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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1960
Page
2
Former army personnel from Iowa and eastern South Dakota attended a Fort Des Moines briefing on rights benefits and privileges under the new army. The national purpose was to maintain interest in army affairs among retirees and provide current information on changes affecting them.
A parade of service members from Ingleside to Iowa and beyond are listed with duties and bases. Pfc Lindell Daugherty and Pfc Charles Kolar sailed from San Diego aboard USS Magoffin for Okinawa. Second Lt David Thomas completed officer orientation at Ft McClellan. Dennis Craff won the American spirit honor medal. Others report training at Camp Pendleton, San Diego, or assignments in Italy and Cleveland.
Waters from a rain swollen canal flooded Water Street to a depth of 10 feet. Residents reported rapid rising water that covered the road and nearby sidewalks as emergency crews worked to control the flood.
The People's Daily in Communist China blasts comic book authors for portraying a happy ending for good men and a sad ending for villains. It warns such stories spread capitalist ideology and distort facts, urging artists to follow Marx, Lenin, and Mao Tze tung. It notes China has printed 600 million comics in 10 years and each copy is read by about 10 people.
A fire aboard the Dutch dredging ship Edax near Cairo killed two crew members and injured six, all Egyptians. The American dredger New Jersey rushed to assist the burning vessel.
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