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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1963

Page

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Cuban Red Cross Rejects U S Aid After Hurricane Flora

Havana radio said the Cuban Red Cross rejected the hypocritical offer of U S aid for hurricane ravaged Cuba. The U S Red Cross offered workers and supplies while Sen. Holland urged action. Flora continued northeast threatening Bermuda with 100 mph winds as Haiti reports 3500 dead and Cuba suffers widespread flooding.

Miami Havana Cuban Red Cross U. S American Red Cross Sen. Holland D-Fla U.N Carlos Lechuga Cuba International Red Cross Geneva Flora Bermuda Bahaman Islands Mayaguana Atlantic Weather Bureau Europe

Three Whites Convicted in Dynamite Possession Case

In Birmingham three white men were sentenced to six months in jail and $100 fines for illegal dynamite possession linked to a bombing at a Negro lawyer's home. R E Chambliss 59 John Hall 36 and Charles Cagle 22 were convicted and are free on $300 bonds pending appeals.

Birmingham UPI R. E. Chambliss John Hall Charles Cagle Matt Murphy W. R. Jones Chambliss W. E. Berry Hall Cagle William Thompson Chambliss’ House Murphy

Four U.S. servicemen dead in Vietnam helicopter crashes

In Vietnam, four Americans were found dead after a helicopter crash in a search mission for a downed Vietnamese fighter bomber. Twelve Americans were aboard across two helicopters. darkness concealed the fate of eight others, and a fighter-bomber pilot was seen crashed with a Vietnamese aboard believed killed. If all Americans were killed, it would be the largest single incident loss to date.

Saigon U.S Vietnam

Police Raid Negro Church in Tear Gas Incident

Police raided Freedom Rock Baptist church in Plaquemine Louisiana using tear gas and returned grenades after breaking up a teen sit‑in at Plaquemine High School. About 60 Iberville Parish high school students joined the civil rights demonstration as officers pursued protesters through streets.

Plaquemine White High School Freedom Rock Baptist Church Iberville Parish Plaquemine High Dennis Longy

Meredith seeks law school return to Ole Miss

James Meredith applies to re enter the University of Mississippi Law School after earning a political science degree and facing past riots and federal state showdowns. He cites citizenship while noting no immediate Justice Department comment on protection or admission. Federal costs to enforce orders and guard Meredith totaled about five million dollars.

Washington James Meredith University of Mississippi Meredith Cleve McDowell

Mrs Nhu says USIA aiding Vietnamese ouster plot

Mrs Ngo Dinh Nhu told an AP interview in New York that the U S Information Agency is feverishly helping a plot to topple South Vietnam s government. She spoke before an Overseas Press Club luncheon at the Waldorf Astoria as pickets demonstrated outside.

New York Ngo Dinh Nhu U.S Overseas Press Club Waldorf-Astoria Joseph Newman New York Herald Tribune South Vietnam USIA Diem Kennedy

Ambulance clash spurs city to take emergency duties

Two emergency vehicles collided at First Street and Third Avenue SE at 5 45 p m Tuesday. No serious injuries. Safety officials say city will assume ambulance duties as fire and police coordinate.

First Street Third Avenue SE Fire Department B. T. Howell’s Ambulance Service Co., Inc Howell Frank Bush Bush Veterans Public Safety Unit

Officials Air Cedar Valley Road Plans

Groundwork for planning the Cedar Valley expressway was laid at a city hall meeting with city state officials and the Chicago firm Howard Needles Tammen and Bergendorf. Preliminary route data were requested as urban renewal ties to the project were discussed and state highway engineers attended.

Cedar Valley Road City Hall Bob Johnson Howard, Needles, Tammen and Bergendorf Chicago Johnson State Highway Commission Robert L. Humphrey Gene Mills van R. Snyder Commission IBM Chamber of Commerce Richard E. Scherling Robert H. Caldwell Cedar Valley

Macmillan Illness Creates Tory Leadership Dilemma

In Blackpool the Conservative party opens its annual conference under shock from Prime Minister Macmillan's illness. Officials say the 69 year old will undergo prostate obstruction surgery and be largely inactive for two to three months. Deputy Prime Minister Richard Butler will run the government, as a leadership contest looms with Lord Hailsham and others cited as potential successors.

Arthur Garshon Blackpool England Macmillan T. C. R. Shepherd Richard Butler Butler

France Says Air Force Armored with Atomic Bombs

Paris reports France indicates its air force is being armed with atomic bombs, signaling a shift in its military capabilities as of Wednesday. The disclosure underscores rising nuclear tension in the era and follows other Western powers developing similar arms.

Paris France

Businessmen Meet Over Five Dollar Steaks

A humorous remark notes this country as the only place where businessmen gather over five dollar steaks to talk about hard times, highlighting a satirical take on economic pressures.

Kennedy may announce wheat deal as timing shifts

President Kennedy could break his silence on a U S Soviet wheat agreement seen as near completion. The White House moved Wednesday's news conference to 4 p.m. CST, signaling a possible public statement.

Salinger Kennedy Washington

Kennedy news conference to be televised and broadcast live

President Kennedy's news conference will be shown on KCRG at 5 30 p m today and carried live on KCRG radio at 4 00 p m.

President Kennedy KCRG

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