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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1970
Page
3
Washington AP reports trains rolled again Friday as railroad workers ended a six hour walkout following federal court and congressional orders. Strike leaders and NS officials faced tough warnings of hefty penalties while authorities urged resolution after a national disruption.
President Nixon told AP he would order return fire if U S planes are fired upon and could target military sites and supply lines in North Vietnam. He rejected a unilateral extended cease-fire, saying limited pauses are possible but dangerous for U S forces. Nixon also announced Donald Rumsfeld will join the White House staff as a counselor. postal embargo lifted as rail strike ends.
Fort Benning reports capture of claims that the My Lai area near Pinkville was a death trap for American soldiers. Captain George White testified at Lt. William Calley’s court martial that his platoon faced heavy fire, mortars and booby traps during a February 1968 operation north of the village, with mining dangers described as bouncing betties.
A lighthearted note on a self-service elevator provides bizarre guidance. The poster urges calm and to push the alarm, but the garbled text suggests a humorous misprint or scrambled phrase from a local chute of humor. The item reads like a clipped newspaper filler with playful misdirection.
AP reports 81 dead as Peru Ecuador border quake hampered rescue. Peru officials say at least four hard‑to-reach areas remain unreached. Ecuador and Peruvian authorities both confirm additional fatalities. Conference on SST funding stalls in Congress as filibuster threats loom.
President Nixon announced that Rep. George Bush of Texas will be nominated to head the U S delegation to the United Nations, succeeding Charles Yost who plans to retire at the end of the General Assembly. Bush, a millionaire businessman and former Senate candidate, appears alongside Yost and Secretary of State Rogers at the announcement.
A garbled Iowa weather week dominated by heavy snow and icy conditions disrupted travel with up to 12 inches in Osage and 11 inches in Cresco, while southern counties faced sleet and freezing rain. Plows operated Friday as road conditions improved little, with numerous counties reporting significant snow cover and drifting. In Lisbon, a train crash near Lisbon killed 13 and injured 34 after a commuter train collided with a halted urban train. Vice President Agnew plans to attend the GOP Governors’ Conference in Idaho, while Bush, a former congressman and son of Prescott Bush, reflects on his bid for the Senate and his duty to the party.
Phnom Penh faces a fuel crisis as motorists queue at stations with reports Cambodia may run out of gasoline within weeks. Officials admit no petroleum imports have arrived since November 30 due to enemy control of Highway 4, closing the route to Kompong Som. The government pins hopes on barges from South Vietnam, yet risk from riverine gunfire looms.
Severe freezing rain shattered Iowa roads on Thursday causing multiple cold weather crashes. Among the dead were Jackie Daniels and his two young sons in Green Island, plus two other passengers and the driver’s wife who survived with severe injuries. A separate interstate collision near Colfax killed several and trapped two elderly victims in icy wreckage for almost half an hour before rescue.
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