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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1962
Page
3
Friday cooler and wetter later. weekend unsettled with scattered showers and warmth. Airport noon data shows SW wind at 7 mph, sunrise 4 31, sunset 7 42. Several traffic violations fined or bonds forfeited. obits and funeral notices for several towns listed.
Springfield AP reports Ted Kennedy and his wife Joan returning to a hotel after the state convention. The President phoned from the White House to congratulate Ted, joking about hairstyling for photographers. The call lasted about ten minutes.
Open by 1964 as engineers supervising the Mont Blanc tunnel project estimate the roadway tunnel under the Alps will be ready for traffic. The project connects France and Italy and aims to ease Alpine passage for vehicles and commerce.
Fragmentary want ad note references republishing of beeet bees and AP news in the Rapids Gazette with scattered names and garbled text. The readable portion hints at standard press distribution and local publication practices, but lacks coherent event or outcome.
City briefs note a Jefferson High School graduate among Friday night seniors receiving diplomas. the senior’s name was omitted from the previously published list. Other items include a new beer shipment at Palumbo's Beverage Store and local ad notices.
Steven Mossman twenty one nineteen of 129 Nineteenth Street NE was charged with drunkenness and consuming beer on a public street after police found him perched atop a speed limit sign about 1 30 a m Saturday in the 3800 block of Old Marion Road Mossman had his legs wrapped around the top of the sign and leaped from his unusual perch when the police arrived
NEW CONCORD Ohio AP John Glenn the first orbiting American is set to receive the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree from Muskingum College He left college during World War II and did not return but his military and space agency work qualify him for the degree He cannot attend the June 1 commencement but hopes to visit later for the diploma In other notices Rose Hlavaty died after a brief illness at Cedar Rapids born August 8 1880 in Czechoslovakia she married Frank Hlavaty in 1901 and survived by two daughters Erma and Clara Services planned at Brosh chapel Sunday
Madrid AP Generalissimo Franco's regime suspended for two years the right to choose where to live in Spain. The decree lets the government control movement of opponents and keep agitators out of industrial centers amid a seven week strike siege crippling mines and factories. Police blamed the Popular Liberation Front for bombings. Franco accused Soviet subversion and separatist priests of fueling unrest, while some clergy support Basque independence or wage strikes.
Lillian A. Powers 59 of 636 Twentieth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids died Friday after a long illness in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born near Central City she married Louie Powers April 25 1921 at Coggan. She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene. Surviving are her husband two daughters Mrs Francis Runyon Wa Keeney Kansas and Mrs Paul Harper Palco Kansas three brothers Owen Bremer Central City Glenn E Bremer Bixby Oklahoma and Peter C Bremer Jr Medical Lake Washington and two sisters Mrs Myrie Powers Sunnyside Washington and Mrs L V Nietert Central City. Services Tuesday at 1 30 p m at the First Church of the Nazarene by Rev Forrest E Whitlatch. Burial Blodgett Cemetery Central City. Friends may call at the Barta Hesser chapel after 2 p m Monday.
Three Cedar Rapids men were injured early Saturday after Raleigh Sutton objected to remarks made by six men in a car outside De Var Supper Club. Donald Jones, 25, suffered possible nose fracture and head injuries. Emmett Magner, 32, was treated for a bite wound and released. A third man had minor injuries. Sutton and two others remained in the car. no charges were filed.
Evangelist Billy Graham told about 45 000 at the Chicago crusade that the Free World is losing the cold war. He warned against communist infiltration and urged youth to seek Jesus Christ to face life giants.
Burial for Francis Birky II will be held Sunday at Brushchapel with Linwood noted as the burial location. The service plan lists family attendees and local church involvement.
President Kennedy signed a congressional resolution authorizing a gold medal for comedian Bob Hope in recognition of his many trips to entertain American troops.
Chief Mathews of the highway patrol put himself in danger Saturday night at 11 30 p m to save a suspect, a dramatic incident reported by KCRG TV 9. The event underscores the peril faced by officers during high risk arrests and the officer’s decisive action.
Florida swimmer Fred Baldasare, age 38, completed an unprecedented underwater crossing of the three mile Messina Strait in 3 hours 42 minutes. He swam mostly below the surface, aided by oxygen and a supporting aboard crew of five Italian divers, while sharks loomed as a constant threat.
NASA official James Seamans outlined the Mercury and Apollo eras, stressing the moon mission's scale and cost. He described evolving rocket designs with dual boosters, rendezvous tests, and data gathering to guide lunar flights, noting 15 to 20 billion dollars and over 100,000 participants. He warned the U.S. must lead in research and development to stay dominant.
The U S post office department in Washington issued a call for demolition bids on the Cedar Rapids post office site. Bids must be postmarked by July 7 and sealed bids filed by 2 p m July 9. Requirements include 20 percent bid guarantee and 50 percent bonds. The two square block site lies between Sixth and Eighth Avenues and Sixth and Seventh Streets SE. several empty houses have been deemed a health and safety menace.
Wally leads Beaver and friends on a weekend camping trip in a LEAVE IT TO BEAVER episode airing Saturday at 7 30 p m on KCRG TV 9.
Linn county district court announces petit jurors need not report Monday as scheduled. Court Clerk Melvin McCalley reported on Saturday that cases set for trial next week have been settled. Jurors are to report Monday June 18 at 9 a.m.
Morris was fired for not explaining ties to Estes. Ralph, linked to Estes, claimed a shopping trip and trying on clothes but denied accepting gifts beyond pecans. He admitted charging calls to a Morris-provided card, denied wrongdoing for Estes, and cited Estes’ influence via the National Cotton Advisory Council and Secretary Freeman’s appointment.
Federal Judge Thoms on orders the sale of Billie Sol Estes ventures in El Paso and Pecos as the first of his properties to be liquidated since he went into voluntary receivership on April 7. The Pecos Daily News founded by Estes in 1961 will be auctioned from its building. Fort Stockton Implement Company also goes to auction with Harry Moore as court-approved auctioneer. A grand jury in Franklin has subpoenaed Estes as a witness next Wednesday in its inquiry into the death of federal farm official Henry Marshall connected to Estes cotton acreage allotments.
Des Moines presbytery issues a statement opposing capital punishment to member churches and the public. Adopted in April at Marengo, it urges abolition of the death penalty in Iowa as two men are slated for hanging this summer. It cites European abolition and Bible interpretation stressing redemption over death.
Owen Rall, president of the Illinois State Bar Association, praises Iowa voters for adopting a constitutional amendment removing the judiciary from partisan politics. He notes Illinois plans a similar reform on November 6 and urges modernization of the Illinois court system. Rall spoke in Cedar Rapids during the Iowa State Bar Association convention and while visiting relatives.
Ted Kennedy faced loud booing as his name was placed in nomination but surged ahead once counted. McCormack, exhausted after long delays, conceded late, amid grim moments and rare comedy such as a delegate with laryngitis croaking in support of Kennedy.
A Cuban storm battered Havana with 85 mile per hour winds for four hours, causing four houses to collapse, multiple fires from lightning, landslides, and flooding that blocked traffic. Power failed as more than three and a half inches of rain drenched the area. No injuries were reported.
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