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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1972
Page
4
Des Moines AP report: Iowa House approved a sweeping voter registration and election law bill 91 to 2. An amendment by Rep. Franklin substituted women’s names for half the men’s in a sample ballot section, drawing laughter and debate about gender equality in election procedures.
Regents discuss potential losses up to 8 million if residency rules loosened for in state tuition. Iowa University president argues flexibility in tuition rules may differ from voting residency. Regents note 6,959 non residents attend statewide universities with out of state tuition ranging from 1000 to 1250 dollars. Reichardt named most valuable Big Ten by Chicago Tribune.
In a presidential year TV reshapes politics by exposing candidates and processes once hidden. It enables underdogs to gain followings via appearances while press coverage fuels public debate and scrutiny of convention clashes in Chicago.
The page jumble shows scattered names and codes like Davenport, Rochester, and Dubuque with stray phrases such as Se We aMern ER IA Sr TecNewsiine and town notices. readable items are sparse, leaving a hazy mix of listings, reruns, and partial references without a coherent event or outcome.
President Nixon said the administration would not seek a tax increase this year but was studying a value added tax to replace local property taxes for funding public schools. He told reporters that even if new tax legislation was submitted this year it could not pass Congress. He did not rule out proposing a value added tax after reelection to finance schools.
Nineteen inmates cut through bars in a Warrensville Workhouse gymnasium, climbed to the roof, then dropped 24 feet to freedom in what authorities call the institution’s largest mass escape. One inmate was captured soon after. two others fled in a car and were chased, later caught in suburban Lakewood.
In San Diego AP reports Lloyd Golding of the National Association of Truck Stop Operators saying modern auto-truck plazas are replacing the old greasy spoon truck stops. He notes these new centers include beauty shops post offices grocery stores banks and more, costing millions to build.
Iowa Senate approved a bill by 28 to 20 allowing mobile homes between 12 feet 5 inches and 14 feet 5 inches to travel on most state highways except interstates. The measure now returns to the House for concurrence with amendments as it moves forward in the process.
Gov Winfield Dunn stopped at a Tennessee highway patrol target range and fired ten shots from a standing position and hip method. He hit five center targets and two more with the second set, according to a spokesman who called him not a sportsman just lucky.
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