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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1971

Page

16

Leaving Home Blues and Africa Diary in New NBC slate

Televisions Today reports Lin Carr profiles migration from rural to urban areas in Leaving Home Blues, linking farm-to-city moves, poverty, and family disruption. The NBC White Paper, filmed in Texas, Nebraska, North Carolina, and the Rio Grande Valley, examines pay, welfare, and mechanized farms. Separately Jack Paar treks Africa in a one hour NBC special titled Jack Paar's African Diary with Susan Hampshire.

New York UPI Marlin Carr Carr NBC New North Carving Rio Grande Valley Texas Nebraska North Carolina Carp South Mexico Jack Paar NBC Paar Africa Susan Hampshine White House Hollywood

Black Stays Texas School Busing Order

Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black granted a temporary reprieve for Corpus Christi delaying the start of a 15 000 pupil busing plan. The stay, amid disputes on Mexican American and black discrimination, lasts until the circuit court rules on the merits. The cost of busing cited by officials and timing under Seals order are highlighted.

Washington Texas Supreme Court Hugo Black Corpus Christi Justice Department Circuit Court of the Supreme Court U. S Woodrow Seals Department Nixon Austin Department of Health, Education and Welfare Seals HEW Black

Fragmentary OCR News Note from Weare Area

Readable bits mention Weare area near Eis Sieee 138 with damage and a reference to Dalles OPertriage Family Eprsige rey f hen yiSet. No clear event or proper names provide a cohesive story.

Nixon vows to keep war capacity amid austerity drive

President Nixon told the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Dallas that the new national austerity plan will not curb military spending. He urged belt tightening to sustain a war-free prosperity, insisting defense strength is essential for peace and criticizing calls to weaken national security.

Dallas Nixon Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention VFW America

Nixon urges sacrifice for new economics across groups

Nixon asked veterans and wage earners, business leaders, farmers, and Idaho slander victims to accept sacrifice for his economic plan. He acknowledged the hardship of delaying pay raises and dividends, insisting that nothing worthwhile comes easy.

Nixon New York Hsllinois Idaho

Nixon aide reviews price ceiling rule shift under freeze

Washington officials say a legal provision may raise price ceilings set during the Nixon wage price freeze. The change would compare ceilings to May 25, 1970 levels instead of the 30 days before August 1, 1971. Agriculture officials note pork prices fell from 1.60 to 0.714 per pound from May 1970 to last July.

Washington UPI Nixon N Nixon Agriculture Department

Kentucky Adopts Uniform Water Quality Standards

FRANKFORT Ky AP Kentucky adopts uniform water quality standards for all waterways by classifying streams according to their intended use.

Frankfort Kentucky

Pentagon reverses stance on military pay during wage freeze

The Defense Department canceled most length of service increases as part of Nixon's 0-day wage freeze after a Cost of Living Council meeting. Longevity pay for a 90 day period was about 12 million dollars, seen as a small sacrifice by officials to share the burden of the freeze.

Washington Defense Department Nixon Pentagon Secretary of the Treasury Connally Jerry Friedheim David Packard

Promotions and pay measures to continue during freeze

Laird stated promotions that include pay raises, hostile fire pay, reenlistment bonuses, and various special allowances will continue throughout the freeze period.

Laird

Teamsters Union to cooperate with Nixon wage freeze

Union President Frank Fitzsimmons said the Teamsters will cooperate with the wage price freeze while seeking to iron out equitable controls. He urged controls to apply to all forms of income if needed and stated a temporary halt if advised by competent counsel.

Washington Teamsters Union Frank Fitzsimmons Nixon Fitzsimmons Mathon

Study Deliberates On Slot Machine Ad Placement

In Carson City Nevada a pair of advertisers propose replacing fruit symbols on Nevada slot machines with product pictures. The fish gaming fancy committee plans a meeting to decide whether to ban the ads from the spinning wheels.

Carson City Nev UPI Nevada Fish Gaming Fancy Committee

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