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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1975
Page
5
New York AP television critic Jay Sharbutt weighs a CBS two part FBI versus Ku Klux Klan drama against Lily Tomlin’s ABC special. He favors the Tomlin program for comic craft and laughs amid a tense Friday lineup.
A dense OCR of Cedar Rapids to Des Moines TV listings and related programs. Includes channel numbers, show titles like The Price Is Right and The Tonight Show, sports, news, weather, movies, and specials with scattered names and times. The fragmentary text shows scheduling blocks, network IDs, and locally varied programming notes.
New York observes the two hundredth anniversary of the U S Army by recalling the GI Joe who has marched with Americans through history. From Lexington and Bunker Hill to World War I and beyond, the soldier is shown as brave, capable, and essential to democracy. The piece highlights Washingtons leadership, conscription in 1917, and a modern army that emphasizes training, technology, and global spread. It notes Peter Sen Fans belated tribute and praises an all volunteer force, better prepared and more diverse than in the past.
Des Moines report says Sen Minette Doderer introduces a bill to raise Iowa marriage age to 18 for both genders with parental consent allowed for 16 and 17 after court finding. The article also notes another measure cutting official salaries and limiting utility rate hikes during review.
Three Cedar Rapids youths aged 14 16 and 18 were arrested Tuesday in St Paul Minnesota for stealing a luxury car leased by John Albert from the driveway of Alberts Cleaners on First Avenue NE. James Ampey an adult was identified and held for extradition while the juveniles were flown back to Cedar Rapids at Linn County authorities expense.
The fourth test flight Wednesday at Edwards Air Force Base California was described as virtually flawless and simulated air refueling techniques were practiced during the Bel bomber test.
Washington AP The Supreme Court 5 to 4 upheld New York states plan to let criminal defendants pursue habeas corpus petitions after pleading guilty. The decision may speed adoption by other states already testing similar procedures in California Wisconsin and New York. The ruling allows constitutional claims to be litigated without a trial and notes the plea does not foreclose review. Also the court ruled IRS may issue John Doe summonses to bank records to probe tax evasion and reversed a rape conviction for mental competency issues. It also declined to block a NY court order barring distribution of a sex life book about a female patient and reversed a lower court ruling on daily penalties for a firm improperly acquiring another company. In other actions the court supported unions in a labor dispute. Separately a Red Cross lifesaving course for Grant Wood area begins Monday with three weekly sessions through March 20 at local pools, for ages 15 and up, with a skill test required.
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