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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1972
Page
1
A new traveling exhibit titled A Collection of Favorite Colors opens Friday in the Young People’s gallery at Cedar Rapids Art Center 324 Third Street SE. It aligns with public school color lessons and covers primary and secondary colors warm and cool tones color mixing and monochromatic schemes.
The U S district court of appeals ordered ALPA to poll its international affiliates on delaying a one day walkout planned for Monday to protest hijackings. Ola Forsberg, head of the IFAP, must decide if postponement is feasible, while courts consider appeals to bar American pilots from joining. Forsberg was en route to Helsinki as the court weighed options.
Iowa Congressman John Culver spoke at a Dubuque dinner praising the Higher Education Act of 1972 as a new charter with high potential for American education. He urged strong government and independent institution collaboration and warned against削 starvation of funding to fulfill its promises.
Explosions blasted five JP-4 and diesel fuel tanks at Long Binh Army headquarters near Saigon early Sunday. Initial reports find no casualties and no gunfire. cause under investigation. The base houses about 8,000 Americans and ships fuels for U S and South Vietnamese units.
Rapid City faced renewed flood danger when heavy afternoon rain forced residents onto rooftops and prompted Mayor Don Ald Barnett to declare martial law. He urged evacuations from low-lying areas while 2,500 National Guardsmen were recalled as the storm subsided.
Police use rubber truncheons tear gas and water cannon to quell a Saturday protest by about 500 French speaking Swiss minority members. Eight police and three demonstrators injured and 120 detained as demonstrators demanded a Free Jura region.
A humorous line notes that some men strive to save money to shield their sons from the issues that shaped their own fathers. The quote, attributed to a copyright note, reflects a timeless parental caution about financial frugality and legacy.
A public notice reveals that Cedar Rapids Community School District agreed to ten recommendations after a January complaint of racial discrimination by Ernest Merriweather. A February 28 conciliation agreement, signed by Merriweather and district and commission reps, was kept private until The Gazette obtained a copy.
The Gazette reports Cedar Rapids officials discuss a conciliation agreement tied to minority education efforts. Superintendent Currie says the plan aims for a quality integrated education, pledging a top black administrator by September 1972 to lead a black studies curriculum and advocacy.
At the Colorado state Democratic convention McGovern forces agreed to align with national rules and give Humphrey a proportionate share of delegates. The move leaves McGovern with 24 of 36 delegates, Humphrey with seven, Chisolm with one, and four uncommitted as talks featured potential vice presidential candidates.
A blue ribbon panel of Catholic, Protestant and Jewish leaders warned that without government aid the nation's parochial schools face collapse due to dwindling funds and deficits. The report, commissioned by Cardinal-Archbishop John Krol of Philadelphia, calls the Catholic school crisis nationwide and notes government aid is essential to survival. The panel plans to present the study to President Nixon next week.
Senate leader Mike Mansfield rejects Defense Secretary Laird's claim that war could continue without new funding. A Keller memo supports Mansfield, saying the civil war law limits spending to supplies and health needs only. Stennis will try to remove the end the war provisions from the foreign aid bill.
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