Mercury Pilot Cooper Completes Faith 7 Flight
Astronaut Gordon Cooper returns to the Kearsarge after a 22 orbit Mercury mission aboard Faith 7. He manually fired retro rockets to ensure landing after electrical issues, then received calls from the President and space officials as doctors confirmed his safe condition.
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Red China
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Moon
Senate rules clash over withholding tax measure
The debate centers on Lt. Gov Mooty and Senate President's ruling on withholding tax amid precedents linked to a liquor act case. Sen. Shaff argues the bill could survive if approved in conference, while Sen. Vance notes differences. Republicans caucused against withholding. some senators criticized cooperation with Gov. Hughes.
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Shaff
David O. Shaff
Clinton
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Ways and Means Committee
House
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Mt. Pleasant
Vance
J. T. Dykhouse
Rock Rapids
Dykhouse
Sens
Vermeer
Hughes
Gov. Hughes
Courthouse Crashes Through Glass Door Injury Suit
Judy Furnish files a district court suit seeking 30027 dollars alleging injuries after colliding with a glass partition at Grayson Robinson Stores on May 20 1961. She seeks damages for permanent injuries disfigurement and clothing losses from the incident at 210 First Avenue SE.
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Judy Furnish
Florida Avenue SW
Grayson- Robinson
First
Avenue SE
Three Damage Suits Seek Total of Nine Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Eight
Garnet F. Ray sues Elmer D. Frazier for 4680 for back and neck injuries from a May 20 1961 traffic accident at A avenue and Eleventh NE Mrs Ray as administrator of Marvin J E Rays estate seeks 2000 for abrasions and contusions from the same crash Arch ie W Hyde sues La Verne O Rich for 2948 for neck injuries from an May 17 1961 wreck at Center Point road and J avenue NE
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Bavejiue NE
Elmer D. Frazier
Thirty-fifth Street
Marion
Archie W. Hyde
Twenty-eighth Avenue
LaVerne O. Rich
Twelfth Street
Center Point Road
J Avenue NE
Woman Sues for 35000 Over Parking Lot Fall
Helen Butler of 1731 C Avenue NE seeks 35000 in a suit over injuries from a June 21 1961 fall on a raised concrete island in the Standard Appliance Co parking lot at Second Avenue and Tenth Street SE. She alleges back injuries from the trip.
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Helen Butler
C Avenue NE
Standard Appliance Co
Second Avenue
Tenth Street
Woman Driver Given Suspended Sentence
Florence E. Brown of Vermont Street NW received a three month suspended sentence on a guilty plea to driving with a suspended license. The charge stemmed from an April 16 incident at Sixth Street and Wilson Avenue SW. records show her license was suspended November 20.
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C Avenue NE
Lois Tone
J Street
Kenneth Gersh
Terry Davenbaugh
Palo
Richard Teach
Mayberry Drive
Edwin Pudil
Swisher
Wayne Whitmer
Eighth Avenue
Leonard Fisher
Deborah Drive
Duane Willie
Elkport
George Volk
Mayden Avenue
Jerry ‘Reinert
Fairfax
Nancy Bee
Florence E. Brown
Vermont Street
B. J. Maxwell
Sixth Street
Wilson Avenue
Fall on Icy Walk Suit Seeks 5000 From Mable Scheel
Mable Scheel residing at 1551 Avenue NE filed a district court suit Thursday seeking 5000 dollars for injuries from a fall on an icy walkway.
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Mable Scheel
Avenue NE
Woman files suit over fall on icy Cedar Rapids sidewalk
Plaintiff says she broke her right ankle on February 20 after tripping on an ice covered uneven sidewalk in the 1300 block of A avenue NE. Separately, Harry R. Cisler 58 of 500 Fifth avenue SE arraigned on a false uttering charge. he pled not guilty to cashing a $35 bogus check at Seifert's 227 Second Street SE.
