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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1972
Page
1
Milwaukee report states Boeing Company official Rodney W Scheyer used company funds and travelers checks to back pro Jackson advertisements in Wisconsin. Boeing and Jackson call the effort unauthorized and dispute the implications under the Federal Corrupt Practices Act.
Wisconsin voters head to the Democratic primary as McGovern leads Humphrey with Muskie fading. Alabama Gov. Wallace campaigns statewide amid tax-cutting contrast, while Muskie concedes rivals have momentum and lead in the race for 67 national convention votes.
A Cedar Rapids man, Bradley K. Swyers, 19, was arrested at his home and jailed in Denver on two counts each of assault with intent to murder and assault with intent to do great bodily harm. Bond set at $110000. victims Joe Garcia and Steve Montago, both 18, in serious condition.
Lindbergh Whitis, 43, owner of a Waterloo tavern and a 1969 mayoral candidate, is jailed on charges of intent to commit murder after allegedly shooting Clay Willie Wilder, 41, in Whitis apartment above the tavern. Wilder is listed in satisfactory condition at Allen Hospital with a bullet wound to the left shoulder. Bond set at $10,000.
Scott Fisher, 5, of Coralville, was rescued from a small pond during an Easter egg hunt at a local pet shop in Iowa City. About 200 participants faced snow flurries and 35 degree weather. no eggs were found in the pond.
Sister Antonette Marie Easter places an Easter lily on the altar in the Mt. Mercy college chapel in Cedar Rapids. The article notes Easter symbols as enduring and tied to Christ’s message about eternal life for believers.
Antitrust division lawyers press White House and staff roles in the ITT merger settlement and general prosecution delays in six private meetings after ITT hearings. Staff ask four main questions on how the ITT deal was reached and divisions of responsibility.
Cedar Rapids firms reached more than 100 million dollars in exports last year marking a first for the city. The rise comes amid ongoing global trade barriers noted in an Associated Press report on page 20.
A short humor item notes that no matter how busy a man is he always finds time to discuss his own busyness. The quip relies on a playful contradiction between activity and chatter about it.
Hundreds of civil service workers across mental hospitals schools prisons and other facilities walked out on a first state wide strike in New York history. Willowbrook Stated School and Attica, Auburn and Elmira prisons faced near breakdowns as guards stayed on picket lines while 140,000 workers sought increases and speedier reforms.
Across the demilitarized zone, North Vietnamese forces struck South Vietnamese bases in the bloodiest fighting since 1968. More bases were abandoned as U.S. air power prepared to strike, with estimates placing enemy strength at two divisions and about 30,000 troops in the battle.
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