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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1962
Page
2
Forecast snow beginning Thursday night with heavy snow and near blizzard conditions likely northwest by Friday. Winds shift to northeast with blowing and drifting snow Friday. Warmer Thursday night and colder by Friday with highs 10 to 30. Month totals and climate notes follow with family notices for local births listed in a community update.
Police Captain LaVerne Moran and civilian clerk David Novotny were reprimanded after an audit of a city jail death. Joseph Beranek, 37, was found dead in his cell around 6 45 am, with medical examiners attributing the death to self harm. A prior hourly cell checks policy, though not written, was discussed years ago and led to the new written order for regular checks and end of shift reports.
Kennedy envisions limited American Soviet collaboration on space research weather satellites and exploration. He said there is no proof Moscow will join but hinted U S leverage has increased and prospects may be improving.
Obituaries and memorial notices for residents including Grace Raymond age 35, Mt. Auburn C H Taylor 76, Keota Winifred Mayer 77, Oelwein August Aversa 70, Independence Charles Kettka 67, Guttenberg Joseph Fisher 70, West Union Henry Lang 84, Monona Dr W F Humphrey 83. Services scheduled Friday or Saturday at various churches and funeral homes. Rosary Friday at 8 p m noted for Brant's.
Valley Forge Pa AP FBI Director J Edgar Hoover named American with most outstanding contribution to freedom for 1961. He wins top $5000 award for anti communist writings and speeches. Ceremony held on Washingtons birthday at a remodeled colonial barn overlooking Valley Forge. Hoover previously won in 1956 for warning Americans about communism.
The White House named August Heckscher, director of the Twentieth Century Fund, as a cultural consultant to President Kennedy. Heckscher brings policy experience and public affairs insight to the administration’s cultural initiatives.
Prince Charles aged 13 was discharged from a London hospital Thursday after an appendix operation last week. The palace said he is recovering at home and is in good spirits.
Beittel, president of Tougaloo College, argues Gandhi’s life shows how love overcomes power. He cites Gandhi’s nonviolent resistance amid global conflict, racial strife, and arms buildup as a model for Christians and society.
Paul Speraw 842 Seventeenth Street SW Cedar Rapids died Thursday after a sudden illness. Born October 5, 1893 in Annville Pennsylvania he played for St. Louis and Mobile as a professional and later managed the Cedar Rapids Bunnies. Surviving wife Dorothy Fox son Eugene C Speraw foster son Paul Plank mother Mrs Susan Speraw three grandchildren. Services at Turner chapel with time to be announced. friends may call after Friday.
Mrs M J Collins of 2903 Bever Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died Thursday after an extended illness. The 20 year resident passed away at her home with family at her side. Obituary notes final rites and arrangements pending.
The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Willard C Petrie of 2240 Washington avenue SE died Wednesday. Survived by parents and three sisters Joan Patricia and Diane at home. Grandparents Mr and Mrs C W Jones and Mrs J C Petrie of Elkhorn Wisconsin. Private services conducted at Mt Calvary cemetery with Monahan Stewart funeral home in charge.
Funeral home plans a service for Hilda Janeba Kuba led by Rev. William Harnish at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will follow at the Czech National Cemetery.
Washington AP reports a special 4 cent astronaut stamp sold so well that the USPS ordered 100 million more stamps, bringing total to 220 million after John Glenn completed three orbits. First day covers went on sale at Cocoa Beach and Washington, limited to 12 per customer, with Cape Canaveral postmark.
At Vandenberg Air Base California the U S Air Force launched a secret satellite Wed using an Agena B rocket boosted by Atlas. Officials gave minimal details and experts speculated the craft could test Sky Spy Samos and Midas satellites designed to monitor Soviet missile bases. Russia protested the launch as aggression.
Eugene H. Brown a 31 year old Victor resident received a four year sentence at Ft. Madison for third offense drunk driving after arraignment before Judge Charles Penningroth. He was arrested January 25 after colliding with an ambulance at Fourth Avenue and Tenth Street SE in Cedar Rapids. Court records show prior Iowa county convictions in 1950 and 1955. Elmer F. Meyer a 41 year old Marion resident was fined $300 and costs after pleading arraigned on a charge of driving the wrong way on a one way street in Marion. He was arrested Tuesday by Marion police.
Selma M. Sorenson 73 sues her son Lloyd R. Sorensen of Cedar Falls for injuries after a leash tripped her at the residence on June 19 1958. A district court jury deliberated Wednesday and awarded $10000 in the verdict in Judge Charles Penningroth's courtroom.
James Keilholtz, 20, of 105 B avenue NE, Wednesday arraigned in district court on embezzlement charges with plea due by February 26. Bond set at $1,000. A shoe salesman at Armstrongs, he was arrested after reportedly pocketing receipts from shoe sales and admitting to taking 40 to 50 dollars weekly for a year to cover medical bills.
City officials said snowbound vehicles will be tagged Friday and towed to storage lots to aid snow removal. Matias noted residents received warning and that parked cars hinder cleanup operations.
In Rome actress Liz Taylor resumed filming Cleopatra after a hospital stay caused by a bout of food poisoning. The star's return marks the continuation of the production schedule with Taylor back on set.
United States and Berlin scenes describe Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy amid Berlin crowds at Templehof and Brandt remarks at the wall. In Cedar Rapids The Hamilton Co. buys Standard Seed Co. assets in Des Moines, adding warehouses, staff, and new dealer sites in eight towns to boost Iowa and Illinois coverage and introduce seed coating and farm machinery lines.
President Kennedy lauds John Glenn as he travels from Palm Beach to Cocoa Beach for a homecoming celebration. A motorcade through Cocoa Beach will greet him as Brevard County schools close. White House plans a Capitol reception and a joint session with Congress. Astronauts worldwide may join the celebration depending on travel.
Seoul reports the military government under its ruler pledges a transition to civilian rule in the summer of 1963. The statement reiterates plans amid political pressure and calls for a timetable to end military dominance.
The Iowa highway commission reports salted highways are normal to near normal south of a line from Mondamin to Lake City Ames New Sharon and Davenport. Unsalted roads in that area are near normal to 25 percent icy. North of the line salted roads are near normal to ice patches except in the northeast where all highways are near normal. Unsalted roads north of the line are 50 to 75 percent snow packed or icy.
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