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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1972
Page
1
A fluffy rabbit is available for $1 at the Linn County Humane Society shelter on Mt. Vernon road SE. The shelter also lists guinea pigs at 50 cents, dogs mainly large at $10, puppies at $15, and kittens 10 to 12 weeks old. The puppy fee includes a des temper shot. Hours are 8 to 5 Monday through Saturday and 10 to 12 Sunday.
Stockholm reports a political shift as the Social Democrats face a potential defeat in September elections. Polls show a record low, while opposition conservatives liberals and center gain credibility under Thorbjorn Falldin. Economic malaise and high public sector growth fuel the challenge.
Washington AP reports government and aircraft industry officials declined to testify at congressional hearings on reviving an American supersonic transport. Sen. William Proxmire criticized the refusals as leaving motives unclear while noting key witnesses were absent. Bo Lundberg questioned SST economics, citing Concorde costs and possible job gains as the only arguments for a U.S. SST. Proxmire warned about potential future federal support, though he noted no FY 1974 budget commitment.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406 lists subscription rates by carrier and mail. Night and Sunday editions priced at $2 per month or $19 per year, afternoon editions and Sundays at $2.15 per month or $20 per year, while out of state rates run $30 yearly. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
Blake Garske of J C Penney was reelected chairman of the Central Retail Merchants bureau of the Chamber of Commerce for 1973. Elected to the bureau executive committee were Joe Wood Jack Bishop Deane Smith Joe Enzler Sam Becker Jerry Miller Richard Taylor Willis Daugherty Vicki Barrigar Stanley Ginsberg John Collins and Robert Tibbitts. Harold Ewoldt of the Chamber staff serves as secretary of the bureau which coordinates and plans downtown retail promotions.
A blaze in a Port Chester hotel early Wednesday killed Frank Wickham, an amputee, and left six others missing. Witnesses said he screamed for help as the fire trapped him. cause not yet determined.
Former Prime Minister Lester Pearson, 74, is gravely ill in Ottawa. He has a history of illness, including eye loss in 1970 after surgery to remove a tumor.
A Christmas day blaze in a small fire room at the U S district courthouse damaged Boyle trial exhibits and related documents. Fire officials call the fire suspicious and estimate $700 in total damage. The FBI will investigate, with officials noting most records can be reproduced from existing photostatic copies.
A 20-year-old Cedar Rapids man, Michael M. Phelps, was jailed in Linn County on a $5,000 bond after arrest on breaking and entering. Police connected him to the theft from Robert Gandy’s home on K avenue NW, where a television set lamp and a record player worth $229 were taken and later recovered. A 17-year-old boy was also held in connection with the theft, in city jail awaiting disposition.
Fire damaged a garage at the Ewart Erdman residence in northeast Independence and destroyed a car and antique furniture. Officials blamed the blaze on gasoline mishandling after gasoline spilled as Erdman filled a snowblower and a flash ignited fumes.
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