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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1962

Page

3

Five Day Forecast and Local Notices From Cedar Rapids

Partly cloudy and warmer with southwest winds then turning colder with snow squalls. Friday night through Saturday highs reach the 40s with lows in the 20s. Normal December temperatures around 27 to 35 for highs and 11 to 17 for lows. Year to date precipitation and barometer readings noted along with sunrise and sunset times. Community notices include births and engagements, court notices and a list of local incidents such as overheated clothes dryer and speeding penalties. traffic violations and fines are reported with names and addresses where readable.

Kennedy Macmillan converge on defense and crisis issues

The leaders endorse unified strategic defense with Skybolt cost concerns and Hounddog misgivings. They stress indivisible Western unity as crisis protection and outline communiques on Cuba Berlin Sino-Indian Congo common market and disarmament aiming for a test ban and broader settlements.

Britain Macmillan West India Congo United Kingdom Kennedy U.S Russia

Personnel Managers Name 1963 Officers

Stanley Austin elected chairman for 1963 of the Personnel Managers committee of the Chamber of Commerce Cedar Rapids Cryovac plant. Other officers include Gayle Hayes as vice chairman Miriam Horner as secretary treasurer Norbert Sherman Richard Johnson and Vida Rumbaugh on the program committee.

Stanley Austin Cryovac Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Gayle Hayes Miriam Horner Norbert Sherman Richard Johnson Vida Rumbaugh

Northeast Hit by Heavy Snow and Freezing Storm

Sub-zero cold grips the region as a storm brings up to a foot in West Virginia and nine inches in the Shenandoah valley. Sleet and freezing rain coat highways from Kansas to Virginia causing hundreds of accidents including a fatal crash near Decatur. Truck and bus collisions injure several, with roads iced in hilly cities like Cincinnati.

Mercury Wanakena Moe Adirondacks Kansas Virginia Shenandoah Valley Staunton Plains Appalachians Mississippi Valley Ohio Valley Decatur Ttruck Cincinnati West Virginia

Two Reformatory Prisoners Escape From Anamosa

AP reports two inmates escaped from the Anamosa reformatory on Friday. John Barrett, 23, Council Bluffs, admitted for breaking and entering in Pottawattamie county, and Dennis Moss, 22, Iowa City, sentenced for breaking and entering in Johnson county. Both wore blue denim uniforms and were reported missing after a 7 am check. authorities searched the facility and the only departing truck.

Anamosa (Ap Anamosa Reformatory John Barrett Council Bluffs Pottawattamie County Dennis Moss Iowa City Johnson County Barrett Moss Reformatory

Cedar Rapids Man Injured In Two Car Crash

Donald E. Lowder, 31, of 35 Bruce Street NE, was treated at Mercy hospital in good condition for spinal injuries after his car collided with a second vehicle Thursday in the sparking lot of the Main Collins Radio plant. Clifford L. Haynes, 406 Old Marion Road NE, escaped injury. no charges were filed.

Cedar Rapids Mercy Hospital Collins Radio Plant Donald E.lowder Bruce Street I Clifford L. Haynes Marion Road

Parolee Sentenced for Larceny in Iowa City

Harry Whiteside a 22 year old parolee from Keokuk was sentenced to five years at Fort Madison penitentiary on larceny charges. He allegedly stole 600 dollars worth of items from a Forest View trailer court student’s trailer and resold them. Most items have been recovered and the fraud was uncovered when the student returned home. The new sentence runs concurrently with a prior 10 year reformatory term for car theft.

Gazette Iowa City Harry Whiteside Keokuk Fort Madison Forest Views Trailer Court Whiteside

Grand jury drawn for January term at Linn County Courthouse

Members named to report January 8 at 10 a.m. at the Linn courthouse include Robert L. Buresh Floyd M. Knapp Arvena Cook Harold Ramsey Richard Kendall Ray Langhurst Pete Lassen Leonard Meakins Fred C. Nelson Glen Sangborn John White Jr and Fred Young from various townships and towns.

Linn Robert L. Buresh Maplewood Drive Floyd M. Knapp Twentieth Street Arvena Cook Jackson Township Harold Ramsey Springville Richard Kendall Fairfax Town Ray Langhurst Marion Pete Lassen Leonard Meakins Maine Fred C. Nelson Buffalo Township Glen Sangborn Washington Township John White, Jr Monroe Township Fred Young Mt. Vernon

Jury Upholds Will of Edward Nemecek

A district court jury upheld the will of Edward Nemecek after seven hours of deliberations. The contested will, valued at about 22 thousand dollars, was found valid with a signature deemed his. His children Edward Jr and Virginia Nemecek Thomas had sought to set aside the will, which named Belmont Nemecek as sole heir.

Edward Nemecek Nemecek Edward, Jr Virginia Nemecek Thomas Belmont

Smyth Sentenced to Seven Years for Check Fraud

Wilbur Smyth of Ely, 42, pleaded guilty before Judge Charles Penningroth to false uttering of a check and received seven years in the reformatory at Anamosa. He was charged with passing a $25 bogus check on Nov. 25, 1958, drawn on an Ely bank, and his seven-year parole from Dec. 9, 1957 for the same crime was revoked.

