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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1972
Page
4
Sponsors cancel New York Armed Forces Day parade citing fear of confrontation and danger. Only a minority of expected groups and 3,500 participants attend, injuries reported among workers and civilians amid antiwar protests and pipeline scare. Air Force Col. Bene jamin Jowler notes groups want broader community aid.
Peter Poertaen, eight, unearthed nearly one million Russian rubles in a milk tin buried in a field near Siltorf Germany. Police said the paymaster of the Wehrmacht likely buried the money in the waning days of World War II transforming a local field into a wartime cache.
Coe College seniors Rosaline Stutting and Cane will receive honors as Outstanding Senior Woman and Outstanding Senior Man. Stutting, active in music and drama, has led as concert choir soloist and theater contributor while Cane, a theatre and arts participant, has music and performance roles and will graduate this year. Both were recognized by the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce for their achievements.
A Tampa resident asked the Hillsborough County Commission for a permit to stop the ongoing dredging by the Poldredge Co. near the Cape Canaveral project due to nonstop noise. He cites rattling, vibrations, and hotel relocations for eight days as impacts on his family. The commission will review if the operation violates the new noise pollution ordinance granting officials power to shut down excessively noisy projects.
Senators Hubert Humphrey and George McGovern agreed to a series of face-to-face televised debates before the June 6 California primary. Negotiations began in Los Angeles with Humphrey proposing three debates while McGovern welcomed the idea, praising debates as the best way to inform voters on key issues.
The Westington AP report notes the Hasonasportll May Safety Board recommends mandatory safety belts for all school bus drivers after a Virginia incident. The accident involved a driver wearing a belt, a passenger and a crash outcome that underscores belt use for protection.
John Reader will receive his Eagle rank Sunday in Ottumwa, after leaving Cedar Rapids recently. He has been active in Scouting, serving as senior patrol leader and assistant Scoutmaster, and has attended Philmont and other camps. He now studies at Ottumwa High School as a sophomore.
Washington AP reports Boeing has applied for an export license to sell commercial jets to the People's Republic of China. A commerce department spokesman offered no details on timing. Boeing had said representatives were in China to discuss sales, with interest centered on the long range 707 and Boeing’s jumboliners.
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