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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1972

Page

2

Catholics plan new demonstration to paralyze province

In Belfast and Newry Catholic protesters vow another large, nonviolent rally this week as authorities report no clashes after a Sunday march that drew over 20,000. Rory McShane says the Civil Rights Association will coordinate a massive D-Day disruption on Wednesday six months after internment orders began. Bernadette Devin among march leaders. actresses Vanessa Redgrave and Joan Plowright appeared in the event.

Belfast Marcharg Northern Ireland Civil Rights Assn IRA Rory McShane Association Newry Londonderry bold @ mags Bernadette Devin Vanessa Medgrave Joan Plowright Sir Laurence Olivier

G O P Backs Ray On Late June Primary

Des Moines Republican leaders were informed the state central committee favors a late June primary date over September 5. The memo says approval was unanimous for setting the earliest possible date, preferably in late June, to complete reapportionment and fit the timetable. Governor Ray backs the late date against Lt. Gov. Jepsen and Speaker Harbor.

G.O.P Ray Des Moines G.O.P. Central Committee House Senate John McDonald Dallas Center McDonald Richard Drake F-Muscatine State Central Committee Drake Elizabeth Shaw R-Davenport Central Committee Robert Ray Roger Jepsen Wiliam Harbor Henderson Iowa Supreme Court Jepsen Harbor

Bureaucrats and Labor Called Economy Bugs

Arch ie Davis of the Chamber of Commerce lambasted President Nixon s full employment budget and warned that growing federal spending and a large bureaucracy plus strong labor unions drive inflation. He cited deficits and wartime wage controls, pressing for curbs on strikes and tighter limits on collective bargaining to boost democracy within unions.

Washington UPI Chamber of Commerce Archie Davis Nixon Davis Detroit Economic Club Avis

Cedar Rapids Woman Held In $75,000 Bond In Knife Death

A 41 year old Cedar Rapids woman Legha M. Munn was jailed on $75,000 bond after being charged with murder in the Sunday fatal stabbing of her husband Thomas C. Munn, 38. Police said a steak knife caused two chest wounds including aorta damage. The incident followed an argument and occurred at the Munn residence on Avenue NW. She was described as on crutches with a leg cast. The body was taken to St Luke's Hospital. Further details appeared on page 2.

Comer Wanita News Cedar Rapids Linn County Legha M. Munn Avenue Thomas C. Munn Munn St. Luke’s Hospital Miss Clookey Salisbury Brooks Phillips

Democratic Candidates Debate Vietnam Amid Criticism

Sen. Henry Jackson urged a pause on attacks on President Nixon's Vietnam peace proposals to allow negotiations before his trip to Peking. Eugene McCarthy and George Muskie weighed in with varying views on withdrawal timelines while Americans for Constitutional Action released conservative ratings of Democratic hopefuls. Other party figures, including Hartke and McGovern, received low scores. Nixon was not rated due to absence from Congress.

Associated Press Henry Jackson Nixon Vietnam Peking Sen Muskie Butcel Erit Eugene McCarthy South Vietnam Americans For Constitutional Action Rep Mills D-Ark Mayor Lindsay New York House Congress Chisholm Hartke Indiana Washington Sen. McGovern South Dakota MaCarthy Humphrey ACA McCloskey California Ashbrook Phi Henry Kissinger Kissinger Pane Hugh See Life

Dock Accord Talks Heat Up Amid West Coast Strike

Negotiators for the ILWU and Pacific Maritime Association press toward a contract settlement as Congress weighs a legislated end to the West Coast dock strike. White House and congressional pressure rise while talks resume Monday with mediator Sam Kagel guiding discussions on the full package.

SAN Shancisco West Coast Dock Congress White House Sam Kagel Kagel Pacific Coast ILWU Harry Bridges PMA Edmund Flynn Washington House Senate Frank Thompson

Bus hijacker incident ends with gun returned

Shirley Clookey, traveling with 10 others on a Continental Trailways bus, retrieved the hijacker’s gun and handed it back during a dramatic 80 mile per hour chase through central North Carolina. The weapon later found to be loaded with blanks. The hijacker, Donald Kay Henderson, was arrested on 17 felonies. He escaped from Broward Medical Center during transfer and was ordered for mental examination in Raleigh.

High Point N.C Patlce Donald Kay Henderson Atlants Broward Medical Center Fi. Lauderdale Henderson South Florida Mental Hospital Dorothea Dix State Mental Hospital Raleigh

Six Top Reds Die In Heavy Action Near Phu My

Viet Cong leadership in Binh Dinh province is reported wiped out by South Vietnamese militiamen who stormed a bunker near Phu My. Reports say six communists died, including four top leaders, in a clash that also saw a Viet Cong village chief and a doctor killed. Allied forces reported heavy fighting across the central highlands and in areas near Kontum, Angkor Wat region, with American casualties noted in a shell explosion that wounded five.

Saigon API Phu My Central Highlands Binh Dinh Kontum Laos Cambodia Angkor Wat South Vietnam Tue Viet Cong Communist National Liberation Front Pham van Dong Ho Chi Minh Arolning

Nixon Re Submits $2 Billion Manpower Training Plan

President Nixon resubmitted to Congress a $2 billion manpower training program to cut unemployment and lift productivity. About $1.7 billion would be distributed to states cities and counties by a formula. $300 million kept for national training. The plan parallels last year with broader flexible grants for local programs.

Washington UPI Nixon Capitol Hill Labor Department Congress

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