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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1973
Page
4
Holiday events at the All-Iowa fair include Movieland Wild Animal Show, swine judging, Lipko's Comedy Chimps, Gary Thompson jewelry demo, and Shorthorn judging. Attendance totals show fewer gate entries than last 4th of July but six day totals rise with 101 384 admissions. Officials cite hot weather and Kids Day timing as factors.
Carl Kane notes rain dampened attendance as parents may opt to skip events for kids. July 4 program featured Warren Covington’s nostalgic big band in the grandstand and a $2,000 fireworks display, drawing praise from Mike Daugherty. Fireworks, ostrich racing, and animals closed the celebration, with Kids Day and Wild Animal show scheduled for today.
A fragmentary note ponders whether the dish called mush rooms is genuine or impostor. The writer questions authenticity and hints at hesitation about its true nature and origin.
Herbert Giglotto and his wife Louise say they fled Callinsville after a mistaken drug raid. He filed a $1 million damage suit and alleges ongoing harassment and threats including hit and run damage to two cars and anonymous calls. Giglotto claims police protection failed and that he is unsafe at home. Details include a basement sighting and spreading rumors about the family as they moved west.
Washington AP The price freeze prompts new export controls on 41 farm items to curb the food price spiral. Commerce Secretary Deal says the move, under a 1969 law, aims to ration foreign supplies and keep foods available. Agriculture Secretary Butz approved the action expanding earlier limits on soybeans and cotton by‑products.
Jerry Goodwin twenty from Marion drowned in the Cedar River just north of the Edgewood Pea bridge after stepping into a hole and going under. His cousin Edward Kouison visiting from New Mexico watched and alerted others. River patrol and fire department brought his body to shore. he was declared dead after 15 minutes.
Washington AP Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox said it would be premature to speculate on indictments in the Watergate probe. He warned he would fire any staff member who leaked. Cox noted the grand jury investigation is nearly complete and declined to confirm reports of indictments. The remarks followed CBS News reporting recommendations for conspiracy indictments against four Nixon aides. He added no confirmation of suspects and stressed ethics breaches by staff.
Washington AP Army officials dropped misconduct charges against five enlisted soldiers after not questioning 15 to 20 other former war prisoners listed as potential witnesses. The decision relied on exhaustive debriefings and transcripts from 566 POWs freed by North Vietnam. Navy and Marine investigators questioned some witnesses before dismissing similar charges against two former POW Marines.
Johnson county jail security criticized after Ronald W. Rakauksas escaped at 3 a.m. by sawing through a cell window. Sheriff Gary Hughes warned of easy outside access to contraband. Officials note the jail dates to the late 1800s and defend the institution amid blame.
Secretary of State Rogers proposed a five point peace plan to European ministers at Helsinki urging a continent open to free movement of people and ideas. He pressed for concrete steps to ease human contacts, freer information flow, and broader cultural and educational cooperation amid East West disputes over principles and military information exchanges. Britain’s Douglas-Home backed the push for improving life quality and cross border newspapers and TV to reduce tensions.
A howitzer salute fired by the nearby Fort Hood artillery shattered windows at the Bell County courthouse in Belton Texas during the Fourth of July parade and rodeo events.
Hughes recalled the last pretense shakedown of prisoners that led to the seizure of marijuana and homemade knives backsaw blades blackjacks and a noose fashioned from rope as part of prison safety measures.
Michael Bailey and his wife from Southampton spent 117 days at sea after their yacht Atralyn sank 400 miles off Acapulco. They were rescued by a South Korean fishing boat Walmi off Guatemala’s west coast on June 30, suffering severe malnutrition and exhaustion. They head to Busan for recovery as details emerge from London Daily Mail reports.
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