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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1972
Page
5
In STORE-ON-TRENT England workers at the Port Merion pottery plant called in a medium to contact a ghost they say disrupts production. Medium Gordon Higginson believes the spirit is a former female worker delivering a message. Packer Doris Rowley aged 48 reports footsteps a cough and a dark shape seen near shelves.
Cameron David Bishop, a Colorado revolutionary with a skunk tattoo, is on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list. A Feb 14 1969 warrant accuses him of destroying four Colorado power towers feeding defense plants in late January 1969, amid other SDS activity and prior burglary convictions.
Edward Heveran and Charles L Brown used a 5 by 52 inch screen to see each other while talking over a private intercity Picturephone link. Bell officials call it the nation's first subscriber intercity Picturephone call connecting Oak Brook and Chicago.
The IRS reports U S liquor taxes totaling 1.18 billion for the first quarter, up about 130 million from a year earlier. Distilled spirits accounted for 883 million, wine 46 million, and beer 251 million.
In Buenos Aires a pickup carrying six people slid off a dock during heavy rain and sank into the River Plate. Port authorities reported all aboard were killed and officials suspect a possible mechanical failure.
In Los Angeles, Dr. Bernard Bender, who fitted unnecessary braces to help men dodge the draft, had his prison term cut from 15 years to two. Judge A Andrew Hauk reduced the sentence after a psychiatric report found his conduct born of a gentle disposition and belief he aided men avoiding service in what he called an immoral war.
Sydney AP reports a House of Representatives committee inquiry into pharmaceutical operations criticizes doctors handwriting. It notes druggists waste hours verifying prescriptions and urges doctors to print or type them. Guild and medical association spokesmen discuss practicality, legality, forgery concerns, and patient convenience.
Three gun runners arrested May 2 were found guilty of threatening national security and executed by firing squad Tuesday. They allegedly smuggled arms from Laos destined for Communist insurgents in the north and northeast.
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