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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1972
Page
14
Hollywood reports a rambling memoir style column on televised college football, networks, and the public reaction. It critiques game analysis, announcers, and the effect of video on sports entertainment, noting Stanford’s upset and AUC-TV highlights as notable moments.
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Valery Kremnikov, 22, a Russian medical student married to an American, missed a flight to New York after paying a $216 excess baggage fee. He plans to try again Wednesday as his wife Deborah Brackinew Kremnov, 22, of Great Neck N Y, studies Russian at Barnard College in New York. The couple met in Leningrad in 1970 and married there last August during her language program. After the marriage she could not remain in the Soviet Union, and they began the visa process. She later returned to the United States reporting her husband was expelled and drafted into the Soviet army. Last month, during a visit to Leningrad, authorities indicated he would soon obtain permission to emigrate.
In a Der Spiegel interview from his New York apartment, Karl Waldheim rejects claims of weakness as secretary-general designates himself as decisive and energetic. He pledges preventive diplomacy and UN reforms to avert crises, criticizing past inaction and calling for better organizational effectiveness.
Police report an alarming outbreak linked to a deadly pathogen described as a meningitis variant. Officials warn a wider epidemic could follow, with hospitals confirming unusual infections and broadcasts warning the public.
In London AP report British General Post Office says 59,000 dollars worth of dialing machines failed after one year. Operators proved faster at locating numbers. old round telephone directories proved more efficient. Officials say machines could not cope with demand as clerks manually traced telephone numbers.
In Aden a mouse hidden in a sack of cucumbers bound for Nairobi caused an African world jet to divert after the animal escaped the sack during takeoff from Nudahl. Crew efforts failed to remove it and the plane diverted to Aden. Passengers were transferred to a relief plane to Nairobi. Officials cite extra fuel, travel, accommodations, inspection, and repairs as costs.
A Milwaukee report recounts Ary Pollce officer Halaska recovering his $126 overcoat Friday. Halaska said the coat appeared at his desk Saturday night and thanked the person who returned it as another officer booked a suspect brought in earlier. The culprit reportedly shrugged and replied the coat was not worth the trouble.
Vienna AP reports about 50 Hungarians crossing to the West in three days with official confirmation from Biurg enland border sources. Some tourists sought asylum. interior ministry said about two weeks stay possible and permits up to three months.
VA announces automatic increases for 2.2 million veterans widows and dependents under new laws. Cost of living adjustment rises 16.8 percent for disability and death benefits while dependency and indemnity compensation gains 10 percent for surviving spouses and some children and parents. No action required. increases appear on February checks though some fear January confusion. Drive safely.
Washington report cites census bureau estimate that about 25 million Americans aged 18 to 24 will be eligible in next November's election but fewer than half are expected to vote. Voter participation among under 21s in 1968 ranged from 1 to 1.2 percent in sample states.
Gallup reveals President Nixon as the most admired American for the year, with Evangelist Billy Graham, Sen. Edward Kennedy, former President Lyndon Johnson, and Sen. Hubert Humphrey in the top five. Rounding out the top 10 are Vice President Agnew, Ralph Nader, Pope Paul VI, Bob Hope, and George Wallace, based on 1,604 adult responses from December 10–13.
A river boat capsized Sunday in Isabela province, Philippines, leaving 21 passengers drowned, reports the Red Cross. The tragedy underscores perils faced by river transport in rural areas.
About 1,000 mourners attended a service for actor Peter Duel in Pacific Palisades honoring his co star role on a television series. Duel, 31, died of a head gunshot on New Year’s Eve in Hollywood Hills. police call the death likely self-inflicted.
Lincoln Nevada reports a family escape after a fire engulfed a two story frame home Sunday. Mrs Gio heard a cat and alerted others. The cat died in the blaze warming the alarm. a second cat and four birds perished. Three family members escaped unharmed.
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