Judge and Mayor in Court Tiff
Judge and Mayor clash in a courtroom dispute as courtroom proceedings unfold amid rising tensions. The case centers on improvised authority and public trust as both officials defend their actions before the judge.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1963
Page
1
Judge and Mayor clash in a courtroom dispute as courtroom proceedings unfold amid rising tensions. The case centers on improvised authority and public trust as both officials defend their actions before the judge.
Caracas AP reports troops and police searched Central University for five French impressionist paintings stolen by gun wielding attackers during a museum raid. The works lent from France were insured for about half a million dollars and linked to the Louvre exhibit Years of French Painting. A pupil was wounded as the gang fled, while authorities blamed a communist group for the theft and highlighted concerns over Castro sympathies at the university.
Treasury Secretary Dillon said the first tax cuts from Kennedy’s three year overhaul should take effect this summer but not before July 1. He noted paychecks may rise from July or September and that any overpayments would be refunded in 1963 returns. Some lawmakers favor a Jan 1 1964 start.
In Brussels France summoned a secret six-nation meeting to decide if talks on Britain joining the European Common Market should continue. French officials warned the six could waste time and hinted at a possible adjournment, while Britain and West Germany urged negotiations to proceed amid tense diplomacy.
Harold E. Hughes, 40, of Ida Grove, was sworn in as Iowa's 36th governor. He pledged harmony with a Republican legislature to pursue a progressive, prudent pay-as-you-go program of government, saying both sides have no choice but to work together.
Springfield Illinois former State Auditor Orville Hodge who embezzled 1.5 million in public funds has been set for parole on January 31 by the Illinois pardon and parole board.
President Tshombe of Katanga has arrived in Elizabethville to meet U.N. representatives, according to diplomatic sources. The talks mark a key step in the Congo crisis and involve high level U.N. mediation efforts.
Premier Khrushchev issued a surprise invitation to West Berlin mayor Willy Brandt to cross the wall for a meeting in East Berlin. Informed sources said Brandt refused the offer.
President Kennedy sent Congress the largest budget in history with deficits of 10.3 to 11.9 billion depending on approach. He pitched a three stage tax cut totaling about 10 billion in income taxes and 2.5 billion for corporations, offset by 3.5 billion in repealed preferences. He urged defense and space funding, including 51 billion for defense and 6.1 billion for space through 1970, to spur growth and lay groundwork for surpluses later.
Dorchester youth Donald Norris, 15, confessed to slaying 16 year old Daniella Saunders in an alley near Roxbury on January 5. He described following the girl as she declined his kiss and squeezing her neck before she collapsed.
President Kennedy and Italian Premier Fanfani agreed that a cooperative nuclear force within the North Atlantic Alliance should be given the most serious consideration by all members.
General Lauris Norstad former supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe was named president of Owens Corning Fiberglas International and a director of the parent Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp in New York.
Former President Truman entered Research hospital for a routine checkup and will undergo hernia surgery Friday. The operation is described as routine and not life threatening.
Khrushchev visited the Berlin Wall area in West Berlin, saluting civilians and Western reporters after greeting East German leader Ulbricht. He stood two feet from the border at Friedrichstrasse, watched by U S and allied troops, with Hoffmann and Ulbricht present during a 15 minute stop.
Gov. Hughes outlines specific liquor recommendations in his Thursday inaugural address. Page 5 details the proposed measures and policy direction for state reform.
A speaker urges lawmakers to honor oaths and serve the people beyond party labels. He notes elected officials share primary goals of progress and prosperity for Iowa, calling for unity and continuity in government.
Des Moines Governor Harold Hughes announced in his inaugural address that state agents would be alerted to enforce liquor laws. He urged passage of a liquor-by-the-drink measure, praising local police for efforts to enforce current laws and asserting stricter licensure would improve enforcement, temperance, and curb illegal key clubs he links to crime and youth delinquency.
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