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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1963
Page
1
Secretary of Defense McNamara states there are missiles in Cuba but not of a type that would threaten the United States. He says based on available information there are no surface missiles threatening the country today. The interview comes as Congress questions defense figures and public debate over Soviet forces in Cuba continues.
President Kennedy outlined a sweeping mental health program to reduce institutionalization and expand community centers. He proposed prenatal and child health care, trained professionals, and research centers with four new bills, including targeted funding for the first 15 months.
The Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. board urges a two for one split of common stock and places the proposal before stockholders at the May 14 annual meeting. Directors also declare quarterly dividends on preferred and common shares, payable April 1 to holders of record March 15.
A slow moving storm lashed the Atlantic with twenty foot waves and fifty mile winds endangering more than a half dozen ships. Coast guard craft tried to rescue vessels from Florida to the Carolinas as tides rose two to four feet. The storm sank a trawler off Florida before sweeping across the state, drowning three sailors while six others were rescued.
President Kennedy convenes 20 Marine officers from the Second Division to test 50 miles in up to three days at Camp Lejeune under Roosevelt era fitness standards. The exercise includes long marches and staged sprints ending with a 200 yard dash, reflecting a broader interest in White House staff fitness.
PECOS Texas AP The Reeves County Memorial hospital board refused to reinstate Dr John Paul Dunn to its staff. Dunn said he would sue for an injunction. The board accused the 35 year old physician of making derogatory remarks harassment and amorous scenes with women patients. The decision bars him from sending or treating hospital patients except those admitted before the order. About one third of hospital patients were Dunns. The hospital has 10 doctors including Dunn. Dunn claimed to have tipped the FBI to the activit...
Prime Minister John Diefenbaker spurns calls to quit as cabinet ministers push for resignation. He plans a showdown in the Canadian House of Commons on the nuclear arms issue while an overflow crowd gathers, signaling a likely confidence vote and possible dissolution of Parliament. Opposition parties vow to vote against the government.
Rep Katherine Falvey led a dramatic 59 to 45 vote in the Iowa House to erase the death penalty for most crimes while preserving it for kidnapping. The debate featured cross‑party appeal with claims it deters murder and arguments from both sides as Gov. Hughes faced allied and opposition motions in a tense political moment.
Children's dental health in Cedar Rapids is thriving according to a report from the Iowa state health department. Ten dentists tested kindergarten through seventh grade students, comparing May 1952 data after water fluoridation to January 195? findings, noting complete decay absence in five year olds and a 61.9 percent drop in baby tooth decay.
Over ten years Cedar Rapids water fluoridation sharply cut decay in permanent and baby teeth across ages five to thirteen. Caries free rates rose from 1952 to 1963, with 8.9 to 45.4 percent in eight year olds and other age gains. Dentists led by Lehman and Henshaw deem the results gratifying.
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