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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1971
Page
7
Television critic laments the Floyd Patterson era style fight promotion and the crowd’s growing appetite for spectacle over sport. He notes weak ticket sales in Middle America and warns against the bandwagon effect fueling Monday night bouts while recalling past brutal televised paces.
New York AP reports Johnny Carson entered a hospital with what SBC called a mild hepatitis. Joey Bishop has been enlisted to substitute for Carson during his absence.
A scanned page shows television listings for stations including KCRG TV Cedar Rapids WMT TV Waterloc KUINATY and more. Program prompts include Let's Make a Deal Gunsmoke and The price is right style items with Weather reports and several game shows.
In Enumclaw Washington a 16 year old student fired on vehicles along Route 410 wounding three before killing himself. Deputies found the shooter behind rocks with a clear view of the highway using a two twenty two caliber rifle. Victims include Jacques Lesean a ski instructor Mary Pluewarz and Eugene T(sum)ier all reported with non life threatening injuries.
A Sunday morning fire gutted Newcomb's grocery store in What Cheer about 9:40 a.m. The blaze, believed caused by faulty wiring, destroyed all the store’s contents. Fire crews from What Cheer Sigourney and Delta fought the flames but could not contain the fire. Owner David Newcomb did not estimate loss yet saying only partial insurance coverage is expected.
Sioux City council discussed final consideration of a junk car ordinance. The measure would require disposal of junk cars from private or public property if the owner cannot be located, with fines for owners who refuse to remove vehicles. Council had postponed action to allow talks with junk dealers.
Patricia Farrell, University of Iowa student, pled innocent in Johnson County District Court to a charge linked to an anti ROTC protest on campus. Her arraignment was set for March 15 in connection with the flag incident.
The White House says President Nixon will fly to Austin Texas on May 22 to attend ceremonies dedicating the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas.
Canberra reports Defence Minister Malcolm Wynser has quit amid a government crisis over claims of his criticism of the army's Vietnam role. Observers foresee a potential challenge to Prime Minister John Gorton from Liberal rivals as Fraser and others deny disloyalty.
The UTU threatened a nationwide rail strike against Burlington Northern and Seaboard Coast Line, then postponed to Thursday after a federal judge was asked to block it. Negotiations were recessed to study offers, with talks aimed at avoiding a broader walkout.
Aetna Life and Casualty reports 1.9 million in life insurance paid for victims of two football team crashes. Wichita State's Oct 2 Colorado crash killed 30. Marshall's Nov 14 West Virginia crash killed 75. Payments were arranged by schools and NCAA program.
Atlantic waters near Miami Beach yielded 680 pounds of marijuana valued at nearly 80000 after being found on six to eight foot rafts two miles offshore. Four people in their 20s, Michael Lowry Wynn Dwyer Linda Packwood and Carolyn Brunstram, were charged with conspiracy to smuggle marijuana aboard the M S Starward.
The American Cancer Society reports a record 65,248,696 in contributions for 1970. Funds supported 223 clinical fellowships in medicine and dentistry and 200,000 education programs, per H. Marvin Pollard in the Society’s Manual report. The ACS aims for major advances in cancer control in 1970s.
Peggy Glew 11, daughter of Delbart Glews, injured in a crash on Highway 63 two miles south of Maynard. She was in a car driven by Midge Huffman 20 of New Hampton, who struck a trailing snow plow after snow drift blinded him. Huffman treated for minor injuries at Waterloo hospital.
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