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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1963

Page

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Five Named To Top Jobs By Hughes

Gov Harold Hughes named five nominees to major Iowa posts for senate confirmation all Democrats. Reappointments included Bernard J. Martin to the Iowa commerce commission for six years and Henry E. Carter to a second six year term on the unemployment security commission. Appointed were Lynn Potter to the state tax commission for the unexpired term ending June 30 this year and the regular term to 1969, Robert C. Barry to the Iowa highway commission for four years, and Corbin Crawford to the board of control for six years. All terms begin July 1 pending confirmation.

Frank Nye Des Moines Harold Hughes Iowa Senate Senate Hughes Bernard J. Martin Iowa Commerce Commission Henry E. Carter Burlington Iown Employment Security Commission Lynn Potter Cresco State Tax Commission Robert C. Barry Danbury Iowa Highway Commission Corbin Crawford Ainsworth Board of Control Potter Tax Commission Fred H. Quiner Democrat John O'Connor Strawberry Point Federal District Court of Northern Iowa X. T. Prentis Mt. Ayr Andrew George Waterloo Prentis

Katanga Rally Warns of Hate Drive and Repression

Katanga’s resident minister Joseph Ileo said Katangan people are being incited to hate and rebellion. He warned of severe measures against instigators as Tshombe’s Katanga tour met with large crowds and a Katanga anthem. Ileo urged restraint and warned whites in Katanga not to meddle in politics amid U.N. actions and the ongoing reconciliation.

Elisabethville Central Congo Katanga Joseph Ileo Tshombe Congo U.N Ileo Tieo National Bank of

More N Y Dock Labor Returning

Longshoremen resume work across the Atlantic and Gulf ports after a 34 day strike. In New York 13 thousand workers earned Sunday overtime as Morehead City to Tampa backlogs clear, while settlements proceed on regional issues and gang size to be studied by a U.S. labor panel.

New York Atlantic Gulf Morehead City N. C Gulf Coast Tampa Aflcio International Longshoremen’s Assn Mediation Board Kennedy W. A. McAllister U.S. Labor Department Miami Port Everglades Fla Henderson Jacksonville Savannah Wilmington Norfolk Mobile Ala ILA Maine Texas

Youth Pushes Change in Old House Business Ways

Washington AP report describes a new Republican conference method inviting outside experts to frame policy on nuclear test ban inspections. Leader Gerald Ford says the aim is to boost GOP visibility and unity, with press access if positions diverge from the administration.

Washington House U.S Soviet Union Ford Charles Halleck Indiana G.O.P Republican Conference Gerald Ford Michigan

Amish School Bill Aims to Preserve One Room Amish Education

Iowa Senate sees a bill by Sens. Nolan and Long to allow Amish schools near Hazleton to hire non college trained teachers. The measure would exempt such schools from state teacher qualification rules, avoiding loss of state aid for noncompliant districts.

Des Moines UPI Iowa Senate Hazleton D. C. Nolan Iowa City Irving Long Manchester State Department of Public Instruction Nolan Long

Cuban Labor Leader Dies After Meeting

Havana reports Miguel Reyes Castro 34 a major Cuban labor leader committed death by own action after leaving a meeting addressed by Industry Minister Ernesto Che Guevara Castro was found fatally wounded Sunday according to newspapers.

Havana Miguel Reyes Castro Cuba Ernesto Che Guevera

Machinists at Lockheed ES Approve Offer

Lockheed Aircraft machinists nationwide approve a three year contract increasing wages and benefits. The agreement lacks a union shop clause, with 85 percent of about 4,000 at the Burbank plant voting yes. The company will urge new hires to join the union and introduce them to shop stewards.

Los Angeles Lockheed Aircraft Corp International Assn. of Afl-Cio Burbank Here Hawaii Cape Canaveral Vnew

Government troops kill 17 insurgents and seize camp

In a five hour battle near Rangoon Burma government forces killed 17 insurgents and captured a rebel camp, signaling a major power strike against, and momentum against, insurgent forces in the region.

