20 Mar 1972
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1972
Page
1
In central Belfast a 100 pound truck bomb exploded in Donegall street near the New Letter newspaper injuring 146 and killing six, including a child and two policemen. Terrorists lured people toward the blast by false information about a second bomb in Church street.
In Des Moines the Iowa Senate approved a Gov. Ray backed bill to form a state department of environmental quality by a 36 to 12 vote. A conference committee report was adopted 34 to 14, merging air water solid wastes and chemical technology commissions into the new department while omitting one item from the House version.
A joke caption notes the secretary telling her boss she has taken all criticism and asks how to spell quit. The quip preserves light office humor with a playful twist.
Soviet Communist Party chief Leonid Brezhnev announced in Moscow that talks with President Nixon could be held in May from a businesslike, realistic stance. He urged that any improvement in Soviet American relations not harm third countries, while backing Vietnam peace proposals and criticizing U.S. bombing. Brezhnev voiced readiness to improve ties with China but warned against slanderous Chinese propaganda, urging normalization and noting U.S. China talks as pivotal. He also framed West German ratification of Brandt treaties as a choice between peace and war, promising a fruitful development in Soviet West German relations.
President Nixon called for strong, tough prosecution to crack down on dangerous drugs. He spoke during a New York visit with Gov Rockefeller and law enforcement officials, urging an all-out offensive without permissiveness and urging uniform penalties for marijuana nationwide. He noted New York’s large heroin problem and highlighted rising street prices and purer heroin as regional centers begin curb efforts.
Vice President Spiro Agnew said if he runs with Nixon this year he will keep open the option to seek the presidency four years later. He made the remark in an interview with Kansas City editors and Star Washington bureau reporters. He will decide on accepting a Nixon invitation to be running mate when asked.
Washington AP Interior Department sued for long awaited nine volume environmental impact analysis of the proposed Trans Alaska oil pipeline. Canada route would be less destructive overall but no decision will be made for at least 45 days on seven oil company applications. The report weighs alternative routes including Canada and Alaska options and notes fewer corridors may lessen environmental injury while Canada route scores higher on several environmental factors.
Interstate Commerce Commission approves a group of railroad workers to buy the Chicago and North Western Railway. NETCO may issue up to 300000 Class A shares at 50 dollars. The deal involves 415 million dollars in obligations with about 14000 employees eligible to buy stock. The ICC imposes 10 conditions to protect minority shareholders and curb future acquisitions. The examiner questioned long term earnings but ruled the transaction in the public interest and not a Clayton Act violation. Purchasers must be fully informed of terms and risks.
British Prime Minister Edward Heath and French President Georges Pompidou ended a weekend summit with agreement on several economic issues but continuing disagreement over the political framework of the European Community. They planned to pursue key questions at a meeting of all ten member states in October, including where a political secretariat should be located and how to link economic and political organs.
Des Moines Iowa district court judges Harold Vietor Cedar Rapids Mark McCormack Fort Dodge and Van Wivat Perry were nominated to succeed Justice Francis Becker on the Iowa Supreme Court. They were chosen from 12 by the state supreme court nominating commission as Gov. Robert Ray prepares to select. Becker resigns in April citing justice salary as a factor. Also noted are Alvin Hayes Des Moines and Rep. Elizabeth Shaw Davenport who were not chosen.
In Paris, the U.S. and Chinese ambassadors held a second meeting to explore ways to improve bilateral relations and ease tensions between their nations.
The Supreme Court agreed to reexamine the Miranda confession limits amid a Philadelphia appeal by prosecutors. Paul D. Ware, who confessed in 1963 to four elderly killings, faces trial after the high court weighs a potential cutoff date and broader reconsideration of the Miranda decision. The order comes as justices also address obscenity drive-in cases and student voter registration rights.
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