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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1963
Page
2
Minnesota and New Orleans readings with highs in the 60s 70s. east wind. Includes statewide temperatures, precipitation totals for March and year, sunrise and sunset times, and police and obituary notices for several towns and individuals.
The first of three Polaris equipped submarines bound for the Mediterranean is on station under NATO command. The announcement confirms the submarine is deployed by April 1 with two more to follow, enabling dismantling of Jupiter missile bases in Turkey and Italy as newer missiles replace land based Jupiter launchers.
The Jown s Illinois Gas and Electric Co awards three four year college scholarships to Frances Boller Bet tendorf Scott Denison Mo line and Jayne Blankenship Ottumwa. Chosen from 530 applicants the winners will receive four years of funded education at any accredited college or university in the United States.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 10:30 in Immaculate Conception Church by the Rt. Rev Msgr Roach. Burial will follow at Mount Calvary. Friends may call at Brady Mortuary.
Swiss born Dione Neutra delighted a near capacity crowd in the Union building with cello and piano performances. Her ballads and folk songs, in Italian French and German, featured three Swiss tunes that captured Alpine atmosphere.
Cedar Rapids Police Captain Bill Remington cautions operators of motor bikes motor scooters go carts and similar vehicles that riders must display a license on their vehicle and hold a valid driver's license before using public streets. The law also requires lights horns and brakes in good operating condition on these vehicles.
Former California Governor Goodwin Knight abruptly closed the Californians for Rockefeller headquarters in Los Angeles after a telephone talk with Nelson Rockefeller. Rockefeller praised the move as unifying the Republican party, while Knight said the effort would resume only if Rockefeller runs for president.
Three men faced extended deadlines to enter pleas in district court before Judge Donald Barnes. Donald Schmidt 21 of 1261 Fourth Avenue SE pleaded by Tuesday to larceny of a motor vehicle tied to a 1957 car stolen from Rapids Chevrolet and a $15.20 bad check. Richard Irwin 30 with no address was given until Wednesday to plead to breaking and entering related to a Jack Hart parking lot office theft of $20.20. Robert Bugofski 22 of 1505 Fifth Avenue SE has until April 5 to plead to operating a vehicle with a suspended license after a Monday arrest in the 200 block of Second Avenue SE following a collision.
A 1962 change requires clear business purpose for entertainment deductions while preserving some goodwill allowances. Quiet business meals remain deductible if the setting favors business discussion. Major distractions are barred, but associated entertainment may be deductible if tied to active trade or convention activities. Wives may join if business relevance exists, and country club dues or yacht costs are deductible based on use. When travel includes leisure, deductions align with the business portion only.
Early Saturday two cars collided at Third avenue and Tenth street SE injuring four people. Driver John Harrelson, 20, of Eighth avenue SE, was listed in fair condition with back injuries and charged with reckless driving. Carlos Cortez, 18, fractured rib, and passenger James Montague, 17, plus Darold Ayres, 18, suffered minor injuries. Harrelson’s car reportedly raced an unidentified vehicle and ran a red light.
Police command to start summoning motorists who operate vehicles bearing 1962 license plates begins Monday. The move targets outdated registrations and enforces state motor vehicle regulations.
Five year old Douglas Oelschlaeger, son of Mr and Mrs Max Oelschlaeger of 2746 Lindale avenue NE, sustained contusions to his left knee and arm after being struck by a car at Franklin avenue and Twenty seventh street NE Friday afternoon. He remained in good condition Saturday at St Luke's hospital. The driver Ezra Bailey, 40, of 1856 J avenue NE was not charged, police report.
David Gable twenty one of 1439 Sixth Street SW suffered severe facial cuts when the car crashed into a utility pole at Fourteenth Avenue and Sixth Street SW. About 100 stitches were needed. He is in fair condition at St Luke’s hospital. Driver Robert Kinkead twenty one of 402 Third Avenue SW received a bruised right arm. Police charged him with failure to have his vehicle under control.
A forgery charge against John T. Goodyear 29 of 2920 C avenue NE was dismissed by Judge Donald Barnes. A second charge of breaking and entering remains pending. The case involves a break in at R. B. Burch Construction Co. with 500 checks stolen and altered for cashing in Cedar Rapids Texas and Illinois.
A Miami bound American freighter returned toward Puerto Rico on its usual run amid a dispute over how quickly U S jets reached the scene after the ship reported being fired on by Cuba based Migs. Crew said jets were late, while the Defense Department said fighters were ordered aloft four minutes after the call and arrived 35 minutes later.
The United States detonated a low yield underground nuclear device in Nevada on Friday, marking the first test since February 21. The test, reported by AP, occurred underground and involved a National capability demonstration.
Rumors spread Saturday that Juan Jose Arevalo former president of Guatemala who helped establish a pro communist regime in the 1950s has returned to Guatemala from Mexico.
Limited editions of the Philadelphia Inquirer were published Saturday ending a 24 hour dispute. Two basic editions were issued versus the usual five. The walkout began over the discharge of a printers union member, and the settlement calls for union management talks on the issue.
City briefs note Sokol Club-Libbie Melsha will show color slides and a travelogue on Czechoslovakia Behind the Iron Curtain in the Sokol club room on Saturday April 6 at 7 30 p m This replaces this Saturday Jubilee Lanes offers open bowling at 9 45 p m on Saturday Recognized Chuck Hird named to Gamma Gamma Greek recognition at Iowa State member Phi Delta Theta No Parking meters on Second avenue bridge blocked Monday 8 a m to 4 p m for teachers convention Also listings include local awards to Cub Pack 33 Dean's List recipient Philip D Jackson at Georgia State College and a Minor traffic incident with no charges at Second avenue near city hall
A hardy flock of large wild geese winters at Silverlake in Rochester Minnesota. The birds, possibly Branta Canadensis maxima, weigh around 11 pounds with a 6 foot wingspan noted in measurements. From Canada, they number over 5,000 this winter, foraging near cornfields before spring migration.
A trio of information to keep you well informed with news weather and sports. TV 9's News Final airs Saturday night at 10.
Witwer Asst. Police Chief Vande Fellwock said statements were taken from all parties involved and the matter will go to the county attorney Monday. About 75 men from seven unions joined the picket at Witwer's Farm Market stores for three hours Friday evening, called sympathizers by a union spokesman. No date set for further negotiations. Extra officers were stationed at each store.
In New York at an NAACP meeting Roy Wilkins criticized Adam Clayton Powell for calling a boycott of the association over white officers. Wilkins said Powell used it to retaliate against white critics of his role as a congressman.
United Auto Workers local 299 at Link-Belt Speeder in Cedar Rapids ratified a one year wage agreement with the heavy equipment company. The pact effective April 1 provides a seven cent across the board raise and adds an eighth holiday on December 31. The firm employs about 480 workers.
The U S Fourth Circuit upheld a $40,000 award for Vernelle Gober of Richmond who claimed cosmetic nail damage from Revlon Wonder Base. Dermatologists testified the product caused the injury, based on testimony from U S district court proceedings in eastern Virginia.
Allan Birney a 24 year old Cedar Rapids native won a national organ competition sponsored by First Presbyterian Church in Fort Wayne Ind He receives 200 dollars and will give a recital Tuesday evening at the church Birney is pursuing a Master of Music at Yale after studies at Oberlin Conservatory and in Salzburg Austria
The Rev. James I. Graham, missionary to Nyasaland, will address First Church of the Nazarene in Cedar Rapids Sunday at 7 30 p m. A Belfast native and Faith Mission alumnus, he has evangelized in Nyasaland since 1948 and led a Nazarene Bible school for two years.
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