02 Oct 1960
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1960
Page
1
October weather summary shows mostly fair days with a high near 66 and a low about 38 per the report, with rainfall totals for October and normal figures listed. Birth notices detail multiple families including Dawson Marion and others, with many names and addresses, followed by funeral service schedules at various towns and churches across Iowa communities.
Nigeria is poised to become the fifth member of the United Nations and has announced it will send troops to support the UN force in the Congo, signaling increased international involvement.
Khrushchev pressed for UN approval of admitting Red China as Moscow’s ally amid a tense Berlin backdrop. He spoke at the General Assembly, dodging questions about a December meeting with de Gaulle and whether he met Macmillan. He appeared jovial entering a Soviet mansion clutching a volume by Talstoy.
London reports Britain stopped Daylight Saving at 2 am as workers in the Ministry of Works set 14,519 public clocks back an hour during the early morning hours.
Fragmentary text mentions subscriptions and printed notices, with garbled names and dates. No coherent event or entities clearly identifiable for a factual summary.
Reuben M Smith 77 of First Ave NE Cedar Rapids died Saturday at 2 30 pm Born February 5 1883 in Calo he married Mary FR Webb January 4 1910 in Imaha Survived by wife three sons R Max Smith William Owen Smith Donald Everett Smith one sister Anna Stonebraker Des Moines and a brother Oak Smith Cedar Rapids Funeral services and burial details to be announced Friends may contribute to a Memorial Fund Written from Beatty Bearles Turners Cedar Rapids area obituaries
In a Chicago speech Kennedy urged a supply management system to stabilize farm incomes through voluntary producer agreements and commodity loans. HeAlso outlined a Polish policy involving trade behind the Iron Curtain, refugee visas, educational exchanges, and using frozen Polish funds to fund a national library and rebuilding Warsaw Castle.
Fragmented notes recount a missing safe found in a creek and outline local events. Senior Men hear Rev Don Anderson speak at the church, Lip Reading group meets, Breakfast Optimists schedule, and a film on school safety shown. Public notices reference shifts, meetings, and a real estate sale incident near Roosevelt hotel and Cedar area.
J Frank O Hara 84 of Coggon died at noon Saturday after living all his life on the same farm east of Coupon Born Oct 2 1875 he was married to Margaret Fannon in week she died in 15d Survivors include four sons Thomas Waterloo William East St Louis John and James Coggon Services Tuesday at Johns Catholic church Rosary Sunday and Monday at 8 Passmore's Rotary Club Luncheon at the Sheraton Montrose Monday noon followed by tour y of 2 farms Community chess club and various local meetings led by speakers and clubs in Cedar Rapids Eastside Recreation Center Coe College and the Sunshine Mission Women’s Auxiliary Also notices for labor walk Lions Club and Rotary events along with church revival meetings and other community activities.
The report recalls Governor General Sir James Robertson praising Nigerians and the British for achieving independence with little trouble or bloodshed. He notes that in a world troubled by race relations, Nigeria's example offers reassurance and a friendlier path forward.
Thomas M. Sullivan of 1669 Ninth St NW is named freight claim presentation supervisor for Milwaukee Railroad Western Division with headquarters in Falebury Nebraska. He will report October 10 after long service since 1939 in the Cedic Rapidds freight office.
The National Mediation Board announced a settlement after weeks of talks between the Switchmen's union of North America and 17 railroads. The tentative deal requires ratification by union members and details were not disclosed. Federal mediators had pressed for resolution amid the ongoing labor unrest.
Funeral plans are announced for Rt. Rev. Msgr. Francis R. Hruby pastor of St. Ludmila's. Most Rev. Leo Binz will celebrate a Pontifical Requiem Mass Tuesday at 3 in the church with Rev. Msgr. Maurice S. Sheehy as assistant. Burial is set for St. John's cemetery and a separate schoolchildren Requiem Mass is planned for Tuesday. Rosaries will be recited in the church Sunday and various parish circles will hold prayers. Friends may call at Kuba Funeral Home until Sunday 1:20 and the body will lie in state at the church after 2 p.m.
West Germany imports from the Soviet Union include timber cellulose oil products wheat coal asbestos manganese and chrome ore. Trade with Russia accounts for about two percent of total West German trade and its cutoff would not severely impact the German economy.
A Chicago executive and Sears Roebuck vice president Wallace W. Tudor urged Iowa Cancer Society volunteers to rededicate their mission at a Roosevelt Hotel banquet. He cited progress in cancer treatment and urged door-to-door fund raising while noting one sixth of deaths are from cancer. Mrs. J A Liercke received a Bronze Medal for service.
In a continued column the writer defends the President against a reckless attack. The piece says the President has shown dynamic leadership and has been applauded worldwide for peace and freedom efforts.
Nixon said Khrushchev’s boorish and crude table pounding and rude interruptions of the U N secretary general and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan shocked world leaders. He noted the man’s fanatical dedication to world domination and asked what Senator Kennedy would do in response.
A garbled OCR record shows donations to Camp Good Health from various donors including Mesquakie Tribe No. 178 Improved Order of Red Men and anonymous contributors. Amounts include 25.00 20.00 20.00 5.00 56.00 and 1.00, with several memorial gifts for Jerry Gray George A. Johnson Mattie Sedwick and others noted in memory or tribute.
A four alarm blaze at the main Navy building in Washington damaged the structure on Saturday. Heavy smoke and firefighter casualties were reported as crews fought for about 40 minutes in a sixth wing rear area. Marines were stationed to guard the building during the incident.
AP reports Patrolman C. E. Bosma sustained bruises when a first aid kit fell on his foot in San Diego. Authorities said he received treatment at the scene and remained on duty.
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