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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1971

Page

6

ABC TV eyes year round sports on Monday nights

Hollywood ABC TV president James Daly discusses a plan for year round Monday night sports including potential weekly pro basketball and other events. He notes strong ratings for a Lakers Bucks game and hints at baseball and track and field as possibilities while Olympics coverage in Munich 1972 looms as a future priority.

Hollywood UPT Abc-Tv James Daly Adc-Ly Rick Dusrow Los Angeles Lakers Milwaukee Burks Duffy New York City Abali ABC TV Oully Munich

Oddments Bob Hope Christmas trip TV conflict notes

Summary of scattered TV listings: Bob Hope overseas service show on NBC and CBS TV test for youths titled Kids 53 Things Ya Know About Health Sex and Growing Up. Marcello Mastroianni visits NBC Laugh-In. Merv Griffin plan a big bands salute on CBS. NBC plans prime World Series game on Wednesday October 13.

Bob Hope Serviceman Overseas NBCHV Marcello Mastroianni Nbc-Tv Laughlu CBS Merv Griffin

Davis urges tighter use of flight cruise screening

Washington AP reports retired Air Force General Benjamin Davis told an international security meeting that four recent airline hijackings showed failures to use the government entry passenger screening system. He noted hijackers sought free rides, held a stewardess at risk, and that two planes belonged to National Airlines with others to United and Eastern. Delegates from 74 nations attended the conference.

Washington Civil Aviation Air Force 11 Benjamin Davis Davis National Airlines United Easler Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Hungary Poland Romania

Local Broadcast Call Letters and Station List Confusion

A jumble of radio and TV station call letters and city names appears, with several duplicated lines and stray phrases. The garbled list mentions Davenport La Crosse Rochester Des Moines Dubuque Cedar Rapids WMT TV KWWL KIN TV KTVO WHBE TV KIIN TV and more in a chaotic array lacking coherent context or events.

KORG Cedar Rapids WMTTY Kwwl-Tv Walarloo Kiin-Tv Iowa City KTVO Ottumova Whbe-Tv Rock Island Woc-Tv Davenport la Crosse Idkrog-Tv Rochester Des Moines KDUB Dubuque

Nixon to Speak at Nebraska U Convocation

Lincoln report says University of Nebraska President Jr. Joseph Soshnik announced that President Nixon will appear Thursday to address a student faculty convocation and will honor Nebraska’s No. 1 football team. Nixon was invited to address the university’s commencement in June 1969 but scheduling conflicts prevented it.

Lincoln UPI University of Nebraska Joseph Soshnik Tate Nixon Public Relatios Soshnik Nebraska

Reason Why Whales Beached Selves

Two researchers propose why about 20 pilot whales beached on San Clemente Island last week. They suggest the whales followed spawning squid into shallow water, injuring several on rocks, then died and were left high and dry. A sonar failure near shallow shorelines and gradual seabed rise may have misled the herd. Navy biologist Bill Evans and Marineland curator John Prescott support the squid-following theory.

Los Angeles San Clemente Navy Bill Evans San Diego Sail Monde John Prescott Marineland Occuparium Ann Evans Pyramid Env San Clemente Island

Elders Quit Yet Teen Smokers Rise Says Surgeon General

Washington reports from 1970 show rising teen smoking rates while elders quit, with 51.4 percent of youths smoking and a surge among ages 13 to 15. Dr. Jesse Steinfeld urged bans on smoking in public places and cited pregnancy risks from maternal smoking. The Tobacco Institute contested links to infant mortality, while data noted 12 to 18 year old girls with regular smoking climbing from 5 to 15 percent and boys from 1.7 to 1R.5 percent since 1968 to 1970.

Washington U. S Jesse Steinfeld Notarg Congress Steinfeld Yobacco Institute National Academy of “Sciences Institute Horace Borne Gay National Clearinghouse For Smoking and Health

Szczecin Party Boss Wa laszek Ousted in Baltic Revolt Echo

Warsaw Poles hailed the ouster of Szczecin party boss Antonin Walaszek after rioting on December 17. He was deposed Monday at a local party meeting attended by Jan Szydlak and replaced by Eugeniusz Olubka, deputy chairman of the organization committee in the national central committee.

Warsaw UPI Szczecin Antonin Walaszek Baltic Welaszelk Jan Szydlak Poland Edward Gierek Pajlish PAP Eugeniusz Olubka

Legion Leader Vows Stronger PW Effort

Legion head Alfred Chamie says public opinion will push Hanoi to treat American prisoners of war more humanely and the American Legion will double its efforts this year. He spoke after a 24 day tour of Vietnam, Japan and the Philippines and said pressure will come via letters and petitions to North Vietnamese officials.

Los Angeles Alfred Chamie American Legion Hanoi U.S Chamie Vietnam Japan Philippines Legion

NEA Warns Nixon on Education Aid for 1972

Washington AP Spokesmen for the National Education Association say the Nixon administration may face teacher backlash in 1972 unless public education is upgraded. NEA leaders warn about limited federal help, noting aid to public schools falls to a six year low while states and localities must cover most costs.

Washington National Education Association NEA Belen Bain Sam Lambert Lambert Nixon Ment

Grants Awarded to Six Iowa Schools

National science foundation grants awarded to six Iowa colleges for student research projects. Students will summer research under scientists in fields like solid waste disposal and air and noise pollution. Coe College Cedar Rapids 6840 four participants Cornell College Mt. Vernon 8240 five Grinnell College Grinnell 4000 three Iowa State University Ames 57090 46 Luther College Decorah 2790 two University of Iowa 23340 17

Washington Iowa National Science Foundation Jack Miller Coe College Cedar Rapids Cornell College Mt. Vernon Grinnell College Grinnell Iowa State University Ames Luther College At Decorah University of Iowa

Heckling of Lodge Provokes Apology and Charges at Stanford

Stanford University faced disruption as two students were charged by the Student Judiciary Council after heckling U.N. envoy Henry Cabot Lodge during a Monday address. Lodge, later speaking to a smaller audience, denounced the disruption as an assault on free speech. Stanford President Richard Lyman promised charges and issued a student body apology from AS Council presidents.

Stanford Calif Henry Cabot University Lodge United Nations U.S U.N South Vietnam Paris Nixon Vatican Richard Lyman Student Judiciary Council Associated Students Council of Presidents Exeus

Beaches Closed and Polluted Stocks Rise in U S

The Environmental Protection Agency reports 91 U S beaches closed or polluted. 13 not recommended for bathing. 10 listed as unsatisfactory for use. UPI states this concern reflects water quality issues across multiple sites.

Washington UPI Environmental Protection Agency U.S

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