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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1975
Page
17
A fragmented Friday night TV grid lists shows and times across ABC CBS and NBC including News Nightly programs, ABC Movie Airport, Gunsmoke, The Rockford Files, The Untouchables, and special features. It shows a mix of dramas westerns and musical segments with late night movies and public affairs.
The Olson family, heirs of a scientist who died after an LSD experiment, reached a 1.25 million dollar cash settlement with the government. The deal includes release of CIA files, with support from Senator Mathias and a planned bill to implement the agreement. Public acknowledgment of CIA wrongdoing is promised, and the family aims to expose full case details early next year.
Buenos Aires reports show air force rebels vowing to topple President Isabel Peron while the government claims control. Brig. Gen. Orlando Capellini leads the revolt with bases at Moron and Buenos Aires airport, as Robledo says only Moron is under rebel control and the crisis may be resolved soon.
Moslem leaders proposed a new set of minimum demands to alter Lebanon’s sectarian power balance. They seek religion based civil service quotas, proportional representation, constitutional reform, and an end to the current Christian domination. The plan aims to rebalance leadership among Moslems and Christians, while tensions from the civil war persist amid a lull and cease-fire observance.
In Paris the UNESCO session continued despite a walkout by the United States and about a dozen allies over a resolution equating Zionism with racism. Delegates pressed ahead with a Soviet backed plea to curb war propaganda and apartheid while U S and other leaders left the hall. The conference runs until December 22 as remaining members debate press freedom and media control concerns. In a separate note, geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky, 75, famed for human evolution work, died Friday in California.
Gen Wheeler dies in Frederick after long tenure as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a key military leader. The obituary recalls his role guiding the nation’s top post during the Vietnam era and his service since being hired in 1970.
Harrisburg judge John Dowling imposes 30 to 80 years on 38 year old Joseph Kallinger for the December 1974 robbery and assault spree with his son Michael that left four women robbed at a card party and tied to 25000 in cash and valuables. Kallinger faces further charges in New Jersey including a January 1975 slaying.
The FTC ordered Warner-Lambert to halt misleading Listerine ads or spend the equivalent of one year’s A dvertising budget on corrective campaigns correcting claims since 1931 that the mouthwash prevents or cures colds and sore throats. The mandate requires ads stating that Listerine will not prevent colds or lessen their severity and to run until the $10 million corrective budget is spent. Warner-Lambert plans to appeal.
President Ford lit the national Christmas tree before a shivering 7,500 gathered in President's Park near the White House. He urged unity and gratitude amid economic difficulties, while First Lady Betty Ford arrived late and the crowd braved mid-20s cold with coats and scarves as the lights were switched on.
Investigators returned to the Ambassador Hotel pantry scene in Los Angeles seeking new bullet holes tied to Senator Robert Kennedy's assassination. Officials said no additional holes were found. earlier claims by police and hotel workers about holes were not substantiated.
The House passed a highway bill 410 to 7 authorizing 4.8 billion to improve rural and urban roads and complete interstate links. Members rejected moves to cut allocations and opposed reducing interstate highway weight limits.
A translated report notes Bulgarsh expressing support for Afghanistan's stance on Pakistan's northwestern frontier, urging Pakistan to accept the border realities and address Afghan concerns.
A winter survival course for ages 11 and up will be run by Indian Creek Nature Center in Osland SE starting December 26. The program covers tracking and winter ecology with two nights camping and one meal provided. Fees are $2 for nonmembers and $15 for Nature Center members. reservations require a call for information.
Investigators determine that moisture in electrical wiring caused a fire at Ebony Massage Parlor, 225 Four Lerith Avenue SE, last Friday. Lt. Marvin Heath says the blaze started in four or five locations inside the two story building when wiring became charged with current.
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