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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1962
Page
6
In New York the garment center shows luxury in fall and winter lines. Designers like Arnold Scaasi display bold patterns, damasks, velvets, and extensive beading while promising bare shoulders and a fitted waist. Buyers note the fashion mood remains opulent yet aims to keep a womanly silhouette.
Camp Wapsie Y staff will report by Friday to prepare for the eight week camping session at the YMCA camp near Central City. Camp Director James Springer noted training will cover facility readiness and final preparations as campers arrive June 17 with registrations still open for open periods including an extra Aug 5 11 session for summer school students.
Lord Attlee, once Britain’s prime minister, left a London hospital after duodenal ulcer surgery. A separate report notes convicts hijacked a plane and escaped over prison walls in a bold breakout.
Horace Seely-Brown Jr. defeated former Gov. John Davis Lodge at a Hartford convention to claim the GOP nomination for U.S. senator. Seely-Brown, 54, won 476 to 149 on the ballot, while Lodge had served as governor and two terms in Congress and was ambassador to Spain. His brother, Henry Cabot Lodge, was a former U.N. ambassador and 1940 vice presidential candidate.
Rep. Fred Schwengel of Iowa says he has written President Kennedy and key officials urging support for The Iowa Plan for Growth and Progress in Higher Education. The proposal outlines a yearly tax credit, an advance investment certificate, and a future utilization plan, with mechanics to be announced soon.
William E. Farr, 1953 Bever Avenue SE, named president of Cedar Rapids community schools citizens advisory committee after four years on the panel. Floyd Booth elected vice president, Mrs. Robert Richardson secretary, and Clark Parks treasurer. Members at large include Dr. R. A. Zmoos Mrs. Dudley Koontz Doyle Elyes Wayne K. Wright John Krabbenhoff Herschel Stripe. The group addressed the retarded and exceptionally gifted child and heard two reports on The Exceptional Child.
Jacqueline Kennedy visited Joseph P. Kennedy at a rehabilitation clinic where the President's father is convalescing from a stroke. She met Director Dr. Howard A. Rusk and Dr. Henry Benz, spent about 40 minutes, and planned to return to Washington. She attended a performance of A Man for All Seasons that evening with family friends.
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