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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1969
Page
8
The Egyptian chief of staff Lt. Gen. Abdel Moneim Riad was killed by artillery while inspecting front-line positions near the Suez Canal. President Nasr mourned his death as martyrdom, though commentators noted the term misrepresents a general's active combat role and risks.
A reader supplies a 1300 word defense of astrology, arguing its use of astronomy terms and solar system concepts lends authority. The piece asks for credible, documented studies linking specific personality traits to astrological configurations and a physical mechanism, noting such research is absent and unlikely to appear. It concludes with cautious well wishes to believers.
The Rules Committee votes to test microphones and amplifiers so mild voiced senators can be heard, aiming for an acoustic aid similar to the House. A full taping system could let the public hear verbatim debate rather than cleaned up stenographic records, though the change may never occur.
A New York Times Service opinion laments 20th century life pressuring citizens to bear the burden of government records. It argues passport and birth certificate requirements constrain individuals, while taxes force self calculation and filing, turning the public into government clerks. The piece questions government efficiency and calls for accountability.
Aviation Week reports Russia bought 100 zero gravity ballpoint pens and 1,000 nitrogen refills from Fisher Pen Company after a cosmonaut urged cooperation. U.S. NASA also received a 40 percent quantity discount. The episode highlights Russo American space collaboration potential.
Marquis Childs reports on militant Kyoto students marching in blue fatigues and helmets, tearing desks from classrooms, overturning labs, and burning a socialist banner. Despite police and a looming national law to curb student actions, exams and prestigious entrance tests loom large as authorities defend a system linked to social ascent.
President Nixon faces mounting trouble as inflation, ARMs, and Vietnam probe his agenda. Congressional defeat on debt ceiling, resistance to electoral college reform and preventive detention, and critics from industry pushbacks cloud his post European glow. A tough anti inflation plan risks unemployment and urban impact, while Vietnam promises decisive action amid Paris talks stalemate. The buck stops here as political storms loom.
George Michel of near Marion won a Linn county school board seat defeating incumbent Loren Airy while Mrs Marian Savage of Coggon ousted Richard Pike of Central City. West Central of Maynard dominated the Girls State Basketball tournament first round with a 73 47 win over Corwith Wesley.
Washington faces a growing White House crisis as Peter Flanagan is recalled from Wall Street to stabilize a stalled administration. After seven weeks, key posts in sub cabinet, state, treasury, regulatory agencies remain vacant or held by holdovers, hindering coherent policy. Harry Flemming and John Crocker emerge as flashpoints amid efforts to appoint Republicans to regulatory bodies.
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