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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1971
Page
12
Hollywood (UPI) The Electric Company will debut in the fall on over 200 noncommercial stations to teach reading to seven to ten year olds. The program will run a half hour daily for 26 weeks, featuring seven regular actors including Bill Cosby and Rita Moreno.
Television listings for KCRG WMT KWWL KIIN KTVO WHBF and related stations cover schedule blocks 7a to 13 News plus weather and sports. The page notes sports segments, classic movie features, and local programming including Green Acres and Petticoat Junction airings.
Seattle AP report notes a coalition of King County judges lawyers and prosecutors launching a 90 day experiment to shorten felony case timelines. Judge David Soukup leads the effort aiming to bring felony trials within 41 days after arrest or 34 days if a guilty plea. Current averages run four to five months for arrests to trial and three to four months for guilty pleas, slower than many regions with New York cited as holding nearly 3,000 felonies in jail for three months or more as of April 1.
At the NAACP annual convention in Minneapolis Bishop Stephen Spottswood said the Nixon administration has taken steps earning cautious approval from black Americans. He urged continued pressure on housing, education and employment, and called for an end to the Vietnam War while aiding returning black GIs.
Jersey City Mayor Thomas J Whelan and six other Hudson county and Jersey City officials were convicted in federal court on 29 counts of extortion and conspiracy. Jersey City Business Administrator Philipp Kunz was convicted on 17 counts and acquitted on 12. A nine woman and three men jury delivered the verdict after about four hours. Convictions carry up to 20 years and $10,000 fines per count, with one conspiracy count up to five years and $10,000. Convicted with Whe lan were Thomas Flaherty Joseph Stapleton Fred i Kropke Bernard Murphy Walter Wolfe and William Sternkopf.
An East German couple attempting to flee to the West smothered their 3-year-old son after the father covered the child's mouth to silence crying as they climbed down from an Austrian truck at the border. Austrian guards found the limp boy. the family had been hiding behind freight packages after seeking help from an Austrian. The flight began with intent to reach the West via Hungary.
Mentholatum laboratories announce M P O Medicated Pile Ointment for fast temporary relief of burning itching soreness from hemorrhoidal tissues. The doctor tested formula soothes inflamed tissue reduces swelling and provides lubrication for comfortable bowel movements. Available as ointment and suppository at drug counters.
Three marine drill instructors were relieved of duties pending investigation into boot camp sessions that left 39 recruits hospitalized with renal tract illnesses. Recruits, in their first week, were treated and in good condition. Sessions long for first two weeks violated regulations limiting to five minutes per hour. A preliminary report awaits battalion command decision on possible court-martial.
A mother arranges cosmetic surgery for her son whose new appearance creates complications for them both. The Dr. Marcus Welby program airs at 9 PM Tuesday in color on Channel.
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