Weather and local notices from June 1961 and police blotter
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers possible into Sunday. Highs in the 80s, lows mid 60s. Municipal airport winds WSW at 12 mph. Daily records include rainfall totals and June summaries. Local births announced in Des Moines and St. Louis. Traffic violations include speeding and fines. several arrests and license issues noted.
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Bismarck
Mieapolis
Chicago
New York
Bes
Be Mice
Municipal
Blind Father of Year named for Indianapolis man Hasbrook
Thomas Hasbrook 40 of Indianapolis, a marine corps World War II blinding veteran and city council member, was named Blind Father of the Year by the National Father's Day Committee. He leads as chief of employee communications for a drug maker, with children aged 1 to 16, and praised his wife for overcoming adversity. President Kennedy sent congratulations emphasizing that handicap need not hinder achievement.
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New York
Marine Corps
Father's Day Committee
Thomas Hasbrook
Indianapolis
Hasbrook
Blinded Veterans Assn
Junior ‘Chamber of Commerce
Kennedy
Iturbi Sues Over Loss of His Cat
Pianist Jose Iturbi seeks 40000 in a damage suit against Beverly Hills neighbors after his 93 year old tomcat was shot May 22. Defendants include Gregory Smith 15 his father Dr William Smith and another son Anthony 19. Iturbi had objected to a gun rack becoming accessible to the boys.
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Santa Monica
Jose Iturbi
Beverly Hills
Iturbi
Gregory Smith
Gregory
William Smith
Anthony
Obituary notices from several towns
Central City Vinie L Akers 76 services Monday in the Federated church Passmore's Strawberry Point Mrs Elzie Adams 56 Gill's West Branch August Peter sen 90 Services Monday at 3 Oae Friends church rker Wellman Mrs Quintilla Mahannah 94 Services Mon day at 10 CST Powell's Graveside services at nr Decorah John O Fielstul 93 Services Monday at 2 Lincoln Lutheran church Olsson Fjelstul funeral home Vinton Murray W Crisman 66 Services Monday at 2 Fry and Holland Calmar Ben P Mondry 49 Services Monday at 10 St Aloysius church French's Oelwein Robert Clark 75 Services Monday at 9 Sacred Heart church Brant's
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Central City
Vinie L. Akers
Federated Church
Passmore’s
Strawberry Point
Elzie Adams
Gill's
West Branch
August Petersen
Friends Church Rker'’S. Wellman
Quintilla Mahannah
Powell's
Nr. Decorah
John O
Lincoln Lutheran Church
Olsson Fjelstul Funeral Home
Vinton
Murray W. Crisman
Fry and Holland
Calmar
Ben P. Mondry
St. Aloysius Church
French’s. Oelwein
Robert Clark
Sacred Heart Church
Brant's
New Space Bid By Reds Hinted at Bochum Signal
Bochum observatory reports unusually heavy traffic on the Soviet radio frequency used for satellites. It speculates Russia may be preparing a new moon shot or space flight.
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Bochum
Germany
Bochum Observatory
Strike Authorized Against Rock Island by Switchmen Union
In New York the U S court of appeals granted the Switchmen's Union of North America authority to strike against the Rock Island Railroad reversing a lower court injunction. The court found the strike threat arose from a major pay dispute and cited the railway labor provisions.
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NEW York
U.S. Court of Appeals
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Rock Island Railroad
Railway Laboruct
Motorcyclist and Passenger Injured in City Intersection Crash
A motorcyclist James Furnish and his passenger Cynthia Turner sustained minor injuries when their motorcycle collided with a car at First Street and Third Avenue SW. Furnish and Turner were treated and released at St. Luke's Hospital. Police charged Furnish with disobeying a traffic signal.
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First Street
Third Avenue
James Furnish
Florida Ave
Cynthia Turner
Keith Dr. NE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Edmund Vanersdale
Thompson St
Furnish
U S splits with allies as Angola resolution wins
United States votes with the Soviet Union on a U N Security Council resolution demanding Portugal halt repressive measures in Angola. Britain and France abstain while Portugal condemns the move. The 9 0 vote backs reforms and a subcommittee investigation into the Angolan crisis.
