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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1963
Page
2
Daily weather report lists highs and lows for multiple cities with rain chances and outlook. Observed incidents include arson at Ellis Park and suspicious vehicle interior fire reports near 12th street SE and Thirteenth Avenue SE.
A list of defendants and penalties from a local court includes speeding fines for Shirley Mann and others totaling $10 with costs, disturbing the peace for Fred W. Dennis and Rob ert Adkins with $25 fines, disobeying traffic signals for Cherie Anderson and others at $10, beer by a minor with Gary West and Jerry Hauser forfeiting bonds, assault and battery for Ralph Hill resulting in 30 days in jail, drunkenness for Jerome Dona hue and John F. McKee with bonds, and additional jail sentences for Ralph Hill and Guy Moraine, Arlan Severide 10 days, and suspensions for John Corcoran.
In Louisville on Derby eve a fistfight sparked a crowd with as many as 3000 present. Police rounded up 25 youths on disorderly conduct charges after a brief disturbance. A officer was struck by glass and water from a hotel hose cooled the scene until 3:30 a.m.
Fragmentary stale listing shows rate card and mailing details with scattered phrases from a night edition. Mentions AP dispatch, local notices, and generic postal terms without clear events or names.
Funeral services planned in Anamosa Wyoming West Branch Vinton Center Point Newhall Toledo Henderson Clarence Victor Webster and other towns. Persons named include Mrs William Werderman Mrs Price Harriet Fordham Williams Cletus Schoeberl Glenn Mounce Lester Emmerson Jennie Horn John H Maack Leo McBride Higgins and others. Services scheduled Monday Sunday or in coming days at various churches and cemeteries with connections to presbyterian methodist and eastern churches. Military honors and rosaries noted for some listings.
King calls mass meeting of Negro school children to organize demonstrations despite violent pushback. Kennedy warns that delaying equal rights worsens turmoil while Wallace calls for investigation into alleged teacher-led pupil demonstrations. Javits pledges support to Kennedy and ADA leaders discuss federal authority amid national distress over Alabama violence.
Moscow reports say Fram Kozlov heir apparent to Khrushchev is ill with a thrombosis likely inhospitalized for months. Western doctors flag possible brain involvement and note prior heart attack may trigger clot formation, fueling power speculation and public silence.
A storm killed turkeys and hogs on the Hougland farm and destroyed a barn on Herman Hougland's property. A large turkey shed at the James Thompson farm was also torn down. The Weather Bureau forecast showers and cool air statewide through the weekend with highs 50s to 60s. Rain totals reported include Grimes 2.50 inches, West Des Moines 1.25, Jewell 1.26, Kanawha 1.07, Winterset 1.00, Zearing .96, Perry .80, Knoxville .71, Albia .61, Oskaloosa .50, Storm Lake .47, Oelwein .40.
Mrs. Ronald Fleming and Edna Mackinson represented the Cedar Rapids Baha'i Assembly at the first Baha'i World Congress in London. The event ran Sunday through Thursday with more than 9,000 attendees marking the Baha'i faiths 100th anniversary. They plan to return to Cedar Rapids May 12.
Five African American students will join Duke University as freshmen next fall marking the first time the school lowers its color bar. The move opens undergraduate admission to Black students at the Durham campus.
Oswego New York report states five family members drowned when their 10 foot flat-bottom boat overturned on Mud Lake Friday night. TV 9’s Jim Fee delivers a comprehensive wrap-up of the incident and related news.
Louis Patterson 53 years a Cedar Rapids resident died Saturday after a brief illness. Born November 7 1901 in Washington County he married Pearl Nelson September 1 1926 in Mt. Pleasant. Survived by wife six brothers and three sisters services Monday at 2 p m at Crawfordsville Methodist Church the Rev Paul Pennington burial Crawfordsville friends may call Turner mortuary until 9 p m Sunday
Mrs Hallie Bunting Lydia Bunting widow of Hallie I Bunting 611 Twenty seventh street NE Cedar Rapids died at 1230 pm Friday after a long illness She was born June 7 1873 in Alburnett and married there Feb 1 1898 Mr Bunting died in 1955 There are no immediate survivors Services will be held at Turner chapel at 130 pm Monday conducted by Rev Leonard Deaver of Salem EUB church Burial will be in Chapel of Memories Friends may call at the chapel
Laura Moorcroft widow of W T Moorcroft died Wednesday in Los Angeles after living in Cedar Rapids and Ontario born in Canada. She leaves two daughters Mrs James Jacobs Blacksburg Virginia and Mrs Paul Forintos Downey California five grandchildren a sister Mrs Albert Conner Iowa Falls and brothers Frank and Will Conner Eagle Eeeee. Services were held Saturday in Huntington Park California.