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Cedar Rapids
Harry R. Cisler
Fifth Avenue SE
B. J. Maxwell
Seifert
Second Street SE
Dismissed Divorce Petition Pauline Melsha vs Melsha
Pauline Mae Melsha and Edwin P. Melsha had a divorce petition dismissed. The filing is noted with no further action requested or scheduled.
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Pauline Mae Melsha
Edwin P. Melsha
Boy Scout Show Opens Tonight at Hawkeye Downs
The Boy Scout Exposition begins a two day run at Hawkeye Downs drawing about 1,500 Scouts nightly and 150 booth spaces. Frank Wichael says units will use large booths for projects and action demonstrations while Exhibition hall and Farm Youth Center stay open 7:30 to 9. About 75 Cub packs Troops and Explorer posts participate.
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Hawkeye Downs
Frank Wichael
Farm Youth Center
Lew Farrell Nabbed On 5 Traffic Counts
Des Moines police arrested Lew Farrell a 54 year old Des Moines man Friday on drunk driving and four additional charges. He faced counts of failing to stop at a signal, failing to leave his name and address at the scene, violating a restricted license without glasses, and driving with an expired license from last July. He was released on 700 dollar bond after pleading innocent in municipal court.
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DES Moines
Lew Farrell
Farrell
Deaths John C Guttenfelder 89 longtime Cedar Rapids operator
John C Guttenfelder 89 retired restaurant operator died Friday at his daughter Gladys Milke 1011 Ninth Street SW Born in Germany April 10 1874 he came to the United States in 1881 and lived in Cedar Rapids since 1900 Surviving son Rev Vernon Guttenfelder of Vancouver Washington and three grandchildren Services Monday at 2 pm at Ellis Park Church of God with Rev Earl W Osnes burial Linwood Friends may call Kuba funeral home 7 pm Saturday to 11 am Monday
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Ninth Street
Germany
United States
Cedar Rapids
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Vancouver
Wash
Ellis Park Church of God
Earl W.osnes
Funeral services and burials listed for multiple individuals
Services for Roy E Green at Turner chapel Saturday 1 30 by Rev Dwight Hendricks burial Cedar Memorial Also Anna Marie Chapman at Turner chapel 3 Saturday by Rev Warren L Feller burial Linwood Steve G Condos Beatty Bearle funeral home 1 30 Saturday by Rev Leslie Nelson Dairydale Baptist Church burial Oak Hill
Iowa Press Photographers Open 2-Day Meeting in Cedar Rapids
The Iowa Press Photographers Association holds a two day convention and short course in Cedar Rapids. Headlining is Bob Boyd a former National Press Photographers Association president and a 29 year veteran of the Milwaukee Journal staff.
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C.R
Iowa Press Photographers Assn
Cedar Rapids
Bob Boyd
National Press Photographers Assn
Milwaukee Journal
Boyd
IPPA
Convention Hall
Bob Kerns
Goodyear Tire and Rubber ‘Co
Co-Operative Consumer Magazine
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Dubuque
Janet Dunn
Linda Lukehart
Laurel
Nancy Laughlin
University of Iowa
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Cascade
Judy Moellering
Eagle Grove
Deanna Galindo
Mason City
Texan Arrested on Narcotics and Firearm Charges
Donald D. Owens 34 alias Jack Mann of Houston is jailed in Linn County on narcotics possession and concealed weapon charges. Deputies found drugs valued in the hundreds of dollars and a .32 caliber revolver on his person after a car ditch report on Otis Road. Owens admitted prior narcotics convictions and was given until Wednesday to plead. A car registered to Jack Mann was not stolen.
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Jack Mann
Houston
Texas
Linn County
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B. J. Max
Sheriff's Office
Otis Road
Forty-second Street
Giza
Cedar Rapids
Spicer
Owen
Kennedy and Wallace plan TVA event in Muscle Shoals
Governor George Wallace announced a visit to Muscle Shoals on Saturday for the TVA 30th anniversary celebration while President Kennedy is in the area. The statement did not mention the President.
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Ala
George Wallace
Muscle Shoals
Kennedy
Alabama
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
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