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United Nations, N.Y
United States
North Atlantic
U.N. Security Council
Portugal
Angola
Soviet Union
Britain
France
NATO
Chile
Ecuador
Turkey
Ceylon
Liberia
United Arab Republic
General Assembly
Vasco Vieira Garia
Kennedy appoints Shriver to Guinea visit substitute
President Kennedy names his brother in law R Sargent Shriver to substitute for him on a trip to Guinea June 14 15 Officials said Kennedy just back from Europe had too heavy a schedule to leave again at this time
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Washington
Kennedy
R. Sargent Shriver
Guinea
Kennnedy
Europe
Makes Face at Judge Is Jailed
In San Diego AP report a 20 year old Mary Jean Deshotels was jailed 24 hours for contempt after she spitefully faced Municipal Judge Robert Staniforth who had convicted her brother in a minor traffic case. The judge gave two hours to apologize and then ordered removal when she refused.
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San Diego
Robert Staniforth
Mary Jean ‘Deshotels
Drag Racers Display Cars at Cedar Hills Exhibit
Eastern Iowa drag racers converge on Cedar Rapids to display cars at Cedar Hills Shopping Center. Red Benders club president Lawrence cites 5 000 dollar investments and safety features while touting a Dubuque dragster record holder as top exhibit. The group aims to educate public and press for a local drag strip.
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Cedar Hills
Joseph Daggendorf
Fran
Dubuque
Daggendorf
Hittin
I Lowa
Cedar ‘Rapids
John Law‘rence
E Ave
Law‘rence
Red Benders
Cedar Rapids
Drag ‘Racing Club
Lawrence
William Wharton
Fave
Jobs for 2 People At Health Camp
Camp Good Health seeks two staff members for an eight week session starting June 19. Positions include a registered or practical nurse and an assistant to the cook. Apply to A. T. Pleune, manager, 1946 Beverage, SE, or call Empire 23393 before 8 a.m. or after 6 p.m.
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Camp Good Health
A. T. Pleune
Beverage
Empire
1961 Wheat Crop Estimate Raised
The agriculture department Friday forecast this year's wheat crop at 1.343 billion bushels, 16 million above the prior 1.327 billion projection. Last year produced 1.363 billion bushels, with a 1950-59 average of 1.094 billion. A record reserve and surplus of about 1.455 billion bushels adds supply under price support programs.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Taxes Squeeze Rooney and Ex-Wife In IRS Action
The Internal Revenue Service filed liens Thursday seeking 33319 dollars from actor Mickey Rooney and 28079 dollars from his ex wife Elaine Mahnken for back taxes totaling 61798.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Rooney
Elaine Mahnken
Internal Revenue Service
Deaths Charles H. Kemme World War I veteran Cedar Rapids resident
Charles H. Kemme 68 longtime Cedar Rapids resident and World War I veteran died in a local hospital after a brief illness. Born March 9, 1887 he married Elizabeth Schlotterback in 1920. Surviving are his wife a daughter from Long View Washington a son from Des Moines a brother and three granddaughters. Services at Turner chapel with burial at Cedar Memorial cemetery.
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Charles H. Kemme
Nineteenth St
Cedar Rapids
Elizabeth Schlotterback
Marion
Irvine F. Miller
Long View
Wash
Chas. W. Kemme
Des Moines
William Kemme
Turner Chapel
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Police Report Brief Flurry of Accidents
Cedar Rapids police logged eight minor wrecks between 3:50 and 5:45 p.m. on a hot humid Friday. No serious injuries or pattern were found as motorists hurried between air conditioned offices and homes.
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Cedar Rapids
Body Found Near Lawler Identification of Fisherman
The body of Louis Kostohryz, 65, of Protivin, was found in the Little Turkey river five miles east of Lawler. He was last seen Thursday afternoon after fishing with a friend around 4 p.m. Authorities identified him.
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Charles City
Louis Kostohryz
Protivin
Little
Turkey River
Lawler
Kostohryz
City Briefs Highlight Local Winners And Notices
City Briefs note Dean Schwarz wins first prize in student oil painting at an Iowa art show in Des Moines. Cadet Larry F Howe earns spring academic honors at Wentworth Military Academy. Correction lists moving dates for Hawkeye Sales Company. Larceny report: outboard motor stolen from Cedar Rapids Marine sales. Turners ad promotes 98c bouquets. Jubilee Lanes hosts mixed Scotch Doubles. Sundays offer 3 lines for $1. Membership granted to Jerry and Louis Kopecky in Kappa Mu Epsilon. Jerry attends Southwest Missouri State College.
