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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1970

Page

2

U S Admits Second Manson Bid Cambodian For Mistrial Denied

In Saigon, US officials acknowledge daily bombing raids in Cambodia at Cambodian requests and say interdiction targets include enemy troop concentrations. In Los Angeles, Manson’s attorney renews a mistrial motion tied to Nixon remarks. judge denies it, cites competency issues and imposes safeguards for jurors.

U.S Manson Saigon Cambodia Charles Manson Sharon Tate Nixon Superior Court Charles Loider Irving Kanarek

State Seizes Sound Storm Festival Equipment

Legal actions against Sound Storm Inc. continue as the state seizes festival site equipment over $45,000 in taxes. Six state Bureau of Criminal Investigation officers guard light and sound gear while Attorney General Richard Turett announces a jeopardy assessment warrant against Sound Storm’s president. A million dollar suit filed Sunday also acts as a writ of attachment on the farm hosting the event, potentially allowing sale to satisfy the judgment if won.

Proiat Wadena Sound Storm Inc Chicago State Bureau of Criminal Investigation Atty Richard Turett Turner Sound Storm

Spur highway aid to lure Illinois steel plant raised fraud concerns

The GAO told Congress the government spent about 39 million of 447 million for a 13 mile Interstate 180 spur to the Jones & Laughlin plant in Hennepin Illinois. The plant location prompted four lane highway plans and a new bridge over the Illinois river, while larger city spurs were rejected.

Washington Illinois Congress General Accounting Office GAO Jones & Laughlin Steel Hennepin Ill Chicago Linais Atcel

John P. Bickel Named To Four-Year Iowa Development Board

Gov. Robert D. Ray appointed John P. Bickel of 15 Hillcrest Drive SE to a four-year term on the Iowa Development Commission. E. A. Hayes was reappointed for four years and named chairman for another year, with James Callison of Des Moines as vice chair. Bickel, a Realtor and historic preservation volunteer, succeeds Hazel Goldman and has been active in McGregor restoration and Northeast Iowa tourism development.

Robert D. Ray John P. Bickel Hillcrest Drive Iowa E. A. Hayes Pleasant Hayes James Callison Des Moines Imnan Bickel Hazel Goldman Dex Moines University of Wisconsin Cor College McGregor

Two of Four New C R Schools To Be Ready

Cedar Rapids school officials said two of four new elementary schools Nixon and Van Buren will be ready to open on time with possible one week delay. Currie announced at the board meeting that emergency arrangements could shift start dates and that Squaw Creek will move to the old Jackson building while Jackson opens. He aims to move students by Thanksgiving with staff already hired for the new sites. Delays were blamed on equipment and location issues.

Edar Nixon van Buren Cedar Rapids Craig H. Currie Currie Squaw Creek Jackson Fillmore Jackson School

Corpus Christi Chief Describes City as a Shambles After Celia

Hurricane Celia tore through the Texas Gulf coast with 160 mph winds, killing at least four and missing one in Corpus Christi and Aransas Pass. Power, water, gas and communications failed. 90 percent of downtown buildings damaged or destroyed. 30,000 residents sought shelter in Red Cross and Salvation Army relief sites as thousands moved inland to other cities.

Corpus Christi Bayside Texas Gulf Coast Wayland Pilcher Public Safesty Elf Civil Defense Aransas Pass del Rio Eagle Pass Red Cross San Antonio Victoria Wharton Salvation’ Army Federal Government Jack Blackmon Gay Walker Ap-I

State To Buy Bonds From Highway Unit For Muscatine Bridge

AMES The Iowa highway commission will sell 3 million in bonds to the state for the Muscatine Mississippi river bridge project. It marks perhaps the first time a state agency borrows from the state treasury to finance a project. Chairman Derby Thompson said Treasurer Maurice Burlinger agreed to the resolution and the agreement will be signed Wednesday. J R Coupal Jr said the state will pay 3 1 percent interest versus 8 percent market price, saving road users about 3 million. Bonds will be acquired by state funds and retired over 38 years. Charges will be 1 cent per tell or passenger car and 28 cents per axle for trucks to retire the bonds. Total bridge cost is 6 5 million with 1 5 million from right of way assets and Illinois to pay the approach on its side. No federal funds used. project set to let August 14.

Ames Iowa Highway Commission Iowa Muscatine Commission Derby Thompson Burlington Maurice Burlinger Highway Commission J. R. Coupal, Jr Coupal Wimg Peel Fuunds Commisioe Muscaline Bridge Commission Jby Illinois Letsting

Officials set Aug. 31 readiness targets for new schools

Currie said Nixon and Van Buren must be ready by Aug. 31 if plans hold. Jackson and Squaw Creek will not be ready for occupancy by then. An alternate plan moves Jackson students to Madison and adjusts attendance for those slated for Squaw Creek, ensuring continued schooling options.

Currie Nixon van Buren Jackson Squaw Creek Madison

When I was your age line sparks parental lectures

A fragmented chuckle piece with a garbled line about beginning sentences with when I was your age. It hints at a parental monologue about attention but ends incomplete, leaving the exact gist unclear.

Cereal Makers Fight Back At Senate Hearing

Washington AP reports the dry cereal industry defended its product before a senate subcommittee. Harvard nutritionist Dr Frederick Stare testified for Kellogg and National Biscuit Co insisting breakfast cereals with milk and fruit are nutritious. He dismissed Robert Choate’s chart claiming cereals offer empty calories and challenged its relevance to everyday meals.

Washington Senate Frederick Store Harvard Kellogg Co National Biscuit Co Stare Senate Consumer Subcommittee Robert Choate Washington Citizen Choate Urys Cere

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