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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1971

Page

12

Masterpiece Theater Returns With The Forsyte Saga Drama

Television Today notes the new Masterpiece Theater series on a major network starring Ian Hampshire and John Neville. The 12 part British drama debuts with The First Churchill and features a vivid look at 17th century court life, political maneuvering, and the famed Churchill romance.

Ian Hampshire John Neville Surrow Churchills Kinwa FBI Churchill Marlborough England Sir Winston Churchill John Sarah Churchill Charles 11 Anne John Churchill Caesar Napoleo Hannibal Sarath Wil Deviliste

Blizzard Nightmare Delays On Pacific Train to Ogden

Passengers arriving in Ogden after a Chicago to Ogden run described a three day Midwest blizzard journey as a prolonged nightmare. Severe cold and heating failures on the City of Los Angeles forced 28 travelers to finish by bus while others endured hours in sub zero cars.

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TV Station List and Friday Night Sports Schedule

A fragmented OCR page lists numerous TV stations and cities followed by a lengthy weather and sports section. It includes Cedar Rapids Waterloo Des Moines Ottumwa and Rock Island stations with various call signs and channel numbers and references to Friday night games and local news anchors. The readable portions mention Brady Butch Lions games and a parade of sports figures and programs across multiple cities, with scattered names.

Man climbs out window to wave banner in street

Mitsuo Kuokand, 23, climbed from a department store window and dangled a rope to wave a banner declaring his song Love on Shiga Plateau above a busy street. Police charged him with being in a place where he was not supposed to be as wires and a crowd watched. Witnesses estimated 2,400 people, though some reports say nine thousand attended.

Tory Mitsuo Kuokand Shiga Plateau Kunkawa Sai Almit

Fed trims discount rate to 5 4 percent across lenders

The Federal Reserve Board approved another cut in the discount rate from 4 percent to 5.4 percent effective Friday, the lowest level since August. Banks in Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Chicago St Louis Minneapolis Kansas City and San Francisco will benefit. Atlanta and Dallas stayed unchanged. MBA president Everett Speltan warned that despite ample low funds for mortgages, buyers face escalating construction costs from rising labor and material costs.

Washington Federal Reserve Board Povernors Federal Reserve System Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Chicago St. Tous Minneapoli Kansas City San Francisco Federal Reserve Atlanta Dallas Everett Speltan Morlgage Bankers Assn of America MBA

Lonely New Year's Eve Weight Loss Tale

A 40 year old bachelor in Brackenridge, Patrick McConville, credits New Year’s Eve 1969 for his dramatic 181 pound weight loss in one year. He reduced daily intake to under 100 calories, dropped from 499 to 249 pounds, and moved from size 61 to size 42 trousers. Daily exercise and sauna baths aided his slimming plan, approved by his physician. He plans to lose another 20 pounds and says he rang in the year by dancing for the first time.

Pittsburgh Patrick McConville McConville Brackenridge

Camp Fire Girls HQ Fire Damages Pomona in Racial Tension Context

A firebomb struck Camp Fire Girls headquarters in Pomona causing about 30000 dollars in damage. Police tied the blaze to local Pomona high school disturbances across the street. Firefighters contained the blaze in about 20 minutes. In Seoul, North Korea sank a disabled fishing boat in the Yellow Sea with Koreans aboard. South Korean divers rescued one boat, while the missing captain reported engine trouble before the attack near the armistice line.

Los Angeles Camp Fire Girls Pomona Lan Pomna —High Seoul iWyan

Expect Postage Stamp Hike to 8 Cents in April

The U S postal service faces a 24 billion dollar revenue deficit this fiscal year and is expected to raise the first class stamp to eight cents by mid April. The move comes as the nine member board, appointed by President Nixon, has not yet been sworn in. Oath ceremonies will occur individually in the coming days. A two cent increase could bring about one billion dollars annually, with smaller gains from other classes. The change must occur before August 12 as part of the postal reform law signed last year.

Waslington U.S. Postal Service Tiscal Letter Mall Board of Governors Nixon Congress Old Post Ofice

Congressman Turned Down For Post He Never Sought

Congressman William J. Schelte of Iowa, reelected at $22.50 a year, receives a letter from the White House recruiter Harry Fleming saying no current position is available. Schelte questions the misaddressed notice and notes his file may be kept for possible future consideration.

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Birthday Greetings From Tito to Nixon

Belgrade AP reported President Tito cabled congratulations to President Nixon on his birthday per the official news agency Tanjug. The note mentions cordial wishes from Yugoslavia and highlights ongoing cultural events, including entertainment listings such as the comedy Love, American Style with Ozzie and Harriet Nelson and Phil Ford and Mimi Hines.

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