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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1961
Page
5
The article reports on Western reaction to Khrushchev’s Vienna memorandum and a planned U S reply. It notes Allied unity on a We Are Standing Firm stance and explores motives behind Khrushchev schedule amid refugee flows and East German pressure.
The Vatican announced all private audiences with the Pope will be canceled from July 31 to August 17 while general audiences continue on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The move allows Pope John XXIII more time for spiritual preparation for October and November events, including the Ecumenical Council commission’s second meeting and his 80th birthday celebrations.
Khrushchev quotes an American claim of a 60 day corn maturity. In Des Moines Iowa corn specialist Raymond Baker of Pioneer Hi-Bred calls 60 day corn experimental and impractical due to low yields around 20 bushels. He notes potential in areas like Canada and the Soviet Union with short growing seasons.
A 3-year-old Marshalltown girl Denise Denton died after falling from a car driven by her grandmother. She died at a Des Moines hospital. Denise was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Denton of Marshalltown.
A list of funeral announcements for Elkader Clar ence Taylor Colesburg. Witt s Iowa City St Richard Kal laus. Hopkinton Clarence Moulton Buck Creek Methodist church. Mt Vernon Ray Farr Morgan s. North English Frank Allen Christian church with Masonic graveside rites. Independence Richard Barske White s. Decorah Mrs Martin Haugen Madison Lutheran church. Services are set for early next week with rosters of churches and times.
George Vanderbilt III, 47, renowned sportsman and philanthropist, was found dead after reportedly leaping from the 10th floor of the Mark Hopkins hotel in San Francisco. Police linked his death to recent despondency over business troubles. identified by his fourth wife Louise. He was son of the late Alfred Vanderbilt and brother of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, heir to a $30 million fortune.
Manawa Wisconsin police chief reports a youth offered a new alibi claiming he drove at 70 mph with lights off to save battery. He was fined 100 dollars after the hearing.
The document lists Cedar Rapids Gazette subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions. Carrier delivery at 45 cents per week, six issues per month at $1.10, afternoon and Sunday editions at $1.20 monthly or $1.24 yearly, with broader rates for states or territories and notes about mail subscriptions.
Miss Mickey Swenson of Omaha rode Sea Side Sandy to the Glen Smith Memorial trophy as she won the 3-gaited class for the third straight year at the El Kahir Shrine Horse Show. The 10th annual event concludes with a 2:30 pm matinee and 8 pm final tonight featuring $1,000 gaited events, with many Iowa and Illinois riders taking top honors.
Listings reveal winners across many classes of Ladies Western Pleasure, Registered Quarter Horse, Fine Harness, Shetland, Amateur 3-Gaited, Parade, Amateur 5-Gaited, Amateur Hackney and Junior 5-Gaited Stakes. Competing riders include Marion Watters, Ellyn Johnson, Nan cy Hol zworth, H L McNelly, R H Schwartz, Judy Rathjen, Paul Boyd, Bobby Boyd, and many others across Cedar Falls to Des Moines and beyond.
A private Beechcraft Bonanza carrying Dr Anson Hurley from Muncie Indiana to New York State crashed in rural land near Newark Ohio. Four occupants including Dr Hurley and his wife Betty, his son Bill aged 12, and a sister in law Shirley Hurley were killed. The doctor was en route to a American Medical Association convention in New York.
Berlin AP Walter Ulbricht told 100000 at Halle that East Germany seeks a peace treaty to cancel revenge by West Germany. ADN cited banners promising peace if both German states sign. Soviet terms threaten a separate East German treaty if the West rejects.
Dr Bierring devoted his life to elder care and special work. On his 80th birthday he called a photo “The Old Oak” as a tribute to longevity. He retired as department commissioner and led a new gerontology heart and chronic diseases division. He earned a 1953 masterschip in the American College of Physicians, a rare Iowa honor. His wife Sadie died in 1943. two daughters survive, Elza B. Radoff and Florence Hutchinson. He was injured at 14 when a freight train wheel crushed his foot, later amputated after cancer scares and lymph glands surgery, and finally his right leg was amputated above the knee in 1906.
Gen Maxwell D. Taylor visited the White House on Saturday to discuss joining the staff, with reports he is under consideration as a military adviser. He heads Kennedy's study of the nation's intelligence activities, while an official declined to predict any announcement timing.
Classified want ads draw buyers for a range of items including new and used goods. The notices highlight opportunities to sell household items, clothing, electronics, and furniture through local listings. Readers scan for quick purchases and sellers reach a broad audience.
Minneapolis AP report notes former Vice President Richard Nixon at the Young Republican Federation convention argues that war danger rises when the US talks big but acts timidly. He defends Dulles Eisenhower policies and rejects cutting UN aid or withdrawing over Red China. Nixon calls for unity and stronger action toward Khrushchev, with party delegates split between Nixon and Goldwater. A resolution urges a full trade embargo on Russia and allies and opposes Red China entry to the UN.
Curtis Howard 11 year old son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Howard of Waterloo accidentally hanged himself Saturday while playing with neighborhood children. The body was found by his twin brother Craig after he had wandered off from the group for about half an hour. He had braided ropes to pull wagons and made a noose, then jumped from a ledge in an out building, police said.
The assessor's office will stay open 8 a.m. to noon Saturday July 1 to accept last minute homestead credit and soldiers exemption applications. Linn County Courthouse records deeds and discharge papers to prove eligibility. Owners must show deeds proving 10 percent equity for homestead credit. discharge papers prove soldiers exemption. About 300 eligible owners have not yet applied.
Cedar Rapids police report a clothesline theft spree Friday night with five residents filing Saturday complaints for clothing values ranging from $8 to $30. Victims say garments were left on lines overnight, with locations including Est SW, Fifth Ave SW, Fourth Ave SE, and Fifth St SE.
A Colorado plateau yielded uranium used in the first atomic bomb. The discovery connected to wartime research and accelerated the project’s progress with a crucial ore source identified in the western United States.
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