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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1973

Page

2

Rail Strike Bill Clears Two Panels In Congress

Senate Labor Committee approved a 90 day halt to the Penn Central strike and the House Ways and Means panel backed a similar measure to keep workers on the job until September as Congress weighs emergency rail relief. A broader plan would require a presidential report on restoring service and a long term transportation framework.

Washington Senate House Hull Congress Unie Senate Labor Committee House Commetce Committee Robert Griffin Michigan Stripearance T Ponte Committee Congres Shultz UTU Railroad Labor Department Griffin Penn Central

Plans to Free POWs by Weekend

Four party talks on a cease fire pact led toward the release of the first group of American prisoners from South Vietnam this weekend. U S officials cited signs the Viet Cong may hand over about 27 prisoners Sunday. Officials warned earlier assurances had faltered but stressed firmer indications to the Pentagon. Representatives from the United States North and South Vietnam and the Viet Cong were finalizing details as Hanoi was seen as likely to receive the first group early next week during Henry Kissinger’s visit.

SMGON South Vietnam U.8 Pentagon Saigon U.S United States Vietnam North Vietnam Hanoi Henry Kis

Missing Guy Heckle leads to Illinois sighting doubts

Reports said a Cedar Rapids boy matching 11 year old Guy Heckle was seen in Illinois after disappearing during a Boy Scout camping trip near Tendville. A waitress and a station attendant told an Illinois state trooper the description matched, but later denounced the Cedar Rapids youth as not the same boy. The Illinois sighting alleged the youth ran away from town and provided details to the witnesses.

Illinois Guy Heckle Cedar Cedar Rapids Carlock, T Cedar: Rapids Ilinois Tous I Town

House Votes To Reinstate REAP in clash over spending

The House voted 142 to 109 in favor of reviving the Rural Environmental Assistance Program REAP, sending the measure to the Senate amid a dispute with President Nixon over spending priorities. Debates highlighted veto risks and fiscal responsibility as lawmakers backed a $225 million program once cut last December.

Congress America House Senate Nixon White House Oward Resis Dave Poage Tex Chidtrian Agricul Paul Findley Partia Geralds

Kopel Denies Basis for Lipsky Registration Charge

Merle Kopel County Auditor says there is no basis for State Rep. Joan Lipsky's claim that mistaken registrations in district 260 were caused by mobile registrars. He backs stricter mobile-registrar training but opposes fewer registrars and favors turning in registrations five days before the election. The piece also touches on budget friction between Nixon and Congress and a congressman proposing more oversight over federal registries.

Ginn County Merle Kopel Joan Lipsky R-C.r Gay Walle Opel Lipsky Har Congress Ovter Roy Ash Nixon Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Sen. Muskle Maine Ash Rep. Mass D-Calif White House Coigress Mobile Reglarian Kopel Lst

Delhi Incorporation Vote Set For March 20

Delhi residents vote on incorporation as a town on March 20. Dick Panohue, president of the Lake Delhi Recreation Assn, says a meeting will be held for eligible voters to decide, aiming to affect outsiders' interests around the lake.

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Alameda Jet Crash Kills 40 In Fire Crush

Fire Chief reports as many as forty people believed buried in charred debris after a navy A seven jet crashed into an Alameda apartment four story building and exploded. At least seventeen injured, dozens unaccounted for among residents of the affected blocks near the Alameda naval air station. Witnesses described a whine before the explosion and crews worked through extreme heat to sift rubble under cranes and shovels. Officials said the crash killed and injured residents from nearby buildings as military investigators examined aircraft pieces.

Alameda Calif Wald Peciah Tinkhowei San Francisco Hay Area Prrsons Alameda Hospital Federal Aviation Administration Los Angeles Jim Keoghgai PAA Lemoore Naval Air Station Neary Neary' Wresno, Reportedly Were En Ap] Proved To the Alameda Naval Air Station Cragh Lemoore Robert Lee Ward Cary Lemnore Vchard Allmapa Naval Air Patrol Pacific Fect Tle Alsy Deversbell Lupie Perez

New Skyscraper In Boston Faces Glass Breakage Crisis

Boston AP report details extensive glass damage at a new $95 million corporate headquarters across 10 exterior wall panes with 840 broken, caused by wind gusts. engineers, MIT professors, and architectural firms race to determine causes and costly fixes while residents endure street closures to guard against flying shards.

Daniel Q. Haney Boston New England Tlhough Jalim Mancock Muttal Caplay Square Denny Fuglucera Siides Timncock Tag Massachusetts Institute of Technology Purdoe University Pei & Partners New York Albart B. Frouty Hancock Wlens

Transit road tolls loom for Iowans driving through Ohio

Des Moines Iowa motorists fear costly cross state trips after Ohio moves to require every vehicle registered in Iowa to hold an Ohio registration to travel through the state after April 1. Executive Secretary Richard Howe warns the order could apply to all Iowa motor vehicles and may burden motorists. The Iowa attorney general's office is to study the order and seek an injunction to delay implementation while the dispute over assessments against commercial trucks continues.

Jeers Oho Richard Howe Ohio Howe Iowa Attorney General’s Office

Weed of aleam and sources amid cooking traces

A garbled OCR reads like a mishmash of phrases about a weed of aleam and something cooking. It mentions Coaveiahl MRA ARV NARA RRA and appears largely unreadable with no clear names, dates, places, or events to anchor a full item.

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