29 Jan 1972
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1972
Page
1
A newspaper picture page notes that about 650 000 dollars is held in trust for Hughes. The item references a financial arrangement and identifies Hughes as the beneficiary.
In New York and Miami reports, a judge pledges to cover travel costs for Marina Gonzales to obtain an abortion in Washington, while Florida law restricts abortions to protect the mother's life. The case follows financial disputes over a Hughes biography tied to McGraw-Hill and Irving, with funds reportedly held in a Swiss bank.
Washington reports President Nixon named Martha Whitman to the President's Council of Economic Advisers, becoming the first woman on the panel alongside Herbert Stein and Barley Solomon. Whitman, a University of Pittsburgh economist, will fill the seat vacated by Paul McCracken.
President Nixon's family welfare plan stalls in the Senate finance committee after House passage. Senator Ribicoff won't back the proposal and advocates shift to a pilot program to test approaches before full enactment. The plan would expand welfare rolls with guaranteed incomes for families, drawing criticism from both sides. Ribicoff and supporters weigh how to bridge Republican moderates and Democratic liberals to pass any measure.
Peking denounces Nixon peace plan as a ploy to prolong the Vietnam war. The New China News Agency broadcast argues the proposal aims to preserve puppet regimes in South Vietnam and Indo China while calling for Chieu to resign and elections that would resist Western influence. The commentary, issued before Nixon’s planned visit to Peking, states the Vietnamese and Chinese peoples are determined to continue the struggle.
An erratic hijacker aboard a Trans World Airlines jet with 101 aboard was shot at Kennedy Airport by an FBI agent posing as a crew member. Garrett Trapnell, later taken to hospital, demanded 200000 and freedom for Angela Davis while seeking Europe, later forcing the plane to prepare for a landing near Dallas. Police linked Trapnell to prior Bahamas and California felonies and said he had a history of mental illness.
A female entertainer displayed a silk banner reading Stop the Killing during a White House social event for President Nixon. The protester, a member of the Ray Conniff Singers, challenged the president over Vietnam and political figures while guests looked on. Nixon and guests listened as the scene drew mixed reactions and prompted questions from reporters and security.
AP dispt reports a U S aircraft struck a radar site within 75 miles of Hanoi Friday night the closest raid this year though U S command said results were not confirmed. Separately U S sources claimed daily strikes knock out as many as 100 North Vietnamese trucks on the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos amid intermittent fighting around Saigon.
Carltonville authorities report a fire at a major gold mine in South Africa during a weekend shift. Fourteen miners were believed to be trapped or led to safety, with three confirmed dead and three still missing, according to company officials.
A playful note contrasts a ready stance with skepticism, presenting an alternative path of mild uncertainty. The brief reflects a quirky, cipher-like line urging flexible thinking without firm answers.
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