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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1961
Page
1
A surge in extra or year-end dividends and raise in regular payments boosts holiday spending mood. General Motors and Du Pont join many firms. 11 billion dollars in cash dividends through October 1961 signals broader shareholder gains.
Nine people including four French commission members were arrested in Cairo on charges of running a spy ring. The group reportedly planned to assassinate President Nasser, using the commission for liquidation of French properties in Egypt as cover. Andrei Mattéi, the commission president, was among the detainees. A Swiss embassy spokesman confirmed the arrests of four commission members, with no immediate Egyptian statement.
Bargains fill the Gazette want ads with home appliances furnishings pets power tools and sports equipment advertised daily readers can trim Christmas costs by checking listings for deals and discounts across categories.
An excerpted reminiscence by Inez Robb on Finland’s wartime resilience and postwar struggles. It recalls Finland’s 1939 40 stand against the Soviet Union, the return of Porkkala, Karelia and nickel mines, and the heavy indemnity debts Finland bore to the United States and Russia.
By Jimmy Hatlo, the speaker notes Finland’s wartime ravages and poverty yet observes no slums or bums, highlighting Finnish culture of reading. He warns that if Finland’s integrity is compromised by the USSR or it ceases to exist as a political entity, it would be a black crime in a Stygian century and laments the lack of champions speaking up for right.
Eight crewmen jumped to safety as the 200-foot oil drilling barge SM-1 rolled over and sank in a weekend storm off the southern California coast near Santa Barbara. The vessel sank after the crew fled, leaving no immediate reports of injuries.
South Vietnam's government controlled papers joined a harsh critique of U S aid policy. They hinted Diem's regime would seek other help if Washington demands political reforms as the price for more military aid. Editorials echoed the same stance across outlets.
A fragment discusses nationalist China and the government’s view during Mao Zedong leadership. It mentions U S aid and comparisons to the Marshall Plan operating in parts of Asia and China’s political landscape.
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