Cedar Rapids Home Show Spots Eye Catchers and Big Crowds
About 1510 visitors attended the Cedar Rapids Home Show opening night. Highlights included color TV displays with the Academy Awards, a clown making balloons, a space-age kitchen themed on 2001, and the first walk-through exhibit by Titen and Taege Inc. Exhibits featured a Mexican chess set carved from bull horns, a 40-foot Novak Construction display with two full kitchens, and a puncher shop offering free wiener samples. The five winners of outstanding exhibitors were judged by Teo Peiffer, Robert Faxon, and Jan Roughlone. A crowd favorite was a motors and Italian furniture film. The home show runs through the weekend with various hours.
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Space
Indo Gift Shop
Novak Construction Co
Acapulco
Molin Pictures
Italy
Home Builders Assn
Cedar Rapids
Prospective Jurors Describe Harsh Viet Nam Prisoner Treatment
Two prospective jurors in Capt. Eugene Rotour's court martial testified about South Vietnamese forces mistreating prisoners in Viet Nam. Major Browning and Major Phelps recounted episodes of confinement, beatings, and lack of medical care, highlighting the impact on potential jurors' views of the case.
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Fort Mcpherson
Eugene M. Rotoué
al Rab
Robert Browsing
Parma
Ohio
Brownsing
Vietnam
Browning
Major Benteth
Phelps
Arkadelphia
Ark
Rotour
Lumboldt
Neb
My Lai
U.S
Koiouc
Shoul
Jewish Youths Invade Embassy in Paris Protest
About 15 members of the Jewish Revolutionary Organization invaded the West German embassy in Paris calling for the release of Beate Klarsfeld jailed in Cologne for attempting to kidnap a Nazi war criminal. They plastered stickers, scattered leaflets, and handcuffed themselves to the doors until police arrived to cut them free.
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Paris
Jewish Revolutionary Organization
Bente Klarsfeld
Cologne
Beale Karsfeld
Tivo
TRW Reports First Quarter Sales and Earnings Drop
TRW Inc of Cleveland reports first quarter net income of 17.3 million or 5 cents a share, down from 195 million or 59 cents a year prior. Sales fell from 46.6 million to 373.9 million as Horace A. Shepard cautions that second quarter earnings will also be lower amid ongoing merger talks with Collins Radisco.
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TRW, Inc
Cleveland
Collins Radisco
TRW
Horace A. Shepard
Collins
Washington Dreppe case dismissed on similar charge
Reginald Washington faced a possession charge linked to March 12, 1970. The court dismissed the case on state motion after finding a prior conviction and current imprisonment at Fort Madigan State Penitentiary. The decision hinges on overlap with a similar active sentence.
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Washington Dreppe
Reginald Washington
State Penitentiary
Fort Madigan
Herain
Conference on Vietnam to Be Held in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Community Conference on Vietnam, organized by Mt. Vernon and Cedar Rapids residents, will provide information debates and workshops on the Vietnam conflict. The event is set for May 1.
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Vietnam
C.R
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Vernon
Hell
Sat Up Scholarship for Vietnam Children
Saigon American Legion post signed an agreement with the South Vietnamese ministry of veterans to fund a 16550 dollar scholarship for children of Vietnamese veterans. The event includes morning discussions on war impact, noon debates, workshops, and a managerial specialist salary for a South Vietnamese veteran employed at the reduction center.
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Saigon
American Legion
Ministry of War Veterans
Sinclair Auditorium
Vietnam
United States
Vietnam conflict solution conference May Fest details
A community event proposes solving the Vietnam conflict with a May pole dance and related activities ending the program. Interested citizens may join the conference by calling Gary Roberts at 3641511 ext. 332.
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Vietnam
Gary Roberts
Seven Directors Re-elected by Banks of Local Stockholders
Seven directors of Banks of Town Inc reelected Friday at a meeting blending stockholders and directors. Directors named include Duatie Arnold, J Burest, James E Coquillette, Louis Fell, Howard Hall, John T Hamilton, and F Forbes Osberg. Hamilton reported first quarter earnings of 519 431, a 28.4 percent rise from 1970. Earnings per share stood at 34 cents on 865 000 shares. Banks of Iowa raised the quarterly cash dividend 5 percent to 21 cents per share, payable June 15 to holders of record May 28. Officers named include Hall as chairman, Hamilton as president, Osberg as executive VP, Foster as VP and secretary, Coquillette as VP, Mangold as VP, Areces as VP, and Hill as treasurer.
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Banks of Town, Inc
Merchants National Bank of
Cedar Trapids
Duatie Arnold
J. Burest
James E. Coquillette
Louis Fell
Howard Hall
John T. Hamilton
F. Forbes Osberg
Hamilton
Board of Directors of
Banks of Iowa
I- Aval Stockholders
Hall
Osberg
Holmes Foster
Coquillette
John B. Mangold
Tigoberto Areces
Louis Hill, Jr
Fulbright Warns of Executive Despotism in War Policy
Senator Fulbright warned that constant crisis is turning American democracy toward executive despotism in foreign relations and war decisions. He urged Congress to restrain presidential power and rely on collective wisdom of Congress rather than White House. Senator Javits echoed calls for limits on presidential war powers and criticized reliance on Nixon’s pledge.
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Washington
UPL
Senalor Fulbright
D-Ark
Cheir
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbeight
House
Senate
White House
Javits
Rly
America
Congress
Nixon
Fulbright
Common Market to Become One Nation in Two Years
San Diego AP report quotes spokesman Benjamin Olivi saying the six nation European Common Market could merge into a single nation with a common currency by 1980. Negotiations are under way to admit Great Britain, Ireland, Denmark, and Norway, with potential full members by January 1, 1978.
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San Diego
European Common Market
Great Britain
Ireland
Denmark
Norway
Benjaminn Olivi
World AL Fair Council
Ail
Common Market
Belgium
France
Italy
Luxenbourg
Netherlands
West Ger
South Korean Sorry He Didn't Make the Trip
Dal Joon Lee a U S table tennis player born in Korea expressed regret for not visiting China during a U S team tour. The 25 year old Cleveland resident cited anti Communist views and fears about leaving China as reasons for staying away while teammates visited the mainland. Lee described his past as a Korean War survivor and noted he hoped his choice would show that anyone can become a citizen.
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Angeles
U.S
Bnsis
Hed
China
Dal- Joon Lee
Lee
Cleveland
Ohio
Seoul
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Highland Drive
Hawkeye Downs
Distetel
Drwight Vna Wontar
Viei Cong
Hey
Herman Ginsberg
Donald Canney
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Roy H. Gordon
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Sister Mary Laetitia
4Th Ave
Mike Rion
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Ginsberg
Barbara Diledky
Jack E. Wolfe
Doris Steddard
Paula
Emma Miler
Mechanicsville
Iawa
Ray Johnson
Walcott
Low
Insbergs Ghosct Generation Jewelers
2Nd Ave
Golf Brand Lawn
Northrup King
Dyk
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Tinker
Northrup King Lawn
Perk
South Korean
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Chance
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