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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1962
Page
2
The man Gayne Gilbert Smith is blamed for killing five members of the Andrew McBeth family at their 40 acre farm near Hedrick Iowa. Witnesses say he stalked cousins and opened fire after retrieving fuses and touring the area. Patsy McBeth survived with a rifle wound.
A lighthearted gag notes the monthly dread of the phone bill. The cartoon frames the expense as a humorous foe prompting resigned humor. No individuals or organizations are named. The joke centers on routine bills and common financial worry.
The witness described pin head sized bright yellow green particles as if fireflies on a dark night. He said he created them by knocking on a spacecraft side and photographed the bursts. The particles appear snowflake like and are carried by rising air currents, with varying sizes and brightness.
Harrison Means of Corning forfeited bonds totaling 45 dollars in municipal court on Monday for charges stemming from tampering with a parked car. Means was accused of rifling the glove compartment of Policeman Parnell Schmitts private vehicle.
A defendant in the 100 block of Seventh Street NE forfeited a $30 bond on a charge and a $15 bond on drunkenness.
Move Grants Amman officials report Washington approved 1.2 million in additional funds for development projects in Jordan.
A brief note suggests disposing of a surplus item by placing a want ad. It mentions dialing EM 2-112 for contact and arrangement. The message implies a quick sale through local classifieds.
Dover AP reports the air force found two deflated life rafts with no survivors and what appears to be part of a C-133 Cargomaster while search units looked for the missing aircraft carrying six people.
The alleged theft of a 35 cent package of cheese cost a Cedar Rapids man $110 Monday in municipal court. Ernest D. Schmidt, 55, of 615 Sixth Avenue SE, forfeited the $110 bond on a charge of stealing an eight ounce package of cream cheese Saturday from the Me Too store, 59 Sixteenth Avenue SW.
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