Weather observed and local notices from a Midwest city
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with low 15 to 18 and high in the 20s to 30s. Monday mostly cloudy and colder with a light snow possibility. Multiple city police cautions list fines for traffic violations and safety breaches. Iowa deaths noted with funeral service times and locations for several towns.
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Isma
Miami Oe
Hicago
Min’apolis
Denver
Duluth
New York
Edmonton
Omang
L. Angeles
Huff couple awarded 19850 in three car crash trial
A Linn district court jury awarded Cedar Rapids couple Mr. and Mrs. John W. Huff 19 850 in a sealed verdict opened in a trial over a May 15 1961 three car crash. Defendants were Cedar Rapids Streets Commissioner Jack Eggleston and Emma Doornick.
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Linn District Court
Cedar Rapids
John W. Huff
Nineteenth Street
Jack Eggleston
Emma Doornick
Charles Penningroth
Penningroth
Doctor Says Monte Blue May Have Had Heart Attack
Milwaukee AP reports physician examining Monte Blue, 75, suspects heart attack and plans several days hospitalization for the former silent film star.
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Milwaukee
Monte Blue
Rights Lawyer Higgs Guilty in Mississippi Morals Case
In Jackson Mississippi civil rights lawyer William Higgs was found guilty in absentia on a morals charge after jurors convicted him. Judge Russel Moore sentenced Higgs to six months and a $500 fine. Higgs reportedly refused to attend the trial and said he would appeal.
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Jackson, Miss
William Higgs
Russel Moore
Higgs
Moore
William Dagwall
Collegeville
New York
Fourth Avenue SE
Mercy
Mississippi
Tenth Street
State Civil Rights Advisory
University of Mississippi
Dewey Greene
James Meredith
Episcopal
Robert Pierson
Rockefeller
Harvard Law School
Daywall
Parked Car Burns. Dubuque Man Dies in Fire
Dubuque man Selle died after a fire in a parked car near a Dubuque home. Police say a companion left a lit cigarette in Selle’s mouth, he fell asleep, and the cigarette ignited the vehicle. Four companions returned from a party to find the blaze.
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Dubuque
Garfield School
Bobby Eustice
Robbie McKay
Bobby Latare
Brad Veley
Mike Stodola
Gary Hopker
Ricky Stefani
Donald Lowiry
Steven Matheny
Phil Nelson
Craig Leacox
George Willard
Steven Dubuque
UPI
Wayne Long
Ray Timmerman
Selle
Steve Reeder
William Jarday
Schmidt
Richard Schroeder
Reggie Meeks
Randy
Pierceen
Dubuque County
Painter Suffers Burns in Fire at Marion Residence
Henry Arp and Sons Co. painter sustained burns to arms hands and face after a blaze at 5100 First Avenue W. Vinton Margrett 36 of 2055 First Avenue W attempted to remove burning paint supplies while cleaning brushes with thinner fumes ignited by a cigarette. He was treated at St Luke's hospital and released. Fire department noted substantial smoke damage to the home.
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Henry Arp and Sons Co
Ninth Street
Marion
St. Luke's Hospital
First Avenue
Vinton Margrett
First Avenue W
Dleum
Margrett
Five Flyers Killed in RAF Recon Plane Crash
A British Royal Air Force reconnaissance aircraft crashed near Sarawak on Friday, killing all five crew members. The incident occurred during a routine patrol over the area, with authorities launching an investigation into the cause of the crash.
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Singapore
Sarawak
Cedar Rapids Gazette History and Pricing Note
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. lists daily and Sunday publication at 500 Thire Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates include carrier 45 cents for 8 weeks and mail options with monthly and yearly prices. no mail subs in towns with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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Cedar Rapids
the Gazette Co
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Khrushchev Resumes Role as Cocktail Party Star
The dispatch recalls Khrushchev returning from six years as Moscow correspondent to the United States and resuming his flirtation with diplomacy at cocktail parties. He linked Chinese capitalism to Russia and recalled earlier boisterous party antics, noting his past lack of censorship and his tongue as a weapon.
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U.S
Moscow
Stanley Johnson
Associated Press
Premier Khrushchev
China
Russia
Wolf Fined $100 Pleads Guilty to Leaving Accident
William L. Wolf 62 of 723 Seventh Street SW pled guilty in municipal court to leaving the scene of an accident without identifying himself. He was fined 100 dollars by Judge Loren Hullinger for an February 8 collision at Eighth street and Second avenue SW with John Merklin 626 Nineteenth Street SW. DeLos Gardner 43 of 1222 Second Street SE received a 15 day suspended sentence for failure to give information and aid at an accident involving Sarah Davidson at Fourteenth avenue and Second Street SE on October 13.
