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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1972
Page
6
The all white jury found Angela Davis not guilty of murder kidnapping and conspiracy after a highly watched trial. Davis praised the verdict while condemning the system as biased, arguing true fairness lies in people not jurors. She warned critics that acquittal does not prove the system just.
North Dakota rejected a proposed new constitution by five to three, defeating changes to legislative procedures and a unicameral option. The measure would have extended session time and reduced legislature size, opposed by organized labor and farmers, with backing from the governor and major state groups. Critics question whether critics prefer critique to real reforms.
Intercepted messages show Hanoi urged Moscow not to settle with Nixon and to keep Vietnam talks exclusively with North Vietnam. Moscow reportedly pledged no deal with Nixon while Brezhnev offered only to urge negotiations, explaining Brezhnev's limited assistance on a Vietnam settlement.
The People's Forum defends Mrs. Payson and the New York Mets for bringing Willie Mays to New York. The piece argues Mays remains a New York legend, drawing ovations and symbolizing baseball’s heart in Shea Stadium. It notes Mays’ Mets contract includes a coaching role post retirement and praises Mets for honoring a national pastime.
A Cedar Rapids resident recounts seeing several fire companies battle a southeast side residence fire on June 3. Firemen pulled a severely burned man from the flames, and Chief Ed McMickle saved a dog by giving it oxygen, prompting praise for the department’s bravery and life-saving efforts.
The Washington Star Syndicate prints a critique arguing that proposed increases in Social Security benefits are funded by steep taxes rather than contributions. It ridicules the trust fund concept, cites rising tax rates 10.4 to 14.8 percent, and warns that young workers face decades of higher costs while current retirees gain only temporary boosts. Milton Friedman and Abraham Ellis are highlighted as experts supporting the critique.
Marquis Childs assesses dissent in the Soviet Union as tightly controlled and largely unseen by Soviets. He notes western awareness of Pasternak and Solzhenitsyn, the denouncement of Solzhenitsyn’s Nobel, and a focus on homeland patriotism. Jewish emigration pressure and rising anti Jewish discrimination loom amid broader repression and Lithuanians demanding freedom.
The losing boxer boasted to his manager that he had the opponent worried in the last round. The manager agreed, saying the foe thought he had killed him, highlighting a tense moment in the bout. West provides a vivid, period-accurate exchange.
In a Time essay, C L Sulzberger argues post Stalin power shifts hinge on foreign policy. Beria and Khrushchev fell after Western concessions or attempts, while Brezhnev's stance toward West Germany and the U S shapes his grip. Opposition within the Soviet leadership looms as détente deepens.
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