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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1963
Page
11
The notes mention King and Odie, Fare, 3 Password, Pester, 8 Pas, and Merv Griffin riffing. Reading appears as fragmented references to game show elements and celebrity hosts. The text shows scattered terms rather than a continuous report.
CBS airs Charles Dickens chronicle with Clive Revill shaping Sam Weller while delivering cockney diction. He discusses Fagin in Oliver and notes acting balance, tension, and a plan to perform classics shortly after.
The Linn county draft board will relocate Friday from the post office to the Guaranty bank building to free space for a bankruptcy court. The move shortens registration time for birthdays this week and doors reopen Monday in room 634. Two draft calls and physicals are planned for Des Moines, with several locals listed for induction, enlistment, or re-enlistment.
A British destroyer clashed with a pirate vessel off North Borneo. One British sailor and a pirate were killed. Nine of the twelve pirates are believed drowned after plunging into the sea.
Amelia Hertz 85 lifelong Solon resident died after a long illness. Born Amelia Unick Nov. 8, 1877 near Solon, her husband Gus Hertz died in March 1932. Survived by son Elmer at home and sister Mamie Marek of Cedar Rapids route two. Services at Brush funeral home 2 Wednesday by Rev. J. Richard Wagner. Burial Oakland cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday.
In a New York AP interview, former President Eisenhower says he paid no mind to criticism of his leisure activities such as golf fishing and painting. He and historian Bruce Catton discuss Lincoln's need for relaxation and the balance between duty and downtime during the Civil War. Lincoln reportedly considered offering command to Lee.
Dwight D. Eisenhower recounts his 1918 stop at Gettysburg during World War I and reading Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. He explains that time on the battlefield influenced his and Mamie’s choice to buy a home there and reflects on Lincoln's oratory and its impact on the war.
An overnight storm at Cape Canaveral delayed the Syncom communications satellite launch by 24 hours, keeping workmen off the pad and pushing liftoff to early Thursday.
Richard Kremenak 17 of 308 Eighteenth Street SE was treated for a lacerated nose at St. Luke's hospital after a Monday afternoon three car collision at Second Avenue and Tenth Street SE. Ronald Trumblee 19 of 1704 Richmond Road NE, driving west, failed to stop for a traffic signal and collided with David Marth 24 of 1508 Blair Ferry Road NE and Marvin Brown 65 of 129 Thirteenth Street NW. Trumblee charged with disobeying a traffic signal.
Cedar Rapids policemen began the Standard First Aid course with four half day sessions this week. The class is taught by Cedar Rapids Fire Department personnel, including Asst. Fire Chief William McAllen Gordon Scott and Richard Tebbe. Some officers meet at the police station while others attend at Central fire station.
Full information available without obligation by writing or phoning M. R. Wright at 222 24th St Drive SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Phones EM 2 3355 and EM 2 2057.
Courses will be taught for policemen on the day shift, detailing training topics and scheduling. The notice outlines planned instruction times and expects participation from relevant department personnel.
The Elkader city council on Monday approved buying a combination air raid and fire siren and will pursue federal matching funds to help cover the cost.
The Sandy Shore Show features Part I of the Houseparty Hop countdown. Music host presents Top 50 tracks with ABC News-Rolfson segment included. Program airs with continuing coverage and station schedule details.
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