Weather Summary and Five Day Forecast for July 12 1963
The Daily Record reports on July 12 1963 a forecast of locally heavy rain in the south central region this afternoon and evening with cloudy skies tonight and Saturday. Highs near 80s and lows around 60s are noted along with normal July averages and expected rainfall between .40 and .80 inch. The forecast calls for a mostly fair Sunday in the north and partly cloudy in the south with a few showers, plus minor daily temperature changes through next Wednesday.
Births and notices span Iowa city listings and legal matters
Births from Mercy list many new babies with parents and addresses across Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns. A long section covers court filings, separations, and name changes, followed by fire, traffic, and safety incidents with times and locations. It ends with obituaries and upcoming services in several towns and churches.
Two Killed in Dummy Rocket Drill at Eglin Base
At Eglin air base in Florida two men were killed and fourteen injured when a cannon alert training rocket from an F-100 from Cannon Air Force Base New Mexico struck a narrow control bunker during a strafing drill. Civil service officer A H Gautier witnessed the incident and quoted the pilot's confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Walton Beach
Fla
Air Force
Cannon Air Base
N. M
Eglin Air Base
A. H. Gautier
Civil Service Planning
Gautier
British Duchess Robbery Sparks National Outrage
Scotland Yard hunted six gunmen who raided the Dowager Duchess of Northumberland on a busy London street, seizing $280,000 in jewels from Garrard & Co. The theft interrupted a planned royal banquet presence as the Duchess, 75, faced a shock and Queen Mother Elizabeth offered condolences. A stolen green Jaguar was believed used, and a security guard, Stanley Wood, helped recover one jewel box worth $56,000.
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London
Scotland Yard
Britain
Duchess of Northumberland
Elizabeth
Garrard and Co
Eaton Square
Duchess of Hamilton
Stanley Wood
Paul
Frederika
Greece
Claridges
IBM reveals fully automatic type composition system
IBM announces a computer system capable of automatic type setting. In one hour it can produce perforated tape for up to 12 000 11-pica lines of 8 point type. Newspapers like the Daily News, Washington Evening Star, and South Bend Tribune have ordered the system, with Oklahoma papers first to use it for all editorial and classified work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
International Business Machines Corp
New York Daily News
Washington Evening Star
South Bend
Ind
Tribune
Daily
Oklahoman
The
Oklahoma City Times
Deaths Clark Crosby Wright 88 veteran and farmer
Clark Crosby Wright 88 retired farmer and Spanish American War veteran died at a local hospital after a brief illness. Born July 31, 1874 in Fort Dodge, he lived mainly in Palo before relocating to Cedar Rapids two years ago. Survived by daughter Leora Sutton and two grandchildren. preceded by daughter Lucille and son Leo. Memorial services at Turner chapel with time to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Crosby Wright
Eighth Street
Fort Dodge
Palo
Cedar Rapids
Leora Sutton
Pensacola
Fla
Lucille
Leo
Turner Chapel
Memorial services and burials listed for local figures
Obituary notices list memorial services and burials for Mrs. Dvorak, James D. Rogers, John J. Timm, and Dr. Charles Earl Beatty in local churches and chapels. Details include service times 1:30 to 3 p m Saturday, burial at Cedar Memorial, Mt. Calvary, or Cedar Memorial, and rosary times at Teahen chapel and parish locations.
