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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1962
Page
4
Mostly fair Saturday with rain possible Sunday and cooler west. Gusty NW to SE winds 60 to 75 by afternoon, then partly cloudy Monday. Also notices of many obituaries with service details across towns including Letts, Cascade, Manchester, Oxford Junction, Columbus Junction, and Devaney's.
A two car crash on Sixteenth Avenue SW Saturday at 7:54 p.m. left three Cedar Rapids residents injured. Mrs. Carl Hoff, 41, suffered facial and skull lacerations. her daughter Glenda Hoff, 19, and John H. Brody, 23, suffered multiple injuries. Brody driving Brody collided with Hoff’s car. Brody posted a $500 bond after police referred details to the county attorney.
Rock Island district corps of engineers will award a bronze safety plaque Tuesday to Coralville reservoir staff lead by John Story for not having a lost time accident since the reservoir began operation in September 1958.
Charles Curtis Clinton, a graduate of SUI, will tour Europe including Russia this fall with the Robert Shaw chorale. The group leaves today.
In Vientiane Laos AP reports twenty more of the thousands of communist North Vietnamese technicians who served with Neutralist troops in the Laotian civil war headed home on Saturday.
Charlotte Dostal 42 Cedar Seventh avenue SE died at a local hospital at 6 p m Saturday after a brief illness. Born September 17 1884 in Cedar Rapids she married Joseph F Dostal June 3 1908. Survived by husband two sons Joseph F Dostal Jr and David of Cedar Rapids four grandchildren and five great grandchildren Services pending at Turner's.
Services for multiple individuals are listed with funeral details. La Grange Regina Ann Graveside Cedar Memorial 10 30 Monday conducted by Rev Glen V High. Bauman Anastatia St Patrick s church 9 a m Monday burial Mt Calvary. Ros ary in Turners 8 p m Sunday Father McDonald. Schladetzky Merlin A Turner s 1 30 Monday burial Cedar Memorial. LeGrand Alva A Turner s 1 30 Tuesday burial Norway Cemetery.
Union Local 100 and Penick and Ford officials reported some progress after an all day negotiation Saturday and planned a 3 p.m. Sunday session to resolve contract differences. The current contract expires Monday, with mediation led by Robert McCann. Talks began at 9 a.m. at the Sheraton Montrose and ended at 5 45 p.m. Progress details were not disclosed. The union seeks wage increases vacation and funeral leave extensions insurance changes a new sub contracting clause and protections on automation and severance.
A historical clipping shows donations to a Catholic welfare league fund, including memorials for W F W and others. It lists individual gifts from anonymous donors and a Thursday Night Bridge Club, with a total of 7964 81 and a 1962 budget of 9608 00, leaving 1643 19 to raise.
Washington correspondent notes Mamie Eisenhower hopes to locate an old photograph for Jackson school in Cedar Rapids. She recalls visiting the mill town and says the image may be among belongings at the Gettysburg farm. The piece also covers Kennedy canceling a Mississippi visit and praising lawyers.
A team from the U S communicable disease center in Atlanta arrived in Sioux City after officials disclosed a diphtheria outbreak that has struck a 12th child.
Debbie Roberts 4 daughter of Mr and Mrs John Roberts 1120 Tenth Street SE suffered a laceration to the left ear and abrasions to the left forearm and head when she ran into the path of a car at 5 p m Saturday Police said she ran between two parked cars in front of her home and was struck by the left front fender of a car driven by Eddie Sojka 1516 Fifteenth Avenue SE She was released after treatment at Mercy hospital.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. announces daily and Sunday editions on Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa with carrier and mail subscription rates. The notice states prices for different editions and regions plus exclusive AP republication rights.
The Mississippi National Guard numbers about 11 500 with 1 000 in active Army roles. An emergency air alert is declared at the White House and Justice Department. Governor Barnett faces a 11 a.m. Tuesday deadline to admit Meredith or face jail and a 10 000 daily fine. Deputy marshals mobilize at Naval Air Station Memphis with helicopters and engineers on standby.
Former Major Gen Edwin Walker arrives in Jackson Mississippi and says volunteers will flood to Oxford to aid Governor Barnett in his clash with the federal government over desegregation. He claims tens of thousands from Florida to California will join, though he says he has not spoken with Barnett personally.
A traveler notes mail service break down in central highlands and prolonged air freight delays. Local Papuans replacing Dutch are inefficient. The U.N. appeals to Dutch soldiers to join its temporary authority with high pay while Dutch civil servants face double salaries to stay, only a fraction remaining. Indonesian paratroopers in West New Guinea may be recruited by the U.N.
Interview with Elizabeth Bender executive director of Jane Boyd Community House discusses serving a cross section of families and expanding spaces with a new building. She highlights upgraded facilities a teen center adult classes and clubrooms while maintaining a secure neighborhood atmosphere.
U S officials report plans for a Caribbean defense section within the OAS to strengthen surveillance of shipping to Cuba and exchange subversion information. A defense organization in the Caribbean may gain general consent from foreign ministers meeting in Washington, aligning with Latin American support.
Ona Gray daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Gray Jr of route 3 Marion sustained fractures to her right arm and left thigh with possible internal injuries when a car backed over her. Douglas L McGowan 18 of 1062 Fourth St Marion struck her, the right rear wheel passed over her, and she was taken to St Luke's hospital in fairly good condition.
Washington AP reports the Atomic Energy Commission announced a low yield nuclear test conducted underground Saturday in Nevada. The event marks a continued US program to test weapons under controlled conditions.
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