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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1969
Page
12
Dr. 8 L Andelman notes the peak marriage window for men 20 to 26 and women 18 to 24 faces a dated shortage of men due to birth-rate patterns. He predicts the ratio improves after 1981 as birth cohorts shift and aging alters the male-female balance, with war-time service also affecting marriage rates.
The Soviet Union launched Venus 5 on a 155 million mile mission to Venus for a mid May soft landing. Tass reported Venus 5, about 1% tons, is in Earth orbit then space, with good photographs 90,000 miles from Earth.
A house subcommittee warned that if the Paris Vietnam peace talks fail, the United States would resort to a full military push to end the war quickly. The report says the bombing pause enabled Hanoi to accumulate massive supplies and improve logistics, potentially prolonging the conflict.
John Angelo Napoli a 64 year old San Francisco fisherman died Saturday in San Rafael Calif He saved 70 people from the sinking navy hospital ship Benevolence on August 25 1950 by throwing his catch overboard and pulling survivors aboard his boat in a six hour rescue that permanently injured his back
A group of seven student investigators from Yale and Harvard law schools recruited by Ralph Nader labeled the Federal Trade Commission a political hack and a farce in a 185 page report. They called for FTC Chairman Paul Rand Dixon to resign and cited internal demoralization and partisanship shaping career advancement.
Archbishop Terence Cooke of New York says U S troops in Vietnam show tremendous morale after his Christmas visit to GIs in Europe and Asia. It was his first trip abroad as military vicar for Roman Catholics, following Cardinal Spellman’s 16 prior holiday tours.
Former Algerian President Ahmed Ben Bella, jailed since his 1965 ouster, may be released soon according to government sources cited Sunday.
Paris reports France preparing a hostile reception for hippies beatniks and similar visitors. Government order directs landings airports and frontier posts to bar entry of individuals in incorrect clothing or lacking sufficient funds for a normal visit.
Elizabeth Taylor and Van Johnson star in The Big Hangover on CHANNEL 9. DIALING FOR DOLLARS MATINEE airs Tuesday at 3 30.
Former Alaska senator Ernest Gruening, 81, joins The Nation magazine's editorial staff after losing his bid for a third term in November. A noted dove, he opposed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution and previously served as managing editor in 1932 to 1933 and editor in 1933 to 1934.
Brazil reports at least 25 deaths and about 4000 dehydration cases since the summer began December 21. Temperatures frequently exceed 100 degrees in Rio de Janeiro.
Investigators said visibility reports at Gatwick may have been misunderstood after an Ariana Afghan Airlines Boeing 727 crashed into a farmhouse near the runway, killing 50. The captain chose to land despite a 100 meter visibility warning and freezing fog, with 15 survivors. Most aboard were Afghan, Indian, or Pakistani nationals. among the dead was Karen Mix, a Pan American employee’s daughter.
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