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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1963
Page
8
A garbled OCR fragment references Sheriff Steve Yogi Bear Mickey Ni Mouse and Donna Ross with scattered numbers and names. The readable text mentions weather and news segments and a Roy Roge.
Alan Gill argues Dickens created the premise of the modern situation comedy. He compares Pickwick to Danny Thomas and The Danny Thomas Show, Andy Griffith and The Beverly Hillbillies, and praises Dick Van Dyke in The Dick Van Dyke Show. He notes diminishing returns across other 1960s sitcoms.
In Washington the senate began debate on a two year extension of the voluntary feed grains program. Leaders hope enactment helps win the wheat referendum by May 21. Republicans oppose delaying tactics and seek amendments to send the bill to conference, risking action beyond the referendum.
TV 9 delivers a concise weeknight 10 pm newscast with full weather and local reports. Anchor team presents the latest headlines, regional updates, and forecasts from the station's weather staff.
Navy clears Lt. Cmdr. Stanley Hecker of being a scapegoat in the Thresher submarine disaster. A naval court withdraws Hecker as a party to the inquiry after 41 minutes of deliberation. Hecker, skipper of the Skylark, faced censure earlier and defends his conduct as responsible. Louis Gray, Hecker’s lawyer, notes subsequent testimony supports his client’s full performance of duties.
An Atlantic fleet submarine force officer testified that he did not learn for 60 hours that Thresher’s last clear message signaled trouble. Hecker said he passed the information to the next commander during the search along highway approaches to the spans. A second item considered Iowa tax collection for former residents who moved out of state.
The Iowa senate sifting committee again refused to release the house approved bill to abolish the death penalty for first degree murder. After a 90 minute session the panel approved four minor bills and rejected the capital punishment measure on a vote lacking necessary support.
Iowa Senate approved a bill to spend up to 80000 dollars for a gold leaf coating in the capitol. The funding will be reduced by nearly 1000 dollars raised by a public drive, with Gov. Harold Hughes indicating support for the measure.
A joint group of U S and Mexican technicians will meet in Mexico City to discuss measures to halt the spread of the Mediterranean fruit fly, a pest harming citrus groves in Nicaragua and Costa Rica and threatening regional orchards.
DES MOINES AP The Iowa legislature passed a bill to legalize cigaret vending machines without remote control devices. The House approved 81 to 19 in a brief session and the Senate, after a minor amendment, approved 41 to 2. The measure goes to the governor.
A vintage telephone ad urging busy people to call long distance to keep in touch with friends and relatives, highlighting Northwestern Bell and the use of area codes for faster service.
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