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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1978

Page

16

Colson Endures Pie Toss On San Francisco Crusade

Charles Colson, ex Nixon aide turned religious advocate, faced a chocolate pie in the elevator at the Fairmont Hotel after a prayer breakfast talk to tycoons. Jayson Wechter, 26, paid cleaning costs. no charges filed and Colson urged forgiveness.

San Francisco Charles Colson Richard Nixon Colson Jayson Wechter Fairmont Hotel Daniel Ellsberg Jesus Wechter

Three Houston Officers Convicted in Civil Rights Case

Three Houston police officers Terry Denson Stephen Orlando and Joseph Janish were found guilty by a jury of conspiracy to injure and intimidate and of violating Campos Torres rights during his 1977 death in Buffalo Bayou. They face possible life sentences with sentencing set for March 28.

Houston Margaret Torres Terry Denson Stephen Orlando Joseph Janish U.S Denson Campos Torres Buffalo Bayou Orlando Janish

Movie industry faces antitrust probe over block booking

Washington reports the Justice Department is scrutinizing the motion picture industry for antitrust violations amid claims Fox Film Co engaged in block booking. The probe aims to determine if distributors use monopolistic tactics affecting releases such as Star Wars. French colonists arrived in Louisiana on this date in 1718.

Washington Justice Department Fox Film Co New York Louisiana

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