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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1971
Page
4
Soviet defector Anatol Chebotarev fled Belgium after stealing a car and fleeing to Britain. The case highlights the perilous, shadowy world of defections, the fates of families left behind, and the possible strategic value of exposing agents.
Detroit AP reports Aloert Eberhardt a retired Pennsylvania Railroad accountant and widower since 1952 keeps a clover collection. He has found 26,451 four plus leaf clovers and on January 2 1970 in Long Beach California found a nine leaf clover named Hine-toot clover.
Orbiting Telescope Tucson Arizona AP NASA funds a 75000 grant to the University of Arizona to study stray light and shielding for an earth orbiting telescope. Dr Willan Tip leads a year long project aiding future large telescope missions planned for the late 1970s or early 1980s to photograph faint stars and distant galaxies.
NASA grant funds a two shield baffle system to reduce scattered sunlight entering a telescope. The project seeks to lower stray light and boost telescope performance by blocking Sun glare.
Serge Guidotti aged 20 distributed train tickets at Breville railway station entering a ticket booth and giving away free tickets to travelers. Police stopped him after he had already handed out about $110 worth of tickets.
In Wichita Kansas a federal jury found a stolen Volkswagen guilty after a juror questioned unanimity and the judge ruled there is no difference between a bug and a beetle. The panel returned a unanimous verdict after 101 minutes of deliberation under Judge Earl O Connors guidance.
Kennedy high school concert bands plan a Thursday 1 pm program in the Kennedy auditorium. The concert band opens with varied pieces including a new Robert Jager work Variations on a Theme by Robert Schuman and other classics. The stage band closes with big band era selections and new jazz arrangements under Frank Kluesner.
Prime Minister Gandhi inaugurates a new four million dollar nuclear research facility focused on agricultural development to boost Indian farming. The event underscores India's push for science based rural progress and food security.
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