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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1971
Page
9
Calcutta report from AP notes a British MP asserts Pakistani government waged indiscriminate murder in East Pakistan. He cites refugee camps and Bengali accounts of towns and villages raided and civilians killed, with famine feared. He urges international pressure and a House of Commons debate.
Washington AP reports blacks in Germany view bias as a major civil rights issue, with discrimination by landlords affecting 25,000 black GIs. NAACP attorneys urged Defense Secretary Laird to expand housing protections and civil rights measures, while Pentagon probes found widespread discrimination in Europe and housing limits were set to curb it.
A historical note records that air stewardesses were first employed by airlines aboard a transport aircraft carrying 14 passengers.
Independence Iowa a five bed nursing home will be built on a 300 by 800 foot tract near the Greenley Development Co site. The T shaped brick facility with 235 front feet and 45 feet rear will cost about 350000 and employ around 45 people. Construction planned to start in May with occupancy in eight months. Des Moines firm Tom and Harnh Juckellt announced after meeting city officials about water and sewer facilities.
In Nijmegen Netherlands a city hall payroll error paid all 800 city employees but only 10 staff received full salaries. A police cadet was among the overpaid, getting $30,000 in his first month. The incident highlights the risks of payroll mistakes.
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