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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1963
Page
1
Hawkeye Downs hosts an all new fair as crews reconfigure six livestock barns after 1,100 four day exhibitors depart. Mid night dinner for the workers followed a wall of straw removal and straw haul in. Open beef show state sheep show and 4 H and FFA events were to be set by noon Thursday.
A Chinese government broadcast accuses Khrushchev of promising atomic help to China on October 15, 1957 and breaking the pledge in 1959 to please Eisenhower. It cites a June 20 1959 date, notes Mao era talks, and mentions no public discussion of a bomb during Khrushchev's Peking visit.
The schedule highlights two free 90 Minutes of Fast Moving Fun shows at 8 p.m. in the amphitheater and 2 p.m. follow up, with morning judging for Angus Hereford Short horn heifers and open beef show sheep classes, plus oral judging in the garden flower show.
Volunteers in the Agriculture building prepare for the next day's rose show and garden flower events. Night crews at the fairground remove debris with trucks rakes and shovels so guests arrive to a pristine setting.
Berkeley AP reports a giant earthquake started late Thursday morning and continued to be recorded an hour later. The event was described as likely occurring in Peru and traced by a University of California seismologist.
Consulting Engineer Ned Ashton told City Council on Thursday that an error in original construction on the Third Avenue Bridge makes parts of the north sidewalk unsafe. He cited misplaced reinforcing and rusted sections, recommended closing or bridging weakened areas, and noted disintegrated concrete under bricks causing rough wearing surfaces while the roadway remains safe.
The Rev Charles Dismas Clark 62 known for guiding about 3500 ex convicts and founding Dismas House in a 91 year old former school building near downtown St Louis died of a heart attack He started the Father Dismas Clark Foundation in 1959 Helping about 2080 ex convicts pass through the center which houses about 60 at a time Friends provided 40000 to purchase the building Some law officers criticized the effort while former inmates praised him The Hoodlum Priest film portrayed his work and impact in the community.
A white man threw a tear gas bomb inside a Birmingham department store that had recently desegregated its lunch counters. At least six people were hospitalized. the bomber fled the scene.
Two men, both about 45, were arrested in Bournemouth after a woman alerted police during a lodging request incident. Police recovered about 100000 pounds, with a second car found holding a large sum. Charges were not released as suspects were moved to Buckinghamshire. Other detainees in London were held for investigation.
Iowa Attorney General Evan Hultman will meet U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy in Washington at 10:30 a.m. Friday to discuss proposed civil rights legislation. The session follows Kennedy's request and will consider Iowa’s public accommodation and fair employment practices laws from 1963.
Hollywood AP reports playwright and director Clifford Odets, 57, died Wednesday night of stomach cancer after a career spanning Broadway and film. Odets wrote Waiting for Lefty Awake and Sing Golden Boy and Night Music, later moving between New York and Hollywood. His works include None but the Lonely Heart which earned Ethel Barrymore an Oscar, and The Country Girl movie earning Grace Kelly a best actress Oscar. He was married twice and had two children with his second wife Betty Grayson.
In Jackson Mississippi the state college board voted 6 to 5 to not delay James Merediths graduation from the University of Mississippi. The decision comes after debate over milestones for Meredith the first black student to integrate the school.
Nelson Drummond a 34 year old navy yeoman from Baltimore was sentenced to life in prison for espionage. Convicted on conspiracy to commit espionage after two trials he was found guilty of spying for the Soviet Union.
Washington AP report describes Cuban refugees rescued from An guilla Key after a seizure by men from two Cuban war ships and a helicopter. Coast guard ship Ariadne transported 10 refugees to Key West while U S warplanes observed.
Special to The Gazette Marengo A truck driver, Guy Cook, 50, of Scottsville Kentucky, was killed when his semi trailer ran off Highway 6 two miles west of Ma range. The trailer jackknifed and toppled onto the cab, pinning him. Authorities said Cook apparently fell asleep and rescue crews took two hours to free the body.
Renovation converts the former Newman department store into United Fire and Casualty Co offices. The six story section on Second Street will be altered with two added floors to the corner three story block, one floor removed from the older part, and exterior changes including Indiana limestone and granite panels. New heat absorbing windows with aluminum framing will be installed as work starts from the second floor upward.
A light column notes the ironic peace found in cash remedies may soothe nerves but does not guarantee happiness. It hints at humor in budget boosts and the limits of wealth to fix deeper worries.
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