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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1972
Page
1
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed in a flooded Mekong delta field southwest of Saigon killing all 22 Americans aboard. Nine bodies were recovered by dusk, with officials unsure of cause though shot down suspected. Recovery operations continued as fighting in the area persisted.
North Vietnam accused the United States of trying to alter the peace accord text and warned such moves would derail a cease fire. Thieu attacked the plan, resisted Hanoi Washington terms, and Viet Cong called for his dismissal. discussions in Paris and Washington continued with Kissinger awaiting a signal for final talks as Hanoi pressed for full withdrawal of north Vietnam troops.
New York stocks advanced sharply in active trading led by the Dow Jones industrial average. By 2 p.m. the Dow stood at 969.07, up 13.55 points after a 9.10 point gain the previous day.
Gov. Robert Ray asked the curator of the State Historical Society to remove American Indian bones from display at the state historical building in Des Moines. After a meeting with Des Moines American Indian Movement members, the bones will be stored and may be examined by archeological students pending a museum board decision.
Washington reports that overall farm prices rose one percent in October to a new record high while holding September, with higher cattle milk cotton and oranges and wheat driving the gain. Beef cattle averaged 34.20 per hundredweight, hog prices fell from September, corn eased to 1.19 per bushel, and the parity ratios hovered around 75 percent for October.
Investigation deepens into a ranch near Ukiah where human remains were found on a tree screened property linked to the Hell's Angels. Three men, William "Zorro" Mitten 82 of Alameda Edward "Junior" Carter 24 of Richmond and Chester M. "Festus" Green 29 of Richmond, are jailed on murder charges as authorities pursue possible connections to Ralph "Sonny" Barger on trial in Oakland.
President Nixon defended city aid in a nationwide radio broadcast, citing higher spending on crime, housing, pollution control, and mass transit to convert urban crisis into opportunity. He outlined administration plans and an urban strategy while planning a final campaign blitz across three states and two TV appearances.
Iowa City reports state Atty. Gen. Richard Turner ordered a far reaching probe into Johnson county absentee voting. A three man team will investigate admitted irregularities in notarizing and sealing absentee ballots to ensure proper seals and prevent substitution.
Washington based Nixon reelection finance committee agreed in court to reveal names of contributors to a secret 10 million dollar fund. The move comes as Common Cause sues to force disclosure of donors to the campaign before April and those who gave during March 9 to April 7 under a new reform law.
Miami AP Bernard Barker was convicted of misusing a notary seal on a Republican campaign check and received a suspended 60-day jail term. Judge Paul Baker imposed the sentence after a bench trial on state charges that Barker misused his seat on a $25,000 check intended for President Nixon's re election campaign.
In a light moment the toastmaster notes the next speaker needs no introduction, yet jokes he changed his mind and stayed home. The quip adds humor to the assembled audience as the program continues.
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