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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1961
Page
1
Weather outlook shows mixed conditions with snow in some regions and milder days ahead. Iowa legislative scene highlights reapportionment plans, school district actions, and several appointments, with notes on bills, adjournment for spring recess, and local traffic court updates.
Paris AP report says President de Gaulle paused at Orly airport when a man with paratrooper insignia shouted a hostile remark. De Gaulle approached the critic, who then disappeared into the crowd, and he proceeded to shake hands and enter the terminal.
In Salisbury Southern Rhodesia AP reports all police l eaves canceled as the federation parliament considers action amid white minority push for independence. Welensky seeks an election on independence while Britain moves to enact a new Northern Rhodesia constitution expanding black voting rights. White militant groups pledge resistance as tensions rise across Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland. A crowd in Lusaka protests England out and pressures the federation government to seek independence.
Cedar Rapids police cordon a residence at 624 Ellis Blvd NW after a man, Earnest L. Schlemmer, 28, answered with a shotgun. Five squad cars and detectives surrounded the home. he claimed the weapon was for fear and was unarmed when officers entered. He said he and his brothers were not involved in the La Porte City truck break in, which is under further investigation.
A string of Cedar Rapids death notices reports deaths of Joseph M Streleny at 183% Sixteenth Ave SE after brief illness born in Czechoslovakia on March 18 1886. Other obituaries include Emil Stepanek musician a Swisher area resident and Elizabeth Sirovy Stepanek, Neal Preston Oleson of Waterloo, Etha Helle Marvin and Mary L Wlach with surviving family details. Services listed for each with burial at Czech National and various chapels and churches.
President Kennedy selected Anthony J. Drewell Biddle to be ambassador to Spain. A Pennsylvanian and former adjutant general, Biddle previously served as ambassador to Poland in 1937 and traveled with the Polish government during wartime relocations. The report mixes notes on Biddle’s career with a Des Moines statehouse vacation schedule and mentions a LONDON exiled governments liaison role.
Mary Fran tesco Oddone wed Raimonda Remy Gario in a May December ceremony. The groom is 81 years old and the bride 26, marking an unusual age gap for the union.
United Nations and U.S. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson said he would study new UN actions to condemn political violence in the Congo. Unconfirmed reports from Wednesday allege that Alphonse Songolo and 10 pro Western lawmakers were slain after Patrice Lumumba’s death, held by Antoine Gizenga. Stevenson called the reports revulsive and shocking, saying executions would be a tragic episode for the republic.
Llewellyn Thompson, the U.S. ambassador to Moscow, arrived in London after meetings with President Kennefly. He plans a two day stay before returning to Moscow on Sunday.
Longtime Cedar Rapids residents Mr Winch died December 18 1960 after a 50 year marriage in 1968 Survived by daughter Irene M son Leonard C both Cedar Rapids and two grandchildren Services Monday at Saints Church with Rev Edmund J Becker Burial at Mt Calvary Rosary recited Sunday evening at the Mon Jahan Stewart funeral home viewing after 1 pm Sunday
MEOPHAM England UP I two trucks met on a narrow road one driver Robert McVarish barked at the other Desmond Rowe to back up five yards Rowe refused They glared engines off horns horns traffic piled up Constable Walter King intervened Rowe backed up in a tardy fashion after being told he was under arrest a judge fined him 36 40 dollars Rowe argued he would have moved if McVarish had spoken decently
Willam Henry 78 of Lodi Wisconsin, a pacifist, was sentenced to prison for boarding the nuclear submarine Ethan Allen at Groton Massachusetts on May 22 as part of a protest by the Committee for Non Violent Action against Polaris missiles. Donald Martin of Wellesley Massachusetts faced the same action and awaits trial.
Merle H Halub and Norma Dean Halub of Central City file bankruptcy petitions claiming debts of 8477.02 and assets of 250 amid a strike dispute over union security at Northwest Airlines. Francis ONeill cites mediation board actions and President Kennedy’s stance amid labor tensions.
The Atlas E rocket, part of a three shot sequence, showed malfunctions high over the Atlantic as booster engines separated. Officials expect later tests to reach up to 12,000 miles, noting the weapon is powerful yet still below Russia's claimed super rockets.
Leonard Lombardo faced a late start after burglars left a stolen safe in his driveway, hindering his ability to back out. The report also notes a separate strike by light engineers, about 200 on picket lines, idling 1,000 to 6,000 workers and a federal judge holding the Eastern Air Lines Flight Engineers union in contempt for not resuming service.
Cedar Rapids Marion United Fund mails a final summary showing pledges up by 1 353 to 99.19 percent of goal and a total of 551 345 pledged toward the campaign. The year end tally reached 549 992, with no sections exceeding goals after the increase and an across the board 1 percent agency budget cut approved due to missing the target.
TV 3 presents the wartime drama Back to Bataan in steaming jungles as the film faces the enemy. Movie 9, 1 airs Friday, delivering a vivid battlefield setting and heroic moments.
ASHINGTON AP Kennedy scheduled in late afternoon conference with Secretary of State Rusk Friday on an unannounced foreign policy issue. Administration officials said there was no emergency reason for the meeting. Rusk canceled his scheduled news conference set for 4 p.m. and the White House talk is linked to the trip. Diplomats speculated it could concern indications Russia is hardening on Berlin.
City employees invited to a Friday 6:30 p.m. meeting at the Sheraton Montrose to cast a strike vote. A study begun in January notes limited city finances prevent pay increases passed to consumers. Mayor Him Meaghan said a city job classifications and pay plan survey will be conducted by Ether J. L. Jacobs and Co. Public Administration service of Chicago, the first since 1956, after a council trip to Davenport to study Midwest practices.
MOSCOW AP reports a Communist backed Afro Asian solidarity fund to aid fighters against colonialism and racial discrimination. It was organized at a Guinea meeting by representatives from several Asian and African countries including Russia Guinea Red China Indonesia and Morocco.
Adolf Eichmann’s war crimes trial is ordered to begin April 1 in Jerusalem. The formal indictment accuses him of responsibility for the deaths of millions during the Nazi era.
Two coal miners were killed Thursday in a cave-in near Kittanning Pennsylvania. Authorities reported the fatalities and said rescue crews recovered the victims from the mine shaft. The incident prompted investigations by state safety officials.
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