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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1963
Page
3
A long weather forecast highlights Saturday temperatures around 24 and 23 degrees with a mix of cloudy and light snow by evening across regions. The Sunday forecast calls for partial cloudiness and more light snow in western and southern areas with cooler Southwest temperatures. The bulletin also lists multiple obituary notices and family announcements from towns including Marion, Norway, and Marengo with names and service details.
Libyan authorities declare three days of mourning for quake victims and thank the United States and Britain for emergency aid. Eighty percent of dwellings are ruined or damaged, with hundreds housed in improvised tents. Many residents remain displaced or missing, while Lt Ferriga notes the town must be rebuilt. Night fires glow as dawn finds scattered survivors joining soldiers amid debris. British army trucks deliver supplies through rubble clogged streets.
Mrs. Michele Raymond and Mrs. Francoise Laniesse both 20 gave birth Saturday to sons in Chateauroux France. The two boys arrived within the same hour highlighting an unusual twin birth.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co publishes daily and Sunday at 500 First Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids Iowa.
Subscription rates list 45 cents per week by carrier. Night edition 6 issues cost 1.25 per month or 13 per year. Afternoon editions and Sunday 7 issues cost 1.35 per month or 14 per year. Mail to other states and territories 23 per year. No mail operations accepted in towns with Gazette carrier service.
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The 315th army reserve medical depot in Cedar Rapids will hold a deactivation dinner next Saturday at 7 30 p m at the Ox Yoke Inn Amana. The unit will be officially deactivated March 15 after 12 years as an organized reserve unit. All present and former members are invited to attend the stag dinner. Reservations should be made by Wednesday by contacting any member of the unit the army reserve center EM 2-6620 or by phoning Frank Hazelton at EM 4-3604.
Dennis E. Kapler 42 of 1740 Fourth Avenue SE died at Veterans hospital Iowa City after a brief illness. Born April 29 1920 in Cresco he lived in Waterloo before moving to Cedar Rapids five years ago. He was a Nash-Finch produce manager for 10 years a World War II veteran and American Legion Hanford Post member. Surviving wife Jane two sons Thomas and John and three daughters Denise Kathleen and Mary Jo all at home. Funeral at Monahan Stewart with Rosary and burial Mt Calvary. Burial with American Legion services. Msgr Roach presides.
Anna M. Johnson 86 widow of Lewis J. Johnson died in Boulder Colorado on Friday. Born November 28 1876 in Marengo she leaves daughter Mrs. Laverne Larson and another daughter Mrs. Wallace A. Henry of Aptos California. Also five grandchildren and two great grandchildren survive. Funeral services at Beatty Bearle's 10 30 Monday with Dr T A Youngquist of First Lutheran Church. Burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call after 9 00 Monday.
Services for Lillian Murphy of Fairfax will be held Monday at 9 30 a m at St Patrick s church officiated by Rev Bernard White Burial follows at St Patrick s Friends may call at Teahen Chapel with the Rosary recited Sunday at 8 p m
A long critique frames President Kennedy’s administration as master of news control. Charles Krock, veteran journalist, cites direct and indirect methods shaping public info, accusing officials of prevarication and pushing favorable coverage to avert controversy. He highlights press influence and the White House’s PR prowess in a wartime vs peacetime media landscape.
The U S State Department ordered the immediate repatriation at government expense of about 250 unpaid American seamen aboard six Kulukundis Line ships in the Middle and Far East. Ships listed include the Ines Elizabeth Suzanne Titan Hampt on Mount Ranier with costs estimated around 100000 dollars. The Seafarers International Union also ordered libels and picketing against Kulukundis affiliates and related ships in multiple ports.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko hosted Chinese Ambassador Pan Tzu-li at a Saturday luncheon in Moscow. The gathering reflected ongoing exchanges between the two Communist powers amid global tensions and diplomatic outreach.
In memory of Mrs R D Taylor from the employees of National Data Processing Corp. Also in memory of Orpha Bealer Grimm and Charles O Norberg from the Philanthropic Dept of the Cedar Rapids Woman's Club C R Alumnae Chapter of Delta Zeta. Previous balance on 1963 Camp budget is 831.32 dollars plus 5.00.
A House subcommittee will examine broadcast ratings to learn how they are produced used and their accuracy. Ratings reported by several firms indicate how many people nationwide tune into a show.
The Soviet defense minister Marshal Malinovsky boasted of Moscow's nuclear might and warned that any attack on Cuba would trigger World War III. Western officials viewed the display as more PR than immediate action, while hearings in the U S begin March 5 with Leroy Collins and other network executives called to testify.
President Betancourt of Venezuela arrived from the United States for an official visit to Mexico. About a half million Mexicans cheered as he and his wife and daughter rode to the hotel, while 20,000 gathered at the airport. Security was tight with thousands of troops and police on duty. The visit focused on social progress and regional concerns, not Cuba.
Olney England champions accept Bell's Corners Ottawa suburb challenge for Shrove Tuesday race on February 26. Lord Mayor Leslie Fairay praises idea and notes Olney dominance since 600-year tradition. Liberal Kansas squad previously beat Olney five times in 450 yard dash on road courses. Race set at a community hockey rink in Bell's Corners.
Three people suffered minor injuries from a two car crash at Seventeenth Avenue and Tenth Street SE Saturday. Roy W. McKiernan 22 was driver of the westbound car and was charged with failure to have his car under control. Mary A Wright 22 drove the second vehicle with passenger Sharon Stewart 20. Tom Andrews 22 was treated for a head laceration.
Three hundred toy manufacturers from 11 countries opened Milan’s largest playthings show. The event drew widespread industry attention, but no children were admitted to the exhibit.
Gary T. Kesselring of 1218 Second Street SE was admitted to St Luke's Hospital after a single vehicle crash on Sixth Street SE. Police report his southbound car lost control and hit a tree, causing head abrasions and a knee wound. he faces reckless driving charges.
Venezuelan hijackers of the freighter Anzoategui arrived in Rio de Janeiro and were taken to a navy rest camp for internment as diplomats consider their future.
In a statement on national policy, he emphasizes Soviet citizens are raised with friendship for all peoples and intolerance to enmity. He vows to continue this approach with persistence and consistency, despite the multi national, socialist state's nature and its implications for policy.
Ghulyam Mohammed Shirzad Afghanistan's minister of trade arrives in Moscow to negotiate a Soviet Afghan trade agreement for 1963.
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