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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1973
Page
5
New York AP reports heavy dollar selling and investor nerves but a Friday stock rebound led by President Nixon's reassurance that the latest dollar devaluation will work. Traders await the weekend finance ministers meeting for clues on currency unification and possible European Community currency moves. The Dow Jones average rose 11.67 to close near 561. NYSE index up. Amex down.
Eight hour siege ends with three hostages released unharmed. Deputies Romano and Spadatelo wounded, car occupants flee. Two gunmen surrender, others arrested after negotiations with mediator Hallface Saludes. Five people detained on charges including attempted murder with $500000 bail for Ferguson Savory and Cadena.
Democratic leaders in Iowa unveiled a renters relief plan targeting elderly residents on fixed incomes under 6,000 dollars annually. The proposal would grant about 20 percent of rent as relief, aiming to assist nearly 69,000 renters and 264,862 elderly Iowans overall, funded by federalshared revenue and potentially altering the governor’s program.
Public meeting set for 7 30 p m Sunday at Peoples Unitarian Church 600 Third Avenue SE to discuss participation in relief work for Vietnam victims. Sponsors note thousands sick and injured and six million driven from homes and plan a medical relief drive with the American Friends Service Committee.
Interior Iowa and southern Minnesota hog markets show slow trade with steady to higher demand for butchers and sows. U S numbers list various weight ranges with prices from 31.50 to 39.25 per hundred pounds and weekly sale totals around 65,000.
Fragmented OCR lists USDA backed food delivery services in Chicago area with references to runners and nationwide brands. Mentions prices, delivery times, stores, and contact points amid garbled text. Strong entities include Chicago New York leaders and a large TV mention.
Pope Paul VI accepted the resignation of Patrick Cardinal O Nayle aged 77 as archbishop of Washington D C. The move follows the Pontiff's directive requiring bishops to resign on reaching 75 years old.
The Marion school board discussed adding a German language course on a one-year trial from Sept 4 1973 to May 31 1974 at a cost about 61 700 per year. The calendar adds in service days starting Aug 7, 1973 with Spanish as the current foreign language and includes Labor Day and Good Friday in spring break details. Board deferred action pending information on staffing after surveys showed 80 percent of Marion teachers oppose Saturday in service days.
A jumble of church listings presents service times for Marion area parishes and pastors. Entries include Bethel Baptist, Grace Baptist, Robins Faith Bible, St Josephs Catholic, Lutheran and Methodist churches with specified Sunday schools, worships, and masses. Additional notes mention church addresses and pastors such as Rev. Lyle W. Lee, Rev. Don B.R. Martin, Rev. Kermit W. Jeleland, Rev. Tom R. Hawkins, Rev. Justin A. Kane, and others along various streets and routes.
FBI inquiry into a 250 stated Grak vase at the Metropolitan Museum of Art follows a request from Italy amid possible illicit excavation from Etruscan tombs in 1971. Hecht, linked to the vase, defended good faith in the purchase as Swiss and Italian authorities seek to clarify ownership and legality.
French television coverage of politics shifts toward balance as Conte seeks to limit government dominance over CRIF which runs three TV channels and five radio stations. U.S. programs are not prominent with few dubbed shows and a noted lack of investigative reporting.
Walter Roy Dunham, 33, of Shellsburg, was arrested late Friday by Marion police after driving his car along the Milwaukee railroad tracks in the 11500 block. Police charged Dunham with drunk driving. he is in Linn County jail awaiting arraignment.
A Tulane law professor will arbitrate a Memphis NLRB supervisors dispute with the agency's union, the first internal complaint brought to arbitration in NLRB history. Hearings Friday set a March deadline for overtime claim settlements and related issues.
David G. Myers, 24, held in Linn County jail on a charge of malicious injury to a building. Bond not set. He also faces charges for speeding and driving without a license. Arrested about 4 am Saturday after breaking a glass pane at the Tap Room in the Taft hotel. Myers was on furlough from a work release at Anamosa reformatory.
New York AP A federal judge blocked retirement severance and pension payments to union president Curran after three members sued, alleging failure to perform duties. Curran earns 85000 annually plus expenses. potential benefits include 6478 annual pension 717600 lump sum and 250004 severance amid claims he spends much time fishing in Florida.
Former Benton county deputy treasurer Ma Mae Dulin was fined 4720 and given a suspended six year sentence for embezzlement by a public officer. She pleaded guilty in Jones county district court after a venue change from Benton county, with charges reduced from nearly six thousand dollars to four thousand seven hundred twenty dollars. Judge Robert Osmundson placed her on probation to the bureau of adult corrections.
The United States issued a draft appeal to the four-party Joint Military Commission urging a complete ceasefire across South Vietnam. Major General Gilbert Woodward presented the appeal, calling on armed forces and police to halt hostilities. Withdrawal of American troops remains suspended after Communist delays in POW releases. resumption depends on the next prisoner group due Sunday.
Mashriq newspaper in Karachi reports Chinese Premier Chou Enlai could visit Pakistan possibly in June. The item appears alongside an older AP snippet noting Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky’s U N charges that President Eisenhower aimed to broaden Korea into a world war.
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