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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1964

Page

8

Kissin Cousins Review at New World Playhouse

Elvis Presley stars in Kissin Cousins a hillbilly romance about missiles and mountain kinfolk. OConnell and Farrell are wasted while Yvonne Craig Pam Austin and Cynthia Pepper stand out in a colorful cast. Presley sings well but the film aims higher than it delivers.

Kissin Arthur O'Connell Gien Farrell Jack Albertson Pamtain Oe Pepper Yvonne Craie Pagan New World Playhouse Elvis Presley Kissin’ Cousins Elvis Arthur O’connell Pappy Glenda Farrell Yvonne Craig Pam Austin Cynthia Pepper

Czech Quartet Defects While Flying From Havana

Four Czech passengers left a Brittania airliner en route to Prague from Havana and defected to the West over Gander Newfoundland. The four men reportedly sought asylum and were taken into custody by authorities pending refugee processing.

Gander Newfoundland Prague Havana

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President Johnson Extends Hoover Tenure As Hero Of Nation

In a White House ceremony, President Johnson calls J Edgar Hoover a hero to decent citizens and anathema to evil men. He signs an executive order allowing Hoover to remain FBI chief beyond the mandatory retirement at 70, marking Hoover’s 40th anniversary as director.

Washington Johnson J. Edgar Hoover America FBI White House Rose Garden Hoover

Exiles May Attack Cuba At Any Time

Exile groups in the United States predicted imminent anti Castro assaults on Cuba before May 20, Cuba's independence anniversary. They spoke of sabotage infiltration and guerrilla actions planned from areas outside Cuba. U S officials denied any government involvement or buildup in response to the reported plans.

Cuba Washington U.S Florida Fidel Castro Castro U. S Robert McCloskey State Department Nicaaragua Costa Rica Ben Price Associated Press

Brooke under IRS probe of Massachusetts returns

Massachusetts Attorney General Edward Brooke confirms the IRS is probing his income tax returns for 1959 to 1961. The probe began after he took office in 1963 and is described as routine by Brooke, with critics alleging harassment and suspected understatements totaling about twelve thousand dollars.

Boston Massa Probchusetts Edward Ably Brooke Internal Revenue Service Herbert E. Tucker, Jr IRS Tucker

Saturday Theater Lineup At Multiple Theaters

Paramount shows Shock Treatment with several daily times plus shorts. RKO Iowa screens Tom Jones with shorts intervals. World presents Kissin Cousins and short features. Balcony offers Balcon y schedule and shorts. Marion runs Bandit of Zhobe and Twilight of Honor plus main attraction. C Drive In shows Take Her She s Mine Young Guns of Texas Loss of Innocence. Twixt Town presents Advance to the Rear Tamahine Murder at the Gallop with multiple screenings.

Paramount Rko-Iowa Tom Jones Marion Zhobe Texas

Captain Who Crossed Line Returned to West

Captain Alfred Svenson a 31 year old U S army officer who crossed into East Germany on May 4 1963 during tank unit maneuvers was returned to U S military control at Wartha by Russian officials The East German checkpoint near Eisenach said he requested asylum Svenson born in Lithuania became a U S citizen in 1955 and his mother lives in Washington D C U S officials are investigating the case.

Heidelberg East Germany Alfred Svenson U.S Wartha Eisenach Svenson Lithuania Washington, D.C

Khrushchev’s Cairo visit links to King Farouk home

In Cairo Khrushchev’s stay centers on a gingerbread palace once used by King Farouk I as Egypt’s monarch. The article notes Farouk’s era and the relation to the premier’s residence while in the country.

Cairo Khrushchev Farouk I Egypt

Shock Treatment review at Paramount theaters

A mixed critique of Shock Treatment stars Stuart Whitman Roddy McDowall Carol Lynley and Lauren Bacall. The film offers time tested gimmicks including a grisly murder electro therapy a deranged doctor and buried loot in a plot deemed less engrossing than Psycho Strait Jacket and The Snake Pit.

Juart Whitmi Roddy McDowall Lynney Lauren Bacall Rose Aaron Sevenieth Century Fox Paramount Theater Stuart Whitman Carol Lynley

Laff-a-Day Fakes Entry to Mental Hospital for Mil Loot

In a plot twist, Laff-a-Day infiltrates a mental hospital seeking the location of a $1 million supposedly hidden by a murderer played by McDowall. Miss Lynley and Miss Ba portray a patient and a doctor in the tense setup.

McDowall Miss Lynley Miss Bacall

General Westmoreland Plane Hit Three Times

American sources report U S army planes carrying Lt Gen William Westmoreland were hit by rifle fire three times in two weeks Westmoreland downplays the incidents but aides express concern for his safety.

Saigon William Westmoreland Westmoreland

AMA Publishes Smoking Facts for Youth Education

The American Medical Association issued a fresh warning on smoking and launched an education program for youths. The pamphlet Smoking: Facts You Should Know urges that never smoking is preferable and cites recent scientific evidence for students, schools, and industries.

Chicago The American Medical Assn AMA

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