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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1965

Page

2

Legion Chief Calls Legislature To Act On Child Aid Plan

DES MOINES UPI The national commander of the American Legion urged a joint session of the Town legislature to pass a five point public interest program for child welfare and drug control. He asked funds for the Iowa Soldiers Home at Marshalltown and outlined tests for PKU newborns safety glasses in schools and measures to protect abused children. He announced planning for an occupational therapy unit at the Soldiers Home costing 8500 to 10000 with work to start this spring.

Des Moines UPI American Legion Donald Johnson Johnson West Branch Legion General Assembly Iowa Soldiers Marshalltown Johnson Iowa Monkers Iowa Soldiers Home

Man Admits 22 Cedar Rapids Burglaries Read in Local Wave

Cedar Rapids resident John Lacy Schaepperkotter, 22, admitted to 22 Cedar Rapids break ins along with 11 auto thefts and four other larcenies after a Sunday arrest following a high speed chase on the southwest side. Police say his plea helps resolve most burglaries linked to a late November wave.

Jerry Elsez Cedar Rapids Marion George Matias Schaepperotter Schaepperkotter

Iowa Chilled by Northerly Winds

Light snow and northerly winds moved into Iowa with colder temperatures. The Weather Bureau forecast generally light snowfall and subfreezing lows, with Monday night readings from 5 to 10 below in the northwest to 5 to 18 above in the southeast.

Associated Press Iowa Weather Bureau

FDA Restricts Methamphetamine Nasal Inhalers to Prescriptions

In a federal register policy, the FDA bans sale of methamphetamine nasal inhalers without a prescription due to widespread abuse. Commissioner George Larrick cited rising misuse from 1959 to 1964, with cases concentrated in Colorado Illinois Iowa Kentucky Kansas Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma Texas and Indiana. He noted that pep pills face similar bootleg traffic despite prescription status.

ASTON Food and Drug Administration FDA Federal Register George Larrick Food and Drugs Colorado Illinois Iowa Kentucky Kansas Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma Texas Indiana Larrick

Newark Youth Corps Project a Success in City

Newark reports the first National Neighborhood Youth Corps project has placed 348 youths ages 16 to 21 in city work roles earning 1.25 dollars an hour. Participants perform tasks from tree trimming to library work while many attend night school. Officials cite reduced dropouts, restored self respect, and hope for permanent city employment as promising indicators.

Newark N. J Johnsonj New Newark Asjark Nyc Labor Wirtz Washington Dominick Spina

Kosygin Returns From Asian Trip Amidunity Talks

Premier Kosygin cut short an 11 day Asian tour by pledging Soviet military aid to North Vietnam and meeting Chinese leaders in Peking. He held a 25 minute private session with Brezhnev on arrival, stressing communist unity while Moscow and Peking showed no progress on key disputes. The March 1 Moscow conference to unite communists faces Chinese and North Vietnamese skepticism.

Henry S. Bradsher Moscow Premie Kosygin North Vietnam Peking Kosygin Brezhnev Hanoi Pyongyang China North Korea Firstland Dmitry Hw Noliretinov Rodion Malinovsky Pan Tsvn-li

Johnson urges sweeping crime drive for Washington

President Johnson called for a broad program to make Washington a model city including self-government, school and welfare improvements, rapid transit, and housing. He urged higher police staffing, tougher pistol registration, stronger courts and corrections, and efforts to curb crime causes.

Washington UPI Johnson Congress District of Columbia District of Columbia Lau Wulin Y

Rich Voice Silenced By Cancer

Santa Monica notes the death of Nate King Cole at 45 after lung cancer surgery on January 25. Hospitalized December 8 for a respiratory ailment, his illness worsened last week. he canceled a Las Vegas fan engagement and was replaced by Frank Sinatra at Los Angeles music center. He leaves wife Maria, daughters Carol Natalie and twins Casey Timothn, and adopted son Nat Kelly. His early career began with a 14 piece band earning $1.50 nightly.

Santa Monica Calif Nate‘King” Cole Cole St. John’s Hospital Sands Hotel Las Vegas Los Angeles New Music Center Frank Sinatra Maria Carol Natalie Casey and Timothn Nat Kelly

SAC To Close Operations in Britain April

The article reports SAC plans to close seven overseas bases including operations in Britain by April 1 after 14 years. It notes the Baysmouth, Portsmouth, and Brooklyn yards are affected and that remaining bases will shift to West Germany for transit duties. It also covers a profile of Nat King Cole and a note on defense economy measures.

SAC Britain Gin Ge Chou En-lai Sage Cole Good London U. S Air Command Brit Cooperaton Air Force West United States Royal Airlion Trans- Cole Pinnacle el- Heyford Hollywood U. S. Air Force Defense McNamara Portsmouth N. H Brooklyn Navy Yards U.S Young Nat Menti Long Beach Calif California

Ballots of Steel Union Impounded in Indiana Case

A federal judge in Hammond Indiana ruled that nearly 8000 ballots from the United Steelworkers union presidential race would remain impounded pending a decision on vote rigging charges in a large local union dispute.

Pittsburgh UPI Hammond Ind United Steelworkers

Small Fry Raise Fund for Pianist in Harlem

Michael Steinberg, a Long Island pianist, plans to compete in the Chopin International in Warsaw after a Harlem community center school of the arts raised over 600 dollars. About 190 pupils, mostly Black, ages 3 to 17, organized a Sunday recital led by Miss Dorothy Maynor to cover his travel costs. The event drew more than 800 attendees across racial lines, and Steinberg praised the children for their support and resolve.

Harlem Long Island Poland Michael Steinberg Steinberg Harlem Community Center School of the Arts Warsaw Dorothy Maynor St. James Presbyterian Church Maynor

How Do You Do Grow Up Joke From Family Friend

A humorous quip where a boy greets an old family friend with a polite greeting and a cheeky request to leave, highlighting a child's growth and social timing. The line captures light, playful etiquette and the punchline hinges on politeness masking impatience.

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DER Don Johnson I Man C.R John Lacy Schaepperkotter Fifteenth Avenue SW Stanley Schoff Cours Radio & TV Twelfth Street Fourth Avenue Charles Smith Franklin Hicks Sixteenth Avenue Sixth Street Charles Jelinek Leland Meikle Eighth Street Lemuel K. Tharp Fifteenth Avenue First Neighborhood Youth Corps Dern SO Zoou Slat Hugh Addonizio Soviet Union Vietnam Mweol Auvilg Avaaliavwic Yuolulo Bacuaia C. R Nat Cole St. Michael’s Church NPR Alabama Nathaniel Adams Cole Chicago Rantict Society Pesesvereaee Edeesaase Pereree Eeriers Steel Union Small Fry New York
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