Former Cedar Rapids resident E. E. Delp died Wednesday in Warsaw Indiana. Surviving are a daughter Edna five sons Robert Raymond and Clifford Wilbur Warren and more. Funeral services and burial were in Fort Wayne today.
Haiti's Duvalier declared martial law and a curfew from 8 pm to 5 am as fear of reprisals grows. Reports from Santo Domingo and U.S. sources describe terror including killings, arrests, and purges to quell a potential revolt.
Governor Rolvaag vetoed two bills to provide income tax reciprocity with neighboring states. He warned Minnesota could face about a $3 revenue loss under the measure which would tax workers where they work instead of where they live. The governor said taxing income where earned is an established principle.
In Rockville Indiana six of eleven young residents at a home for retarded children died from burns when an electric dryer fed flames through the 75 year old building. Five others were burned while volunteers and firemen evacuated them. one child escaped unharmed.
Cedar Rapids attorneys voted to forward only Rees and Shaeffer to Gov. Hughes and withheld other nominees and their vote totals. The action blocks public release of all candidate names and mirrors the pending commission system for vacancies after June 30. Governor Hughes said he had not been officially notified and would comment after formal notice.
A 28 nation U N sub committee failed to agree on a legal code for peaceful space use. The U S and Russia had agreed to cooperate on space experiments including weather satellites and communications. Without a code the Russians hint cooperation could be affected.
John J. Thede, 40, of Chelsea, was sentenced to seven years in the state penitentiary at Fort Madison and paroled by Judge B J Maxwell after pleading guilty to false uttering of a check. He allegedly purchased seven cattle with a $516 72 bogus check and wrote a $609 50 bogus check for 19 calves at two sales firms.
A collection of brief items reports vandalism damage to a car near the Penick and Ford lot and a dented trunk lid. New business location at 1312 First Ave NE effective Monday May 6. Local ads mention Bowling lanes at Tropic Lanes and special prices from various shops and florists.
A 12 foot bronze statue of former President Truman was shown publicly for the first time in New York before shipping to Athens. The Order of Ahepa, a Greek American group, commissioned the work to honor Truman for his aid to Greece after World War II.
Mary Procok aged 69 of 1614 Fifteenth Avenue SE suffered minor injuries when struck by a car Saturday morning at Third Avenue and Twelfth Street SE. She was treated at Mercy Hospital and released. Police charged Raymond E. Pierce Jr. of 830 Fifth Avenue SE with failure to yield to a pedestrian.
District Judge W L Huis kamp ordered the mayor and seven council members to show cause why they should not be cited for contempt of court. The city has been enjoined from going on Daylight Saving time after a temporary injunction blocked the time change.
Polish Primate Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski will travel to Rome on May 8 for a high level meeting with Pope John according to a Vatican source.
Agriculture Secretary Freeman faced four hours of questioning by Senator Hickenlooper at a Senate hearing over claims the department lobbied and pressured local stabilization committee members to campaign for a yes vote on the 1964 wheat control referendum. Freeman denied advocating and said he instructed subordinates to present facts.
The legislature approves amendments to a liquor by the drink bill including public referendums to gauge sentiment and a requirement for licensees to pay full retail price from state stores while the Senate proposes a 10 percent discount. Debates feature Rep. Scherle invoking an Iowa press story and lists of party votes.
Two air force planes collided during a refueling exercise near West Yellowstone Montana. One plane the KC-135 tanker landed safely while the other a B 47 bomber was missing after the crash. Five crewmen were unharmed and the bomber suffered wing damage.
Ralph L Hill 25 of 622 Knoll Street SE pled guilty in municipal court to assault and battery and received a 30 day jail term from Judge Howard McLaughlin. The complaint was filed by his wife, 17, who said he struck her Friday night, knocking out three teeth. she was treated at Mercy hospital and released.
NEWHALL Mrs. Fred Weichman 73 died Friday at Vinton hospital born Oct 29 1890 in Newhall married Wickman Feb 15 1911 Surviors include husband a daughter Gladys two brothers George Baumgarter of California and Albert Stien of Newhall Services will be held Monday at 130 p.m. in Central Presbyterian church Friends may call Fry and Holland funeral home Vinton from 2 p.m. Saturday to 1 p.m. Sunday and then at the family home until Monday
U Thant the United Nations secretary general arrived in Bucharest on Saturday for a four day stay, according to Bucharest radio.
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