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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1972
Page
13
The article surveys Qing dynasty China under Kangxi and Qianlong, describing population pressures, the gentry, and cultural rigidity. It frames China as static, self-sufficient, and ethnically exclusive, facing an unprecedented foreign sea invasion that would redefine its identity and history.
Bangladeshs Awami League leader Mujibur Rahman describes Pakistani forces destroying communications railways and industries as he estimates 85 percent of the 25 million population faces starvation. He recalls arrests five months earlier and recounts a brutal home invasion where soldiers beat him and threatened his family.
Geneva based World Council of Churches said up to 240000 Bengali women were raped by West Pakistani forces and many deserted by husbands. Bangladesh mourned national day as Bhutto regime seized 11 more firms, planning to run 41 domestically, while India rejected calls to withdraw troops and free prisoners of war.
Confused garbled line suggests tensions over ceasefire or talks involving Bhutto and Singh. No clear events, dates, or places. a description hints at bilateral discussions blocked by government stance and a call for a swift resolution.
The government faces social challenges as it addresses the plight of rape victims. The World Council of Churches plans to assist the Dhaka government in reuniting couples and supporting the women while efforts to change traditional views continue.
Springville junior Mark Hanna won the local American Legion Oratorical contest. Jane Stimson Whitlier and Julie Falcon of Springville finished second and third. Speeches covered the Constitution and citizen duties. Hanna advances to Lim county contest on February 3 in Cedar Rapids.
Rites will be conducted in Solon for Rudolph Kratochvil a retired farmer who lived near Solon all his life died at 2 p.m. Tuesday Burial will be in Oak Cemetery Solon Saturday evening after a brief service Friends may call at the funeral home Sept 6 1965 after 6 p.m. Surviving is a sister Emma Louvar of Cedar Rapids.
Monticello in Jones county was at risk Sunday evening when Paul Lumpa surprised an intruder at the Monticello Implement Co. The burglar clubbed Lumpa then fled with a companion in a dark car after Lumpa hid. One suspect wore a green jacket and blue jeans. the other, a six foot tall man with reddish blond hair, a dark jacket, black jeans and a dark blue stocking cap.
A boy in a hospital robe ran from the Eldora state training school for boys into near zero cold. He was seen at University Hospital as officers began a campus search at 1 30 p m. Firemen spotted a boy near the railroad tracks and police with deputies captured him minutes later.
A man admitted starting a fire to keep warm while seeking shelter at a hospital. Authorities report the self admitted actions occurred during a cold period and are under investigation for safety and potential charges.
CALMAR area One board of directors heard two resignations at last week’s meeting. Walter Eschen, on the board since July 1970, left citing business demands. Mary K. Estey, the secretary, also resigned effective end of January. Burton Payne was appointed to fill the vacancy. Jerry Colleingwood will take Nee place. Dennis The Menace Appears Daily In The Gazette Classified Section.
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