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Byron Perry
E Avenue
Charles Norton
Keith Drive
Michael Collins
Fourth Avenue
Walter Phillips
Sixth Avenue
Leland Kruse
Nineteenth Avenue
Larry Hayden
First Avenue
Ann O'Connor
Thirty- First Street
Maynard Ronning
Lewellen
David Rothfus
Elder Lane
James Yulga
Southland Street
Bruce Swick
Blairstown
Lyle Svoboda
Ingleside Drive
Max Maynard
Shellsburg
Ronald W. Davis
Martello
Gail Brownell
Twenty-fifth Street
Vernon Weaver
Alburnett
Larry Hunt
Burlington
John Church, Jr
E Avenue NW
Ted Slaman
N Street SW
William L. Wolf
Seventh Street
Loren Hullinger
Wolf
John Merklin
Nineteenth Street
Eighth Street
Second Avenue
DeLos Gardner
Second Street SE
Hullinger
Gardner
Sarah Davidson
Third Avenue SE
Fourteenth Avenue
James Cushman 17 Hurt in Car Crash at Eighth Street
James Cushman 17 of 820 L avenue NW sustained head injuries when his car collided with another at Eighth Street and L Avenue NW on Friday. He was treated at Mercy hospital and released. the other driver Jerry Reighard 24 of Amana was involved. Cushman was charged with failure to yield the right of way.
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James Cushman
L Avenue NW
Eighth Street
Cushman
Mercy Hospital
Jerry Reighard
Amana
Spoiled Fruit Seller Fined in Tulsa Truck Complaint
ELEADER-Millard Stephens, 39, of Tulsa was fined $100 Friday for selling damaged fruit. He must restitution to two customers who bought produce from Stephens' truck parked along 52.
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Eleader
Millard Stephens
Tulsa
Stephens
New Zealand Communists Criticize Russia in China Rift
The New China news agency reports that New Zealand communists have criticized Russia amid the ideological dispute with Red China, signaling tensions within the communist world bloc.
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Tokyo
New Zealand
Russia
Red China
New China News Agency
Two Arrested for Theft of 55-Gallon Alcohol Drum
Cedar Rapids men Edwin Linder and Eugene Portz were arrested on larceny charges after stealing a 55-gallon drum of 190 proof alcohol from Mercy hospital. They admitted taking the drum and driving to Andrew Indiana, leaving it with a friend. Detective Roy Walker arrested Portz after a janitor reported loitering near the hospital.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Edwin Linder
Fourth Avenue SE
Eugene E. Portz
Tenth Street
Portz
Andrew
Roy Walker
Linder
Former Cedar Rapids Man Arrested in Des Moines
Orrie L. Meyers, 48, formerly of Cedar Rapids, was arrested in Des Moines on a morals charge warrant issued by Municipal Court Judge Loren Hullinger. He was turned over to Cedar Rapids authorities. Mrs. Meyers, 30, filed the charge Feb. 11.
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Orrie L. Meyers
Cedar Rapids
Loren Hullinger
Meyers
Des Moines
Mrs. Meyers
K Street
African Youths Flee Bulgaria Over Racial Discrimination
Six Ethiopian students fled Sofia and twenty Ghanaians escaped to Amsterdam amid widespread exit by Africans from Bulgaria. Britain helps Nigerian students leave. Ethiopians consult Belgrade officials after arrests. Exiles cite racial discrimination and political pressure as motive, with some seeking study opportunities in Bonn or the United States.
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Vienna
Bulgaria
Sofia
Britain
Balkan
Robert Kotey
Amsterdam
Belgrade
Petras Sahlon
All-African ‘Students’ Union
Kotey
Bonn
U.S
Secret Army plotter admits contact with top terrorist
Paris sources report a woman arrested for plotting to kill President de Gaulle admitted contact with a top terrorist of the outlawed European Secret Army. The statement appears in connection with the ongoing investigation and added details surfaced Saturday.
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Paris
de Gaulle
European Secret Army
Deaths Jennie Werba 88 Cedar Rapids resident
Jennie Werba 88 widow of William Werba died Friday after a brief illness. Born January 28, 1875 in Johnson County she lived in Cedar Rapids since 1916. Survived by two daughters and five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. two sisters. Service Monday at 3 at Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home with burial at Linwood. Friends may call after 2 Sunday.