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Dean Schwarz
Eighteenth Ave
Des Moines
Larry F. Howe
C. F. Howe
Route One
Wentworth Military Academy
Lexington, Mo
Jerry Kopecky
Vlasta Kopecky
Bowlingst. SW
Louis E. Kopecky
Hollister, Mo
Kappa Mu Epsilon
Jerry
Southwest Missouri State College
Boy Survives 245 Foot Plunge in Flood Drains
Nine year old Tommy Kemp was pulled feet first into a flood swollen drain pipe in Lakewood Colorado. He rode the current 245 feet underground before surfacing near a neighbor’s yard minutes later. Fire crews rescued him as his mother and bystanders watched relieved, the boy noting he kept his eyes shut and spit out water to survive.
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Lakewood
Colo
Tommy Kemp
Denver
Tommy
Charles A. Kemp
Image Intensifier Demonstrated By Army At Fort Story
At Fort Story Virginia the Army Transport Corps staged an amphibious exercise showing three image intensifier devices that rendered starless darkness into daylight, revealing landing craft and troops as clearly as noon. The display, part of an exercise, used infrared markers and highlighted how the system could guide operations with night vision.
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Fort Story
Virginia
Army Transportation Corps
Army Engineer Corps
Transportation Corps
Atlantic Ocean
Irogmen
Last South Pole Discoverer Olav Mjaaland Dies
Oslo AP reports Olav Mjaaland, 88, the last surviving discoverer of the South Pole, died Thursday night. He was one of four experienced skiers who accompanied Roald Amundsen on the 1911 expedition to Antarctica.
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Oslo
South Pole
Olav Mjaaland
Roald Amundsen
Antarctic
Coup Architect Named New Post in South Korea Junta
Major Gen. Pak Chunk-hi, architect of the May 16 coup, was named chairman of the ruling supreme council's standing committee, signaling he may be the real power in South Korea. Lt. Gen. Chang Do-young remains council chairman and premier.
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Seoul
Pak Chunk-hi
Supreme Council
South Korea
Chang Do-young
Racial bars to be lowered at University of Miami
The University of Miami announces the first removal of racial barriers in the summer session beginning June 15. The change marks a significant shift in campus admissions and access during the upcoming term.
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MIAMI
University of Miami
Australian author Mrs Aeneas Gunn dies at 91
Melbourne AP reports Mrs. Aeneas Gunn, 91, a renowned Australian author, died on Friday.
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Melbourne
Aeneas Gunn
Australia
Woman Accused of Embezzling Over $430000 in Butler
Mae Wheeler 53 a former secretary treasurer of the Butler Workingmen's Building and Loan Assn is jailed on embezzlement charges. Investigators say books had mass errors and fictitious withdrawals. Wheeler pledged innocence claiming frugal living and defense that the association grew under her watch despite a prior $5014 theft charge.
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Butler, Pa
Mae Wheeler
Butler Workingmen’s Building & iLoan Assn
Plan‘ner
James Barger
Wheeler
Cedar Rapids Police Officer Gerald Carroll Dies by Suicide
Retired Cedar Rapids policeman Gerald Carroll aged 52 was found dead by hanging in his basement after reportedly being despondent over failing eyesight. He served about 16 years and had been on disability pension for two years. Services pending.
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Cedar Rapids
Gerald Carroll
McKinley St
Percy Harris
Carroll
Public Safety
Ralph Mikesell
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Mississippi
Duane Kopecky
Kopecky
Wesley Kopecky
Hayes St. Sw
St. Louis
B. H. Madany
Madany
Joseph Birch
Johnson Ave
Ist Ave
5Th St
Charles Steitz
20Th St. NW
James Ashlock
Charles Payek
Palo
Edward Turner
16Th St
David Cook
29Th St
Milford Heck
Toddville
Clyde Stewart
Maplecrester
James Willett
Carma Painter
Jenny Mooney
5Th Ave
David Carter
10Th St
Leo Zach
25Th St
Margaret Spalding
8Th St. NW
Glen Simmons
Anamosa
Nettie Knight
Cottage Grove SE
Floyd Manley
Cave
Megal
James Roben
2Nd Ave
Lawpease Glen
Delhi
Gerald Gultknecht
Askew
Minn
James Dee
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
Iowa
Reds
U.S
William N. Oatis
Garin
Yugoslavia
Council
Shriver
By Jo Fischer
Wharton
Cordova
Rooney
Chas. H. Kemme
Lowan
City Realty.—Adv
Hawkeye Sales Company
John Wagner
Robert Schumacher
Ellis Blvd
Turner's
Oakland
Adv
Across Street
Elton C. Fay
Jerry Carroll
John B. Turner & Son
2Nd Ave. S.E
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