiting in the Iowa House after a parliamentary snarl. The bill would ban below cost sales by retailers for most dairy products and block subsidies. Debate centered on an amendment to ease price-cut provisions and on which dairies supported or opposed the measure.

Des Moines Lange Tom Riley Cedar Rapids Iowa Senate Anersen-Erickson Dairy Sanitary Farm Dairies

Iowa Senate Slashes Welfare Funds In Major Budget Move

The Iowa Senate approved 47 to 0 a 17.515 million annual social welfare budget for the department of social welfare, cutting 418,000 from current funds and trimming ADC by 1 million from the governor's wish. The bill funds ADC at 4.25 million yearly, cuts old age assistance by 750,000, and reduces aid to the blind by about 20,000 from requests. Page 3A coverage continues.

Des Moines UPI Iowa Senate Senate Department of Social Welfare John Shoeman R-Atlantic Appropriations Committee ADC Shoeman House Harold Hughes Department OAA

Lafayette Joins Fleet First of New A-Sub Class

GROTON Conn AP The Lafayette became Americas 28th operational nuclear submarine and first of a new class designed to fire a 2500 mile Polaris missile. Vice Admiral Griffin spoke of maritime geography as the Thresher loss loomed. The Lafayette and Daniel Webster share design upgrades and crew lounges for comfort.

Lafayette Groton Charles Griffin Russia General Dynamics’ Electric Boat Division Daniel Webster Portsmouth N.H

Senate Debates Tax Bill After House Changes

Des Moines officials report the Senate Ways and Means Committee advanced a major revenue bill for a Thursday 9 a.m. debate. The bill keeps the 2 percent to 3 percent sales use tax hike and extends it to hotel and motel services. It rejects higher cigarette taxes, proposes raising the corporate income tax to 4 percent, and calls for repeal of the personal property tax on household goods and most of the 5 of 6 mill taxes.

Des Moines UPI Senate Ways and Means

April Snow and Freeze Warning Hits Iowa Statewide

A trace of snow lingered in several Iowa towns while frost and freezing warnings cover the state. Forecasters predict lows between 25 and 34 degrees with slow warming from Wednesday through Thursday. Residents in Waukon Decorah Charles City Mason City Cedar Falls Fort Dodge and Cresco reported light snow on the ground. A cold Canadian high pressure system centered over eastern Nebraska drives the weather shift.

United Press International Act Iowa Waukon Decorah Charles City Mason City Cedar Falls Fort Dodge Cresco Nebraska

Cuban Swap Sends Saboteurs Back to Cuba

Three Cuban saboteurs and a pro Castro Cuban convicted of murder were exchanged for 21 Americans released from Cuban prisons. The quartet flew from New York to Cuba via Key West with U.S. jet escort, as James Donovan led the deal. The exchange also saw charges dropped and a related presidential commutation confirmed.

New York Key West Cubana Air Lines U.S Idlewild James Donovan Donovan Florida Justice Department Rockefeller Robert Kennedy Francisco Molina del Rio

Mrs. Elliott Cobb Dies Suddenly at 46 in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids memorial obituary notes Mrs. Elliott A. Cobb age 46 of 2250 Country Club Parkway SE died Tuesday at University Hospitals Iowa City after an aneurysm. She led civic and welfare work, held presidencies in Junior League and Children's Home, served on hospital boards, fund drives, and clubs. She was a Northwestern graduate, survived by husband Dr. Cobb, daughter Julie, son Elliott III, mother and sister Elizabeth. Burial at Oak Hill. services Wednesday at St. Michael's Church. Memorials to St. Michael's altar fund or chosen charity. Junior League memorial fund to be established.

Cedar Rapids Elliott A. Cobb Country Club Parkway SE University Hospitals Iowa City Martha Cobb St. Michael’s Church James R. Gundrum Oak Hill Cemetery Turner Chapel Junior League William Hughes Twenty - Ninth Street

Group Cut Their Way To Liberty

Four hardened convicts escaped from Southern Michigan prison in a pre dawn breakout. James Hall Elmer Cracy Richard Mauch and Robert Gipson fled by cutting bars and prying open a wall window then leaping to freedom under a guard tower and through a cyclone fence. Police hunt the men as an army investigates the break from the world s largest walled facility.

Jackson, Mich Michigan George Kropp James Hall Robert Gipson Richard Mauch Elmer Cracy Kropp Mauch

The Man Still Wears the Pants in Family Roles

A light humor note claims the man maintains control in family life. a playful line suggests checking beneath his apron to see. The quip hinges on traditional gender roles and domestic dynamics with a wink toward domestic humor.

Erhard Named CDU Candidate for Chancellor in Germany

In Bonn the Christian Democratic lawmakers backed Ludwig Erhard as chancellor candidate, 159 votes for, 47 against and 19 abstentions. Adenauer plans to resign in fall, with Erhard likely to win Bundestag approval aided by Free Democrats. Erhard, 66, credited with postwar economic revival, faces a staged transition as West Germany's leadership shifts.

Bonn Konrad Adenauer Christian Democratic Party Ludwig Erhard Adenauer Erhard Heinrich Luebke Bundestag Christian Democrats Free Democrats Christian Democratic West Germany

Four CAP Officers Perish in Plane Wreckage

Four Civil Air Patrol officers were found Monday in the wreckage of a light plane that crashed Saturday during a snow storm near Rawlins Wyoming. The discovery confirms the fatalities from the weekend accident.

Rawlins Wyo Civil Air Patrol

Kennedy news conference to be aired by KCRG radio and TV

President Kennedy's news conference on Wednesday will be broadcast live by KCRG radio at 3 p.m. KCRG television will carry it at 4 30 p.m. over the local station.

President Kennedy KCRG

U S Demands Red Withdrawal in Laos After Attacks

The State Department urged pro-communist forces in Laos to withdraw from territory they recently overran during attacks. Washington officials called for immediate pullback and respect for territorial integrity amid rising tensions in Southeast Asia.

Washington UPI State Department Laos

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