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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1962
Page
3
The forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with light rain likely Sunday and Monday, mild temps, high Sunday in the upper 50s. Saturday highs around 62, with cooler 47 to 48 degrees at night and no measurable precipitation. Area death notices list multiple services and survivors across Monona Dubuque Davenport and neighboring towns.
The United Nations top Congo official returned on Saturday to push outside arbitration for deadlocked money disputes between the central government and Katangan secessionists. The visit carried little optimism about success, with U Thant's military adviser accompanying to study future needs of the UN force and possible withdrawal of the Indian contingent.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette founded 1883 lists publication days and mailing options. Rates show carrier delivery 45 cents per week, mail prices for night editions, afternoon and Sunday editions at various monthly and yearly rates, with restrictions on towns served and republication rights for all local news.
A $650000 Maquoketa Valley high school bond failed to reach the 60 percent margin required by state law. The vote total was 905 in favor and 819 against across Oneida Earlville Delhi Buck Creek and Hopkinton, marking the seventh defeat.
The report details a crash near runway four right at Idlewild during fog. Controllers warned pilots that the four right instrument landing system was in use, with radar and locator aids inoperative due to ongoing tower renovations.
Public health expert warns that despite vaccine stockpiles an epidemic could erupt quickly if the virus reaches Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. He notes decades of incomplete eradication in the Americas and urges immediate protection measures rather than planning delays.
Cedar Rapids resident 1914 to 1941 Mrs F J Conrad, 82, died Thursday prompting funeral services today in Wayland attended by her daughter Mrs Freda Chambers of 1254 D avenue NE. NAACP Meeting Cedar Rapids branch meets today at 3 30 at Jane Boyd Community House to elect officers.
A commission cites 518 reactors globally with 381 operable and 137 under construction. The Arco Idaho site houses 19 reactors on a 550000 acre complex with four more planned. Richland Washington facility aims for the most powerful unit yet capable of plutonium production and supplying an 800000 kilowatt plant. Studies also consider a million kilowatt reactor.
A group of modern artists in the Soviet Union planned an abstract art show last Thursday to test a softer official stance. Two hours before opening, organizers canceled it, citing technical reasons for the postponement.
Beverly Hills AP reports Patricia Nixon cracked three ribs and hid the pain while campaigning for husband Richard Nixon. The informant says she slipped in a San Francisco hotel bathroom in early October, but continued public appearances to not disappoint supporters.
West Union community chorus performs Handel's Messiah for the 20th time at 8 PM in the high school auditorium an annual event except 1943 and 1944 Soloists include Robert Traeger the Rev Jack Pasko Suellen Estey Rosemary Leahy Charla Ukena and the Mines Frank Kraft Gary Bostrom and David Freed North High School band will play the overture B C Johnson is organist and David Piersel will be the pianist Archibald Sowden will play violin selections
London report says Rita Tushingham aged 20 and Cameraman Terry Bicknell aged 28 were married Saturday after rising acclaim for A Taste of Honey.
A 7000 ton Roman Catholic church in Warsaw was moved 69 feet at government expense to widen Gen Swierczewski Avenue. The move paused Masses and drew 8000 parishioners as workers rolled the church on rails, reinforcing the structure with concrete. Nuns and priests faced parish house displacement and housing changes but praised religious tolerance in Poland.
Washington memorial announces funeral details for Joseph C. O Mahoney longtime Democratic senator from Wyoming who died after a heart ailment He passed away Saturday at Bethesda Naval Hospital at age 78 A high mass is planned for 10 a.m. Tuesday at St Thomas Apostle Catholic church in Suburban Washington honoring his 24 year Senate career and work on national resources development
In Winona Minnesota four youths aged 14 and 15 were ordered by juvenile court to buy and care for a puppy for at least one year. The order followed an incident in which the boys doused a dog with gasoline or kerosene and set it on fire, burning but not killing the animal. The boys appeared before probation officer James Heinlan who acted as referee and placed them on one year probation with a strict warning that any abuse will be a probation violation.
The text explains cepheids as standard candles where longer pulsation periods mean brighter stars. By comparing brightness and applying inverse square law, distances to cepheids and nearby stars can be calculated. Miss Swope helped calibrate Andromeda distances using cepheids under Dr. Walter Baade at Caltech.
The Civil Rights Commission reports rising northern school segregation, tied to residential patterns. In five northern cities including Philadelphia Chicago and St Louis, lawsuits seek integration while southern desegregation slows. St Louis faces resegregation as demographics shift and Highland Park Michigan and New Rochelle New York show mixed progress.
A historical fundraiser item lists donations including 8,885.54 in memory of Harry T. Hedges from George H. Hedges and 25.00 in memory of Rex from family. The document shows a total 8,915.54 and a 1962 budget of 9,608.00 with 692.46 yet to be raised.
The agenda lists an invocation by Rev D A Loferski of St Johns Episcopal Church at 10 a m Monday in City Hall. An item covers the resolution assessing the northwest section of the 1961 paying program. The Board of Health will meet after the council session.
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