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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1971
Page
4
UPI dispatch reports UAW leaders Leon and Woodcock warn contracts with auto makers could be nullified if the Nixon administration extends the wage and price freeze beyond 90 days. They criticize the policy as discriminatory and say legal action may follow.
Washington AP Pentagon says armed forces personnel are exempt from the wage freeze. Spokesman Jerry Friedheim states servicemembers will keep pay increases for promotions and benefits during the period. He notes World War I precedents allowed military pay rises despite controls.
The Treasury Department will allow fall tuition increases at most schools, but remains undecided on whether 10.5 million state and local workers will receive pay raises during Nixon’s wage price freeze. The Cost of Living Council and the Office of Emergency Preparedness are reviewing the issue with no decision yet.
New York AP reports stocks fell as the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid to 91.79 at 2 pm after gains earlier in the week. Traders cited profit taking after sharp Monday and Tuesday runs, with heavy trading volume continuing.
Former soldier Tommy Moss testified that Captain Ernest Medina ordered a halt to killings at My Lai, but the statement was ruled hearsay. The trial involves Medina charged with murder or complicity in the deaths of about 102 villagers.
A three story residence in New Orleans was reduced to a five foot width after the street beside it was widened. The original structure was threaded into a tiny crawl space to fit the new road, with rented rooms described as meager.
In Jackson Mississippi on Wednesday an FBI agent and two city police officers were wounded during a shootout at the Republic of New Africa headquarters. Police arrested seven suspects inside. four others including RNA President Imari Obadele were detained nearby for investigation. Officers used tear gas and returned fire. no separatists were shot.
A two car crash north of Whittier left Charlotte Dose, 42, of Central City dead and five others injured. Barbara Maloney, 115, also Central City, escaped with head injuries and was treated and released. Vehicles involved included Thomas and Maloney cars. charges filed for failing to yield. Services for Dose scheduled Friday at Bible Community church Central City with burial in Springville cemetery. Rita Darrow, 23 Martelle treated for cuts after a separate car train incident nearby.
Boston police report a major break in at an old furrier shop with furs valued between 500000 and 1 million dollars stolen. George Kakas of Edward Kakas and Sons noted the break occurred around 10 PM Tuesday and said the haul was considerable despite hoping for no publicity.
The Iowa state highway commission unanimously endorsed the southern alignment of four lane highway 30 from near highway 218 in Benton county to highway 143 near Cedar Rapids. Critics question traffic counts while commission staff warn widening may still affect nearby farm properties and traffic on existing routes.
In Seoul AP dispatch Willam Deiter, the new chief U.S. delegate to the Paris peace talks, departed for Washington ending a four year term as ambassador to South Korea. He will be succeeded by Phila Hahis, deputy chief U.S. negotiator at the Paris talks.
An Army Chinook helicopter carrying 37 aboard exploded midair near Grafenwoehr, Germany. Witnesses said the craft broke apart and fire spread as wreckage landed near a wood edge between the city and the autobahn. No survivors were reported. flames raged for hours near the training area.
Federal grant of 911130 funds will finance stage one of Cedar Rapids Municipal airport master plan. Runways and taxiways will be resurfaced with eight to ten inches more asphalt to handle larger planes, including 747s, under the FAA funded project.
A quirky Internet post features Chuckle Man claiming two brain cells can handle tight spots by using a dozen as two last resorts, drawing laughter and disbelief from readers. The remark circulates amid memes and quick commentary.
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