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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1963
Page
1
Federal judge rejected immunity for Cuban U.N. attache Roberto Santiesteban and ordered him to stand trial on conspiracy and failure to register as a foreign agent. The case involves a Castro directed ring aiming at terrorist sabotage in the New York New Jersey area.
Des Moines Iowa. Gov Norman Erbe transfers daily operations to Gov elect Harold Hughes as inauguration approaches. Hughes will not move in until his inauguration Thursday afternoon and continues to work from the commerce commission where he recently resigned.
Fidel Castro in a telecast post midnight address to a congress of American women urged a united liberating movement in Latin America. He insisted world communism must heal its rift to aid the masses as delegates from the Americas and observers from Europe and Asia gathered.
Premier Khrushchev warns of 40,000 American nuclear warheads and predicts immense casualties if bombs drop. Castro urges Latin American revolutions and notes Cuba faces imperialist pressure and internal divisions as the Caribbean crisis lingers unresolved.
Cedar Rapids real estate sales set an all time high for 1962 with total value of 22,730,412 and 1,456 sales, reported at the Cedar Rapids Board of Realtors annual meeting. President Gene E. Fries noted the rise over 1960 and 1961 figures.
The article notes a senate leader pressing for the establishment of a state college in western Iowa. References relate to the Shaff plan and a background story, with fuller coverage on page 2B and 3B of the edition.
A fresh snow cover whitened Eastern Iowa as extreme cold persists. Overnight lows ranged from 32 below in New Albin to 28 below in Decorah with Marquette at minus 30 and Decorah’s ski base at four inches.
DES MOINES Iowa house defeated a bid to end secret voting in steering and sitting committees by 61 to 43. The chamber then adopted by voice vote as temporary rules the 1961 rules until the rules committee makes a recommendation.
Proponents of the Shaff reapportionment plan remained untroubled by reports of a wording flaw and will push for passage this session without changes. Senators noted potential court inspection issues but rely on Attorney General Hultman’s assurance that funded wording is proper.
A Negro student, Harvey B. Gantt of Charleston, won a Fourth Circuit appeal ordering admission to Clemson College. The court ruled the case a class action and instructed immediate admission for the next semester. Gov. Russell and Atty. Gen. McLeod indicated further appeals may follow.
A Chicago man, Paul W. Enos, 48, fled after rear ending Emma A. Clubb, 37, in Cedar Rapids on Sixth Street SW near Square D Co. A license plate from Enos’s car led police to Powers Truck Stop on Highway 30 SW where he was arrested. Clubb, hospitalized with an acute neck sprain, was reported in fair condition. Enos pled guilty in municipal court to leaving the scene and failing to control, fined $50 and costs plus $15.
Morgan Philips, aged 60, longtime general secretary of Britain's Labour party for 17 years, died on Tuesday in London. He led the party through significant periods and shaped modern party organization.
President Kennedy has accepted an invitation to visit Italy this year. Announcement was made Wednesday.
A five hundred fifty head Black Angus cattle drive moved overland to Highmore market in sub zero temperatures. Rancher Bethel Frei 47 leads the trek with his twin daughters Betty and Bonnie 12 sons John 15 Bud 8 and father John 72. The herd from a 3000 acre winter range is heading toward auction yards while water encroaches on surrounding land. The drive began Tuesday in 22 below zero and aims to save trucking costs while facing raw cold and limited snow.
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