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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1973
Page
4
scrambled OCR notes describe sprint car races and related activities at All Iowa venue with exhibits midway open and entertainment acts including Lipko's Comedy Chimps and Fun Time Sauutire. No clear dates or full event details due to text quality.
President Nixon will address Watergate in an appropriate forum after the senate committee completes its current phase. The White House said the panel will hold weekday hearings through Aug. 3 and may have Nixon testify in some manner when warranted.
A garbled OCR item mentions a figure named Chrelie and a trail driver with unclear details. The fragment hints at a pursuit or rebinding but lacks coherent names, places, or events to confirm context or date.
Betty Grable, famed World War II pinup star, dies of lung cancer in Santa Monica California at St John’s hospital aged 56 after a recent illness and hospitalizations. Her career included a White bathing suit pose and a canceled Australian appearance last May.
Betty Grable pin up picture became a morale icon with nearly three million copies circulated. Soldiers pinned it in barracks and sea bags, boosting spirit as the war continued in the early 1940s.
The first topical storm of 1973 named Alice strengthened to hurricane status on Tuesday as it moved northward. The National Hurricane Center forecast Alice would pass near Bermuda late Tuesday, prompting warnings from authorities.
Thirty five nations opened the European security conference in Helsinki and endorsed guidelines to move the cold war toward lasting peace. The seven months of talks produced trade, de-escalation, and more East West contacts with experts to refine proposals.
Los Angeles UPI reports special prosecutor Archibald Cox is examining President Nixon's California and Florida estates and his ties to the Teamsters. The inquiry, focusing on the $1.8 million Western White House purchase and GSA financed improvements, seeks whether campaign funds or union or corporate money were used and whether any tampering with borders or systems occurred. The probe includes observers at military maneuvers and broader East‑West exchanges as it weighs potential connections and sources of funds.
Washington reports that Army Secretary Callaway and Navy Secretary Warner dismissed charges of conspiring with the enemy against seven POWs held in North Vietnam. They cited lack of evidence and cited the POWs' brutal prison experience as a factor in the decision. One former POW, Abel Kavanaugh, had killed himself last week, with charges against him voided posthumously.
The rotated story describes seven years of Soviet diplomacy with two officers, Navy Capt. Jney and Walter Wilber, awaiting resolution. It notes charges of aiding the enemy and misconduct, focusing on freedoms to travel and read. The piece mentions Western concerns and a 1969 Soviet agreement affecting conference balance.
An imperfect report notes legal conflicts over advertising bingo and gambling in mail. It cites federal postal rules, state bingo laws, and post office officials in Cedar Rapids and Chicago warning against mailing bingo ads while acknowledging occasional newspaper publication.
Iowa Supreme Court upheld contempt of court convictions from a rock music festival near Wadena in 1970. Judges Keefe and Moore earlier imposed $1,000 fines on Sound Storm Enterprises, Wadena Development Co, and five county individuals after injunctions were ignored. The festival drew thousands nationwide despite court orders and was slated for July 31, 1970.
Gov. Robert Rivy signed the Vietnam bonus bill, allocating 28 million from surplus to pay veterans up to 300 dollars for qualifying service. Eligible veterans in the Vietnam era between 1960 and 1973 receive 17.50 dollars monthly, with caps of 800 dollars for service elsewhere. Others who did not serve receive 12.50 monthly up to 300 dollars.
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