Harold G. Fry Amana official dies after illness
Cedar Rapids mourns Harold George Fry in his role as vice president of Amana Refrigeration Co. He died Saturday after a sudden illness born January 22 1902 in Elgin Illinois he was married to Eleanor Williams since 1929 and leaves a son Dr David Fry a daughter Judy Ferguson and a brother Lester Fry among survivors. He served as vestry member of St Michael Episcopal church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacqueline Harris
Ralph Bunche
United Nations
Cedar Rapids
Harold George Fry
Estroy Drive
Amana Refrigeration Co
Elgin
Ill
Eleanor Williams
Marshalltown
David Fry
Marengo
James
Judy) Ferguson
Miami
Lester Fry
Ashland
Wis
Fry
St. Michael's’ Episcopal Church
Limassol hit by quake tremors near British base areas
An earthquake rattled the coast town of Limassol and nearby British bases in Cyprus on Saturday. No injuries were immediately reported, and authorities advised residents to stay alert as aftershocks continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fernando Cabieses
Nicosia
Cyprus
Limassol
Sabin Oral Polio Vaccine Clinic Planned in Linn County
The Sabin oral polio vaccine will be available this afternoon at two Linn County sites. A makeup clinic at Jane Boyd Community House in southeast Cedar Rapids runs noon to 6 p.m. A regular clinic is at Center Point High School with the same hours. A registration form is on page 21A of today’s Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Jane Boyd Community House
Cedar Rapids
Center Point High School
Gazette
India Reassured Over Bokaro Steel Plant Aid
New Delhi AP report says Ambassador John Galbraith assured India that the Clay committee report on foreign aid would not immediately affect tentative U.S. pledges to assist in building the Bokaro steel plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
USS
John Galbraith
India
Clay Committee
U.S
Bokaro
APS Votes To Intervene In Error Reprint
The American Philatelic Society voted to intervene in a Boston man's injunction suit to stop Treasury Secretary Dillon from reprinting a Canal Zone stamp with a bridge omitted. H. E. Harris said he obtained 50 stamps and declared the error worth over 100000 dollars. APS president Fred Thomas said reprinting stamp errors is detrimental to philately and overly burdensome for less advanced collectors. The government has already sold 1.36 million dollars in Dag Hammarskjold error stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
American Philatelic Society
Boston
Treasury
Dillon
Canal Zone
H. E. Harris
Fred Thomas
Oakland
Calif
APS
Dag Hammarskjold
President of India Radhakrishnan Eyes Washington Visit
President of India Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan will visit Washington from June 3 to 4, with meetings scheduled at the U.S. capital. The trip signals ongoing high level ties between India and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
India
Sarvappalli Radhakrishnan
Sound Systems as Guards at Redstone Arsenal
Missile secrets at Redstone arsenal are guarded by electronic intrusion detectors that listen for sounds and watch for motion. About 80 percent of classified areas will be protected by these alarms by year end. Intrusion triggers alert the security police, who coordinate roving patrols to the location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Ala
Redstone Arsenal
Army Missile Command
Security Police
Chuckle on averages and absurd comfort claims
A humorous note observes that if one foot is on a hot stove and the other in a freezer, some statisticians would say the person is comfortable on average. The joke plays on mean value misinterpretation and common sense limits.
Kennedy warns unemployment could rise to seven percent
President Kennedy in Chicago for the O'Hare dedication urged tax cuts totaling 10.3 billion dollars to boost growth and create jobs. He warned unemployment could climb to 7 percent even without a recession unless lawmakers act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kennedy
O'Hare International
America
Clay Group Urges Half Billion Foreign Aid Cut
A presidential advisory panel headed by Gen. Lucius Clay urged Kennedy to cut foreign aid by 500 million dollars from the 3.9 billion level and tighten management. The group endorsed continued aid with stricter controls and greater use of private enterprise, while Meany dissented seeking larger funding. The report, issued after three months of study, also called for reduced military and technical aid and higher repayment terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lucius Clay
Kennedy
U.S
Clay
The
U.N
Indonesia
Pentagon
Brazil Reverses Stand on Castro Solidarity Meeting
Rio de Janeiro AP reports President Joao Goulart's government reversed its stance and says it does not view with approval a pro Castro Cuban solidarity meeting set to open in the city next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Joao Goulart
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eace
Peru
YORK
Hope
Trujillo
United States
New York
William B. Walsh
Cuba
Walsh
Servicio Hope
Tourista
John McIvor
Pat Julick
Fred Julick, Jr
Bev Cummins
John V. Cummins
Harold G. Fry
Amana Company
Sabin
JFK
O’hara
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Congress
Spain
Portugal
Meany
Brazil
Castro
Sunday's Index
Lowa News
Tees Farm
Ee Eeeeters
Parade Magazine
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!