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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1972

Page

5

Seek Policy To Increase Employment Meany Asks

Washington AP AFL CIO President George Meany urged policies to raise employment at the Democratic platform committee. He warned that current policies barter workers and jobs and called for government as employer of last resort if private sector jobs lag. He also pressed training programs and opposition to corporate tax loopholes.

Meany Washington Aflcio George Meany Democratic Platform Committee Afl-Cio America AFL Cio U. S

Bus Plunge Into Nile Ends in Mass Drowning Near Minya

A bus carrying seventy passengers plunged into the Nile near Minya in Upper Egypt, drowning at least fifty. The group was en route to a monastery when the tragedy occurred.

CAIRQ Nile Minya Upper Myypl

Analyst Optimism Undimmed by Crisis

New York analysts report continued stock market optimism despite turmoil. S&5 notes low but rising price earnings ratios with future earnings expected to lift prices. Wright Investors Service cites a favorable economy and policy momentum. Hornblower Weeks cites strong GNP, rising leading indicators, and decelerating inflation as underpinning a constructive outlook for 1972 and beyond.

New York Spear & Staff, Inc S&5 Wright Investors’ Service John Winthrop Wright Vietnam Hornblower & Weeks- Hemphill Noyes Wall Street

Baptists Split Over Vietnam Policy Telegrams

In Denver 8000 Baptist delegates could not decide their stance on Vietnam. One telegram praised Nixon for his policy, the other urged an immediate ceasefire and U.S. withdrawal. Both telegrams, signed by 124 delegates, reflected a wide range of opinion within the convention.

Denver UPT Nixon American Baptist Convention Vietnam Baptist Division of Christian Socal Concern U.S Clark Morris East Orange N. J North Vietnam Southeast Asia Lawrence Carraway Glendale Calif

Blaze at Osaka cabaret kills 117 blamed on worker

Police accuse Keiji Kawashima, 36, a technician wiring four floors below, of extreme negligence after a lit cigarette ignited synthetic textiles in a seventh floor cabaret in a department store, causing 117 deaths and injuries. He and others on the third car escaped harm.

Osaka Japan Keiji Kawashima Kawashima Iat

McGoverns Plane Lands At Wrong Detroit Airport

Senator George McGovern's chartered campaign plane landed in Detroit Sunday night at the wrong airport after a Michigan barnstorming day. The craft touched down at City Airport, seven hours after departing from Detroit International Airport, prompting aides and reporters to reboard for a 15 minute flight to the correct location.

Detroit George McGovern Michigan McGovern

1812 Overture Popular With Kirkwood Audience

Rain cleared to a sunlit Kirkwood campus as Rich Williams conducted about 4000 listeners. Gershwin and Sousa pieces opened the outdoor program with limited amplification. 1812 Overture drew loud cheers and cannon shots. Pro Musica Trio and Pro Musica Chorus offered art songs and Rosini score, with high praise for Power Eternal.

Rich Williams Beautiful Hill Gershwin Julian Bern Bizard Tchaikovsky Audrey Linge Molly Pitcher Kirkwood Eugene Gonnerman Ralph Latham Eugene Connerman Sarah Kline-ffelter Nancy Marsh Power Eternal Rossini Pro-Musica Chorus Charles Traylor

Nixon Poised for Re-Election Amid Anti-Establishment Mood

AP reports pollster Louis Harris says voters are wary of establishment but Nixon is politically adept and capable of more surprises before election day. Harris notes Nixon’s moves on China wage price controls and Vietnam solidified support, with 50 percent approving the mined North Vietnam harbor decision.

Washington Louis Harris Nixon Harris Nbc-Tv China Vietnam North

Bus Plunge Kills Eight Children Near Taipei

A sightseeing tour bus carrying school children fell into a ravine near Taipei on Saturday. Eight children and the driver died, with 44 others aged 12 to 15 injured, many seriously, according to police.

Taipei UPI

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