14 Aug 1961
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1961
Page
1
Midway rides arrive late for the All Iowa Fair as William Schafer Jr and 20th Century shows face delays. A highway truck ban north of Minneapolis and a ditch accident delay the pony ride and merry go round trucks. Officials expect some rides open tonight and full operation by Tuesday morning.
The 1962 city budget of 9 697 089 dollars received unanimous council approval after a public hearing in city hall. Speakers urged bids from private contractors for garbage and rubbish pickup and questioned incinerator spending while noting potential savings and the ongoing value of municipal trash service.
Secretary of State Melvin Synhorst questioned the legality and propriety of Gov. Norman Erbe asking the executive council for 4000 to print 200 pictures of himself. The governor argued the prints would go to those requesting them with only Synhorst voting against.
A curious cat enters a Ohio Power Co substation in MT VERNON and its tail touches an insulator triggering a 7,200 volt arc. Fuses blow on two 69,000 volt lines, cutting power to about 4,000 homes and businesses for three hours.
New Delhi India prime minister says India could cope without U.S. aid if Pakistan attacks. Bowles had promised U.S. help the next morning to reassure fears sparked by American arms supplies to Pakistan.
A U S C 46 transport aircraft carrying supplies for the royal Laotian army crashed near Vientiane on Sunday. Five Americans aboard, employees of Air American Inc, were killed. Officials said cause undetermined and no evidence of ground fire.
East Berlin streets near the border were crowded with uniformed troops and a factory militia presence. Tanks guarded government offices while civilians largely stayed clear as barbed wire and checkpoints shaped daily life.
Washington AP reports the Navy will freeze about 26,800 enlisted men and officers on active duty for six months to a year. The measure aims to raise total active strength from roughly 626,090 to 657,000, applying to regular and reserve personnel.
In Wind Gap Pennsylvania a 16 year old skindiver Thomas Crampton drowned after a diving partner Kinney fought to share air and retrieve his mouthpiece. Kinney said Crampton refused to surface as both were 80 feet deep in an abandoned quarry. Crampton’s body was recovered four hours later from 160 feet of water with help from two other divers.
The senate approved a measure to authorize travel and transportation allowances for National Guard and Reserve personnel called to active duty during the military buildup and sent it to President Kennedy on Monday.
Chancellor Adenauer said the West was weighing economic penalties including a possible total EastWest trade embargo. In Washington President Kennedy convened a Berlin policy conference with Secretary Rusk and aides to discuss countermeasures to the refugee flight ban and other actions beyond a formal protest. US diplomats noted Khrushchev’s hard line aims to intimidate Western Europe as Moscow deploys troops in Berlin.
West Berliners clashed with East German forces at the Brandenburg Gate amid a crackdown on refugees. Stones flew and tear gas erupted as East German militia blocked the crossing with barbed wire and tanks. Police and West Berliners contended as a helicopter hovered overhead and calls for decisive action grew louder.
A lighthearted quip suggests wives find a few minutes alone by starting the dishes at day’s end. The line plays on domestic routines as a humorous coping ritual.
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