Weekend weather chunks mix with town obits and births
The bulletin lists scattered city forecasts with temperatures for Chicago Minneapolis St. Louis Seattle and other towns plus a Sunday Monday cloud cover fog and minimal temperature change. It then flags numerous death notices births and service details across Iowa cities including Davenport Elkader Vinton Monticello Keota Toledo Williamsburg Palo Tipton and Cedar Rapids with dates and church or funeral home references.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Ieago
New Orleans
Denver
New York
Ces Moines
Omaha
Fort Worth
Phoenix
St. Louis
My "Taneke
Seattle
Miami
Wi Washington
Castro Admits Red Tinge Amid Communist Criticism
Excerpts show Fidel Castro denying being a Communist while admitting socialist ties as Cuba shifts rhetoric after seizing power in 1959. He declares not a Communist revolution, defends actions in speeches from April 1959 to May 1961, and notes tensions with Kennedy over proximity to capitalist regimes.
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Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Havana
Cuba
Kennedy
Cedar Rapids Gazette Carrier Service Details
Public notices describe carrier service availability in Cedar Rapids town editions and Sundays. It mentions costs and routes, including a statue sale and postage terms, with references to established dates and the Gazette’s distribution system.
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Havine Gazette Carrier
Funeral services for Janet Scofield set Monday
Janet Scofield 1701 Thirty third Ave SW will have funeral services Monday at 1 30 by Francis Zimmerman elder of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints in the Chapel of Memories Cedar Memorial Cemetery Friends may call at Brady Mortuary Sunday 1 p m to 10 a m Monday
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Janet
Sue Scofield
Thirtythird Ave
Francis Zimmerman
Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints
Chapel of Memories
Cedar Me‘morial Cemetery
Friends
Brady ‘Mortuary
Derby
Vern V.— Rohn
George Cook
Shellsburg
Shiloh
Pigman
Jeffrey Louis
Beatty-Bearle Chapel
Mary A. White
Bethany Congregational Church
Cedar Memorial
Meaghan Ponders Business Future After Cedar Rapids Mayoral Term
Cedar Rapids mayor Jim Meaghan says he will leave office January 1 after six years and is weighing job offers inside and outside the city. He may return to baseball, chamber work, or finish a law degree, and he has not ruled out future city service though he prefers staying in Cedar Rapids.
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Jim Meaghan
Cedar Rapids
Meaghan
Chamber of Commerce
Franklin Junior High
Mason member honored for sixty years at Cedar Rapids event
Chelsea Joseph Benesh was honored at a dinner marking sixty years of Masonry. He received an emblem as Dr. Marion Williams of the Cedar Rapids Iowa Consistory spoke.
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Chelsea
Joseph Benesh
The
Masons
Marion Williams
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Consistory Register
Kennedy May Seek Renewal of Air Tests
President Kennedy is expected to decide soon whether to resume atmospheric nuclear tests to test anti missile defenses and missile killers. Officials say renewed testing could reveal if Russia lacks defenses and if the United States can develop systems to destroy or neutralize incoming warheads. The move would face wide international condemnation.
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Kennedy
U.S
United States
Coe Band Concert This Afternoon at Sinclair Memorial
The Coe College band directed by Norman K. Staf ford performs an afternoon program at 2:30 in Sinclair Memorial Auditorium. Open to the public at no charge with pieces including Bacchus March, Frescobaldi Tocata, Shepherd Herdess Sunday, La Fonda, Psalm for Band, Holiday, A Parade of Marches, and selections from My Fair Lady.
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Coe College
Norman K. Stafford
Sinclair Memorial Auditorium
Bacchus
Frescobaldi
Shepherd Herdess
Ann Neuchterlein
Connie Crihfield
Ruth Wolf
Susan Mieras
la Fonda
Vincent Perischetti
Leroy Anderson
Dennis Hulin
Roger Bear
Donald Pflieger
Robert Russell Bennett
Indictment Served On Gus Hall In New York
The American Communist Party general secretary Gus Hall was served with an indictment here alleging the party refused to register as an arm of the Soviet Union. The papers came at his home from a deputy U S marshal. An arraignment is set for Friday in Washington D C. Attorney John Abt said he and partner Joe Forer would appear. Hall would not attend.
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Yonkers
N.Y
UPI
Gus Hall
American Communist Party
Soviet Union
Hall
U.S
U.S. District Court
Washington
John Abt
Abt
Joe Forer
Thyra Samter Winslow Dies at 58 Novelist and Screenwriter
New York AP reports Thyra Samter Winslow, 58, a prolific fiction writer and screenwriter, died Saturday. Her early stories appeared in Smart Set under editors H. L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan.
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Thyra Samter Winslow
New York
Miss Winslow
George Jean Nathan
Toddville Man Held on Drunk Driving Charge After Accident
A Toddville man, George Vicko, 36, is held by Linn County authorities on a drunk driving charge after a one car crash at the T intersection of highway 150 near Toddville. His two daughters Angela, 9, and Lora, 11, were injured and treated at St Luke’s. Vicko himself was wounded and treated before being jailed.
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Toddville
Linn County
George Vicko
Highway 150
Vicko
Mercy Hospital
Dominican military officials tied to prison killings
The article names Maj. Dante Minervino known as The Butcher and Lt. Francisco Antonio Marte Tejeda as prisoners. Col. Leon Estevez inspector general and Col. Sanchez Rubirosa allegedly aided in a civilian prison transfer after a physician allegedly involved in the slayings sought removal. The attorney general cites attempts to shift custody on Nov. 17 and November 18, indicating army police jurisdiction conflicts.
