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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1972

Page

5

Utility Rate Guidelines sharpened by Price Commission

Washington AP The Price Commission issued new guidelines on utility rates to curb excessive returns while allowing for necessary increases to fund services. It requires productivity gains and to absorb labor cost rises, with final approval on increases by existing regulatory bodies. Grayson warned some large increases will be needed to maintain safe pollution-free services and hinted at possible action if food prices rise further. The rate freeze ends by March 26, with 114 increases under review.

Washington The Price Commission Ie Nation V. Jackson Grayson Grayson Buiz Commission Onngamers, Ad

British Exit Accelerates Valletta Base Closure

Ewit Sped reports Malta as British forces quicken withdrawal with the convoy advancing toward a final base. No details on dates or units provided in readable text.

Ewit Valletta Malta Mediterranean

Mad Dog Targets Milky Lunches In Pendleton Probe

Pendleton Oregon AP reports a big white dog foaming at the mouth drew telephones to the Umalilla County sheriff medo, Deputy Russell Bartlett captured the animal. He learned the owner had fed powdered milk to a batch of Kil ten cows, and the dog had been raiding their lunch.

Harlo Coon Delaware County Good Neighbor Home Manchester Pendleton Ore Umalilla County Jie

Helicopter Crashes As US Units Move In Vietnam War

A US helicopter crash north of Saigon kills 24 aboard during a reinforcement mission amid heavy air activity. The incident follows rapid US unit withdrawals and larger raids in North and South Vietnam, as command reports phased reductions and new totals to be announced.

Saigon Dong Nai River Phe Bai Air Force Navy Mekong Delta Tin Wasdnachat AL Aemace

Woman Killed in Grash on Frost Slick Highway 218

A Worth Liberty woman Gale Lee Butcher, 18, died when her car collided with a Tipton man’s vehicle on frost slick Highway 218, about 1 mile north of Oakdale at 11:40 AM Friday. Paul D. Osburn, 45, of Tipton, was injured with a severe laceration and chest bruises. He was taken to Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.

Soucele Oakdale North Liberty Tipton Oakdale Gale Lee Butcher Worth Liberty Mercy Hospital Iowa City Paul D. Osburn

St Patrick's Day Parade Shifts Tone Amid Northern Ireland Strife

On Saint Patrick s Day a New York Fifth Avenue parade showed muted celebration as Black armbands and mournful banners marked the death toll from Londonderry while Boston plans a boycott and relief drives arise in Savannah Sacramento and other cities to aid Northern Ireland civilians.

Associated Londonderry England Ireland Boston Irish Republican Club of Northern Ireland Sean Gleason Trish Savannah Ulster Sacramento Ipain

Wounded Vet Granted Prison Break With Treatment Plan

Vietnam veteran Thomas Patrick Murray, 22, crippled by injuries from a land mine, faced robbery charges after a Fort Lauderdale convenience store hold up. A judge approved a reduced sentence and transfer to Raiford hospital for medical care and vocational training, aiming to treat his leg condition and heroin withdrawal while offering rehabilitation.

Fort Lagderdale Fla Thomas Patrick Murray Welham Velacfather Hospital Florida Raiford State Prison Hira Uey Murray Ilotin Ferris Stacy Ferris David Bovenschntz Fort Lauderdale Bogenschutz Pris Raiford’s Hospital Apalachee Correction Institution Veterans Administration Hospital Miami

Italian publisher Feltrinelli killed in Milan explosion

Italian Maoists blamed the CIA and police for the death of Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, 48, publisher of Doctor Zhivago, after a power pylon bombing. Police identified the body. factions claim a state frameup or political assassination tied to his antiestablishment activities and funding of leftist causes.

CIA Milan Italy U.S Central Intelligence Agency Giangiaromo Feltrineli Dvetur Zhivago Feltrinelli Workers Avantgarde Prcs Manifesto Workers’ Fower U.S. Central Intelligencer Agency Boris Pasternak Doctor Zhivaga Mad

Strike Hits Airline In Rome Flight Disruptions Continue

An AP report from Rome explains a 14 hour wild strike by Alitalia stewards and air staff forced cancelations and widespread disruption to flights, reflecting labor unrest affecting Italy's national carrier.

Airline Rome Air Shastesses Alitalia

Nixon seeks temporary halt to new bus orders through 1973

President Nixon asked Congress to block all new court ordered pupil busing until July 1 1973 as he promotes an equal education plan. He proposed a moratorium with federal aid shaping funding to poorer districts and a compensatory grant per low income pupil. The plan would cap busing and desegregation orders, require non poor schools to accept transfers, and link aid to compliance with desegregation goals. He argued the measure would not roll back the Constitution but set national standards and focus on better education for all children.

Washington Nixon Congress Nixatt Senate House

Muskie staff to work unpaid amid campaign fund talks

Sen Ed Muskie's Wisconsin primary campaign staff will work without pay as funds run short after disclosure of contributors. Bert Bernhard said about 500000 needed for Illinois and Wisconsin contests while donors from unnamed Republican sources were expected. The move follows pressure from Democrats and Muskie's reversal to publish campaign financing.

Moline Sen Edmund Muskie Wisconsin Thesday Stewart Stewart George 5. McGovern South Dakota New Hampshire

Unexpected Chuckle Warns of Hidden Suspects

A quirky item notes that what you suspect can be disturbing while what you do not know stays safe, hinting at a humorous take on curiosity and unseen clues.

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