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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1963
Page
2
Hurricane Arlene strengthened to near 100 mph winds and moved west-northwest at 16 mph prompting a hurricane watch for the U.S. Virgin Islands. At 8 p.m. CST the storm was 625 miles east-southeast of San Juan, with forecasters unsure if it will intensify or threaten the U.S. coast.
Atty. Gen. Patterson says residents who are not registered cannot legally vote in Tuesday's Democratic primary and warns that attempting to vote is a crime. He cites Section 3114 but notes it applies only when registration was attempted and errors occurred. The Mississippi Free Press reports a push by the Mississippi Council of Federated Organizations to encourage protest ballots from Negro voters in Delta Jackson and Hattiesburg areas.
Governor Brown announced a code of fair practices banning racial and religious discrimination by state agencies and licensed businesses. The order targets contractors on state projects and licensees who refuse service. It sets 15 articles, including a breach of contract clause for discriminatory hiring, expects voluntary compliance, and foresees possible court challenges.
Philippine President Macapagal, Indonesian President Sukarno, and Malaya's Prime Minister Rahman pressed toward unity amid plans to form the Federation of Malaysia. Ministers eyed August 31 referenda for Sarawak and North Borneo while negotiations on common principles continued.
New York AP reports the big six leaders boosted projected Aug 28 jobs and freedom march participation to 250,000 in Washington. A National Council of Churches spokesman said the group would supply 40,000, vastly higher than the prior 100,000 cap. Leaders include Roy Wilkins James Farmer John Lewis Otis Finley A Philip Randolph and Walter Fauntroy.
Evan Hultman, Iowa attorney general, said he has not issued a formal candidacy announcement for governor in 1964 and will not discuss the matter for four or five months. Asked about a possible Republican bid, he stated that 1964 is the year, but provided no further detail. Hultman, 38, of Waterloo, is in his second term as attorney general.
Secretary of State Rusk arrived in Moscow to attend the signing of a partial test-ban treaty and joined British Foreign Secretary Lord Home and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko in expressing hope the agreement could spark broader East-West pacts. Rusk vowed continued steps toward peace as Home called the accord a good beginning and both leaders signaled optimism for future negotiations.
A fierce storm with winds up to 80 miles per hour struck Saturday night in Pittsburgh, caving in roofs of a suburban hotel and a roller rink. Three people were killed and at least 23 injured as the damage spread across the two sites.
Washington AP reported Conelrad at 640 and 1240 fades into broadcast history at midnight. The Emergency Broadcast System will open the AM band for national alert transmissions, with stations broadcasting federal programs and identifying only the location. The FCC may include FM and TV later.
Nineteen House Republicans urged President Kennedy to back bipartisan action on new wheat legislation for 1964. They support placing wheat in voluntary feed grain programs with land diversion payments and price supports, arguing a combined wheat and feed grain plan would cost less than the proposed certificate program rejected by farmers. Signers include Dole, Anderson, Quie, and others from Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Illinois, Montana, Wyoming, Washington, South Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
J. D. Zellerbach, 71, prominent California industrialist and former U.S. ambassador to Italy, died Saturday from a brain tumor. He had a three hour operation Friday at Mt. Zion hospital. doctors said the tumor was inoperable.
The document lists donations and bequests to Camp Good Health totaling 9,669.00 for 1963 with 2,431.95 still needed. Contributors include The Maccabees and various individuals such as Verde Tone and Ben Pavicek. The figure reflects the campaign's funds and expected shortfall.
Units of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations provided 160000 dollars to free Negro demonstrators jailed in Birmingham last May. The funds came from AFL CIO, its Industrial Union Department, the United Automobile Workers and the United Steelworkers.
A lighthearted note on summer attire mocks the male knee and fashion norms. The quip imagines Mother Nature altering design choices to better suit Bermuda shorts and contemporary style.
In Flint Michigan a sewing needle became embedded in the heart of 3 year old Robert Louis Barieska when his grandmother Ida Ledford hugged him after sewing. A fragment seven-eighths of an inch long was removed from the left side of his heart. The boy was reported doing fine at Flint Osteopathic Hospital where a thoracic surgeon performed the quick operation.
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