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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1962

Page

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Peiping Says U.S. Aid To Vietnam Escalates War Threat

Peiping accused the United States of expanding military aid to South Vietnam and warned the conflict endangers Asia. Beijing claimed U S troops in South Vietnam amount to an undeclared war while calling for withdrawal and peaceful means to honor Geneva accords and Indochina peace.

Tokyo Peiping U.S South Vietnam Red China North Vietnam Asia New China News Agency Indo-China Ngo Dinh

Weaver urged to resign from housing agency post

A Republican official urges Robert Weaver the Negro administrator of the Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency to resign now. He accuses Weaver of compromising himself by running a federally funded agency that enforces racial discrimination and links the move to JFK's campaign promises and a stalled executive order.

Washington Republican National Committee Robert Weaver Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency Louis Lautier G.O.P. National William Miller Weaver Lautier National Committee

German flood death toll reaches 307 in north

Hamburg authorities said on Saturday that the flood disaster in northern Germany has raised the death toll to 307. The figure reflects ongoing rescue and recovery efforts across affected towns and cities.

Hamburg

Iowa Patrol Revenue Up In 1961 Ticket Totals

Des Moines reports Iowa Highway patrolmen issued 258 043 tickets in 1961 a rise of 22 108 from 1960. The year included 58 108 court summonses 39 438 warning tickets and 160 497 faulty equipment notices. Drunk driving charges reached 1 115 up from 1 235 in 1960.

Des Moines UPI Iowa

JFK Successor to Give Up Senate Seat

Boston AP Senator Benjamin Smith of Massachusetts says he will not seek election to the U S Senate for the remaining two years of John Kennedy’s unexpired term. Appointed in December 1960 after Kennedy resigned to become President. Leading contenders for the Democratic nomination are Edward Kennedy and Massachusetts Attorney General Edward McCormack.

Boston Benjamin Smith

No Bid To See Edward Irish Kennedys Irked

In Dublin Kennedy relatives complain they were not invited to meet Edward Kennedy during his Ireland visit. John Kennedy and several siblings say their kinship to James Kennedy of Duganstown is close, yet they received no invitation to the welcome reception at Dublin airport. Edward will travel by car to Duganstown to visit his great grandfather's home after arriving.

Edward James Kennedy Duganstown Dublin John U.S

Do Manned Rocket Craft Launch Soviet Satellites

Washington reports that U S intelligence sources say the Soviet Union may have used manned rocket planes as first stage boosters to launch spaceships and satellites. They suggest two manned planes attached to a large engine could detach near space. third-stage rockets finish the flight and the planes are recovered. Some analysts question certainty. The system allegedly used in 1960 missile tests and a method for recovering third-stage space vehicles is described with parachutes retro-rockets and telescopic wings guiding reentry.

Russia U.S Pacific

Kennedy predicts German reunification in the future

Attorney General Robert Kennedy said Germany will be reunited but the United States has no magic formula. He traveled with his wife to Bonn after a Berlin visit, met with Adenauer, and faced East German guards at Checkpoint Charlie.

Kennedy Adenauer U.S West Germany West Berlin Charlie U. S East Berlin Bonn Edward Bobby

Ives of New York Senate Record Dies at 66

NORWICH NY AP Former U S Senator Irving Ives 66 a specialist in labor and civil rights legislation died Saturday after stomach hemorrhage surgery He entered hospital Monday and had been in critical condition Ives a Republican was elected to the senate in 1946 defeating Herbert Lehman by over 250000 votes He later ran for governor in 1954 and declined a third term in 1958 He helped push labor reform and disclosure measures co sponsored by Kennedy and passed the senate but failed in the house

Norwich N.Y U. S Irving Ives Ives Averell Harriman Thomas E. Dewey Ivés Senate Kennedy Massachusetts House

Glenn Glances at Family After Historic Space Return

Cape Canaveral AP Glenn was in seclusion with his family for a quiet weekend after completing his Mercury flight. The hero returns to the public eye with a White House motorcade, congressional appearances, a Broadway ticker tape parade, and a poised family reunion at Patrick Air Force Base. He told reporters only one word when asked about his plans: Wow.

Cape Canaveral John Glenn Space Pad 14 Mercury Control Patrick Air Base Lyn David Glenn Washington White House Capitol Congress

Major Falls in Revenue Blamed on New GOP Commissioners

Des Moines AP State Tax Commissioner John O'Connor faults two Republican commissioners for disrupting efficiency with patronage. Since July 1 turnover reached 88. revenue declines across sales use and special taxes, while Prentis and George handle most personnel duties.

Des Moines John O'Connor O'Connor Oconor Andrew George Waterloo X. T. Prentis Mount Ayr Prentis Commission Tax Commission O’connor

Noa Fund Gets Lift from Glenn

John Glenn, named sailor of the month on the destroyer Noa, received a $15 award after his capsule was recovered. He endorsed the check with an inscription asking to place it in the ship's recreation fund and praising the crew and ship.

Jacksonville Noa John Glenn Glenn Pease John H. Glenn, Jr Mercury

Kline Free on Bond in Kenny Case

Marvin Kline former Minneapolis mayor is free on a $2500 bond after pleading not guilty to mail fraud charges tied to his work with the Sister Kenny Foundation.

Kline Kenny Minneapolis Marvin Kline Sister Kenny Foundation

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Vietnam Peiping Foreign Ministry Kennedy Administration Agency Post Dr Weaver Senate Government Operations Committee Today's Index Ooee JFK John Kennedy Bridget McQuillan Terenure M. Donoghue Drimnagh L. O’doherty Navan P. Branigan Drogheda Joseph Arnestown Thomas Borris Germany Soviet Union Brandt McClellan D.ark John Barbour Cocoa Beach Anna Space Committee Senate Space Committee Broadway New York Major Dan Perkes Revenue-Collecting Agency Raps Prentis al- Westover Air Base Thule Greenland Earl Cair Buffalo N. Y William Gilchrist Buena Vista Cairl Strawberry Point Crorge Noa Fund
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