10 Dec 1972
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1972
Page
1
A 15 car and 2 truck pileup on Interstate 80 near Iowa City blocked the route for up to three hours as blowing snow reduced visibility. Two Johnson County deputies faced close calls amid the storm Saturday afternoon.
Phillip Vance of San Francisco described a massive chain reaction crash on Interstate 80 near Iowa City as a blizzard froze windshields and limited visibility. The pileup involved 17 vehicles with 30 to 40 more in ditches, leaving 2 injuries and 6 severely damaged cars. Deputies faced rapid, dangerous traffic while clearing lanes over about three hours.
Mexican American residents held a traditional Christmas gathering at Immaculate Conception Church Scotus Hall. The event featured dances costumes and a pinata revealing small gifts when broken, serving as a colorful centerpiece for the celebration.
An Associated Press analysis by John Barbour notes the American food dollar is eroded by distribution costs as the industry expands for efficiency. The piece argues consumer service demands and other costs cut into price margins and directs readers to page one section E for details.
Des Moines Iowa Governor Ray ordered a fact finding survey into the corn drying gas shortage. He asked state officials and leaders of Iowa natural gas firms to report within 72 hours on the shortage extent and corn still needing drying at elevators statewide. The governor noted a fuel shortage could halt Winnebago Industries Forest City operations Monday.
The United States calls a one day halt in secret talks with Le Duc Tho as Kissinger and Haig return to Washington to brief President Nixon and other aides. Technical experts will meet Sunday while Kissinger Tho plan to resume negotiations Monday at a villa near Gif-sur-Yvette.
American B 52s and jets bombed supply columns in the central and southern war zones as fighting raged across South Vietnam. Hanoi and the Viet Cong warned that air raids dim peace prospects while reports from Saigon noted cabinet shifts to widen anti communist participation in possible cease fire talks.
Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan Ronald Evans and Jack Schmitt at SPACE CENTER Houston perform a last inspection of the lunar landing craft Challenger before the Sunday lunar orbit burn. A late wakeup due to a radio alarm issue delayed their start but they recovered to align clocks and proceed with planned activities.
A humorous note from a dated column jokes that women exaggerate numbers: they halve their ages, double dress costs, triple their husbands’ salaries, and add five years to their closest friends’ ages. Copyright.
Kansas City AP reports President Harry S Truman showed general improvement through Saturday. Doctors cautioned that if he keeps improving at this rate the condition could be serious rather than critical. Temperature normalized to 98.6 and pulse fell to 80, signaling favorable signs amid ongoing hospitalization.
Juan Jose Velasco, once famed as the Argentine intelligence officer who tracked Nazi fugitive Martin Bormann, says he never saw Bormann and doubts his death. Interviews in Buenos Aires accuse Ladislas Farago of using forged documents. A different man, Rodolfo Nicholas Siri, 54, is identified as the living Bormann figure in Argentina.
Rob ert Strauss of Dallas was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee on the first ballot, defeating George Mitchell of Maine and Harold Manatt of California after Jean Westwood resigned. Patterson stayed as vice-chairman. Caroline Wilkins elected as second vice-chairman.
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