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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1964
Page
1
Ohio Democratic chairmen voted 81 to 63 to uphold their endorsement of Sen. Stephen Young for a second term, rejecting a bid to reconsider in favor of astronaut John Glenn. The decision, seen as reflecting big-city party backing, was expected to be ratified by the state convention.
Attorney General Kennedy and President Macapagal said after a three hour talk that prospects for an early summit on the Indonesia Malaysia crisis are encouraging. Kennedy met Sukarno and reported progress toward a three nation conference to resolve the Sabah dispute and restore Maphilindo.
In Boston a pontifical solemn Requiem Mass honored President Kennedy. Cardinal Cushing led the service with Mozart's Requiem in D minor performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a large choir. Mrs Kennedy and relatives attended as dignitaries reflected on Kennedy and Mozart as joined symbols of leadership and artistry.
Mrs. John Kriz describes fleeing a machete wielding mob of Panamanians after scaling a back fence and hiding in a monastery near Panama City. The Cedar Rapids wife, 23, arrived home to her mother in Cedar Rapids as her husband Specialist 4/c John Kriz serves in Panama. The couple, among about 2000 U.S. service families outside Canal Zone housing, faced explosive unrest linked to a flag raising incident and feared further danger.
Iowa Taxpayers Association says no emergency funds are needed to rescue the aid to dependent children program. A survey shows ADC cuts last November fixed money problems and the caseload dropped, with funds totaling 20.1 million this year. The group credits increased appropriations and federal, state, and county support, noting a historic high. Lawrence Putney of the state social welfare department backs the conclusion.
President Johnson tells Congress the U S is entering 1964 with strong business expansion but warns that without prompt tax cuts the expansion could slip into recession. He pledges to curb inflationary wage price increases and outlines a $1 billion poverty program and higher overtime pay to create jobs.
The Tulsa World reports an experimental transplant of an unborn calf gland into a Tulsa woman with inoperable cancer. The operation, performed last Wednesday in a local hospital, is believed to be the first of its kind in the United States.
A federal judge refused Hoffa bid to dismiss the indictment accusing him of trying to influence jurors. The ruling followed a two hour secret session in a guarded Nashville court.
Yale psychologist Dr. Roy Schafer testified that Jack Ruby shows impaired brain functioning and should undergo a thorough examination. He examined Ruby for nine and a half hours last December as part of the bond hearing in the murder case over Lee Harvey Oswald.
The balloon used by Barbara Keith, the grandmother who disappeared during a cross water race from Santa Catalina Island, was found about four miles off Dana Point. Coast Guard crews reported no sign of Keith aboard the craft, though a helicopter pilot confirmed the balloon belonged to her.
Hollywood actress Patricia Woodell and actor Gary Clarke say they will marry next June. The couple announced the engagement and upcoming nuptials in a brief Hollywood statement.
Harold Stassen 56 a former boy wonder of Republican politics announced Monday his bid for the G O P presidential nomination He plans to enter the New Hampshire primary March 10 California June 2 and Washington D C May 5 with additional primaries to follow.
A 17 year old East German youth named Lothar H. was wounded in the right foot while escaping over the Berlin wall. West Berlin police and a customs officer shouted to East German guards to cease fire, helping him to safety and later to a hospital for treatment.
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