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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1962
Page
4
Forecast shows Saturday temperatures up and down with light precipitation in various cities including Bismarck Chicago and New York. Sunday and Monday bring partly cloudy skies with little temperature change. May birth notices list several new arrivals to families in multiple addresses and cities.
Frederick F. Reid aged 23 of 1407 Fourth Street SE was held by Cedar Rapids police on a grand larceny charge after allegedly stealing $70 from Gazette employee Ruth Gash’s locker. Reid admitted the theft and left $50 behind. he was cleaning the women’s locker room as part of a janitor service. Arraignment is planned this week.
Dennis Turner twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Turner of 1725 Washington Avenue SE suffered a severe cut to the left foot when a neighbor’s power mower pulled his toe in. He was admitted to Mercy hospital after surgery on the partially severed toe.
Opponents of the amendment to depoliticize the judiciary will appear on a KCRG simulcast at 10 30 p m Thursday District Judge James P Gaffney of Marengo and State Senator D C Nolan Iowa City will answer questions posed by Mrs W E Willson Cedar Rapids Nolan led opposition to the measure when it passed the legislature in 1959 and 1961 Proponents spoke on KCRG stations last week.
The Gazette advertises its want ads as nearly as fast as the EM 2 1121 service, highlighting swift placement and prompt response for readers seeking quick notices and listings.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. is published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Section Postage paid at Cedar Rapids owns.
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Morley-Ella Grassfield 91 services Sunday 2:30 Campbell's Olin. Chelsea-Guy Allee 74 services Sunday 2 Hrabak's. Toledo-W S Ebersole 88 services Sunday 2 Henders. Toledo-Henry Peters 53 services Monday 2 Hender Stone City. Anna M Neilly 87 Rosary Sunday 8 McNamara's Amelia. J George Chrystal 73 services Tuesday 2 Golden Congregational. Friends may call Shelly's Sunday afternoon. Edward C Harms 54 services Monday 1:30 Lutheran Church Wallace's. Charles Phillips 42 services Monday 2 Beckman Iowa City. Body at Lorden Adams until 1:30 Sunday then to family home. Louis Higgins 48 services Monday 9:30 St Johns Catholic Rosary Sunday 3 and 8 Howe's. Louis W Meyer 84 services Monday 2 St Peters Lutheran Eldorado Winneshiek chapel. Anna Hermsen 97 services Tuesday 9 St Boniface Dyersville.
Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Zart dies at University hospital after birth on Thursday. Survivors include grandparents Gladys Hamilton of Norfolk Nebraska and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Zart of Crofton Nebraska. Graveside services at Cedar Memorial at 9 Monday conducted by Rev. A T Washington. Turner's in charge of arrangements.
Blanche Slaughter Turner dies. service 10:30 Monday by Rev Mary White. Burial Linwood. Harry Montgomery Turner burial 1:30 Monday Cedar Memorial. Floy Esther Turner burial 3 Tuesday with Rev D A Loferski. Dunkard cemetery. Frances Viola Beatty Turner burial 1:30 Monday Cedar Memorial. service by Rev Edward Beall of Sinclair Memorial Presbyterian Church. Parents Mr and Mrs John Wenner of Cedar Rapids also survive.
Reno AP reports comedian Danny Kaye's fever dropped slightly but he remains ill with virus pneumonia. Dr Clifton Wright says Kaye will stay at St Marys hospital for a few more days.
The agenda lists a 10 a.m. meeting at city hall with Rev. Richmond Anderson to give the invocation. It covers public hearings on dis position and vacation of sidewalks and streets in Carpenter's 1st Addition, an annexation of property west of East Post Road, and south of the Iowa Electric Power Co. right of way owned by H J Bjornsen et al. It notes property south of Cedar Hills Park west of Cedar Hills Unit 4 owned by Henry F Geniske et al, plus Pepsi Cola seeking longer one hour parking near 400 422 Sixth Ave SE. Midwest Development Co petitions to install sidewalks and paving in Cedar Hills Unit 8. An ordinance rezones 3114 Sixteenth Ave SW owned by Sigmund Wolf.
Cedar county authorities hold David Lee Marks 16 of West Liberty in Cedar County jail on a 5000 dollar bond for auto larceny after taking a 1955 Ford from Smitty's Ford in West Liberty. He allegedly traveled with Jacob Randall 20, a Pontiac prison parolee, bought beer, and the car broke down in West Branch before being seen near Radford Ford lot. Randall was released to a parole officer as charges are considered. a Muscatine County man who provided beer to both youths faces charges.
