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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1962
Page
4
Rep. Fountain said he would refer opposing testimony by key witnesses to the Justice Department for possible perjury prosecution. Dallas lawyer Frank Cain testified that New York executive Maynard Wheeler did not tell the truth about a meeting with Billie Sol Estes at Estes home on March 18.
Federal District Judge George Rosling extended for ten days the restraining order blocking a engineers strike against Pan American World Airways. The hearing aims to decide if a full injunction should issue as talks remain deadlocked with Eastern Airlines also hit by walkouts.
Mamie Doud Eisenhower birthplace in Boone County has been sold and will be torn down to make space for an educational building for the First Baptist church.
Airport manager says concrete work on the runway taxiway extension and the warmup pad at Cedar Rapids Municipal will begin this week if weather holds. Rock base and forms are in place for the extension taxiway. completion target remains July 15 for all runway and taxiway concrete work. Parking area concrete has been poured and will open after a few days.
Caroline Kennedy, daughter of President and Mrs. Kennedy, won best in class at the Apple Barrel Pony Rally near Middleburg Virginia. Caroline rides Macaroni and Tex with Jacqueline Kennedy watching, a warm June ride in hunt country.
Washington sources say the United States warned Red China in Warsaw through Ambassador John Cabot to defend Nationalist China if communists attack. Wang Ping nan cited Communist China's pact with Russia during the meeting.
Gordon Willis, president of the State Assn. of County Officers, denounces county consolidation at a Cedar Rapids district meeting. The Republican auditor from Marengo argues larger counties become inefficient and cites school consolidation as not saving money nor improving quality.
A night blaze in downtown Sioux City destroyed the Jack Robinson department store and the largest liquor store in the city, with total damage expected to exceed $500000. Fires spread rapidly through Fourth Street area destroying jewelry shops clubs and nearby buildings while firefighters battled smoke and one fireman was hospitalized.
Washington reports a Supreme Court decision banning officially prescribed prayers in public schools sparked immediate congressional protests. Rep. Taylor proposed an amendment to legalize prayer and Bible reading, while Rep. Becker drafted a similar measure and urged fast House action.
The Labor Department reported May prices unchanged at a record high while average factory worker take home pay rose to a new peak. With three dependents, the average pay reached $86.05, reaffirming ongoing cost pressures despite wage gains.
Dr. Irving Cooper leads a St Barnabas team in Rochester testing a cryogenic brain surgery technique to treat Parkinsons disease. The method uses liquid nitrogen to freeze targeted brain tissue, reducing tremor and rigidity with a high success rate and potential to expand to more patients. Sponsored by the Hartford Foundation and Green Foundation, the approach aims to restore function and improve quality of life.
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