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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1961

Page

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Bentley Receives 90 Days For Flaunting The Law

Ralph E. Bentley a 19 year old from Norway received a 90 day county jail sentence after pleading guilty to speeding excessive noise improper registration faulty equipment and driving with a suspended license Judge Don ald Barnes described the action as a flaunting of the law The sentences include 30 days each for speeding and for the license suspension plus 10 day terms for the remaining three charges The arrest followed his failure to appear in municipal court and discovery of a suspended license in July The case continued as police added a fourth charge and Bentley was arrested on a warrant

Cedar Rapids Len Ralph E. Bentley Norway Donald Barnes Bentley Russia Japan Stalingrad U.S Hiroshima Tokyo

Mikoyan Ends Visit with Warning in Japan

Soviet First Deputy Premier Mikoyan wrapped up a nine day Tokyo visit with a warning to the West to sign a peace treaty with East Germany or lose access to West Berlin. He pressed for an East German pact and criticized U S policy while urging closer Japan relations and trade.

Tokyo Mikoyan Japan East Germany West Berlin Berlin Soviet Union German Democratic Republic U. S Germany U.N. General Assembly Liberal Democratic Party Moscow Pacific

Big 3 Auto Makers Propose 6 Cent Annual Hikes

United Auto Workers head says the offer is woefully inadequate. General Motors Ford and Chrysler propose 6 cent an hour raises each year for three years plus cost of living allowances and expanded fringe benefits. Ford and Chrysler terms include an Aug 31 contract expiry. GM open to changes. Law unions note the plan as insufficient compared with past settlements.

Detroit General Motors Corp Ford Motor Co Chrysler Corp United Auto Workers United Front Malcolm Denise Ford Chrysler Denise UAW Leonard Woodcock General Motors Woodcock

Hoffa Challenges Meany to Cincinnati Debate

Teamsters chief James R. Hoffa challenged AFL-CIO president George Meany to a Sunday debate in Cincinnati on union advantages. Hoffa accused Meany of raid attempts while Meany welcomed defections as members seek freedom from Teamsters influence. Hoffa reserved Cincinnati Music Hall for the event. Meany had no comment.

Washington Teamsters James R. Hoffa George Meany Afl-Cio Cincinnati Hoffa Meany National Labor Relations Board Cincinnati Music Hall

Kennedy declines to seize Cuban ship in ransom standoff

In Norfolk, President Kennedy refused to detain a Cuban merchant ship to pressure families of 10 defecting crewmen. He warned such a barter could be illegal in the United States and harmful to innocent travelers. Bundy conveyed the message of respect for the defectors' quest for freedom. Navarro said he urged the seizure to aid families, and Navarro's relatives had escaped to the United States before the ship was diverted.

Norfolk Kennedy Jorge Navarro Bahia de Nipe U. S McGeorge Bundy Navarro Cuba U.S

Portrait of Wellington Stolen From National Gallery

A Goya portrait of the Duke of Wellington was stolen from Britain's National Gallery in London. The work, bought for 140000 pounds amid controversy, vanished overnight. Scotland Yard named Supt. Victor Massey to lead the hunt as detectives checked the hall where the painting had hung behind rails.

London Duke of Wellington Britain National Gallery Scotland Yard Yard Sotheby’s Charles Wrightsman New York Kennedy U.S Wrightsman Fifth Avenue New York City Europe Francisco Goya Iron Duke Stanley Clark Sotheby's Trafalgar Square Lord Nelson Duke of Leeds Wellington Aix-en-Provence France Supt Victor Massey Massey West End

Adenauer Heckled by Berlin Reds on Morale Visit

Chancellor Adenauer toured the Berlin barrier and faced jeers from Communist crowds as he moved through Potsdamer Platz and the wall. East German propagandists shouted threats while Western officials, including Mayor Brandt, greeted him. Refugees cheered at Marienfelde as East Berliners faced forced labor and displacement after the sector border closure.

Kenny Eisler Adenauer Potsdamer Platz Brandenburg Gate West Berlin Brandt Berlin Johnson Washington Bonn Marienfelde East Berlin East Germany Wall Red

Laxity blocks foes of gambling eyed by Senate inquiry

Washington AP reports New York crime commission chair Goodman Sarachan told a Senate investigations subcommittee that police chiefs can identify nearly every professional gambler yet rarely arrest them. He cited lenient judges and weak laws, and noted Ithaca campus gambling concerns and a policy against arrests without a complaint.

Washington New York States Crime Investigating Commission Goodman Sarachan Rochester Senate Senate Investigations Subcommittee New York Sarachan Cornell University Ithaca Jerome Adlerman Subcommittee Upstate Jacob Grumet New York City Adlerman Internal Revenue Service

Sioux City Hit By 4-Inch Rain

Rain drenched western and southern Iowa with 4.28 inches in Sioux City and 1.65 in Council Bluffs while Des Moines logged 0.09 inch. A low pressure system moved from Nebraska into Kansas and Oklahoma. Temperatures will rise from mid to upper 50s tonight to upper 70s and lower 80s by Wednesday.

Sioux City United Press International Iowa Council Bluffs Des Moines Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma

Hoover recalls a joyful life moment in six part series

In the second of a six part series The Time of My Life J Edgar Hoover discusses a fear turned to happiness. The editorial page features a lineup with Carl Sandburg Tomorrow Admiral Chester Nimitz Richard Rodgers and Tallulah Bankhead sharing pivotal life moments.

J. Edgar Hoover Carl Sandburg Chester Nimitz Richard Rodgers Tallulah Bankhead

JFK Tax Plan Deemed Dead for This Congressional Session

Informants from the House say President Kennedy's stopgap tax reform program is dead for the current session. Delay could push his broader tax overhaul into the next year, stalling anticipated changes to the tax structure.

JFK Washington Kennedy Congress House

Adlai Assails Soviet Cynicism at United Nations

At the United Nations the United States accused the Soviet Union of cynical suppression of freedoms and of backing colonialism, as Ambassador Adlai Stevenson contrasted Soviet actions with France’s postwar decolonization. Stevenson urged negotiations in the French Tunisian talks framework while dismissing calls for immediate troop withdrawal.

U. S Russia Adlai Stevenson Platon Morozov VU. S Stevenson France Poland Hungary East Germany Morozov

Chuckle Joke About Man's Sensitive Back and Head

A humorous line notes a man whose body is extremely sensitive with a playful image of patting his back causing his head to swell. Copyright reference appears at end.

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