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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1972

Page

2

Boy Rescued After Seven Hours in Narrow Hole

Anthony Bernardino six spent almost seven hours wedged 27 feet down a hole on a road project in El Monte California. He was carried to safety by rescue workers at 12 08 am. he was cold but uninjured and taken to a medical center for observation. His parents and brother watched the rescue unfold.

EL Monte Calif Anthony Bernardino Hay Jimmy Anthony Los Angeles Sandra Dim Hernardino Sai William Baker Baker Ann Sheriffs Havel Michael California San Bernardino Kathy Fiscus San Marino Fiscus

Tama Farmer Dies In Tractor Mishap

Tama farmer James Thorne Jr. aged 41 was killed when his tractor rolled on a slope on his Tama County farm. He was pinned beneath and died instantly. services are planned in Tama at Mason-Hand funeral home with burial at Haven Cemetery.

Garente Tama James Thorne, Jr Tama Tama County C. W. Maplethorpe Zhorne Mahore Ina Tama Rescue Squad Maplethorpe Haven Cemetery

Maddox Wears Hairpiece Faces Parking Mixup

Atlanta AP report describes Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox arriving at the state capitol with a toupee. A capitol police officer did not recognize him and refused to allow parking until Maddox confirmed his identity.

Atlanta, Ga Lester Maddox Hien Maddox State Capitol Capitol

Wallace Chisholm ticket proposed by civil rights activist

MEMPHIS AP A black civil rights activist says a Brave movement has formed to push a Democratic ticket with Alabama Governor George Wallace for president and Shirley Chisholm of New York for vice president. James Bevel says the plan could appeal to blacks whites and the women's movement as a national drive begins. Bevel noted Tennessee black political convention soon to hear the proposal though a Wallace spokesman had no comment. Bevel, once tied to King and SCLC campaigns, stressed the effort aims to help the country and bridge races.

Memphis Alabama George Wallace U.S Shirley Chisholm New York James Bevel Martin. Luther King, Jr Women's Liberation Movement Whit Tha Chisholm Wallace Bevel Tenessee King Albany Southern Christian Leadership Conference Birmingham Selma Ala Chicago SCLC Atlanta Beves

Kennedy questions Kleindienst on ITT convention pledge

Senator Kennedy pressed Acting Attorney General Richard Kleindienst over claims he learned of ITT's pledge to fund part of the Republican national convention only after media reports. The hearing scrutinized the Justice Department settlement with ITT and related memos tied to lobbyist Dita Beard.

Washington Cap Kennedy D-Mass Richard Kleindienst International Telephone & Telegraph Corp Telsted Massachusetts Senate Judiciary Committee Justice Department Kleindienst Nixon John N. Mitchell Klaindienst Sheraton Hotel ITT Richard McLaren Chicago the _dory Kleingienst Wfoman Jack Anderson Dita Beard Washington TTT

Pioneer 10 launches toward Jupiter on historic interstellar aim

Cape Kennedy reports Pioneer 10, the fastest spacecraft yet, blasted off at 7:49 p.m. aboard an Atlas Centaur rocket, reaching the moon’s orbit in 11 hours 40 minutes and aiming to skim the asteroid belt en route to Jupiter and beyond. The probe carries a golden plaque and instruments to study radiation, magnetic fields, and Jupiter’s atmosphere.

Cape Kennedy America Jupiter Apollo National Aeronautics and Space Administration Solar System Herman Ceres Pioneer

Librarian Refuses Testimony in Harrisburg Seven Trial

Zina Horn, former reference librarian at Bucknell and now a Modesto librarian, is jailed for contempt after again refusing to testify in the Harrisburg Seven case. She cited safeguarding court rights and conscience, and was led to Dauphin County Prison by US Marshal John Buck.

Harrisburg UPI R. Dixon Herman Sen Zina Horn Harrisburg Seven John Buck Henry Kissinger Washington Tral Berrigan William Lynch Herman

Copy Rush at Office Sparks Secretaries Misprint

A secretary reports the boss ordering about twenty copies of a document to be ready for use later. The note implies planned reuse and potential secrecy within the office.

Hissecretary

Unemployment rate falls in February with steady earnings

Washington reports a 0.2 percentage point drop in the jobless rate to 5.7 percent the lowest in 17 months. Average weekly earnings rise to 130.27 dollars amid a longer work week, boosting annual earnings by about 6.2 percent while consumer prices climb. Unemployed total holds at 54 million, with total employment nudging higher and hours worked up across manufacturing and overall.

Washington Bureau of Labor Statistics Jessness Bureau

Railman dies after crash by self

IN GOLSTADT Germany UPI reports a railway signalman Wikibald Meyer age 30 killed himself after a head on collision between trains. Railway workers found Meyers body on duty following the wreck which killed three others.

Ingolstadt Germany UPI Wikibald Meyer

Iowa House votes to allow wine in grocers and taverns

The Iowa House approved a measure 62 to 34 to end the liquor monopoly by permitting wine up to 17 percent alcohol by weight to be sold in grocery stores and taverns for off premises use. The bill moves to the Senate with amendments removing a 22 percent retail markup.

Des Moines Iowa Senate George Kindley House Robert Kreamer

Senate backs universal Social Security cards for first graders

The Senate Finance Committee voted to direct issuance of Social Security cards to every child entering first grade after 1974, aiming to create a universal ID. The move, tied to welfare reform, also covers new cards for immigrants and welfare applicants lacking cards to curb fraud and multiple accounts.

Wasiington UPI Senate Finance Isiclal Uni Sen Long D-Lai Gti Whch Senate

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