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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1963

Page

2

Armed Forces Larry Showalter Named Member of Cadet Wing

Larry D. Showalter, a Cedar Rapids Air Force cadet and Jefferson high school graduate, joins the 850-man class of 1967 at the academy in Colorado Springs after completing basic training. Also noted are Chief Master Sgt. Ed ward S. Dailey receiving the Air Force commendation medal for meritorious service, three new enlistments in the army and navy, and two sailors newly trained at Great Lakes with upcoming duty at Pensacola and Midway Island.

Larry D. Showalter Air Force Academy Cedar Rapids Showalter Gail L. Showalters Avenue NW Jefferson High School Academy Colorado Springs Air Force Lawrence David Wolfe Seventh Street Fort Leonard Wood Army Signal Corps Navy Lonnie Gene Glick Olin Gary W. Timp Waukon San Diego Irvin G. Olson Naval Aviation Larry D. McVay Great Lakes Naval Training Center Olson Linton M. Olsons Eighteenth Avenue Pensacola, Fla Naval Air Station McVay Donald McVay Center Point Road Midway Island

Kennedy Signs Limited Nuclear Treaty Deeds in White House

President Kennedy signed an agreement banning certain nuclear tests for two decades, calling the era of fear in nuclear energy receding. He used 16 pens, then added a 17th with flourish for himself. The treaty enters into effect Thursday, with depositories in Washington London and Moscow. Attending were Rusk Foster Fisher McCloy Vice President Johnson and twelve senators.

Kennedy White House Washington London Moscow Rusk William Foster The Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Adrian Fisher John McCloy Agency Johnson

Scouts Turn in 8 000 Cards on Diseased Elms

Bob Gardner the city forester reported that about 8 000 of 27 000 Dutch elm survey cards have been returned by 15 Boy Scout troops. About 700 cards noted possible dead elms while parks staff reviews progress and eliminates already examined areas. The effort greatly speeds up locating diseased trees.

Forester Bob Gardner Gardner Parks Department Boy Scouts

Springville Man 24 Given Jail Sentence

Ronald F. Wedo, 24, of Springville, was sentenced to 30 days in county jail on a reckless driving charge. Judge Howard McLaughlin offered a choice between the sentence and $100 and costs after a 10 30 p.m. Sept 30 arrest for speeding in the 200 block of Fifth Street SE. He pled guilty to an accompanying excessive noise charge and was fined $10 and costs.

Ronald F. Wedo Springville Howard McLaughlin Wedo Fifth Street

Nixon bids for 1964 nomination colors Kennedy critique

Nixon asserts Rockefeller and Goldwater shift toward the center as he campaigns for the nomination. He attacks Kennedy on foreign policy, domestic economy, and party leadership, while praising the administration's public relations despite perceived failures abroad.

Rockefeller Goldwater Nixon White House Kennedy Democratic Party

Three Are Hurt In 2 Car Crash

Cedar Rapids residents were injured in a two car collision at Wilson avenue and J street SW shortly after midnight Sunday. Mrs. Ira E. Mann, 33, suffered a hip fracture and facial bruises. her husband, 37, Ira E. Mann, had head lacerations and was released. David Fenner, 16, head and left arm contusions. released. Fenner was charged with failing to yield at a stop and fined. In a separate crash, Russell L. Jonas, 40, had a cut over his left eye and facial contusions after his car struck a tree. treated and released.

Cedar Rapids Wilson Avenue J Street Mercy Hospital Ira E. Mann Fruitland Boulevard David Fenner Eighteenth Avenue Fenner Mann Russell L. Jonas Woodland Lane Sixth Street Jonas St. Luke’s

World Communist Meeting Faces Russian Dominance

A Soviet backed stance draws declaimers from Latin America and Asia as parties rally in support of Moscow. Uruguay and Cyprus host groups condemning China split lines while Albania Italy France and Eastern bloc states align with Russia. Analysts expect Moscow influence to sway future world gatherings.

Communist Party of Uruguay V. P. Stepanov Kommunist Izvestia Nicosia Cyprus National Liberation Movement Italy France Outer Mongolia Czechoslovakia Poland East Germany Moscow China

Empty House Will Be Razed at 1310 Fifteenth Street SE

A one story frame home at 1310 Fifteenth street SE will be razed soon after city health board approval on Monday. The building is labeled a fire hazard in bad repair and will be demolished by city employes with costs assessed to the property. A district court order prompted the action following an application by the city health agency. Carl Smith, public health.

Fifteenth Street City Board of Health City Health Agency Carl Smith Public

Lowden Death Ruled Personal Safety Gunshot Wounds

Special to The Gazette Tipton Cedar county medical examiner and Sheriff Barden ruled Kermit Strackbein aged 32 of Lowden died from personal safety related gunshot wounds. Earlier the sheriff identified the death gun, one of four in a rack.

Tipton W. J. Kopsa Cedar County Richard Barden Kermit Strackbein Lowden

Sheriff Details Finding of Man Shot by Rifle in Bedroom

The room where Strackbein was found dead about 9 a.m. Saturday was described by the sheriff. The .22 caliber semi-automatic rifle was not defective. Strackbein was found by his father, Francis, with four shots near the heart and a fifth shot into the ceiling. The sheriff said the trigger had to be pulled five times.

Strackbein Francis

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