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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1963
Page
13
North and South communities face shock as civil rights tensions rise. Ossie Davis argues television can bridge the wall between white and black via intimate portrayals of everyday humanity, not sensationalism, and calls for a national, affectionate dialogue to spark a cultural revolution.
Vatican letter typed by Pope John XXIII to his brother urges family not to seek wealth or fame. Published by L Osservatore Romano as a private spiritual testament. The Pope notes private letters rare in three years of his pontificate and reflects on readiness for death.
Boston story notes an 8 year old boy who admitted playing with matches before a hotel fire killed four. The boy is placed in his father’s custody. the mother Evelyn Keller Zach an actress in the Sound of Music road company left him alone while she performed. The pope’s Dec 3 1961 letter is quoted praising charity and humility. The piece ties to his 80th birthday and memories of typing.
President Kennedy's arrival at POINT MUGU California drew an estimated 20 000 to 40 000 spectators. He walked along the crowd to shake hands as shore patrol and agents struggled to keep him safe. The crowd surged over barricades and some women grabbed at him before a flying wedge of secret service cleared a path to his jet.
The Post Office warns about stopping racial discrimination at 10 000 store based post office substation operations. The policy applies to postal service, customer service and worker employment. Postmaster General Day sent notices with new three year contracts. Current contracts expire June 30.
Gordon Allison, administrator for the superior courts, trimmed budget requests for the next fiscal year. A county check revealed he had cut his own salary of 10 248 dollars from the budget.
Secretary of State Rusk announced that a 57 year old director of the office of news has been appointed to serve as consul general in Melbourne Australia.
Iowa officials move to shield the liquor trade from syndicates and hoodlums as the new liquor by the drink law takes effect. An attorney general opinion says any applicant connected to a felon is disqualified and a detailed financial statement must be filed with local authorities and the liquor control commission. License applicants must name all partners and managers and residents must have lived in Iowa at least two years.
In Williams Arizona an unidentified boy about 10 and two Black girls aged roughly 16 and 18 were found Thursday in a wooded area. Each victim had been struck twice. Sheriff Cecil Richardson said no missing child reports matched the trio after checks across northern Arizona.
Washington AP reports Lincoln White, a highly quoted spokesman for the state, has been assigned a new post. Details on the position and its significance were not provided.
Alabama university officials disclosed registration plans for three Negroes seeking entry. After a Thursday meeting with federal officials, two would register at the main Tuscaloosa campus next Tuesday and the third at the Huntsville extension center Thursday, instead of Monday as previously expected. No reason was given for the delay.
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