Congo Crisis Session Denied by U N Security Council
At the United Nations Soviet delegate Valerian Zorin failed to secure an emergency night session on Congo. Western delegates criticized the move as arbitrary and no meeting was scheduled for the night. The dispute centers on Lumumba's arrest and the Congo situation.
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United Nations
Valerian Zorin
Security Council
Congo
Zorin
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Lumumba
Hammarskjold
Col. Mobutu
Cedar Rapids Airport Receives $50,000 FAA Aid Boost
The FAA allocates 50000 to Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport for repair and modernization. The funding raises total government participation to 1083995. Extension plans include extending runways to 7000 feet and adding an instrument landing system for 600 extra feet.
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Cedar Rapids News
Federal Aviation ‘Agency
Cedar Rapids
Airport Commission
Don Hines
Missing Ballots Prompt Cook County Recheck
The Cook County election officials report 797 ballots missing prompting a recheck. FAA plans and detailed specifications are due by February 1 with contracts to follow in spring. Land acquisition for airport expansion and instrument landing system work are tied to January bond sales.
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Hines
Commission
FAA
Missing Ballots Spark Scrutiny In Cook County County
In Chicago area, 797 ballots missing from two South Side precincts are being reviewed in a Kennedy-Nixon contest. The boxes were opened during a Republican financed recount aiming to overturn Kennedy’s statewide margin. Officials say ballots may appear from unused supplies. outcome depends on future orders or court action.
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South Side
John Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Kennedy
Nixon
G.O.P
G.o.p.-Dominated
Illinois Electoral Board
Thief Believes in Planning Ahead
Denver police report Ernest Moyer said a power lawn mower was stolen from his front porch during a Monday snowstorm that dumped seven inches. The incident marks a bold theft amid severe weather.
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Denver
Ernest Moyer
Denver Cop Encounters Calm Knitter Amid Snowy Gridlock
A Denver patrolman stuck in snowy traffic recalls a woman driver who remained serene and focused on knitting beside him as stoppages halted traffic. He quips she likely knit a sweater before reaching work, highlighting the unusual composure during a morning jam.
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Denver
United and Eastern to Buy 80 Boeing Jets
United Air Lines and Eastern Air Lines ordered 40 Boeing 727 jet transports each for a total of 350 million dollars. Deliveries start by end of 1963. The 727 will carry 70 to 114 passengers, fly up to 600 mph, and reach 150 to 1,700 miles.
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United and Eastern Lines
New York
Eastern Air Lines
United Air Lines
Boeing Airplane Co
2 Lines
Boeing
William Allen
Manufactur
Allen
U. S
Rings Stolen from Siebke and Hoyt Jewelers
Three sets of diamond rings valued at 2074.25 were taken from a window display at Siebke and Hoyt Jewelers, 225 Second Ave SE. Each set included an engagement ring with three diamonds and a wedding band with four, all white gold. Police say the theft occurred during Saturday noon rush and was not found until Monday noon during window display replacement.
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Siebke and Hoyt Jewelers
Second Ave. SE
Downtown stores set Wednesday nine oclock openings
Most downtown retail shops stay open until 9 p m Wednesday as part of a three week run for Christmas shoppers. The schedule also keeps regular Monday and Friday night hours.
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Retail Merchants Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Public sentiment to guide remap proposed by Erbe
Governor-elect Norman Erbe outlined a reapportionment plan before the Cedar Rapids Marion Ministerial Association. He urged a house based on county representation and a senate based on population, with counties grouped into districts by population but without specifying member counts.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Norman Erbe
Iowa
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Bishop
Cedar Rapids Aims 5 500 Student Increase by 1969
A Cedar Rapids school enrollment projection shows 23 506 students by 1969, up from 17 940 today, guiding upcoming redistricting and boundary changes. Asst Supt Dean Stoakes notes input from bus, police, and other sources, with new attendance lines likely announced before summer break.
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Cedar Rapids
Board of Education
Dean Stoakes
River Offers Clue to Pair Long Missing
The headless body of a woman and bones of a man were dredged from the Thames linking to the 1956 disappearance of Jack and Mary Love of Tottenham. Their black Wolseley car was found in the river with a partial license and a key in the ignition. Police connect the remains to the couple after a worldwide search that followed their vanished 25 November 1956 departure.
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Thames
Scotland Yard
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Jack
Tottenham
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Jack Love
Blue Star Line
Love
Eisenhower Kennedy Meet on Peace and Transfer of Power
President Eisenhower and President elect Kennedy held a three hour White House conference to discuss peace security and freedom worldwide and the orderly transfer of executive power. They stressed unity in leading the nation toward lasting peace and prosperity and noted continued dedication to freedom.
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IG Press
Eisenhower
Kennedy
White House
Kenko
Cedar Rapids
Marion
U.N
Guinea
Sekou Toure
Hammarskjold
Lumumba
Washington
U. S
Herter
Treasury Anderson
Defense Gates
Wilton Persons
Clark Clifford
James Hagerty
Pierre Salinger
Handler Motors Buys Goodyear Store Building
Handler Motors plans a block long expansion on Second avenue SE between Seventh and Eighth streets in Cedar Rapids. Ben S. Handler announced the purchase of the Goodyear Service store site for 130000 dollars. possession hinges on the lease end August 1. The firm will add a showroom and service building matching their 712 Second Ave. SE site.
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Handler Motor Co
Second Avenue SE
Seventh and
Eighth Streets
Ben S. Handler
James M. Handler
Des Moines
Goodyear Services
Second Avenue
Seventh Street
Handlers
Second Ave
Goodyear Service
Robert C. Armstrong
Fred H. Shaver
Edward K. Dieh
Cedar Rapids
Glendora
Calif
Goodyear
Barbara Burns narcotics charge dropped in Los Angeles
A narcotics charge against Barbara Burns the daughter of comedian Bob Burns was dismissed in Los Angeles. The case ended without a trial and the prosecutor did not pursue further charges.
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Los Angeles
Barbara Burns
Bob Burns
Chuckle Reflects On Bedtime Thirst and Parental Absence
A playful quip notes that a child feels extra thirsty at bedtime when they realize an adult has also gone to bed. The joke highlights a parent's late-night presence as part of a child's bedtime routine.
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