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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1962
Page
8
Des Moines voters backed Sen Bourke Hickenlooper and Gov Norman Erbe in the Iowa primary. The ballot also nominated the first woman ever to run for Congress from Iowa, a milestone for the state’s political history.
Voters approved a constitutional amendment ending partisan elections for the state supreme court and 22 judicial districts. The measure passed 139720 to 106542 and enables a nonpartisan retention and merit-based nomination system with governors appointing judges from attorney-selected nominating commissions.
In Iowa, Hickenlooper defeats Hoover by a wide margin after 2,484 precincts report, with 164,565 votes to 29,715. He will face Democrat E B Smith of Ames in November while judicial election reforms loom as the 1963 legislature sets commissions.
The record lists vote totals by race across a slate of offices including Senate, Governor, and Congress Third District. It shows candidate names, party affiliations, and vote counts such as Hickenlooper 164 565 for Senate and various totals for governor and other districts.
In the race for the Republican nomination for first district Linn county supervisor the initial counts show McClurkin leading Ross by three votes after a Cedar Rapids precinct recheck shifted 18 votes. Unofficial tallies also show tight races for county attorney and third district supervisor with small margins.
Malcolm Scott Carpenter and his family met President Kennedy in the White House after America's second orbital flight. The scene included camera crews, staff, and a motorcade from National airport. Carpenter thanked the nation for Project Mercury and urged continued support as the seven astronauts see space as a gain for all mankind.
Dr. William Beebe, 84, renowned naturalist and explorer, died Monday night in Trinidad, the New York Zoological Society announced Tuesday. He devoted decades to field studies and pioneering wildlife observations worldwide.
In Pecos Texas on Tuesday Dr John Dunn 34 identified as amateur investigator who suspected violations tied to Bill Estes grain storage and fertilizer empire Dunn discussed funds with FBI in El Paso Smoot a former FBI agent helped his effort FBI later found no banking law violations and the case moved to higher levels with insufficient evidence.
New York AP reports stocks ended the session higher after a volatile day with sharp declines and rebounds. The late trading left a hodgepodge of gains across the market as investors digested mixed signals and resumed buying.
President Kennedy accuses the American Medical Association in a public letter to AMA president Dr. Leonard Larson, seeking to set the record straight on policy toward social security. The White House released the correspondence as part of the ongoing dispute over his medical care program.
Market activity ended mixed after a volatile session with a late rebound and heavy trading. AT T led gains in the afternoon while Boeing, IBM and autos posted modest climbs and several steels finished higher on a tape delayed by 24 minutes. The exchange announced an investigation into who bought and sold during the upheaval.
The Texas board of public accountancy suspended certified public accountant Winfred Paul Jackson's license for two years after his Estes report misstated Billie Sol Estes as worth more than 13 million dollars. The action was taken Tuesday in Austin, Texas.
The Ways and Means Committee fashioned a fluctuating debt ceiling. It would temporarily raise the cap to 208 billion for administration goals then adjust downward to 300 billion. The bill schedules July 1 as 308 billion and 1963 dates of 305 billion and 300 billion as receipts and expenditures vary.
Treasury Secretary Dillon discussed possible income tax cuts as part of a broad tax reform plan. He noted no decision yet on scope and said any cuts would be offset by revenue-raising measures and depreciation liberalization. He argued inflation and market dips reflect psychology, not underlying factors, and urged pro-business tax incentives.
Dr. Leonard Larson, AMA president, rejected President Kennedy’s claim that the AMA opposed social security and called the accusation a smoke screen. Kennedy cited 1939 1949 and 1953 actions as criticism, while Larson insisted the AMA never opposed social security and even supported extending public health services.
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