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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1961
Page
3
New York experienced a citywide blackout as a circuit breaker failed at a substation causing outages across streets and theaters. Traffic lights failed and crowds faced disarray while power workers raced to restore service as heat intensified.
An Iowa legislative interim committee set an $18 000 top salary for all professional staff at six state mental health institutes but the motion's wording created doubt about immediate effect Board of Control members argued over interpretation and which positions are capped The vote exempts superintendents and Director Cromwell leaving about 18 staff earning above the limit in question and a subset of high salaried posts may be affected
DES MOINES AP Dr Paul Kersten Fort Dodge psychiatrist and Iowa State Medical Society mental health committee chair called the interim unit action unwise. He is a past president of the Iowa Psychiatric Society and criticized the move during remarks this week.
Rep Holifield head of the House Senate atomic energy panel urged President Kennedy to resume underground nuclear testing within weeks to push development of new weapons as revolutionary as the 1949 H bomb. He doubted talks on a test ban and warned the U S may have lost its nuclear load in 32 months. Senator Dodd cautioned Russia may be developing a death ray.
A federal judge denied Attorney General Robert Kennedy permission to intervene in Prince Edward County's 10 year old desegregation case. Judge Oren Lewis ruled intervention would delay and prejudice the rights of the Negro plaintiffs and the county school board. Kennedy sought to join to prevent circumvention of the court order.
Panamacity Florida AP Two brothers L M Richards 28 Limona and Eric 30 Melbourne survived ten days adrift in the Gulf of Mexico on two cups of rainwater and a single flying fish. They ditched after their plane caught fire over the gulf and launched a life raft with no food or water. Rescued 90 miles southeast of Panama City by the yacht All Alone they were taken to air base hospital then civilian hospital. They reported radio Mayday but heard no reply and endured salt water early on before rescue.
Washington AP Pierre Salinger marked his 36th birthday as President Kennedy acknowledged Salinger’s handling of daily questions about the Kennedy back injury. Kennedy sent a copy of Shifferes Family Medical Encyclopedia with a private inscription. Salinger’s staff added a metal first aid leader kit as a playful gift.
In Santiago a leftist paper El Siglo attacked Adlai Stevenson during his Latin America tour. About 30 demonstrators marched at night, shattered USIA office windows, and carried a banner calling for Stevenson to go home. Police arrested one, while crowds welcomed Stevenson at the airport and hotel.
Senator Mansfield proposes internationally protected free city of Berlin to prevent a division crisis. He asserts peace requires Berlin held in peace and trust until reunification and warns U.S. defense commitments remain firm against pressure from both sides. He speaks as an individual senator, not as administration spokesman.
In Los Angeles Henry Spinoza faced court after posing as David Barreras to collect a debt. Spinoza pled guilty to driving without a license and was jailed, while the real Barreras received sentencing in a subsequent hearing. The judge referred the misrepresentation to the district attorney for possible felony prosecution. Barreras remarked that the debt may still be owed.
Wreckage of a missing fishing boat was found on Wednesday off Tokyo. All 17 crewmen are feared dead, and rescue efforts were underway as authorities confirmed the discovery.
White House said President Kennedy kept his back injury secret from Jacqueline Kennedy. Press Secretary Salinger said she learned of it from newspaper reports while vacationing in Greece. Doctors continued treatment with hot pads and ultrasound as he uses crutches.
In Havana a marathon bargaining session between Fidel Castro and U.S. trac tors for prisoners continued over 1,214 Cuban captives. Castro pressed for heavy tractors while the U S team offered farm tractors. A three-for-three exchange involving Manuel Artime Jose San Roman and Rafael Bolivar Fuentes was ruled out by Dorticos. The U S team said they would not discuss a political prisoner swap without U S government action.
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