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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1972
Page
3
A satirical tax guide lists bizarre deductions and income examples, joking about marital status, hiding funds, and secret trips to Peking. It lampoons common tax guidance while poking fun at exaggerated expense rules and absurd scenarios.
Rep. William Colmer of Mississippi announced his retirement ending a 20 term tenure as chair of the House Rules Committee. Colmer, 82, said there must be an end to all things including service in Congress and noted his family time after nearly four decades in public life. His probable successor is Rep. Ray Madden of Indiana, a liberal who would likely shift the panel toward the majority leadership.
Civil rights figure James Meredith plans a long march across Mississippi to spotlight life for Black people as he campaigns for the Republican nomination to the U.S. Senate. Meredith begins the 900 mile trek from New York City, aiming to expose conditions and mobilize voters in a state pivotal to his bid.
Federal authorities probe possible plot to assassinate Gov elect Edwin Edwards. Robert Blanton, 22, arrested at Ryan airport and charged with violating federal gun control act. Briefcase held pistol, silencer, telescope sight and papers naming Edwards and councilman Joseph Delph. Bond set at 100000.
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