Jerome Alderman leads a staff focusing on labor racketeering and corruption in government. O'Donnell oversees investigations affecting efficiency and graft while praising Kamerick and Calabrese for handling complex cases with finesse. Biographies note O'Donnell born 1915 in Machias and careers including FBI service and Capitol Hill work. The trio previously worked under McClellan on the rackets committee.
Vice president Johnson criticizes Senate leaders for failing to pass a literacy test bill while praising civil rights gains. He cites past efforts and urges conference delegates to push education and training for Negro workers alongside government contract protections and voluntary hiring agreements.
Japanese Liberal Democratic leaders regret no prior consultation with the United States before aircraft deployment to Thailand. The U S Japan security treaty requires advance talks for base combat operations, which Thailand did not qualify as. Socialists push hearings on all movements of Japanese forces into contested areas while U S officials say Japan was informed through a meeting between Ambassador Asakai and Assistant Secretary Harriman. The Japanese Foreign Office says the meeting described U S policies, with no mention of air force activities in Japan.
A car plowed into a crowd of children watching a religious parade in Queens injuring at least 16 youngsters. Three youths aged 12 to 15 were taken to St. Johns hospital in fair condition with cuts and bruises but no serious injuries.
In Colfax Iowa two Missouri children were injured when their car was struck by a pickup driven by 18 year old Edward Hansen of Colfax. Hansen lost control after an axle sheared, sending the truck into the Mathias car which then collided with a third vehicle driven by Gordon Bell of Colfax. Richard Lee Mathias age five sustained serious injuries and his brother Steven Dale Mathias age four was also hospitalized.
A collection of notes shows contributions and memorials from the Visiting Nurse Association Camp sponsor and local groups. Listed are donors and memorials including Cedar Rapids realty board, Kiwanis ladies, Round Table Club, UAWA Local 299, and individuals paying tribute to family members and friends.
The budget shows 5,00 and 2.00 totals with overall figures of 2,637.35 and 9,608.00 earmarked for 1962. A remaining amount of 6,970.65 is yet to be raised. The data reflect funding gaps and target receipts for the year.
Teamsters President James R. Hoffa charged in Newark that his indictment for illegally collecting over 1 million dollars from an employer arises from a Kennedy family vendetta. He accused the Kennedy brothers of harassing him and the Teamsters amid high unemployment and a troubled economy.
Phoenix City Prosecutor Vernon Croaff said thirty six men and women who passed bad checks will be prosecuted. The checks ranged from one to two hundred ten dollars and were used to pay city traffic fines.
Treasury agents plan to question actor Tab Hunter about art objects smuggled into the United States from Red China. They raided two shops Friday, seizing more than $20,000 in art. One shop had been sold by Hunter on March 17. Ivory pieces were among the items found. Agents claim Hunter imported the works without a license. The actor was believed to be abroad.
A.W.O.L. private David Winegeart age 19 from Fort Chaffee Arkansas was arrested in Tipton after traveling with the Cole Brothers circus. He is held in Cedar County jail for army authorities.
Coventry city officials released a leaflet claiming Lady Godiva wore clothes during her famed ride, a theory met with indignation from locals who uphold the nude legend. A pageant will stage five appearances with a flesh toned costume, amid cathedral consecration plans.
One thousand volunteers in Cedar Rapids will canvass neighbors May 25 to June 3 to raise funds for the 1962 Hope Chest of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Linn county sponsors, with Miss Alice Thompson as vice chair and local captains named for residential solicitation and industrial drives.
Voters in the Maquoketa Valley district rejected a 69600 bond for a central high school at Delhi and an elementary school at Hopkinton. Total 624 yes 783 no with separate tallies for Earlville Oneida Delhi Hopkinton and Buck Creek communities.
Gregory Peck leads the cast in Moby Dick based on Melville as TV viewers tune to KCRG TV 9 for a Hollywood Special airing at 7 30 pm.
Cape Canaveral AP reports the Atlas rocket faced new thermostat gyro system bugs delaying the Aurora 7 mission for at least two days. NASA set the next target date as May 24 at earliest as Malcolm Carpenter continues final preparations for launch.
Manila AP reports President Macapagal will undertake a state visit to Spain from June 30 to July 6. The trip emphasizes strengthening ties between the Philippines and Spain and includes meetings with Spanish leaders.
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