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Dvorak
Joseph (Lenore
St. Patrick’s Church
Mt. Calvary
Teahen
St. Bridget Circle
Knights of Columbus
Rogers
James D
Waterloo Politician Criticizes Cedar Rapids Water Plan
Water pollution readings in the Iowa river run at 24 000 bacteria per 100 milliliters for three days after a high 7 million level. Cedar Rapids officials say treated water is safe, warning against contact with untreated water. Waterloo faces state orders to upgrade its plant. a $161 000 federal grant is paused until a contract is signed. City mayor Ed Jochumsen blasts past administration while acknowledging Cedar Rapids contamination. George Lee notes Cedar Rapids needs large treatment facilities due to area population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Public Health Service
Waterloo
Ed Jochumsen
Cedar Rapids
State Health Department
George Lee
Jochumsen
Prisoner Escapes Polk County Jail by Soaked Window Plunge
Prisoner Raymond Lewis Post 38 stripped to shorts, soaped up, and crawled through a ten inch window after sawing bars and a mesh screen. He dropped 15 feet on a mattress-strip rope. Ray mond Lee Bestman 22 attempted the same but failed. both jailed after a night lockup. Post faces 75000 bond on Windsor Heights grocery holdup charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Polk County
Raymond Lewis Post
Davenport
Wilbur T. Hildreth
Post
Windsor Heights
Illinois
Bestman
Lamont Farms, Inc
Iowa- Missouri
Rock Island
Palo Youth 20 Faces Drunk Driving Charge
Palo Youth 20 was ordered to plead by Monday after a Thursday arraignment before Judge B J Maxwell on a drunk driving count. He was arrested Wednesday at 9 55 p m after a pickup struck a tree near the Ellis park pavilion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Bruce
Palo
B. J. Maxwell
Bruce
Ellis Park Pavilion
Reds Seen Hopelessly Deadlocked in Moscow Talks
Russian and Chinese delegates failed to meet again as Western observers doubted progress. Talks recessed with no agreed basis for reconciliation of world communism. Teng Hsiao-ping led China while Russians did not attend the conference hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Teng Hsiao-ping
Teng
Unit backs fair employment bill in Kennedy civil rights push
Washington AP says the House Education and Labor Committee approved a fair employment practices bill requested by President Kennedy. It would create a five member civil rights commission and an administrator office empowered to issue orders banning racial discrimination in employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
House Education and Labor Committee
Judge Revokes Suspension in Fourth Offense Check Case
Courthouse records show Judge B. J. Maxwell Friday revoked the suspension of a one year Linn county jail sentence for Le Roy Jayne aged 50 who was convicted March 20 of fourth offense false uttering of a check. Jayne is serving a 30 day Johnson county jail term in Iowa City on a check charge and will be returned to Cedar Rapids to serve the year when released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Maxwell
Linn County
LeRoy Jayne
Jayne
Johnson County
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo Youth Denies Theft of Diamond Ring
James W. Long, 19, of Waterloo, pleads innocent to larceny in a case alleging he stole a $50 diamond ring from Michael Dougherty on June 23. Dougherty moved from 217 Fifth Avenue SW, and Long later moved into the same apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Long
Waterloo
William Eadson
Long
Michael Dougherty
Dougherty
Fifth Avenue
Wellsburg Boy, 7, Attacked by Dog
Michael John Huisman, seven, of Wellsburg was hospitalized in good condition after a German shepherd bit him at home. He suffered severe arm lacerations and minor facial and leg injuries. The dog, shipped from Spain to Wellsburg residents, had been chained but broke loose while the boy played in the yard. The animal was taken to a veterinarian in Eldora for rabies testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy Center
Michael John Huisman
Wellsburg
Lester Huisman
Spain
George Eckoff
Eldora
Frank Tavaliero
John Busta
Tavaliero
Busta
City Briefs and Local Notices Roundup
Civil Defense siren test set for Saturday at 10 am with a free ride and shop event by 62 downtown merchants. Indoor Sports Club hosts Sunday picnic at the Cerebral Palsy center, attendees bring covered dish and service. Mrs. John K. Niles returns from Columbus after services for Barton Loomis. Dean’s List honors David W. Mineck at Northwestern University. George Chismore, 12, injures arm after a tree fall near Sinclair Park. listed in good condition at Mercy Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cerebral Palsy Center
Roy Hart
George Chismore
Harold V. Chismore
Sixteenth Avenue SE
Sinclair Park
Mercy Hospital
Warning Against Race Compulsion
Washington AP Mayor Frank Morris of Salisbury Maryland urged senators against federal compulsion as desegregation proceeds peacefully under a bi racial commission. He said progress in racial problems must come from the hearts and heads of people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank Morris
Salisbury
Senate Commerce Committee
Leone Receives Confidence Vote in Caretaker Government
Rome premier Giovanni Leone won a confidence vote for his caretaker government after praising Kennedy's multilateral nuclear force. He promised to step down in October and avoided direct Italian commitment while rebuffing communist and French criticisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
UPI
Giovanni Leone
Kennedy
Leone
Senate
Cambridge Race Protests Turn Violent Amid Sit-in Clashes
In Annapolis state police arrested 14 protesters and bystanders as clashes erupted near the Cambridge sit-in. Police used dogs and tear gas to disperse crowds while a night of violence left several wounded, including a 12 year old boy, and guardsmen injured. Reports note hundreds of whites and integrationists marched toward the courthouse and armory as shots were fired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
National
Leon Buckle
Ridgeley
Pontiff tells U Thant he prayed for U.N. prosperity
Pope Paul VI met with Secretary General U Thant in a 30 minute audience in Vatican City. The Pontiff said he prayed God to grant true prosperity to the United Nations and for the happy success of its activities during Thants European tour stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Paul VI
U Thant
U.N
Thant
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