Wilbur Smyth Ely Anamosa Charles Penningroth Smyth Penningroth

Foley Paroled from a Ten Year Sentence

Marion James Foley, 28, of 85 Seventh Avenue SW, was granted bench parole by Judge Donald Barnes after pleading guilty to breaking and entering at Eagle Supermarket May's City. He admitted staging seven other Cedar Rapids breakins in November, totaling 98 dollars.

Marion James Foley Seventh Avenue Donald Barnes Foley Eagle May’s City Sixteenth Avenue Cedar Rapids

Avalanche Blocks Zermatt Town in Swiss Alps

An avalanche blocked the Wisp valley near Zermatt cutting the ski resort from the outside world. Snow drifts reached up to 18 feet as workers fought to free the narrow gauge rail line crucial for access. Hundreds of foreign skiers were stranded at Brigue and other Rhone valley stations as officials aimed to clear the line by Saturday. Electric power to Zermatt was cut while telephone lines remained open.

Zermatt Switzerland Wisp Here Brigue Rhone Lvalley

Car Collision Injures Mrs. Anderson in Iowa City

Mrs. Frank Anderson of St Charles Iowa suffered neck injuries when a car driven by her husband collided with a vehicle driven by Charles Stephens of Iowa City at the intersection of Highway 6 and Rock Shore Drive Friday morning.

Iowa City Frank Anderson St. Charles Charles Stephens Highway 6 Rock Shore Drive

Medical Chaos Reports From Cuba As Doctors Flee

Two Cuban physicians who fled Cuba allege severe shortages of medicines and supplies across the country. They warn that epidemics rise as antibiotics and anesthetics vanish and hospitals delay operations for lack of drugs.

Miami Fidel Castro Marcus Antonio Romeu Cuba Romeu Guerra Hernandez

Deaths Arthur L. Newman Cedar Rapids businessman

Arthur L. Newman lifelong Cedar Rapids resident and Newman Brothers partner died suddenly Thursday. Born October 24, 1911, he married Marvel Gardner in 1931 and recently moved to Central City from Hiawatha. A World War II veteran, he leaves his wife, son Melvin, his mother, two sisters, and a brother.ervices: Turner chapel Saturday at 3 with Dr. Barron. Burial Cedar Memorial.

Arthur L. Newman Cedar Rapids and Vicinity Newman Brothers General Contracting Cedar Rapids Marvel Gardner Mr. Newman Central City Hiawatha Melvin Jennie Chiverton Eleanor Newman Mary Wallace Clifford I. Newman Newman Methodist Church The Elks Club Maine Lodge IOOF Optimist Club Goodfellows Turner Chapel Ralph J. Barron Cedar Memorial

Death of Jacob Tichy 76 Former Wilson Employee

Jacob Tichy 76 of 812 Fourteenth Street SE died early Friday. Born May 29 1886 in Czechoslovakia he lived in Cedar Rapids since 1910. Surviving are two daughters two grandchildren a brother and two sisters. He belonged to St Wenceslaus church and ZCBJ Lodge Karel IV. Services Monday time to be announced Rosary Sunday at 7 p.m. in Kuba funeral home.

Jacob T. Tichy Fourteenth Street Wilson and Co Czechoslovakia Cedar Rapids Anna Kofron Frank Jekerle Earl Drake Wichita Kan Chris Tichy Barbara Himic Omaha Rose Tichy Tichy St. Wenceslaus Church Karel IV ZCBJ Anthony Chihak Kuba

Kilberger Rites Held For Cedar Rapids Resident

John M. Kilberger 75 of 103% Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died Thursday after a short illness. Born October 18 1887 in Fairfax he lived in Cedar Rapids 25 years. Survived by two daughters Mrs Don Abernathy and Mrs L E McManus two grandchildren two sisters Anna Hynek and Mrs C Spalding and a brother Frank Kilberger all of Cedar Rapids. Services 1 30 Saturday at Hesser Memorial chapel with Rev Don L Andersen of Calvary Baptist Church. Burial Fairfax Cemetery.

John M. Kilberger Third Avenue SE Fairfax Cedar Rapids Don Abernathy L. E. McManus Anna Hynek C. Spalding Frank Kilberger Hesser Memorial Chapel Don L. Andersen Calvary Baptist Church Fairfax Cemetery

Obituary Notices for Farrell Archibald Immaculate Conception

Obituaries announce funeral services for Farrell Archibald at Immaculate Conception Church Saturday at 9 with Rt Rev Msgr William A Roach. Burial at Sacred Heart Cemetery Monticello. Rosary Friday at 7 30 at Rohn Funeral Home by Msgr Roach.

FCC Proposes New Commercial FM Channel Assignments

The FCC released proposed FM channel assignments covering about 2 730 allocations across 48 states with no plans to shift the 1 200 existing stations. The plan divides the nation into three zones and creates three classes of stations, outlining power and antenna height limits and noting a six month freeze on new applications starting Dec 17, excluding several states and territories.

Washington Federal Communications Commission Commission FCC District of Columbia California U.S Alaska Hawaii Guam Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico North South Dakota Wyoming Arizona Colo

U N Assembly Closes Session Amid Cold War Tensions

The General Assembly adjourned after a tense session marked by threats of nuclear war over Cuba and Sino-Indian hostilities. It recognized Yemen's revolutionary government, unseated Royalist delegates by 74 to 4 with 23 abstentions. The U S abandoned a proposed U N Angola inspection plan following protests.

United Nations General Assembly Cuba Portugal

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