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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1963
Page
1
U S Soviet relations drift back to hostile patterns after the Cuban crisis. Officials see hardening attitudes, optimism over a test ban fading, and prospects for new Berlin talks unclear as Kuznetsov heads to Moscow ahead of Foster.
Troy Police say Loren Leonard and Jerome Blaine disappeared last week. Leonard, 38, Troy Equipment Co. manager, was under great strain from long hours. Blaine, 45, Penn-y Leather Co. partner, left for Elmira after saying he would travel there. his wife reports no contact.
Soviet Premier Khrushchev releases a five page reply to Lord Russell denying anti Semitism in the USSR. He argues economic crimes are punished without regard to nationality and cites court actions among Russians Jews Georgians Ukrainians and others. The letter dated Thursday appears in response to Russell and Martin Buber and other appeals.
Al Marj suffers fresh tremors as two aftershocks rattle the ruins killing at least 265 people. About 500 injured are hospitalized in Benghazi and Tripoli, with officials signaling the death toll could surpass 300 as search efforts continue.
Marengo farmer Cecil Cronbaugh, 46, suffered a broken right shoulder and a frozen arm when his tractor upset in a field near Koszta about noon Friday. He was not found until 6 p.m. and rushed to Marengo hospital where he was listed in fair condition Saturday.
Dr. Albert McKee of the SUI college of medicine confirms Asian flu in Iowa City after testing one of three ill students as definitively infected. He notes other probable cases among students and reports earlier confirmations in Clarinda and Woodward. He also tests cases from Sioux City and Clinton and cites prior immunity and flu shots reducing epidemic risk.
AP report cites Arthur Krock, Pulitzer winner, charging President Kennedy with controlling news through boldness and subtlety unseen in peacetime. Krock faults press reliance on Pentagon and State directives during the Cuban crisis and notes Kennedy favors intimate briefings that enchant journalists.
In Watertown New York residents endure heavy snow with indifference amid 14 feet of snow this winter. A two foot snowfall on Saturday adds to cavernous banks as officials note ongoing removal costs and lane-blocking drifts.
Montreal AP Lester Pearson declared that until disarmament is reached the West must keep nuclear weapons. He urged Canada to accept U S warheads as part of his campaign for the April 8 election and noted his party opposes all weaponry unless a disarmament agreement is achieved.
Eleven finalists are announced for the Young Columbus VII carrier contest by The Cedar Rapids Gazette and Parade magazine. Names include Michael Kramer Greg Johnson George Newton Jon Remington James Bird Lynn Muller Johnny Madden John Fowler Duane Miller Ricky Scheidel and Kirk Pfeiffer. One winner will depart April 3 for a jet air trip to Switzerland and Germany with about 70 carriers. ten runners up receive a three day Chicago vacation.
Iowa road reports are available by calling 366 1884 in Cedar Rapids. The bulletins are compiled from patrolmen on the roads and are tape recorded for later reference.
Mao Tze-tung met Saturday with Soviet Ambassador S. V. Chervonenko in a cordial discussion reported by Peking radio. Present were Liu Shao-chi, Chou En-lai, and Wu Hsiu-chuan, chief Chinese delegate to the East German party congress.
New York Mayor Robert Wagner said he will propose settlement terms to newspapers if mediation efforts fail. The remark came after the city endured a 78 day blackout affecting news operations.
Sault Ste Marie Mich AP meteorologist says extreme cold could push Lake Superior to a complete freeze over within a week or two. Air reconnaissance may be used to confirm whether every open area disappears on the world’s largest freshwater lake.
The AFL-CIO urges immediate tax cuts totaling 10 billion over three years retroactive to Jan 1 and bigger public works to stave off a feared recession. George Meany and Walter Reuther seek early White House talks with Kennedy to press the plan, while business groups favor tax cuts with reduced government spending. The proposal targets lower brackets, expanded deductions, higher capital gains taxes, and broader federal aid for education housing urban renewal mass transit and conservation.
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