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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1971
Page
14
The report notes fluctuating stock prices with gains led by Royal Dutch and TWA warrants amid light late trading after a holiday. It also covers cattle and hog market details with price ranges for butchers and packers, and mentions Dow Jones activity and overall market tone.
In London, 9 000 taxis shift from pure black to colors like mauve red green blue and fawn. Public Carriage Office cautious yet notices a trend toward brighter bodies while New York keeps yellow. Officials debate aesthetics and safety amid the chromatic change.
Washington AP reports the Price Commission urged retailers to post price ceiling lists where customers can easily see them and not require asking staff. The commission asked the Internal Revenue Service to pause checks for compliance starting January 3.
In Kota Kinabalu Malaysia AP reports television arrived on Borneo as Chief Minister Mustapha Harun opened a new 10 million ringgit station. The branch of the government’s Televising Malaysias broadcasts five hours each evening.
Mountbellew Treland reports Chief John Keeley says eight part time free men announce a New Year wish for improved fire protection. Since the old apparatus was retired two years ago, they have struggled with limited service, moving on foot with hoses and puns under their arms.
New Delhi AP report quotes Prime Minister Indira Gandhi insisting Washington must acknowledge Bangladesh’s independence to heal rifts with the United States. She defends India’s stance post war, notes broad American support, and says India will manage if foreign aid is reduced, asserting repayment of debts and a readiness to cut aid from all sources if needed.
Governor Reagan vetoes the Democrats reapportionment bills calling them bizarre and arbitrarily conceived. He accuses lawmakers of tortuous boundary lines to sustain power. Speakers say the legislature will seek court approval while observers doubt vetoes will be overridden.
Cozy knitting instruction offers Pattern 9452 for warm parichy work and cable yokt bands in stockinette. Patterns priced seventy five cents each with fifty cent surcharge for air mail and special handling. Send Ada, Laura Wheeler, Cedar Rapids Gazelle Needlecraft Dept, Box 181, Old Chelsea Station, New York, NY.
A group of six year olds in Spalding township set a new world record by singing nonstop hymns for eight hours, surpassing the previous eight hour mark. An official from the local secondary chval verified the feat and credited throat pills for aiding endurance.
The Price Commission announced limited rent increases with delays for tenants. It states that most tenants on monthly or weekly leases who did not pay increases before Wednesday will not pay more than December rent, even with notices. It also limits landlords to a three day notice window if rents rise by Feb 1, and forecasts a 2.5 percent hike for monthly tenants if police requirements are met.
In New Delhi police report an escaped temple elephant that killed its trainer and fled after breaking a restraining chain near a religious film project. The animal was later pursued by authorities across Kerala, with efforts to subdue it resuming after the incident.
Washington AP reports former President's Council on Economic Advisers chair Paul McCracken warns that government controls and price measures will be needed long after Phase 2 ends. He foresees Phase 3 allowing market operation with some oversight, not fully governmental. McCracken will return to academia at University of Michigan. Herbert Stein becomes council chair in the New Year.
A Cherokee couple and a grandchild died when a northbound truck crossed the median on interstate 20 two miles south of Missouri Valley. Livis Bengston 70 and Delores Muller 61 died in the crash along with Gregory J Muller 74 of Los Angeles. Delores Muller's grandson and a daughter survived. The truck driver Douglas Jackson Jr and a passenger William Matthewson were hospitalized.
UNITED NATIONS, NY. Britain vetoed a Security Council draft resolution demanding an immediate change in Rhodesia policy. The text condemned the white minority government and urged blacks’ rights reforms. The United States and several permanent members abstained, while Britain objected it imposed on Zimbabwe.
UPI reports at Togus Maine that Rev Leotard LeClair dedicates a new candy chapel for Valeria Memorial cemetery. The 24 foot high structure features gingerbread arches stained glass cookies and an inverted ice cream cone steeple. Fundraising nears 70000 toward a 100000 goal with spring construction planned.
Public legal notice states a forthcoming hearing on a property dispute near the public highway along Avenue Week Be oh iho Voimat. The notice names Harold e Semper Publishew In fe.
A vintage advertising item for Childrens patterns 488 2 4 6 8 with size 6 age 19 years. Price 75 cents per pattern plus 21 cents for air mail handling. Mail to Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Dept 400 West 17th Street New York N Y.
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