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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1963
Page
1
Weather report lists highs and lows for many cities with trace rainfall and a fair weekend forecast. Local obituaries and services follow for multiple towns with ages and church or funeral details.
A list of traffic violations with names and addresses, fines of 10 dollars plus costs for several offenders. Notable entries include Dixie Lea Madsen and David K Cook cited for following distance, and Leo Wesley Cloudy receiving a 30 day suspended jail sentence for reckless driving and related charges.
Peking criticizes Khrushchev as he misses Harriman invited merger with the U. S. delegation during a visit. Harriman leads negotiations on a treaty banning nuclear testing while Khrushchev cites a prior Chinese engagement.
Richard Nixon arrived from Budapest and urged expanding people-to-people contacts between Americans and East Europeans during his Vienna visit.
In Saigon a gun battle between U S military personnel left one dead and another wounded. Sp/5 Carl Ballard of Madill Oklahoma died and Sp/4 Donald Whitehouse of Crofton Kentucky was wounded. The accidental shooting began when a guard at Vinh Long airstrip fired at apparent guerrillas and prompts led to others firing into darkness. The incident raised South Vietnam battlefield fatalities to 92.
A collection of short notices lists a family style dinner at the Bavarian House in Springville, a homecoming for Josephine MacArthur from Mercy Hospital, barber shop updates, and various club meetings and specials. Activities include the Business and Professional Women's annual picnic at Ellis Park, the Original Group at Alcoholics Anonymous, and bowling deals at Magnificent Tropic Lanes with live music at Embassy Club.
A Cedar Rapids woman sustained minor injuries in a two car crash at A avenue and Eleventh street NW Saturday at 8 30. Mrs Douglas A McDowell 18 of 1418 A avenue NW was treated for abrasions and released from St Luke s hospital. Police charged her with way. The other driver was Eugene R McNamara 36 of 1816 O avenue NW.
Washington reports speculation that Orville Freeman may be replaced as secretary of agriculture later this year. Administrations aides and Freeman associates dismiss the chatter as unfounded and tied to farm policy criticism amid his European farm tour. The retirement talk follows a broader rejection of a new wheat program in a national farm referendum.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee cut 272 million from Kennedy's 4.5 billion foreign aid plan but approved funding to help overpopulated nations develop birth control measures. Chairman Fulbright eased research use to assist nations requesting help, amid moral objections and debate on U.S. roles in birth control research and dissemination.
Izetta M Debe died Saturday at 6 am in a local hospital after a lingering illness. Born October 12 1893 in Belle Plaine she married John J Debe February 11 1913 in Cedar Rapids. Survived by two daughters six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Memorial services Tuesday 1 30 pm at Hesser Memorial chapel burial Linwood cemetery. Friends may call after Monday noon.
Mrs Wes Bartosh of Holy Trinity church will be buried at Mount Calvary cemetery. Rosary is at 7 30 Sunday in Monahan Stewart funeral home where friends may call Sunday after 1 p.m. Burial follows Monday at 9 30 at Mt Calvary.
The government freed 382 Buddhist prisoners on Saturday while Buddhist leaders pledged continued resistance until all demands are met.
Miss Kenyatta notes education as a top issue for Kenya's new government and cites mission schools as the origin of formal schooling. She highlights adult education, land reform, and road improvement while describing U.S. development. She plans farm visits and library tours, plus a Whittier gathering and several city tours.
Nine white students staged a reverse racial protest at a Chock Full o Nuts outlet in New York charging the chain hires mostly Negroes. Jackie Robinson, a vice president of the chain, notes few whites apply for counter jobs while a student asks for exact hiring figures.
In Hong Kong, 206 million gallons of water were collected by the government after 24 hours of heavy rain. Officials say rainfall is not yet enough and at least 35 inches are needed before the dry winter season.
Thomas Reardon, 22, of rural Monona, was hospitalized after his car struck a bridge abutment one-half mile west of Prairie Du Chien early today.
An inspector from the ICC questioned a possible violation after a trucker may have driven 900 miles from Philadelphia without rest. Sheriff's deputies set warning signs before the survey point as a highway crew member witnessed a fatal crash involving a family.
Two Albia men George Kelly 22 and James Sullivan 27 died when their car driven by Kelly left Highway 34 three miles east of Albia. It struck an embankment and plunged into a gully.
The passage notes show Republican governors controlling states from Rockyginia to Wyoming split over a constitutional rule change. Democratic governors from Alaska to Wisconsin oppose the measure while undecided leaders from several states threaten a delayed vote. Rockefeller aims to rally signers and win a GOP majority for a formal statement or resolution.
Ten FAA staff members were honored this week at the airport coffee shop ceremony. Among awardees are Robert C. Gero and Albert T. Petsel for outstanding performance, plus ten-year to twenty-five-year service recognitions for Ole L. Sawyer Jack R. Quelle Robert T. Craig Max R. Otto Robert R. Shaver Ted Bakula Norman Lewis and Robert Soule. A TV guide note references a science fiction theater program on SCIENCE FICTION THEATER.
Police seek two men who used a time worn ruse to steal $80 from the Sherwin Williams store at 419 Second Avenue SE Cedar Rapids during business hours Friday. One man distracted the clerk by pricing merchandise while the other took cash from a desk drawer. Both men described as early 30s with heights about 5 ft 8 in and 6 ft.
Leo Wesley Cloudy, 28, of 1345 Fifth Street NW, was fined 100 and costs and given a 30 day suspended jail term in municipal court for reckless driving and leaving the scene after a Tuesday collision on Second Avenue West. Judge Howard McLaughlin delivered the verdict.
Three persons took the Peace Corps placement examination Saturday morning at the post office. The session was held in 800 locations nationwide and was the last testing opportunity for entrants scheduled for September or October training. The next testing date is August 24.
James Christanson, 22, Waterville, suffered severe lacerations and possible internal injuries after a sideswipe on a muddy road 12 miles east of here. He was hospitalized at Waukon. Bernard Grady, 20, Waterville, was uninjured.
The community hosts a Cedar Rapids series of religious musical and film events. The Silver Light quartet performs Sunday at 10 A.M. at Mt Zion Baptist Church, Tony Fontane Story screens at Calvary Baptist at 8 P.M., and Rev Ralph J Barron Jr speaks at Kenwood Methodist at 8:30 and 10:15 A.M. Sunday. Wings Over Jordan performs Friday at 8 P.M. at St Pauls Methodist, and Dr Howard Parsons discusses The Divine in Human Life at First Baptist on Sunday at 10 A.M. Also Mrs Kruse and Mrs Worsfold attend the Baptist Assembly conference in Green Lake Wisconsin.
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