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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1972

Page

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Hanoi weighs air raids to aid South Vietnam

U S military sources say North Vietnam may send its air force to bomb South Vietnam and Laos for the first time, widening Dong Ho runway near the DMZ and building two more airstrips. They cite potential use of Mig-17 and Mig-19 aircraft in air ground roles and possible larger retaliatory strikes by the United States.

Saigon North Vietnam South Vietnam Laos U.S Hanoi U. S Dong Hol Demilitarized Zone

Viet Cong Booby Trap Kills Two In Saigon Region Patrol

A Viet Cong booby trap exploded on a jungle trail 31 miles east of Saigon, killing two men from a small American recon patrol and wounding four. The patrol belonged to a Third Brigade First Air Cavalry Division unit. A second clash nearby wounded another American.

Seagon First Air Cavalry Division Saigon

Hanoi Says U S Must Take First Step To Resume Talks

North Vietnam declared it is up to the United States to initiate resuming the stalled Paris peace talks. Hanoi also urged U S pressure to restart sessions, accusing Washington of sabotaging negotiations by suspending the conference last week. President Nixon said he aimed to break a two half year roadblock by North Vietnam.

Paris North Vietnam U.S Vietnam Hanoi U. S Nguyen Thanh le Nort Nixon

March Snow Parallels Early Spring Jokes Across Iowa

A Des Moines weather service spokesman notes March snow as a familiar trick with up to nine inches in Burlington and seven in Davenport Moline. Eastern Iowa clears Thursday as the storm exits. Roads slick cause minor accidents. no injuries reported.

National Weather Des Moines Iowa Cen Iowa Highway Patrol

City Cost on Bridge-Dam Boosted by $735000

Ames Cedar Rapids will pay 735000 more than planned for its share of the costly five in one bridge dam project over the Cedar River.

AMES Cedar Rapids Cedar River

Cedar Rapids Dam Plan Involves 1.725 Million City Share

FHWA calculations set Cedar Rapids total share at 1.725 million if the dam forms the base for E and F avenue bridges with six lanes of Interstate 330 atop it. Disputes over cost sharing delay design work and a 1976 open target. City and state push E and F bridges as part of the interstate.

Federal Highway Administration FHWA Cedar Rapids Fralcc Highway Commission Charles Pestotnik Cedar River Joseph Cuupal, Jr Feanels Turner Washington

Diamond tiaras advertised at pricey store

A dated sign in an art jewelry shop touts diamond tiaras priced high with a bold offer of three for 200000 dollars, listing Caovriatit as a local detail in the display.

Caovriatit

Postal rate increase canceled for January says Postmaster General

Washington AP reports Postmaster General J T Klassen announced plans to cancel the 45 cent rate increase scheduled for January. He said the service must live within its income and costs must be reduced to avoid the hike. He ordered a 90 day hiring freeze in the Postal Service.

Washington J. T. Klassen Jan Nary Klassen

I-380 to Airport Road Opening Target Set by Dec 1

Highway officials cite completion by December 1 of three miles of I-380 from the Johnson county line north to near Prairie School. Fred Carlson Co. of Decorah received the grading and paving contract for about $2.21 million, with work starting around April 24. Calvert of Sigourney won a $78,030 contract for structures in the same segment.

Ames Cedar Rapids Airport Road Tawa City Dew Highway Commission Johnson County Prairie School Fred Carlson Co Decorahy Carlson Towa Calvert Sigourney

Nader ITT Hartford Fire Merger Suit Dismissed

Hartford Conn AP A federal judge dismissed Ralph Nader and co plaintiffs suit challenging the ITT Hartford Fire merger as lacking standing and proof of injury. The ruling cited insufficient connection to the merger and noted the suit was one of several attempts to overturn the deal tied to the antitrust settlement. ITT welcomed the decision and described the merger as valued, while Cotter and other officials faced scrutiny in related matters.

Hartford, Conn Ralph Nader International Telephone & Telegraph Corp Hartford Fire Insurance Co Justice Department TTT Walter J. Sider Nader Naation Jack Anderson ITT San Diego Calif Hartford Fire Iti-Hartford Hartford i Superior Court Colter Vest Canteen Corp Grinmel Corp Avis Rent-A-Car Itt-Levitt and Sons, Inc ITT Hartford Fire

Two U S Soldiers Die In Fuel Tank Fall In Vietnam

Reports from Long Binh base say two American workers fell through a manhole into a 420000 gallon fuel tank. They were pulled out dead, likely from fuel vapor. Rescue teams recovered the bodies after the incident near the settlement and hotel.

Saigon UPI Long Binh Army Base

Iawa highway commission approves trip to paperwork conference

The Iawa highway commission approved spending 310 to send W A Armstrong of the management review department to a two day paperwork simplification conference in Dayton Ohio.

AMES Iawa Highway Commission Commission W. A.armstrong Management Review Department Dayton Ohio

Midwest firm plans $9 million Cedar Rapids shopping center

Midwest Development Co. unveiled plans for a Westdale shopping center on a 3.5 million square foot site south of Highway 149 and west of Edgewood Road S W in Cedar Rapids. The project would total about 560000 square feet, include 2 to 3 major tenants and 3 to 60 smaller stores, with Dial Realty of Omaha to manage leasing. Preliminary talks with four major tenants are under way and decisions hinge on tenant desires.

Midwest Development Co Cedar Rapids City Planning Commisson Highway 149 Edgewood Road Midwest Dial Realty, Tre Omaha Norfolk Neb Grand Island Coder Rapids Center Westdale

Admiral Louis Denfeld, Former Naval Chief, Dies at 80

Former Naval Chieftain Admiral Louis Denfeld, age 80, who led the Navy as chief of operations until his 1950 retirement, died Tuesday night in Westboro Massachusetts.

Westboro Mass Louis Denfeld Naval Operations

Berlin Wall Opens for West Berliners Three Days of Border Access

Tens of thousands of West Berliners crossed into East Berlin for the first time in six years with communist permission and for the first time in 20 years into East German countryside. Guards lifted barriers at nine points as reunions and gifts of fruit and coffee marked the easing of tensions under four power accords awaiting Moscow approval. Mayor Klaus Schuetz hailed the event as a sign of real change and said the moment would become the everyday norm after ratifications.

Berlin Berlin Wall West Berlin Klaus Schuetz Moscow Willy Brandt Warsaw Brandt Schuetz

Young Delegates Rule Stevens County GOP Nominations

In Stevens County Kansas delegates to district and state GOP conventions are all under 21. Pamela Bits 20 and Alan Barnes 19 join Chris Concannon 18 at Washburn and Ottawa universities as delegates to the state convention in Topeka on April 34. Sharon Mit 18 and Belinda Hoggett 19 join Milt Davis 18 at the Great Bend district meeting on April 8. County officials praise the youth shift and hope it persuades peers to engage in politics.

Qugoton Kan API Stevens County Didyl Mra. J Gregg G.O.P Longlairs Pamela Bits Ottawa University Alan Barnes Chris Concannon Washburn University Topeka Sharon Mit Wichita State University Belinda Hoggett Milt Davis Hugoton High School Great Bend Paul Flower G.O.P. Vicechairman Concannea

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