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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1962

Page

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Next Date For Glenn Is Tuesday

Cape Canaveral AP reports NASA postpones John Glenn space mission to next Tuesday at the earliest due to bad Atlantic weather. Glenn remains confident, with Dr. William Douglas noting no need for replacement. Countdown and systems will be cycled, parts replaced, and attitude control jets checked as delays continue.

Cape Canaveral United States Atlantic Ocean John Glenn Glenn William Douglas Douglas National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA

Duty tours in Vietnam extended for helicopter crews

In Saigon an informed source says tours of duty in South Vietnam for certain U S army personnel in helicopter units have been extended from six to 18 months. The change affects key helicopter personnel and does not apply to most of about 4 000 U S service members in country.

U.S International Control Commission South Vietnam

Bodies of Woman, 4 Children Found

In Columbia South Carolina a woman and her four children were found dead in their home on Friday initial reports indicated gunshot fatalities. Authorities searched for the husband and father Captain Vincent Madison based at Fort Jackson as the investigation began.

Columbia S.C Vincent Madison Fort Jackson

Employee in Home Of Slain Colonel Held as Suspect

In Leopoldville a Congolese houseboy who worked for Lt. Col. Helen Stogner, U.S. assistant military attache, was arrested on suspicion of killing Stogner, 39, Wednesday night in his home. Miss Elizabeth Thring, 22, of Washington, D.C., who was present, was questioned by Congolese police as the investigation proceeds with U.N. police assistance.

Leopoldville Helen Stogner U.S Stogner Elizabeth Thring Washington, D.C Robert Behrens U.N Behrens Miss Thring el Paso

Retroactive Parking Ticket Sparks Jonesboro Spat

Rod Thrasher parked in an unmetered zone near the business district for about an hour. He returned to find a parking ticket on his car after a meter appeared, claiming the area was now metered.

Jonesboro, Ark Rod Thrasher

Today's Chuckle

A lighthearted item notes a stalled domestic dispute joke about an unresolved argument with a wife and a humorous punchline.

L A Switches Signals Prays for Rain to Stop

Reporter Joe Lewis describes Los Angeles traffic disruptions as signals are switched and residents pray for rain to end. Ainsworth recalls looking up as a car rolled toward the river, the Arroyo Seco area noted as the Rose Bowl locale.

L.A Arroyo Seco Jerry Ainsworth

Kennedy Sends Coffee to Young Pickets at White House

Hundreds of youthful pickets marching for peace drank coffee Kennedy sent from the White House as a snow storm neared. The scene included college and high school students, muggy streets in rain, and calls for disarmament amid a large turnout and heavy rain.

Kennedy Young Washington White House Los Angeles City of the Angels Executive Mansion College Ocean High School Brewster Nyack Pacific N.J Pasadena Arroyo Seco

Tension over delayed flights hurts Glenn says space expert

Dr. Constantine Generales of New York Medical College argues postponements cause psychological strain on astronauts. He cites John Glenn and cites Grissom incident, urging substitutes to spare in-flight performance and noting hidden mental tensions.

Charleston W. Va Constantine Generales New York Medical College John Glenn Generales Glenn Virgil Grissom Grissom

Southern California Eases After Rainy Storm

The weather bureau reported no heavy rain ahead with only occasional showers forecast for the next two days. The recent storm moved on after delivering its main punch around mid afternoon yesterday as Los Angeles logged 1.35 inches and suburbs Maywood and Bell recorded 2.19 inches.

Los Angeles

Teenager Arrested After Surf Attempt In Dry L A River

Sheriff deputies detain a teen who tried to ride the normally bone dry Los Angeles River now a dangerous torrent. Joe Jordan reports his Burbank home flooded with up to six feet of mud while insurer excludes flood coverage. Actor Lawrence Tierney helps recover a chair from a swamped Hollywood garage apartment.

Los Angeles Joe Jordan Burbank Joe Lawrence Tierney Hollywood

Troops Sent Into British Guiana as Strike Threat Grows

Britain deploys two companies from England and two from Jamaica to British Guiana to support civil order amid a general strike against Premier Cheddi Jagan. The move follows years of political tension and fears of a communist influence.

London Defense Ministry British Guiana Cheddi Jagan England Jamaica Georgetown Guiana Colonial Office Jagan Britain Young Communist League Chicago

Hoover warns against heated anti communist rhetoric

FBI chief J Edger Hoover criticizes self styled anti communist experts for spreading erroneous and exaggerated claims. He urges calm factual analysis of communism and warns against branding non communists as communists while praising the ABA education program to combat communism.

Chicago J. Edgar Hoover FBI American Bar Assay Journal U.S Hoover ABA

Corridor In Spite of Reds Claim

BERLIN AP Western planes faced wind and rain to keep normal traffic through the Berlin Hamburg air corridor despite a Soviet claim to exclusive rights for three hours up to 7 500 feet No Soviet jets were seen after the period Western spokesmen said The corridor links West Germany and Berlin and Allied flights used lower altitudes to deny Moscow a monopoly Western powers warned of fighter patrols if Soviet Migs continue harassment and noted diplomatic protests from the U S Britain and France seeking safe air passage

Berlin Berlin- Hamburg Hamburg West Germany U. S London Geneva Khrushchev Washington U.S Britain France Moscow

Kennedy weighs Senate bid after European trip

Edward Kennedy said he may announce in March or April whether he will seek a U.S. Senate seat. He arrived in Vienna from Athens en route to Warsaw to study how European economic integration could affect Massachusetts' economy.

Vienna Edward Ted” Kennedy U.S Kennedy Athens Warsaw Massachusetts

Actor Vladimir Sokoloff Dead at 71 in Hollywood

Hollywood AP reported Vladimir Sokoloff died in his sleep Thursday from a stroke at age 71. The Russian-born actor once estimated he had portrayed 35 nationalities during a 50-year career.

Hollywood Vladimir Sokoloff

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