Rangoon Burma

Nome Warmth Breaks Winter Weather Myths

Nome Alaska residents enjoy unseasonable warmth as the country freezes. The thaw disrupts dog sled races and skiing, complicates winter travel, risks perishable spoilage, and threatens floods. Nome records its warmest winter in 56 years.

Nome Alaska

Alaska Weather Thaw Upsets Winter in Remote Towns

The report notes Barrow dipping to one above while Nome area mines suffer as the thaw disrupts winter routines. Fairbanks records a 20 above low after weeks near 50 below and Juneau Ket chikan run warmer than normal, with residents like Richard Lee lamenting the shift from expected freeze up.

Barrow Fairbanks Alaska Juneau Ketchikan Richard Lee Nome Lee

Alaska Faces Warm Chinook Swing Flood Threats Winter Snow Loss

Alaska endures unusual warmth with river ice hazards and flooded roads. Elmendorf AFB airlift evacuated 86 Eskimos from Koliganek due to Nushagak flood threat. Anchorage records 15 to 25 degrees above average as sled races cancel and a ski resort shuts down. A warm Pacific southerly flow mixes with Arctic cold, raising regional weather concerns. A Seattle UW professor notes a balloon reading 12 degrees above at 160000 feet over the North Pole.

Air Force Elmendorf Anchorage Koliganek Nushagak Alaska Arctic Valley Age Street Weather Bureau Pacific Aleutians Arctic Canada Midwest East University of Washington Seattle North Pole

Below Zero Readings Tie C R Record

Cedar Rapids shares a sub-zero trend with Des Moines and Iowa City as each city hits 17th straight sub-zero day tying or setting records. Iowa City records 24 degrees coldest since 1930 while Sioux City endures twentieth straight day under zero.

Des Moines Cedar Rapids Iowa City Sioux City Mercury

Light Snow and Warmer Temperatures Forecast Across Iowa

Weather brief from United Press International notes southeasterly and southerly winds ease the cold after morning lows plunge to 26 below zero in parts of Iowa. By noon temperatures rise above zero statewide, with Monday night lows 5 above to 5 below. A weak cold front brings light snow to eastern areas Tuesday, followed by a return above freezing and partly cloudy skies midweek.

United Press International Iowa

Cedar Rapids Cold Records Highlight Historic Lows

The article lists daily low temperatures across Iowa including Elkader Davenport Dubuque Waterloo Waukon Ottumwa Des Moines and Council Bluffs noting a high overnight low of -2 at Council Bluffs. It recalls Cedar Rapids longest cold run and the 35 day 1936 spell with two breaks.

Elkader Davenport Dubuque Waterloo Waukon Ottumwa Des Moines Council Bluffs Cedar Rapids

Wild Weekend Brings Snow Ice and Record Cold

A powerful weekend storm buried parts of the Northeast under heavy snow and ice while record cold gripped the Midwest and East. The system dropped up to 18 inches in New York and New England, with subzero readings in Indiana Illinois Ohio and Pennsylvania and a new Arctic chill forecast for the Great Plains. Cities reporting record lows included Greensburg Indiana Jackson Ohio Paris Kentucky Moline Illinois Peoria Illinois Indianapolis Indiana Chicago Illinois Evansville Indiana Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Rochester Minnesota Des Moines Iowa.

Midwest New York State New England Mercury Ohio Indiana Illinois West Virginia Pennsylvania Dakotas Greensburg Ind Jackson Paris Moline Ill Des Moines

Weather Theories Mostly Unproved

Washington AP reports Dr. J Murray Mitchell Jr a federal long range weather expert based in Suitland Maryland spends much of his time on theories while occasionally following hunches He believes the earth has cooled recently noting 1885 to 1940 was a warming period and since 1940 the trend has reversed continuing on page 3 column 2

Washington Suitland J. Murray Mitchell, Jr

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