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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1963
Page
5
Iowa Senate debates the Shaff constitutional plan establishing 99 House seats and 58 Senate seats with county units. The chamber splits on amendments to the word proposed, with supporters seeking no change as the measure heads to a statewide vote and likely court review.
The department plans to suspend drivers with poor records under existing law without point values. Officials say suspensions will continue as before and warnings will be sent as drivers near suspension. A defined point system would be an effective safety tool, they argue, but it lacks statutory guidance.
Tel Aviv newspaper Maariv cites a U S proposal that Israel take in up to 120000 Arab refugees over ten years if Arab states agree to settle the remainder. The report lists no official source nor confirmation.
A Winneshiek county legislative study committee meeting will be held Saturday at 10 30 a m at Hotel Winneshiek. Anyone interested in discussing state or national legislative matters is invited to attend.
U S District Judge Edward J McManus orders 60 jurors summoned for a Feb 19 Cedar Rapids trial. The 52000 dollar damage suit of M W O Rieley of Cedar Rapids vs Montgomery Ward Co proceeds to trial. Clarence E Smith of Independence files a federal bankruptcy petition listing 8270.41 in debts and 615 in assets. A Feb 7 hearing at 11 a m on a bill of particulars in the tax evasion case against Elmer M Salkeld and Dale A Lee is scheduled.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. operates daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscriptions by carrier 45 cents per week and by mail. Night edition six issues per month 13 dollars a year. afternoon and Sunday seven issues 14 dollars a year. Rates vary for other states and territories at 23 dollars a year. No mail subscriptions accepted in towns with Gazette carrier service.
A notice states that local news content is printed in this paper and reprints AP dispatches. It confirms republication rights and exclusive distribution of associated material.
Des Moines Iowa Gov Harold Hughes rejects a plan by the committee against capital punishment to film hangings at the state penitentiary for public showings. He questions who would watch it and argues it is not the right tactic to abolish the death penalty. A judiciary committee report on a bill to end capital punishment moves to the house floor with a 9-5 vote.
A 14 year old boy from a broken home admitted to killing his 80 year old grandfather Ernest Ganzhorn with a rifle on a central Iowa farm. He described loading the body onto a sled and dragging it to a snow filled pasture behind a barn. Sheriff Strain said county authorities will consult a district judge over charges given the youth’s age.
Tributes flood in after the death of Robert Frost at age eighty eight. Fellow poets praise his lifetime of work and influence on American letters. Born in San Francisco, Frost built a vast body of verse, earned honorary degrees, and chronicled New England life while appealing beyond regional boundaries.
A gas explosion at an oil refinery in Mexico City killed six workers on Monday. The blast caused extensive damage and prompted emergency responses from local authorities and plant security teams.
In Columbus a surprise turn in the Sam Sheppard case unfolds as his Boston lawyer announces an engagement to Ariane Tebbenjohanns of Düsseldorf. The state pardon and parole commission is to decide on commutation of the life sentence for the 1954 murder in Bay Village. The couple plans marriage, while Ohio policy bars prison marriages. If his sentence is reduced to manslaughter, a parole hearing could come soon. otherwise parole remains unavailable until around 1965.
President Kennedy called Robert Frost the great American poet of our time and said his death leaves a vacancy in the American spirit. The statement praised Frost for his nature, plain speech, and deep insight into the human soul and noted his imperishable verse.
A Monday night fire started by a defective battery charger gutted a garage and a 1956 car owned by Russel Ehrenberger at 2642 Fruitland boulevard SW. Siding on the house was damaged as firefighters reported the garage and car a total loss.
West Union police hold George Calloway 40 Cedar Falls on 1000 dollar bond for allegedly bilking Arlington merchants last fall by selling advertising signs they never received.
UPI reports Israeli Foreign Minister Golda Meir signed a technical cooperation accord with Tanganyika on Monday, broadening diplomatic ties between the two states.
An advertisement note praises Gazette want ads as a modern Aladdins lamp. It includes the EM line EM 2-1121 for contact.
The passage urges care in selecting a broker, noting that NYSE member firms meet strict membership requirements and must follow Exchange rules. Individual brokers in these firms also pass Exchange qualifications, signaling reliability and adherence to standards.
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