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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1961

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NATO ministers urge Portugal on colonial policy and unity

In Oslo NATO ministers pressed Portugal to revise Africa policy citing bloodshed in Angola and warning against bloc actions at the UN. Rusk said NATO should seek Asian and African friendship, while Britain France and West Germany backed a cautious approach and Berlin talks. The group vowed to resist any Soviet pressure in Berlin.

Oslo Portugal NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization Angola Congo Noguera Africa U.N U.S Lange Rusk France Couve de Murville Britain Lord Home U. S West Germany NATO Council Berlin Kennedy Bonn Khrushchev

Plan for tighter boat control on Coralville reservoir

A Tuesday meeting of county state and federal officials in Coralville outlined steps for stricter boating oversight on the Coralville reservoir. Plans include probable full time patrols by State Conservation officers and a new regulatory framework. About 30 people attended, including officials, Corps of Engineers staff, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and local scuba enthusiasts.

Coralville Reservoir State Conservation Commission The Johnson County Corps of Engineers Coast Guard Auxiliary Cedar Rapids Ralph Neuzil

Kerr forecasts 25 percent rise in space spending

Senator Kerr of Oklahoma says space program funding should grow by about 25 percent as a result of the manned flight program. He suggested the boost would come through increased allocations and program expansions, signaling strong support from the administration and Congress.

Washington Sen Kerr D-Okla

Saint-Laurent Sues Dior For Damages Over Return

Paris AP Yves Saint-Laurent 24 files a 600000 franc suit against Dior after being refused reemployment post army discharge. His lawyer says the case is in the court that arbitrates labor disputes. Saint-Laurent seeks severance pay damages and a symbolic moral injury payment.

Paris Yves Saint-Laurent Dior Jean-Denis Bredin

Shepard and Glenn Granted Week-Long Leave at Langley

America's first space man Alan Shepard and backup pilot John Glenn receive one week of leave from NASA officials. After a Washington visit they arrived at Langley Air Force Base with family, staying in the officers quarters to rest before resuming simulated flights at the base.

Associated Press Charles Lindbergh Cmdr Alan Shepard Washington Space America Atlantic Langley Air Base John Glenn National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shepard Dodd Hall NASA Glenn Langley Cape Canaveral Cape Virginia Beach Shepards Juliana Alice Williams John Matthews

Cuba Detaining About 300 Americans Face Exit Permit Delays

Washington officials said an undetermined number of Americans are detained in Cuba and about 300 are blocked from leaving the island due to exit permit issues. One official noted perhaps 20 to 30 Americans were mass-arrested after the invasion attempt and may still be in custody.

Washington UPI Cuba State Department

R I Railroad Installs New Chief

Chicago AP reports R Ellis Johnson aged 51 former executive vice president and board member was elected president of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad on Tuesday succeeding John D Farrington. Johnson has 35 years in railroading and 26 years with the Rock Island starting as a secretary to the general manager in Kansas City.

Chicago Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R. Ellis Johnson Monday John D. Farrington Johnson Rock Island The Road Kansas City

Crowd fills Paramount for opening of Fantasy of Foods cooking school

The Gazette and Cedar Rapids Electric Appliance Dealers Assn sponsor a free morning cooking school at the Paramount Theater. A capacity crowd of 1,945 filled the house with 400 to 600 turned away. Demonstrators from the National Livestock and Meat Board led by Ruth Hogan guided tastings, nutrition talks, and a dramatic kitchen demonstration.

Paramount Theater The Gazette Cedar Rapids Electrical Appliance Dealers Assn National Livestock and Meat Board Ruth Hogan Charmaine Robinson Lois Sullivan Chicago Fantasy OF Foods the Gazette Cedar — Electrical Appliance

U.S. Offers Five Polaris Subs to Boost NATO Defense

Oslo reports the United States proposed assigning five Polaris nuclear submarines to strengthen NATO defenses. The move aims to deter potential threats in the Atlantic and North Sea regions, signaling renewed transatlantic security cooperation amid Cold War tensions.

Oslo U.S NATO

Tax Unpaid on 25 Billion Dollars, Dillon Says

Treasury Secretary Dillon told a Senate panel that about 24.4 billion dollars of taxable income in 1959 was not reported. Internal Revenue Commissioner Caplin said at least 20 percent of that, nearly 4.9 billion, would have tax if declared. Senators noted uncollected revenue could balance the budget and Kennedy sought IRS funding.

Washington Treasury Dillon Uncle Sam Senate Appropriations Mortimer M. Caplin Internal Revenue Willis Robertson Dva Subcommittee House Kennedy Internal Revenue Service

President Bourguiba Leaves Washington After Illness

President Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia has recovered from bronchitis and will depart Washington on Wednesday.

Washington (Ap Bourguiba Tunisia Washington

Rebels Shun Laos Cease Fire Talks at Hin Heup Meeting

Rebel officials refused to recognize the international control commission at an initial Hin Heup meeting, delaying the 14-nation Laos conference slated for Geneva. The royal government said the rebels had no instructions, while officers of the 3 nation cease-fire commission reported back to Samar Sen. The event added confusion though no major battles were reported recently.

Vientiane International Control Commission For Laos Hin Heup Geneva Udon Sananikone 3-Nation Commission Commission Samar Sen Truce Commission U.S Britain France Sananikone

Fulbright Attacks U S Envoy Policy On Ambassador Posts

Senator Fulbright denounces what he calls an idiotic policy of the state department, complaining that ambassadors are kept at posts for less than two years and moved to unfamiliar areas, a practice he says harms effectiveness.

Washington Sen Fulbright D-Ark State Department

Cordiner Scheduled to Testify May 18

Washington AP reports Senators probing price fixing in the electrical equipment industry announce Ralph Cordiner chairman of General Electric will testify May 18.

Washington (Ap Ralph Cordiner General Electric

Eichmann Trial Records Highlight Nazi Deportation Drive

Prosecutors detail Eichmann Gestapo files showing a 1942 43 push to deport every Jew in France and to involve Italian occupation police in mass murder. A French scientist testified on mistreatment of children in Drancy before their transfer to Auschwitz as Eichmann’s Berlin office ran the camps. He linked the operations to the final solution and noted German Italian German collaboration pressures.

Jerusalem Adolf Eichmann Gestapo Western Europe Gavriel Bach Eichmann Foreign Ministry France Berlin Pierre Laval Vichy Lichtenstein Auschwitz Georges Wellers French National Medical Research Laboratory Wellers Drancy

The Trouble with Punctuality Chuckle

Humorous capsule noting the joke that being on time is wasted when no one is present to appreciate it. The line lampoons punctuality with a light mockery of timing and social response.

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