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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1973
Page
4
Carnival operators faced a Friday delay as signs meeting Iowa law were missing at midway games. Police chief Vanous issued rule copies and allowed play once compliant signs were posted. Attendance reached 14,830, easing hopes for a strong weekend with good weather anticipated.
Washington AP reports Ehrlichman accuses John Dean of trying to implicate Nixon to avoid prosecution. Ehrlichman calls Dean the pivot point of the cover up while detailing Dean’s alleged disclosure to Haldeman and Nixon. Senate testimony described connections to the Watergate break in and the White House investigation.
Congress and President Nixon reach a compromise to halt all military action in Indo-China by August 15. The deal, part of a $3.4 billion supplemental bill, ends bombing in Cambodia or Laos and sets a cutoff date while funding government operations beyond the fiscal year. Senate approval followed House passage, with debate over presidential power and constitutional authority.
Lynne Brady 26 of 001 Sixth Street SW Sat urday was named Cedar Rapids municipal judge by Governor Ralph Hoy Hay and is believed to be the first woman named to such a post. Under the new court reorganization law she will become a district court associate judge next Sunday, taking a $19 500 a year salary. The governor also named August Frederick Hansell Jr 37 of 331 Twenty seventh Street Drive SE to one of two new Sixth district district judgeships and he resigned as municipal judge. Continued on Page 2 Cal 7
The United States and Soviet Union will lead a 46 nation, 5,000 scientist effort beginning August 1 to study tropical weather from the equatorial belt. More than 34 ships and 11 aircraft will operate from the Galapagos to Tanzania, with 250 stations contributing data. The project, called GARP and its GATE tropical experiment, aims to improve hurricane prediction and energy transport in the atmosphere. NSF, NOAA and NASA fund $10 million of a $40 million program, involving Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, UK, and many others.
Ozark Air Lines and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association ended a 31 day strike after union members ratified a new contract. The 60 member Local 24 voted in St Louis and Chicago, approving the pact 31 percent for ratification. The agreement restores service to 62 cities in 16 states and includes removal of electronic surveillance, wage steps to 7 dollars by March 1, and retroactive coverage to the prior contract end.
Communist led insurgents launched new assaults Saturday at Kompong Speu, threatening a wider push toward Phnom Penh. Radio reports say the forces are pressing a mile from the city as a Khmer Rouge defector warns of a two stage attack aimed at the capital.
Washington lawmakers pushed a 465 billion package extending social security benefits to June 1 1974 while negotiating debt ceiling terms. The Senate approved the bill 63 to 2 and the House 294 to 54 before sending it to President Nixon amid concerns over costs and veto risks.
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