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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1972
Page
6
Washington AP reports the economy expanded more than earlier estimates. GNP rose 9.4 percent in Q2, with corporate profits before tax up to 93.1 billion annual rate, revised from 8.9 percent. The revision marks one of the strongest growth periods in history.
TV veteran Al Morgan criticizes minute to minute convention coverage as dull. He recalls how Chicago reg restrictions blocked live feeds at the 1968 Democratic convention and argues networks fear advocacy journalism while politics and profits drive coverage. He suggests periodic wrapups with live switches, and public TV as a national records network.
NBC entered a development agreement with Lorimar Productions to present The Blue Knight. The four part mini series adapts Jo seph Wambaugh best selling novel for the 1878 74 season.
Fragmentary listing notes station names Davenport Des Moines and Dubuque with odd timing 6:05 and a weather line. Mentions 10 KAOC TV Rechaster HeWHO TV and local edition notes. Content is garbled with partial words and unclear programming details.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Monkees 1 Wizard and EES sequences with unclear terms. No clear event, date, or entity details present to form a fuller summary.
AP reports the American Legion hall in downtown Muscatine burned Thursday destroying a two story wooden building. Six firefighters and Fire Chief Alex Bender were treated for smoke inhalation at Muscatine General Hospital and released. Cause under investigation.
Two former Iowa liquor commissioners are registered as sales representatives for firms doing business with the state. Homer Adcock of Des Moines represents Buckingham Corp and Southern Comfort Corp. Kenneth Anderson of Davenport serves Franzia Brothers Winery and William Grant & Sons, Inc.
Grover Robinson II, a candidate for the state house, rejects billboards and uses roadside sign holders. Volunteers stand about a block apart with small signs saying Grover's up ahead please wave and honk and Hi I'm Grover Please vote for me. Motorists honked and waved on the campaign's first day.
The report describes a glider crash involving John Jeffies and David Toulson as they landed, ending with a bright red glider. Grover Robinson is mentioned as a bystander with a sign nearby, while Alfred leaves the hull of the damaged craft. An estimated $375 damage is noted.
Paris AP report saysHenry Kissinger met North Vietnamese officials in private talks as part of ongoing negotiations. Hanoi spokesman Nguyen Thanh Le called such meetings an alternate form of negotiation alongside weekly plenary sessions. Nguyen asserted the Nixon administration maintains a policy of aggression and neocolonialism, while Ngo Dinh Binh criticized missed opportunities for peace cited by Nixon.
The fragment cites a critic arguing against preserving American colonial influence in South Vietnam. It references fundamental rights and long standing opposition to neocolonial rule, implying a demand for true independence and self determination by Vietnamese people.
Salvage crew in Minden Germany discovered wreckage of a Focke Wulf 190 fighter with the pilot’s body pinned inside The plane was shot down in 1944 during World War II and remained hidden until now The find follows a long search by a crew that recovered other historical remnants at the site
Tol Roth reported a theft from his private zoo in Fort Pierce Florida, where more than 40 snakes were stolen including three indigo snakes protected by state licensing. He says he has been robbed four times since opening Animals of Distinction Zoo two months ago and plans to add a watchdog.
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