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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1962
Page
1
In south central Iowa a house to house search targets Gayne Gilbert Smith, 24, the suspect in a five member family slaying near Hayesville. Police describe a wide manhunt with 75 officers converging on a five square mile area as a rugged brushland search continues.
The UPI report says the Supreme Court rejected another appeal from eight men sentenced to life for the 1950 Brink’s robbery in Boston. The unsigned order leaves the case unresolved with no further review. The court also declined to reconsider a Michigan voting apportionment ruling and agreed to hear a Northern Natural Gas dispute over state pipeline pumping requirements.
New York AP reports a drastic stock market collapse described as a black Monday. The Dow-like AP average fell for a sixth straight day as blue chip issues were battered and tape lag reached a record 69 minutes.
A photo page caption suggests aides provided help to Estes during a reported event. The wording implies aid from staff or associates, with no further detail on the nature or outcome of the assistance.
Premier Khrushchev praised American astronaut Carpenter and noted the Soviet Union is not alone in space as a satellite flight continues. He lauded John Glenn and Carpenter and commented on the risky space suit incident with a joke about drinking water.
Iowa weather bureau reports good prospects for a pleasant Memorial Day with clearing skies. Showers possible in the northeast Wednesday morning but sunshine expected in the afternoon as a storm system from the Texas panhandle and southwestern Kansas brings warm moist air northward. Rain totals from Sunday night into Monday noon range from .53 to .87 inches across Ottumwa Centerville Cedar Rapids and northwest Iowa.
Federal investigators pieced together evidence that a dynamite type device in a washroom detonated on a Continental Air Lines jet at 39 000 feet killing 45 aboard. CAB officials said the blast likely came from a small space and the bomber may not have been in the washroom. Reports link a possible murder pact between two Kansas City area passengers and a large life insurance payoff. FBI and Continental Casualty Co officials cautioned against premature conclusions.
Governor Gaylord Nelson announced on Monday his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat held since 1938 by Sen. Wiley. He said the office requires more leadership and more imagination.
In interviews three months apart John H. Glenn Jr. and Malcolm Scott Carpenter compare observations from orbit. They describe sights such as multiple sunsets and sunrises, weightlessness, eating experiences, and control system challenges, noting rapid adaptation and fireball reentry with capsule heat.
A Chuckle Hospital patient jokes about the operation bill with the line No wonder they wore masks in the operating room. The remark highlights the wordplay around surgical masks and medical costs in a lighthearted health humor item.
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