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Dante Minervino
Francisco Antonio Marte Tejeda
Leon Estevez
Io Angelita Trujillo
Sanchez Rubirosa
Rafael, Jr
Porfirio Rubirosa
Ernesto Sanchez Rubirosa
Official
Dominican Party
William Leahy Rites At Parnell Monday
Services for William J. Leahy 74 who died Friday night in a Cedar Rapids hospital will be Monday at 9 a.m. in St. Joseph's church Parnell He was a former employee of Mercy and St Luke's hospitals Cedar Rapids He is survived by his wife Helen daughters Rita at home and Mrs Raymond Kennedy of Cedar Rapids a son Frank of Amana two stepsons Lawrence McDonald of Parnell and Francis McDonald of Iowa City a stepdaughter Mrs Don Yates of Sigourney
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Parnell
William J. Leahy
Cedar Rapids
St. Joseph’s Church
Mercy
St. Luke’s Hospitals
Helen
Rita
Raymond Kennedy
Frank
Amana
Lawrence McDonald
Francis McDonald
Iowa City
Don Yates
Sigourney
Camp Good Health Honors Arthur W. Cleveland Memory
Neighbors recall Arthur W. Cleveland in a memorial for Camp Good Health. The 1962 camp budget shows a prior balance of 67.12 dollars.
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Arthur W. Cleveland
Pravda Attacks Albania Leader Over 1956 Uprising Claim
Pravda denounces Albanian party chief Enver Hoxha for asserting the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia instigated the Hungarian uprising of 1956. Yugo Andropov writes that such speeches are fabrication used in Albania. The clash marks a peak in the Albanian Soviet quarrel following Khrushchev’s remarks at the Soviet congress.
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Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Enver Hoxha
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Communist Party Central Committee
Yugi Andropov
Albania
Khrushchev
Nixon Attacks California State Administration
Former vice president Richard M. Nixon delivers a harsh critique of Democratic Gov. Edmund G. Brown's administration in Santa Maria California. He warns of fiscal chaos and calls for drastic government overhaul while pledging a vigorous governor’s campaign. He urges debates over Brown’s record before the California Republican Assembly audience.
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Santa Maria
Calif
Richard M. Nixon
Edmund G. Brown
Nixon
Union
Brown
California
California Republican Assembly
Dense East Iowa Fog Halts Air Service and Travels
Heavy fog blanketed Eastern Iowa limiting visibility to zero at Cedar Rapids and Iowa City airports. United Airlines canceled and diverted flights from Omaha and Chicago, sending Cedar Rapids passengers to Des Moines and Moline by bus, with several Chicago departures also canceled.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
United Airlines
Omaha
Des Moines
United
Chicago
Moline
Fog Dominates Weekend Travel Causing Flight Cancellations
A dense fog blanket led to the cancellation of all Saturday evening flights by Ozark. The Cedar Rapids airport saw its last departure, a United flight at 3 20 p.m. Saturday. Forecasters expect more fog through Sunday morning with mild temperatures continuing.
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Ozark
Cedar Rapids
United
Dirksen Faces Stevenson Prospect as Illinois Primary Looms
Senator Everett Dirksen said he would not react to Adlai Stevenson entering the Illinois Senate race. Stevenson, ambassador to the UN and former Illinois governor, indicated a possible bid and would decide by month’s end, with filing due January 22, 1962. Dirksen dismissed commentary on rivals and pledged a strong campaign.
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Chicago
Everett M. Dirksen
Adlai E. Stevenson
Dirksen
Stevenson
United States
United Nations
Illinois
Washington
Kennedy
Senate
Sen. Dirksen
Mitchell
S . Ditkon
House
Berlin Protest and Army Movements Loom Over City
The U S Army announced a larger movement of about 3000 troops in battle groups to travel along the four lane express highway this week. West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt told a Socialist rally that in the long run the wall must fall and cannot be tolerated.
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West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Socialist Party
Berlin
Parolee Charged in Iowa City Burglary Case
Charles J. Simons 27 of Owensboro Kentucky a parolee from Anamosa was arrested by Iowa City police for a November 5 burglary at West Music Co Instruments valued at 1800 were taken and later dumped into the Iowa river two guitars were recovered near Hills. Simons had been paroled from the reformatory and worked as a painter in the area after an armed robbery sentence. He was held after a hotel arrest in Iowa City.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Charles J. Simons
Owensboro
Anamosa
West Music Co
Simons
Iowa
Hills
Reformatory
So Much for So Little Ga Zette Want Ads
A compact note reflects a busy classified page with brief listings and sparse details. It hints at small notices and opportunities within the Gazette style advertisement column.
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Gazette
Council approves new basis of faith for ecumenical council
Leaders from 198 denominations debate a revised basis emphasizing the Trinity. Quaker E Raymond Welson criticizes the move as exclusive, while Lutheran Rev P O Bersell hails it as advancing biblical footing and unity. Russian Orthodox Archb Nicodim echoes gospel alignment. Vatican observers attend.
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E. Raymond Welson
Washington, D.C
P. O. Bersell
Minneapolis, Minn
Judges Elect New Leaders After Gaffney Report
The report by Gaffney, dated last December, notes many changes at Eldora training school after 214 hours there. The judges' association ordered the report at a previous meeting. Judge William P. Butler of Mason City was selected as association president to succeed Judge R. G. Yoder of Sigourney.
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Gaffney
Judges’ Association
William P. Butler
Mason City
R. G. Yoderlof Sigourney
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