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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1961

Page

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Khrushchev Says Nuclear Testing Ends When Others Stop

Premier Khrushchev told reporters in Moscow that Russia will drop atmospheric testing only when the West halts. He acknowledged health risks from tests and defended atmospheric over underground tests, claiming cost and secrecy deter underground trials while denying Soviet cosmonaut deaths and delaying any new Sputnik launch.

Moscow Khrushchev Russia Berlin Soviet Union Tass U.S America

Bells Guide Blind Girl in School Band

In Miami Leah Russell, a 16 year old blind student at Southwest Miami High, earns near straight A’s while learning to march with the band guided by two bell players. She studied piccolo in Braille for almost three years and hopes to become a teacher helping others perform in darkness.

Bells Guide MIAMI Leah Russell Leah Marvin Mockabee Southwest Miami High School Mockabee

Boy Clings to Car for 32 Mile Ride in Georgia

Dennis Hannah, age 4, rode on the rear bumper of a car for 32 miles from Augusta toward Wrens, Georgia. Relatives chased unsuccessfully, police searched, and a motorist in Wrens spotted him and alerted the family. Dennis remained unscathed and unfazed by the journey.

Augusta Dennis Hannah Hannahs Dennis Hannah Wrens

Nehru Opposes Gas Use and U.S. Troops in Vietnam

AP reports Prime Minister Nehru urged President Kennedy not to send U.S. combat troops to South Vietnam. Salinger said their Newport talks also covered Laos, with Nehru advising restraint and seeking an Indian role on the Laos peace effort. The Indian view opposes bolstering Saigon by force, stressing broader international limits.

Washington Nehru Kennedy U.S South Vietnam Salinger Newport India Laos South Vietnam

Rebels Reported Killed in Phuoc Thanh Battle

South Vietnam announced 50 Communist rebels killed and 20 captured in a clash in Phuoc Thanh province, about 25 miles northwest of Saigon, as Saigon forces claimed success against insurgents.

Saigon South Vietnam Phuoc Thanh

Fire Aboard Constellation Kills Four on Trial Run

Four sailors died and nine were injured when a blaze erupted in the Constellation's machinery room during a trial cruise. The cause was a fuel oil release valve failure that sprayed fuel onto a 1100 degree steam line, with 25 men aboard. The ship sustained minor damage and was due in New York after the incident.

Washington Navy

United Campaign Near One Fifth of Goal in Cedar Rapids

The United Good Neighbors campaign reports 139177 dollars in cash and pledges toward a 636160 dollar goal, reaching 21.9 percent. Public employees lead with 45.5 percent, Marion city workers at 132 percent, Linn county at 73.3 percent, schools at 34.1 percent, parochial schools at 164 percent, and Coe College also contributing.

Cedar Rapids News United Good Neighbors Marion City George Brewer Linn County Ernest Engler Coe College

Adenauer Elected to Fourth Term as West German Chancellor

West Germany’s Bundestag elected Konrad Adenauer to a fourth term as chancellor by 258 to 206 on the first ballot. The Christian Democrats and Free Democrats coalition holds 309 seats. Adenauer, 85, said he will resign in time for a successor to prepare for the 1965 elections.

Bonn Bundestag Konrad Adenauer Adenauer Christian Democrats Free Democrats West Germany Ludwig Erhard Erhard Free Democratic Erich Mende Gerhard Schroeder

Los Angeles Firefront Threatens Pacific Palisades

A pair of raging wildfires on a 10 mile front near Pacific Palisades menaced a wide area including Bel Air Brentwood and Santa Monica Mountains. More than 200 homes destroyed including those of Burt Lancaster Joe E Brown and Zsa Zsa Gabor. Nixon among those fleeing with evacuations over 2000 residents. Fire crews bombed the flames as gusty winds and dry brush hampered efforts.

Los Angeles Pacific Palisades California Burt Lancaster Joe E. Brown Zsa Zsa Gabor Nixon Hollywood Hills Santa Monica Bel- Air Brentwood Topanga Canyon Bel-Air Weather Bureau Beverly Glen Blvd Walter Wanger George Powell CBS Howard Meighan al Moscow

Heaviest Voting In City Election In Cedar Rapids

Voters march to polls in Cedar Rapids city election to select five council members and two Riverfront Improvement Commission posts. By 2 30 p m 32 precincts tally 11 945 votes, far ahead of 1959 pace, with a city record 20 659 votes set to date.

Cedar Rapids Riverfront Improvement Commission

Pupils Walk Out Stills Broadway Comedy Opening

A New Jersey high school principal led 146 pupils from the National Theater during the opening of Sunday in New York. The walkout occurred moments before the first act’s end after a sex scene, with students boarding buses for a return trip.

New Jersey National Theater New York Margaret Walsh Sayreville N. J Washington Pat Staniey Bert Redford Redford Miss Stanley David Powers

Being poor has Its advantages and car keys misplaced

The note comments on poverty's perceived perks and the joke that car keys often vanish, humorously comparing misplacement to a universal struggle. It mentions copyright as a stray tag.

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