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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1960
Page
7
The forecast shows partly cloudy tonight with fair conditions Saturday and little temperature change. Highs reach the mid 30s to lower 40s, with lows near 10 to 18 in the south. Rain is not expected, and temperatures ease into a cooler pattern by Tuesday and Wednesday. Barometer falls and winds from the south to southwest are noted at noon.
A truck driver flagged an Illinois Central passenger train at the edge of Dyersville stopping a 10 car coach before a damaged overpass. The Watson Brothers crane truck snagged the bridge causing railing damage and a four foot rail shift. Nickerson warned and stopped the train using flares. conductor McMime ment credited the warning.
Iowa Regents propose more than 128.5 million dollars for the 1961-63 biennium. Annual operations total 49.77 million per year with 29.04 million for capital improvements. Daners and Hancher discuss a possible tri semester system to save costs and allow year round operation. Governor-elect Erbe questions the plan and discusses transfer credits and program efficiency.
Federal complaint details Pavlick plan to bomb himself and the president elect. Secret Service reports Pavlick claimed mental hospital treatment and that his only relative is a Boston sister. He described hardships at the post office and said he had no political interest. The threat spanned Belmont Palm Beach and Washington with a possible Kennedy reference.
Cedar Rapids post office will stay open Saturday and Sunday afternoons for Christmas mailers. Stamp and parcel windows close at 5 p.m. Saturday. Sunday hours run from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Delivery occurs Sunday. regular daily pickup schedule remains. Officials urge residents to place an extra container by mail boxes to shield overflow from weather.
Washington AP reports the government eased Eisenhower’s limit on military dependents overseas. Exemptions include 30,000 who paid their own way, dependents of foreign nationals, non Americans living abroad, and all dependents in Oklahoma, Guantanamo, the Azores, Mexico, Canada, and Panama totaling about 30,500. The new plan lets services set monthly quotas and delays strict reductions.
Richard Pavlick lived alone in Belmond New Hampshire and wrote letters to editors. U S Attorney Maurice Bois said the complaint was filed after a Secret Service agent reported a letter threatening President Kennedy. The investigation began last week and details of the letter were not disclosed.
City officials outline urban renewal steps with a 2 3 federal cost share and a planned project area. Cedar Rapids appoints Vaughan as committee chair and discusses potential uses including rehabilitation and redesigns, with possible plans like the B avenue expressway and a new Civic auditorium.
Services for Mary Jane Wilder wife of Steven T Wilder are set for 1 30 p m Saturday in the Turner chapel with Dr Marcus Bach of Iowa City officiating She was born February 7 1937 in San Mateo California and married June 2 1960 in New Buffalo Michigan Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery Friends may call at the chapel Also listed are notices for Diouhy Kathryn E Snow and McFall with service times at St Wenceslaus St Patrick s Linwood and Turner chapel respectively including rosaries and burial details.
President-elect Kennedy announced Byron White Denver lawyer will be deputy attorney general and Arthur Goldberg AFL CIO counsel named labor secretary. Dillon and Freeman appointments followed with McGovern directing food for peace program.
Washington AP President elect Kennedy invites all living former leaders to his inauguration. Former Presidents Truman and Hoover have accepted and will ride in the parade. Kennedy's press secretary Pierre Salinger said Friday he has not heard if former Vice Presidents Garner and Wallace have accepted. Hoover's acceptance was reported by the Dayton Daily News, noting uncertainty about party precedent.
Washington AP reports minor shifts in the official presidential tally as states report. Kennedy leads Nixon by 112,881 nationwide with Kennedy at 34,221,463 and Nixon at 34,108,582.
A want ad urges households to list unused Christmas items stored in attics for sale. Shoppers seek bargains on toys decor and seasonal goods. Local classifieds note sellers welcome cash offers and quick pickups.
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce elects Lee B. Winterberg as 1961 president. He moves from first vice-president and leads the chamber after Friday's directors meeting. James E. Coquillette rises to first vice-president, Richard E. Scherling becomes second vice-president. Sutherland Dows Jr. named treasurer. Robert H. Caldwell re-elected.
Reports detail a chaotic aftermath with victims, survivors, and witnesses from Manhattan to Brooklyn. A lone nine to twelve year old boy survived after being hurled from the tail section, later telling of a mother awaiting him at Idlewild. Rescue workers evacuated families as fires raged and the city mourned.
Mrs Davis 52 of 3608 Cottage Grove Ave SE suffered minor lacerations and possible rib fractures in a two car crash at A Avenue and Fifteenth Street NE Friday at 12 23 PM. Police said her car and Richard L Hovey s 1710 B Ave NE collided. Hovey charged with failure to yield. Mrs Davis treated at St Luke s Hospital.
The Roy Rogers Show features a dramatic stampede with rustlers turning deadly. The incident unfolds on Friday at 6 00 PM televised on TV 9.
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