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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1963
Page
3
Forecast shows partly cloudy conditions with scattered thunderstorms Friday night cooler in west and north central. Saturday will be partly cloudy and cooler with highs in the upper 70s to 90s in extremes. Normal highs 83 to 89 and lows 63 to 68. Rainfall 0.50 to 1.00 inch, local showers possible Friday night Saturday and again Monday or Tuesday.
Falls within Mercy Hospital notices and families welcomed many new babies across Cedar Rapids Swisher Coggan and other Cedar Rapids areas. The record lists names and addresses for newborns daughters and twin births alongside a series of civil suit settlements and court actions with multiple defendants and plaintiffs. Local traffic violations and penalties are itemized with names and residences. Several obituaries and funeral notices follow for residents of Monticello Vinton Garrison Des Moines and surrounding towns with service details and burial sites.
Federal Judge Edward J. McManus ordered destruction Friday of thirty seven 110 pound bags of poppyseed seized from Witwer Grocer Co of Cedar Rapids. A prior condemnation allowed reclaim under bond and government supervision, but the deadline has passed and the claimant shows no desire to pursue the matter.
A 78 year old motorist, Walter H. Oakley, attempted to back from a parking space when his car hit a second car, crossed a street, knocked down a traffic signal post, and crashed into the front of Do urt's tavern. No injuries. tavern damage about $2,000. Oakley fined $10 and costs for failing to have control. Two parked cars received minor damage.
Joseph Farland, the U S ambassador to Panama, resigns amid reported clashes with Alliance for Progress officials. In a July letter to deputy under secretary William Crockett he cited glaring defects in the aid program and said he had informed President Kennedy. The White House will accept the resignation and set an effective date suitable for the foreign service.
Kennedy urged girls to work in public affairs as they age, saying there are two parties with good in both. He praised the nation and stressed that everyone must contribute to communities, states, and country while rearing families.
James Edwin Ervin 37 of Centerville Iowa died when his semi-trailer propane gas transport left Highway 5 two miles north of Unionville Missouri on Friday.
In Linn district court Thursday four Cedar Rapids youths were arraigned and given until 2 p.m. Tuesday to plead to larceny in the nighttime. They were arrested early Thursday by Cedar Rapids police for breaking into coin machines at two laundromats. Defendants named Stonewall W Denham 29 of 513 Fifth Street SE Gaylen Crail 34 of 1402 Thirty third Street NE Carmen Wilson 22 and Connie Boe 21 of 500 Fifth Avenue SE. Denham also faces a concealed weapon charge with the Tuesday plea deadline.
Prince Montgomery of 911 Fourteenth avenue SE received one year in the Anamosa men's reformatory and a bench parole by Judge B J Maxwell after pleading guilty to a second offense drunk driving. He was arrested Saturday at 10 15 p m at Eighth avenue and Third street SE following a failing attempt to flee an accident where his car struck a parked vehicle. His prior conviction was December 29 1956 in Franklin county.
Lester Brockmeyer, 32, of Orchard trailer court, Friday was sentenced to three years in the men’s reformatory at Anamosa after pleading guilty to a charge of lascivious acts with a child. Judge B. J. Maxwell handed down the sentence. prior sodomy charges were dismissed. Ronald L. Smith of Standard Tank Wagon Service pursued $317.02 against John R. Reynolds. Wanda M. Bell’s divorce petition against Larry A. Bell was dismissed.
Taxpayer, deeply engaged in public affairs and client work, delayed filing income tax returns for multiple years while handling securities inherited years earlier and sold to meet family needs. He kept reportable-transaction information in separate files, attempted to prepare returns himself, later enlisted an accountant, and voluntarily cooperated with IRS examiners after filing.
Undersecretary Franklin D Roosevelt Jr told the House Commerce Committee that a 30 day railroad strike could cost about 25 billion or more. He warned of an epidemic like spread of economic damage and urged swift approval of Kennedy’s ICC plan to intervene. He projected 6.5 million job losses and a 13 percent drop in GNP if the strike lasts a month.
A compilation of short notices reports and ads from Mercy Hospital patients a fishing equipment theft a payphone vandalism necklace theft and a car hit run. Local events include a Soroptimist club refreshments at Ellis Pavilion and free ride park and shop deals from downtown merchants. Charter member news notes Wick Manor Cedar Rapids joining the American Assn of Homes for the Aging with a New York meeting planned October 25 26.
Twelve central Iowa orchestra leaders met in Cedar Rapids to form a group titled Iowas Orchestra. Leo Greco was named secretary and a full officer slate was postponed to a later meeting to be scheduled within a month. The gathering, joined by New York officials, aims to challenge Musicians Union rules including a 10 percent traveling tax and Form B contract disclosures.
Tokyo reports Red China denounces Soviet leaders as freaks and monsters for backing the partial test ban. Beijing accuses Chou En-lai of bad faith, while Albania attacks Khrushchev’s concessions. Editorials depict U S imperialism and urge world peace amid a widening exchange.
Clifford Caudill, 35, a Christian Scientist and unemployed laborer, has decided to pay a $61 municipal court fine and vaccinate his dog after previously resisting vaccination on religious grounds. In court he questioned why his dog should be shot while he believed people could opt out.
Waddington Randall Parker turns services at Turner chapel at 1 30 Saturday by Rev Milton Vogel burial Oak Hill cemetery Pavlicek Wendl E 2 30 Saturday at Janeba Kuba funeral home by Jerry Drahovzal burial Czech National Bridgeford Kermit M Saturday at 9 in St Matthew s church by Rt Rev Msgr J D Kearn burial Ascension Cemetery Libertyville Ill Rosary 7 30 Friday in Monahan Stewart funeral home where friends may call
United Community Service seeks community involvement through a two‑track approach. Four towns Springville Coggan Robins Central City shown interest and invited to set meetings with UCS. seven other towns Ely Fairfax Palo Center Point Alburnett Lisbon Mt Vernon receive notices about the new welcoming hand policy and offer to meet with UCS leaders, with local initiative encouraged before Aug 15.
The Senate committee discussed Pennsylvania's experience with anti-discrimination law and whether Scranton backs the proposed bill. Senator Hart asked for Rockefeller's views, but Pastore said he had no update and the record would stay open until Tuesday for any additional statements.
A navy reconnaissance plane located Hurricane Arlene in the Atlantic about 2,200 miles east southeast of Miami. The system was moving west-northwest and was expected to strengthen as it tracked.
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