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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1962

Page

4

Strife in Game Unit Denied by Iowa Official

Ren Blackstock of the Conservation Commission denied internal strife caused Arden Mead to resign as administrator chief of the Iowa Conservation Commission. Mead quit two months after his May appointment amid disagreements, with Powers told to resign by July 1 if not resolved. A state official blamed Mead’s departure on internal bickering, which Humiston disputed noting no fault finding beyond a Sioux City dispute over deer license payment methods.

A. N. Humiston Cedar Rapids Iowa Conservation Commission Arden Mead Des Moines Mead Commission Humiston the Gazette Sioux City

Hoffa to face assault trial on June nineteenth

Teamsters president James R. Hoffa pled not guilty and sought a jury trial on a charge he assaulted union aide Lemuel Baron. The trial date was set for June 19 after Hoffa's lawyer requested a jury trial, delaying proceedings. Baron, who sports a bruised and cut eyebrow, says he was struck twice and shoved during a dispute at union headquarters.

Washington (Ap Ames R. Hoffa Teamsters Union Lemuel Baron Hoffa Baron Union Clifford Alder Tupper Thomas Scalley Allder

Two Extra Sections in Sunday's Gazette

Sunday Cedar Rapids Gazette adds two sections. An Outdoor Living 16 page feature offers summer outdoor activity ideas gear tips and clothing notes. A tourism tabloid Fun is Everywhere in Iowa showcases attractions and photos prepared by the Iowa Development Commission and distributed to 38 papers.

Cedar Rapids Iowa Towa Iowa Development Commission

Kennedy names two U S envoys to Bulgaria and China

President Kennedy appointed Eugenie Moore Anderson as minister to Bulgaria and Admiral Alan Kirk as ambassador to Nationalist China. Anderson, former ambassador to Denmark, hails from Adah Iowa and served with the Democratic National Committee in Minnesota in 1948. Kirk, succeeding Everett Drumright, had been ambassador to Russia from 1949 to 1952.

Washington Kennedy Friday U. S Eugenie Moore Anderson Bulgaria iAdm Alan Kirk Bassador China Anderson Denmark jAdah Iowa Democratic National Committee Women For Minnesota Kirk Everett Drumright Russia

Vivien Kellems Enters Connecticut Senate Race

Hartford UPI reports industrialist Vivien Kellems announced her candidacy for the Connecticut Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate.

Hartford UPI Vivien Kellemsi Friday Connecticut U.S. Senate

Mundt Charges Admin Condoned Estes Case in Senate Probe

Sen. Mundt accuses the administration of capitulating to Billie Sol Estes amid an Estes case. He says the Agriculture Department knew since July of Estes related allotment abuses, canceled in December, reinstated in January, then mildly penalized last week.

Washington Mundt R-5.d Billie Sol Estes Texas Mundi Senate Investigations Subcommittee Agriculture Department Estes House John Bagwell Sen Yarborough Rep. Rutherford Bagwell Charles Murphy Department Bagswell

Chamber of Commerce pushes cross town road plan

The Chamber of Commerce board adopts a five point road program led by a cross town through way. Cedar Valley Road is top priority with no fixed route. A connection to Interstate 80 at Iowa City is second, with funding options listed. Other items include paving Fiftieth Street NE, upgrading the Highway 150 viaduct in Hiawatha, and widening Highway 1D west toward Highway 218. The proposal will go to the Iowa highway commission soon.

Teday Rapids Chamber of Commerce Cedar Valley Road Iowa City Chamber Fiftieth Street Center Point Road First Avenue Hiawatha Cedar Rapids Marion Iowa Highway Commission

Eisenhower to make speeches in congressional campaign

Washington AP reports the Republican National Committee says Dwight Eisenhower agreed to deliver a fair number of speeches to aid the congressional campaign. The move signals active GOP backing as races heat up.

Washington Republican National Committee Dwight Eisenhower

Gazette to Publish Weekend Coralville Lake Levels

The Gazette will publish predicted Saturday and Sunday reservoir levels starting today. Readings will appear in the daily record each Friday through the recreation season and again on Wednesdays in the daily record.

Coralville Lake Gazette The Daily Record

Chief Boast Brushed Aside by Armed Robber

Rochester police chief Sam Howlett claimed vigilance and thorough work had prevented an armed robbery since 1930. The alarm sounded as a man with a pistol looted Western Union’s office of $25 in the incident.

Rochester Mich Sam Howlett Wood Howlett Western Union

Quite a Change in New Orleans Citizenship

Yutaka Kimota becomes John Patrick O'Brien Jr after gaining American citizenship. Native of Japan adopts new name reflecting legal change. The report notes the name change occurred in New Orleans as part of the naturalization process.

New Orleans Yutaka Kimota John Patrick O'Brien, Jr Japan

Chamber Chief Describes Talks With Kennedy on Reform

U S Chamber of Commerce president H Ladd Plumley met with President Kennedy for a major constructive conference addressing tax reform and government business relations. Plumley said the discussion acknowledged tensions over steel pricing and praised proposed liberalized depreciation allowances to boost investment in plant and equipment.

Washington U.S. Chamber of Commerce H. Ladd Plumley Massachusetts Insurance Chamber Kennedy Plumley Andrew Hatcher Hatcher Chambers of Commerce Key Chamber

Khrushchev Says U S Will Be Thrown Out Of Southeast Asia

Premier Khrushchev derides Kennedy's Thailand marines move as unwise and predicts the United States will be expelled from Southeast Asia. He accuses the U S of bloodshed in Laos and Vietnam while Secretary Rusk suggests a quick exit if communist pressure ends. Khrushchev condemns Western ministers chosen by capitalists and insists people will decide.

George Syvertsen Obnova Bulgaria APJ Khrushchev Kennedy Thailand Southeast Asia Laos Vietnam U.S Rusk North Vietnam South United States South Vietnam

Paris Judge Raoul Salam Faces Death Threats

Reports say judges in Paris received death threats Friday from a terrorist secret army if Raoul Salam is executed for crimes against the state. The threats mark renewed pressure amid ongoing judicial proceedings.

Paris Raoul Salam Secret Army

Carpenter Space Flight Delayed for Parachute Fix

Space official postpone Malcolm Scott Carpenter Aurora 7 flight to next Tuesday after a Mercury review. A second altitude switch will trigger parachute deployment to improve reliability, following questions raised by the Glenn mission and a two and a half hour discussion.

Cape Canaveral Malcolm Scott Carpenter Carpenter Walter Williams Project Mercury John Glenn Mercury Williams Glenn Space Agency

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