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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1971

Page

2

Dr Ralph Bunche Death Reveals Trailblazing U N Career

New York UPI reports Dr Ralph Bunche 67 former UN undersecretary general for special political affairs and Nobel Peace Prize winner died Thursday after long illness. Survived by wife Ruth Ethel Herris daughter Joan and son Ralph Jr Bunche born 1904 in Ohio rose from barber’s son to leading diplomat shaping UN trusteeship and Israel Arab mediation. He retired from UN post in 1963 and later faced a declined State Department offer amid Jim Crow city concerns.

New York UPI Ralph Bunch U.N Bunche Fom State Department Icatlan Israel Yatke Bernadotte U. N Jerusalem Onnolly Eisenhower Ruth Ethel Herris Montgomery Ala Joan Ralph, Jr Burton Pierce

Price Suit Names 42 Defendants in Iowa Case

An indictment in Iowa charges 142 defendants including 102 dealers and 39 companies in a conspiracy to fix prices on International Harvester parts. The grand jury says price books and a $100 cost aided dealers to raise prices by 10 percent between January and August 1971. The International Harvester firm itself was not charged.

Nicvada International Harvester Jn Ows Richard Turner Cave Turner Tawa Siscil State Justice Department Chicago Nol Bennetb Cullison Jerry Hendrickson Estherville Jack Harms Everly Antes Cullison

House Passes Tax Cut Bill Near Senate Debates

The House approved a tax cut bill by 320 to 74, freeing $15.8 billion over three years and sending it to the Senate. The measure was aided by a Democratic threat tied to campaign finance provisions, with President Nixon likely to sign the compromise. The financing would start in 1976 rather than 1972 as Senate Democrats wanted.

Washington House Senate Nixon Biterly

Foreign Aid Revival Sought Amid Dacca Bombing Toll

Widespread war dispatches report Indian planes hitting Dacca areas at 4 a.m. killing hundreds of children at an orphanage and injuring many others while a separate push in Washington seeks a stopgap foreign aid extension. A House vote approved a 3 billion dollar package with Israel favored and India Pakistan aid limited as Senate deadlock continued.

Dacca East Pakistan WPI Rascve Atvarby Islam Mission Daccap India New Delhi Trdps Meghnal Tyer Washington House Senate Israel Pakistan Ecuador Nixon Vietnam Peking Mansfield Albert Ford Galnd Kisumu Karachi Akhnaur Kashmir

Linn County Opposes Loans to Conservary Board

The Linn County Supreme Court attorney general ruled the county cannot loan funds to the county conservatory board to operate in early next year. The ruling leaves one path: a change in law on how the board spends funds. If the board cannot operate, county park openings may be delayed and the program hurt. The 214-172 House approved state auditor measure and bond debt limits constrain park financing.

Linn Jodney Ling County Lax

Jowan's Citizens Aid Helps Elderly Woman Secure Aid

In Des Moines a 71 year old Black woman, once wary of government help, receives aid after Larry Carstensen's Citizens Aide and Dennis Hogan intervene. The county bought her house, renting it back, and she now gets 54 monthly plus Social Security and Medicaid. A $2 anonymous teller gift spurred contact with a radio station leading to outreach.

Glizy Schaefer DES Moines UPI Jowa Citizens Larry Carstensen Dennis Hogan Hogan Iatnd Hin Tev

Re Indict Eight in Johnson County

Ford Chirk reports that eight people including two current and one former Johnson County supervisor were reindicted by the 1971 fourth quarter Johnson County grand jury on the same charges after a May 27 indictment deemed illegal. The panel also urged bid practice reforms and removal of Harvey Luther as assistant county engineer.

Towa City Sane Johnson County Johnson Court Wal

Four GIs Dead In Combat With Fourteen Wounded In Vietnam

U S military press report shows four Americans killed and fourteen wounded in combat last week in Vietnam. Over the prior week nine killed and 78 wounded. total American deaths since Jan 1 1961 reaches 45,617 with 202,207 wounded. A helicopter crash near Ta Nang adds four to the death toll not in casualty report. North Vietnamese and allied forces incur further fatalities in Cambodia as Saigon’s forces attack near Phnom Penh.

Satgon UPL U. S Conmatch Navy Ta Nang Cambodlia Te Saigon Phnony Penh Aliagk

General Is Cleared of Viet Deaths

LORT MEADE Md AP Brig Gen John Donaldson is cleared of murder and assault charges over the My Lai era killings in Vietnam while he commanded the 11th Infantry Brigade. An investigation found no offenses. Donaldson was among the highest ranking officers accused in the debacle.

Lort Meade Doh Danaldson Donaldson Bermy Lth Americal Vietnam Claire Hutchin First Army Hutchin Robert Ploger Fort Belvoir U.S Robert Poydasherf Henderson My Lai Mate 1Th Brigade Samuel Koster George Young Lester Willian McCluskey Wilkes Barre, Jr McClagsey McGlassey

Milica prison rebellion probe to begin witness hearings

Attica county grand jury investigating the Milica prison rebellion will start hosting witnesses Monday, as authorities prepare to hear testimony on the incident and its aftermath.

Warsaw N.Y Milica

Todays Chuckle Classic City Misprints

A humorous OCR fragment from a newspaper page hints at a misread line about a city where trees are cut and streets altered. The readable text is fragmented but suggests a local humor item or editorial quip.

Hame Hreets Alter Wem Coxveane

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