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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1971
Page
1
The forecast shows a chance of rain developing in the west Monday spreading across the state by Monday night or Tuesday. Precipitation should end Tuesday night or early Wednesday. Highs range from the northeast to the southwest with lows around 50.
Local items report thefts and furnace failures, arrests on warrants, and services for many area residents. Notes include a 44 dollar cash theft from Mt. Vernon road SE, forged checks, and a string of funeral notices for Murdock to Lisbon. Also mentions real estate ads, weather data, and community events.
The Cub Scouts receive awards as the Sun-Pock event schedules a 6:30 PM program at Noetridge School on Wednesday. Participants include John Stepanek James Salem and others from Massachusetts TV Salzbrenner Mike Miller and Craig in color. Special scheduling announced by Weusta and Slave Wisin.
The FCC asked CBS to explain why congressmen material was omitted from The Selling of the Pentagon. CBS delayed, citing risk of a chilling effect, as congressional investigators demand access to material used for the program.
The text outlines a floor decision on a $600000 appropriation for regents institutions that was accepted then defeated on reconsideration. It notes a subcommittee attorney defending a staunch support and references a contempt citation option against a network over The Selling of the Pentagon broadcast. Pentagon officials accuse CBS News questions of misrepresentation in Henkin statements and describe a marine colonel’s remarks misattributed to a Lao prime minister.
Laverty says he is astounded to be labeled a critic of higher education and affirms his deep commitment to quality education in Lawn as an alumnus of Town State and member of Simpson College board. Van Gilst defends Towns unique system while criticizing the label. The Iowa Higher Education Facilities Commission oversees federal funds and state grants.
Crowds in Phnom Penh chant pro and anti Vietnam slogans as banners denounce imperialist wars. In Saigon, General Cheng Heng orders radio material turned over to the army and the FCC faces complaints over a broadcast.
Patchy text reports Soviet permits for about 1,300 Jews and a broader emigration shift starting in March. It mentions the Selling of the Pentagon and a Church theft in Rimini, Italy, with $160,000 value estimates and references to emigration visas and related policy changes. The fragment references CBS questions under FCC fairness doctrine and an emigration policy context.
Thane EL McConnell died Thursday in Melbourne Florida aged 5%? off. He was an administrative assistant for Radiation Inc and a Iowa State University graduate. He belonged to I E E E Tau Beta Pi Ela Kappa Nu and Theta Delta Chi. Survived by son Jerry McConnell and four grandchildren of North Liberty. Brovilie Funeral Home, Melbourne, Fla., handling arrangements.
Recounting the early hours of Rock Fest organizers plan for nine bands and expected turnout. Des Moines speaker Charles Knox and others slate appearances while out-of-towners debate stay times. City and university officials set rules on attendance and provisions. Medical and sanitary facilities and a day care home were arranged as patrols note mixed reception as crowds leave. Includes remarks from a highway patrolman on crowd behavior.
Cedar Rapids area building trades contracts stayed unsettled Saturday as unions held day by day work. Jerome Kriz said the labor situation remained mixed up with a 1,900 worker pool and a 8:30 a.m. Monday council meeting to decide on further action. Pickets appeared at some roof sites after Friday contract expirations while engineers carpenters and other trades kept operating under day to day arrangements amid Nixon wage policy limits.
A breakin at Miller's garage on Ninth Ave SE saw a car valued at 2000 and auto parts worth 904.40 stolen. Items included a four speed transmission, carburetor, manifold, tires and wheels, tachometers, tape players, and a shifting lever. Franklin Junior High was also robbed Friday night with funds from a pop machine and a room taken. Multiple rooms were entered and two tape recorders and projectors plus a starter pistol were stolen. total losses undetermined until Monday.
Warren V. Prink 62 of route one Cedar Rapids was found dead in a garage in what police call an apparent self inflicted death. He was a Navy veteran of 24 years and a retired Collins Radin Co. employee born January 23 1909 in Hannibal Missouri. He married Jacqueline Lamour and belonged to the First Christian Church and Sanford American Legion post. Surviving besides his wife are a sister Mrs Lee Waldron. Services at Turner Chapel West at 1 30 p m Monday by Rev John M Hardy. Friends may call at Turner Chapel West. Interment not listed.
Bountiful Utah AP report recounts Ecology day mishap where a high school student Caldwell born January 9 1955 Cedar Rapids became involved in a littering incident among neighbors while observing the event. The piece notes Caldwell’s family and local students’ participation in the day.
Governor Robert Ray warned that the ISEA censure of top Iowa officials could backfire and hurt education. He criticized the move as impulsive and said lawmakers view school financing politically rather than as an education issue while urging focus on improving educational programs statewide.
Grand jury released letters tying Rev. Philip Berrigan to a plan involving kidnapping Kissinger and staging a mock trial. Sister Elizabeth Mace Alister allegedly urged holding officials and liberal figures for a week to expose a nonviolent facade. Evidence includes a 1970 Aug. 22 message praising the plan as brilliant yet grandiose.
Special to The Gacelle reports Virgil Rossow 45 of St. Charles Mina killed Friday night near Oelwein after her car left highways 1 and 150, hit the median and rolled. She was thrown and struck by the vehicle. Authorities cite a broken neck and crushed chest. Funeral arrangements by Bannenkamp Manchester. Fayette county traffic toll for 1921 rises to two.
Nixon discussed unemployment, inflation, and budget control, warning against irresponsible spending. He backed a long term plan to reduce joblessness and indicated possible vetoes if Congress pushes wasteful measures. He also weighed wage and price controls if growth continues and criticized media overreach without endorsing blanket protections.
AP dispatch reports Queen Elizabeth II will visit British Columbia as scheduled Monday despite a lingering cough and fever as derailed by a cold. The republication note indicates the item was local naval printed in Menapepar ex Yall.
The Rev. Paul T. Meyer, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church since 1958, is granted a release and will retire about July 7. He and Mrs. Meyer will move to Sumer where they purchased a home as a call committee seeks his successor.
Two missionaries will be featured in special services Sunday through Wednesday at Noetridge Baptist Church. The Rev Charis Roub, school principal in West Pakistan, and the Rev Jack Swinborne of West Africa will speak. Swinborne and his wife formerly served as houseparents at Ivory Coast academy. Services start at 7 p.m.
New York AP reports biblical scholar George Lams discusses a Doubleday book More Light in the Gospel. He argues Jesus used Near East idioms like pluck out your eye and blessed are the poor, not meant literally, similar to modern American uses.
The National Institute of Dental Research awarded a $6,462 grant to Cornell College in Mount Vernon. Dr. Truman Jordan of Cornell will lead the research project on dental enamel. Senator Jack Miller's office reported the grant Friday.
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