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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1963
Page
1
Geneva AP report says nuclear test ban talks nearly collapse after concessions fail to bridge on site inspection gaps. USSR accepts limited inspections on Russian soil. U S and Britain seek eight to ten yearly checks, sparking stalemate. Talks centered on seismic black box stations and post proposals. Cont Page 3A Col 1.
A brutal cold wave swept the eastern United States driving readings to record lows. Mt. Washington reached -37, Pellston -30, Watertown -24, and Pittsburgh and Lansing set February 16 records at -7. Jacksonville dipped to 27 above zero as Lake Michigan ice worsened.
U S navy planes intercepted the hijacked Venezuelan freighter Anzoategui off Trinidad and fired rockets across its bow to steer it toward Puerto Rico. The ship held its course at 15 knots south southeast, its captors aiming for Brazil as a haven.
Lonnie ONeal 47 from near Clermont Missouri described pulling a 214 inch nail from his eye after a wire repair accident. He then drove 42 miles toward a hospital as a nurse wheeled him down the hall. He joked about the event while his wife helped him leave for treatment.
AP reports a renewed push in state legislatures to outlaw compulsory union shops. Wyoming recently became the 20th state to ban the union shop as AFL-CIO plans a counterdrive in sessions starting today.
The piece reports a conservative Democrat Senator Frank Lausche and liberal economist Leon Keyserling sharply criticizing President Kennedy's proposed 13.6 billion tax cut over three years. Lausche warns of disaster and inflation harming savers, while Keyserling favors broader policy shifts and cautions the plan risks a short boom followed by stagnation.
About 5,000 navy recruits will receive gamma globulin injections around March 15 to see if they gain protection from the common cold and other respiratory infections. More than 1,000 pints of blood were collected from volunteers in December after training at the center. most had recovered from colds or related illnesses.
A compact note references the Jones family returning soon after a period away. The item reads as a brief social update or community notice without additional context or dates.
Paris reports from Associated Press state a pipesmoking language teacher Mrs. Paule Rousselot de Liffiac and navy Captain Capt. Robert Poinard confessed auxiliary roles in a plot to assassinate President De Gaulle. They said the plan, led by Georges Watin, was called off before custody.
Atlantic City hosts the 1963 Golden Key awards with Miss Helene Harris of Evanston Illinois and cartoonist Herbert L. Block known as Herblock as co winners. Harris was represented by Penny Simon at Senn High school in Chicago. The AASA convention attracts about 24000 educators and features hundreds of meetings speakers and a large educational materials exhibit.
Official Miami transcript of the Northwest 705 radio exchange shows the crew reporting moderate to heavy turbulence as they were vectored. The jet crashed into the Everglades about 40 miles west south west of Miami killing all 43 aboard. bodies recovered and cause under investigation.
Peter John Lambton a British born American prisoner serving 25 years in Cuba has been released and will depart Cuba on Monday as announced by the British embassy.
The Kennedy era fitness push draws widespread interest as 50 mile hikes attract callers from grandmothers to college students. The council reports swamped with inquiries and publicity pitches while debating the test’s seriousness and potential compulsory status.
In New York the publisher of the nation s largest circulation newspaper warned the 71 day blackout could extend for months and invite government intervention. F M Flynn president and publisher of The News spoke on radio and in a staff letter.
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