Showdown Over Britain's Common Market Bid May Loom
Five Common Market partners prepare to press France for a brief time limit on evaluating Britain’s entry. A Monday foreign ministers meeting could establish a study group but may invite an unlimited report period, risking renewed tensions with President de Gaulle. If the study favors Britain, a February showdown could follow.
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Assigning Of Jobs for All Listed
Houston AP Astronauts Virgil Grissom and John Glenn received major assignments on moon program projects. Grissom will focus on two person Gemini flights while Glenn handles orbital Apollo work as part of new specialization by Dr. Robert Gilruth.
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Kennedy urges quick court action on voting discrimination
Attorney General Robert Kennedy proposes legislation to speed rulings in cases alleging racial discrimination against prospective voters. He released the Civil Rights Division annual report noting progress in desegregation and voting rights while stressing delays between filing suits and trial need shortening.
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Healthier To Live at Pole Says WHO
WHO says living in Arctic and Antarctic regions is normal and in some ways healthier than milder climates. The report notes no special diet is needed, heat from fur works, birth rates are high and infant mortality low, while accidents and alcohol contribute to polar deaths.
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Cedar Rapids Endures Sixteen Subzero Day Spell
Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa faced a sixteenth straight subzero day as temperatures plunged after a brief warm spell in early January. The cold stretch followed a period with highs near 40 and lows around 20, leaving residents braced for continued winter misery.
Linn Legislators Receiving More Mail from Wets
DES MOINES The tide of mail from Iowans wanting liquor by the drink ran swifter than that from Iowa days last week for Linn county legislators. Sen. Martin Wiley Cedar Rapids reported one day his letters were 41 to 2 in favor of legalizing liquor. Rep. Tom Riley Cedar Rapids said the tide turned last week with more mail from wets. Since the session began two weeks ago mail has been about even between wets and drys, though dry mail since last November’s election has been heavier. Rep. John M. Ely Jr Cedar Rapids took most of last week’s mail home to answer. Senator Richard Turner Council Bluffs reported petitions bearing 990 signatures, and Rep. Leonard C. Anderson Sioux City received petitions with more than 3100 signatures in favor of liquor.
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Sioux City
Fire destroys training building at Shippingport A Plant
A training building at Shippingport Atomic Power Plant was completely destroyed by a fire on Saturday. Fire Chief William Burris said there was extensive damage and the cause was not known.
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Spacecraft nears Mars after 26 million mile trek
Moscow AP reports the Soviet spaceship racing toward Mars has covered 26 million miles, Tass said Saturday night.
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MacArthur and Cadet Kelly Share Birthday Meeting in 1950s Salon
In a Waldorf Astoria suite, Gen Douglas MacArthur received Colin P. Kelly III and four West Point cadet officers on MacArthur's 83rd birthday. The cadets presented a greetings scroll as a cake was served, and MacArthur recalled Kelly Sr. who sank his first Japanese cruiser. Cadet Kelly spoke of inspiration from MacArthur's life, while Kelly Jr. had been killed on a bombing mission. MacArthur gave each cadet two playing cards and urged them to think of him while playing.
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Today's Chuckle Watchband compass for indecisive men
A humorous note promotes a watchband compass described as a gag for men unsure whether they are coming or going. The line plays on indecision and fashion accessories with a tongue in cheek tone.
Chamber sees bleak growth from Kennedy tax plan
The U S Chamber of Commerce called President Kennedy's tax reduction and revision program unbalanced and bleak for economic growth. It criticized excessive focus on consumer spending over investment incentives and warned Congress to shift emphasis to spur job creation and productivity.
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Frost Ordered Back to Bed as Condition Stabilizes
Poet Robert Frost, 88, was sent back to bed by doctors at the Peter Bent Brigham hospital after his fatigue increased over 24 hours. He remains convalescent from December surgery and had been out of bed and walking last week, with condition described as about the same.
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Robert Frost
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Cuba's Youth Lead Castro Regime at Varadero Hotel
Orlando Martinez, once a car parker at Varadero Beach hotel, now runs the 165 room resort and its 112 staff as Cuba shows a youthful leadership core. Across Havana militia, officers, and officials in their teens to twenties underscore the regime's rising generation guiding policy and daily operations.
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Fulgencio Batista
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Cuba
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Report Card starts in The Sunday Gazette school column
The Report Card by School Reporter Art Winter debuts in Section A of The Sunday Gazette. It aims to keep Cedar Rapids and East Iowa property taxpayers informed on school progress and problems as education remains a priority.
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