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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1965
Page
6
The district could redraw boundaries to balance student numbers between Washington and Jefferson high schools. Temporary redistricting may be needed even if the bond passes, with minimal pupil impact. If the bond fails, redistricting would be broader and more permanent.
Wladislaw Tykocinski, Poland's minister-corresponding to West Berlin, defected to the United States and asked for political asylum. A U S air force plane transported him to West Germany while officials review his request. The defection marks the first high ranking communist diplomat to switch sides in years. Tykocinski, known as "The Gypsy Baron," was regarded as liberal and non communist with a strong interest in art.
A 17 footed Polish defector Al Tykocinski walked into a West Berlin shopping center and asked for political asylum. He is a former International Armistice Commission member in Korea and previously served at the Polish embassy in Rome. He traveled in a crate on a Pan American jet. He was escorted by U.S. officials to a residence in West Berlin. His wife remained in East Berlin.
Police report 20 year old Brian Robson said he was a homesick Welshman seeking a cheap way back to Great Britain. The airline noted he had completed a 2 1/2 hour flight from Sydney in a sitting position.
Police say Robson planned to fly to London from Sydney, ship a 30 by 26 by 38 inch crate as a computer C.O.D. The airline estimated passenger fare at 879 dollars and C.O.D. shipping at 302 dollars, but Robson aimed to flee by breaking out of the crate upon arrival in England.
Billy Graham, returning from a Danish crusade, flew to Switzerland on Monday for a vacation after a week of preaching in Denmark. He plans a quiet stay with family and rest before upcoming engagements.
Tass reported new gold deposits in Soviet central Asia will expand the region into a major gold producing area. The Soviet Union already yields about 175 million dollars worth of gold annually and ranks as the second largest producer after South Africa.
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