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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1971
Page
5
North Vietnam reports renewed air attacks by fighter bombers on ground to air missiles while stating nine Americans killed and 39 injured in ground action in South Vietnam. Casualties rise in two body trap explosions near the demilitarized zone. a helicopter was shot down evacuating casualties.
State Auditor Lloyd Smith announced an audit of Linn-Mar starts Monday amid surprise at the board and community over unknown financial difficulties. The review aims to verify spending against the budget as a bank may consider warrants. the private firm previously hired will be replaced by the audit team, with costs to be determined by hours worked.
Washington AP reports President Nixon will meet Monday with labor and management representatives from the construction industry to seek ways to reduce spiraling building costs.
Petal the Philadelphia zoo’s 1-year-old African elephant grabbed zookeeper Ed Roening’s paycheck with her trunk. The check vanished inside the four-ton animal before staff recovered it, and Recotta received a replacement for the $92 pay stub.
In Los Angeles AP report on the long trial of Charles Manson and three co defendants the jury deliberated after closing arguments. Prosecutors sought first degree murder and conspiracy convictions based on the August 1969 Tate murders as they told the panel of seven victims described in graphic terms.
Unidentified fighter planes strafed two San Diego owned tuna boats about six miles off Ecuador, radio relays said. The Hornet and Apollo crews reported no injuries or damage, while nearby vessels were seized by Ecuadorian gunboats amid unclear origin of the attackers.
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi faced a stone and shoe throwing crowd in Surat Gujarat as she defended socialist aims and warned against violence. Two people were injured in the melee, with Desai’s Gujarat constituency cited as a political fault line in the March elections.
Swiss Ambassador Giovanni Enrico Bucher was freed after 46 days in Brazilian captivity, following a ransom deal that secured the release of 70 prisoners. Police widened raids as the government pressed to locate his captors, a Popular Revolutionary Vanguard faction, amid deadly incidents and clashes near roadblocks.
Secretary of Defense Laird returns from Southeast Asia and says the coming months are critical for Cambodia yet he sees nothing to slow the pace of U S withdrawal. He notes North Vietnamese and Viet Cong efforts to test the Cambodian government as it builds security and military forces.
Des Moines reports that Iowa University regents approved mandatory residence rules and room rate increases for fall. The move aims to maintain dorm occupancy to fulfill bond obligations, with plans to improve dorm life and a financial aid program for students. Student groups opposed the rate hikes amid four months of study.
Des Moines AP reports State Superintendent Paul Johnston asked Friday that his nomination for a new four year term be withdrawn. He will remain superintendent as a successor is appointed. The state board accepted the request with regret citing fear of Senate delays harming education statewide. Johnston has served since 1946 and was named superintendent in 1961 to fill an unexpired term.
A 12 month study funded by the oil and gas industry concludes the Santa Barbara Channel blowout caused permanent damage to marina facilities and related infrastructure, highlighting enduring ecological and economic impacts two years after the incident.
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