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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1971
Page
4
Former Iowa governor candidate Paul Franzenburg charges Gov Robert Ray lied to Iowans last fall about the general fund deficit. Franzenburg says Ray willfully misled the public when denying the deficit.
Senator Robert Griffin says auto company presidents assure a price cut if the 7 percent federal tax on new cars is repealed. Letters from GM Ford Chrysler and American Motors presidents support the repeal and a Detroit press conference notes the tax saves about 190 dollars per car. UAW President Woodcock conditions tax repeal proceeds passing to consumers. Griffin has spoken with President Nixon about the tax cut, which he says would boost the economy.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union members of Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Co. began a midnight strike as talks for a new one year contract remained deadlocked. A union spokesman warned the strike could be long with no movement toward a settlement as a federal mediator supervised bargaining that ended in Davenport Friday afternoon.
A Cedar Rapids airport garden south of the terminal draws praise from travelers and crew. Roy Jameson cites M R Lund for noting the welcome scenery and visitors from Vancouver, Washington compare it favorably with Portland.
A joke item notes that rising costs let people live in fancier areas without relocation. It frames inflation as widening access to expensive neighborhoods across social strata.
A Cedar Rapids man tracked down The Gazette to settle a 1927 bill of 27 dollars, saying it weighed on his conscience. The exchange shifted to Camp Good Health donations, as the paper notes the camp relies on subscriber gifts to operate. The man also sought to clear a 19 dollar Northwest Bell debt.
Secretary of Defense Laird said he seeks a defense budget near 80 billion dollars for the fiscal year starting July 1, 1972, about 3 billion more than the current year after pay and pension hikes. Congress has not acted on defense appropriations.
Ralph Nader urged the FDA to issue a public health alert after 75,600 eggs were seized for excessive PCB levels and after 88,000 chickens were earlier culled for the same chemical. He criticized delays and called for broader protection against PCB in egg products and feed origins.
Residents report a hill side flag showing a peace symbol with now and a hammer and sickle with soon drawn beneath. The placement by neutrals is described as non dove and non hawk, signaling a quiet protest or stance amid tensions.
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