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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1971
Page
8
Hollywood writer critiques TV violence and its impact on viewers. He notes ongoing debates and the subjective nature of harm, prefers less gratuitous violence, but stresses mediocrity in entertainment. He questions networks' responsibility for childrearing while sharing personal TV habits and observations.
Fragmentary TV listings include Davenport WKBT Rochester Des Moines Dubuque entries and a sequence of game show and memory game references. Mentions of World Turns Let's Make a Deal and other time slots appear alongside partial program titles and times.
Prime Minister Eisaku Sato's Liberal Democratic Party retained control of the upper house. With 116 of 126 seats decided, the LDP held 61 seats and faced a smaller pre election majority. The Japan Socialist party gained to 35 seats, Komeito 10, Democratic Socialist 4, Japan Communist 5, and an independent 1. Voter turnout was 9.3 percent of 716 million eligible voters, cited as low due to apathy and Sunday voting.
DETROIT AP reports the NEA predicted more teacher strikes in 1971 72. Donald E Morrison TN San Diego says delegates will oppose aid to private schools and may seek more strikes over governance not wages. He supports private funding separation and criticizes Nixon for public funds to private schools. The NEA classroo m association backed agency shop oppose performance contracts and voucher plans and urged political activity as 7000 delegates gather.
The Soviet Union ratified the friendship and cooperation treaty with Egypt, concluded in May, while President Nikolai Podgorny was in Cairo. The move follows his Cairo visit and signals continued alliance between Moscow and Cairo.
Under the Postal Reorganization Act the U S Civil Service will stop handling postal service job examinations from July 1. Between July 1 and October 1 the Civil Service Commission will still process other applications. In October current registrants will be contacted to gauge continued interest.
Colonel Hackworth cites faulty training as a major driver of U S casualties in Vietnam around June and July 1965. He claims up to a third of deaths came from improper training and criticizes Vietnamization as PR, noting exaggerations of enemy dead. He recounts a battle where miscounted enemy losses and misled claims marred the outcome.
Washington AP reports Rufus Youngblood secret service agent at 47 has retired and desires world travel. He recalls global assignments but only remembers the windowless rooms where state decisions are made.
Reports in The Philadelphia Bulletin and The Seattle Times claim CIA backed intelligence expeditions by hill tribes from Laos into Chinese territory. The articles say U S officials discounted direct danger while noting CIA trained teams gathered troop movements and political data. The U S Command in Saigon reported a 3,200 drop to 241,700 American troops in Vietnam.
McCrea La AP thousands of sun parched rock fans endured a four day event until a Sunday shutdown after IRS tax liens exceeding 700000 on ticket sales and a police drug crackdown. One youth died of an overdose, two drowned, and about 100 were arrested on drug charges as promoters promised later comment.
Vice-president Agnew was met by about 100 well-wishers in Guam as he arrived. A sign proclaimed we will play golf with you any time and Agnew warned supporters to stand back. The text notes his prior Desert Classic moments where golf balls struck by him reached bystanders.
James H Meredith, returning to the South after six years in New York City, says whites in the North are the most prejudiced. He notes the South is tense yet more livable for blacks day to day, as he relocates to Jackson with his wife and three sons to promote economic development and cooperative buying plans.
President Nicolai Ceasescu opened an international conference in Bucharest to discuss development and peaceful uses of atomic energy. Agerpres reported nearly 2,000 experts from 50 countries, East and West, attending the meeting.
Soviet journalist Victor Louis, Moscow correspondent for the Evening News, visited Israel for six days to assess a possible resumption of Soviet Israel relations. Officials reported he traveled on official business with a Soviet passport and met Prime Minister Golda Meir’s political adviser.
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