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Jennie Werba
Twentieth Street
William Werba
Johnson County
Cedar Rapids
Frank Ehrenberger
Cedar ‘Rapids
Edwards Barta
Albany
Calif
Elizabeth Novak
Maywood
Helen Dvorak
Grand Rapids
Mich
Nemecek Rites Set For Iva Pearl Millburn Nemecek
Iva Pearl Millburn Nemecek died Saturday at 3020 Bever Avenue SE. Born April 28, 1892 near Cedar Rapids she married Milo V. Nemecek on August 21, 1919 in Cedar Rapids. Surviving are husband two sons Rev Dean Nemecek Oscoda Michigan and Ivan Nemecek Lawrence Kansas a daughter Mrs Donald Stastny seven grandchildren two brothers Floyd and Ted Millburn four sisters Mrs H M Sorensen Mrs H R Langridge Mrs Frank Young and Mrs Walter Krohn all of Cedar Rapids. Services 1 30 p m Tuesday at Turner Chapel with Rev Fred T Miller of Edgewood Baptist Church Burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Iva Pearl Millburn
Nemecek
Milo V. Nemecek
Bever Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Donald Stastny
Dean Nemecek
Oscoda
Mich
Ivan Nemecek
Lawrence
Kan
Floyd
Ted Millburn
H. M. Sorensen
H. R. Langridge
Frank Young
Walter Krohn
Turner Chapel
Fred T. Miller
Edgewood Baptist Church
Cedar Memorial
Freighter Hijacking Standoff Near Cuba Draws Venezuelan Help
U S navy patrol planes and surface ships moved to block passages to Cuban ports after hijackers sought asylum. Fidel Castro offered asylum to the nine gunmen if the ship reached the island. Authorities disclosed extensive patrols between Honduras Jamaica Mona and the area southeast of Puerto Rico.
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U. S
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Washington
U. S. Navy
Honduras
Jamaica
That Island
Haiti
Mona
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
Atlantic
Russian Churchmen To Arrive February Visit
Sixteen leaders of Eastern Orthodox and Protestant churches in Soviet Russia will visit the United States for three weeks starting February 26 as guests of the National Council of Churches. The trip aims to discuss theological issues of mutual interest and concern between the two nations.
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New York
Soviet Russia
National Council of ‘Churches
Roy G. Ross
National Council
U. S
Roosevelt Roads vii
Puerto Rico
Council
Denver
Guantanamo Base
Cuba
Europe
Dardanelles
Danish Straits
Atlantic
Caribbean
Williams targets government control of news at banquet
Senator Williams of Delaware blasted federal efforts to control domestic news at a banquet with three press associations. He cited the Kennedy inaccuracy in tax and unemployment figures, protested advance copies of messages, and charged contracts were steered to friends of administration supporters.
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Wilmington, del
Williams
R-Del
Kennedy
Secretary of Labor
Senate Finance Committee
Wirtz
State of the Union
Administration
Congress
U S Polio Relief Helps Guiana Ease Anti Yankee Stance
U S officials rushed doctors and 200000 polio vaccine doses to British Guiana as a polio outbreak struck before Christmas. Baylor and Public Health Service medics immunized about 100000 children and reduced cases. the mission, costing an estimated 40000 to 50000 dollars, also boosted pro American sentiment toward Cheddi Jagan's government.
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Washington
British Guiana
U.S
Air Force
U.S. Public Health Service
Baylor University
Baylor
Health Service
Henry Gelfand
Atlanta
Guiana
Cheddi Jagan
U.S. Agency For International Development
Uncle Sam
Mr. Kennedy
Cuba
Jagan
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Alfred Stahle
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Miss
Laura FE. Burkes
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Alendale Park
Harold Hofmaster
Route Two
St. Luke’s Hospital
David Parks
Mr. and
Rs. T. A. Parks
D Avenue NE
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Springville
Thomas Railsback
Thirtieth Street
John Barker
Fourth Street
Ernest Singer
Center Point Road
Dorothy Walter
Watkins
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Third -Street
Frank Bradford
Washington, D. C
National Congress of the Assn. of
Mary Mar
Arlene Sedive
Jefferson High School
Khrush
Khrushchev
Tass
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Malenkov
Kremlin
Marshal Tito
Sukarno
Indonesia
N. Z
Peking
D. M
By Hans Benedict
Secret Army
Gazette
Milo Nemecek
National Liberation Armed Forces
By Lewis Gulick
John E. Lapes
Town & Country Shopping
John B. Turner & Son Funeral Directors
2Nd Ave. S.E
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