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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1973
Page
8
The article discusses removing holes from coins used in jewelry, noting some coins are fastened with drilled holes or in mounts. It explains how holes affect value and trade, describes repair methods, and warns that plugging holes to resemble originals is illegal counterfeit activity frowned upon by the U S secret service.
A discussion of United States code on counterfeit and mutilated coins notes that altering or replacing parts of coins to increase value is illegal. It explains rules on base metals, gold or silver alloys, and the melting of silver coins while gold remains restricted until the treasury lifts the ban.
Crockett Calif UPI reports a 605 foot smokestack once the tallest in the world at an American Smelting and Refining Co plant was torn down with 100 pounds of dynamite to clear space for a new industrial park.
The FCC ordered free public access channels in top markets and activists debate funding and censorship. Industry figures warn about liability for slander while promoters urge open, uncensored programming as New York becomes a focal point for early experiments in cable produced content.
Revolution grows extort in Orfando Reading Pa Tulsa Oklo DeKalb Al Bakersfield and other cities. Alfred Stern of Warner Cable notes NYU helped set up Bakersfield channel. Verda Swaim runs Bakersfield storefront center with weekly public access sessions. Bresnan advocates funding via a 2 percent levy on cable gross. FCC allows franchise tax. Public channels should be funded by excess over 3 percent in some cases.
Emilio Medici selects Ernesto Geisel a retired four star general to succeed him in March. Geisel, head of Petrobras, will serve until 1978 with ARENA backing. Brazil's electoral college will elect the president on January 1, with no direct vote by the 30.2 million registered voters. The inauguration is scheduled for March 15.
Paris papers deride Nixon Brezhnev dinner menu as gastronomic heresies printed in Franglais. L Aurore notes beef Bordelaise with Cabernet Sauvignon while others mock lobster with remoulade. Critics say the wording blurs diplomacy, not policy.
California Supreme Court overturned mass arrest convictions from a 1960 San Francisco State College demonstration where over 400 protesters were detained. The court held arrests for disturbing the peace and unlawful assembly require clear and present danger of violence, not mere disorder.
CHICAGO (AP) Fredrak Fraske, 101, the last surviving veteran of the Indian wars, died Monday. His unit, the Seventeenth U.S. Infantry, was deployed to Idaho in 1094 to quell a late uprising but saw no combat.
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