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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1971
Page
5
UPI reports U.S. spokesmen said the weekly casualty toll for Americans killed in combat was inaccurate and reflected a slow process. Defense Secretary Laird, arriving in Saigon, said the figure would be lower than any week since U.S. combat involvement began in 1965.
The Soviet Union urged the General Assembly to address diplomatic safety in New York and other cities after a sniper attack on its U.N. mission. Cuba Iraq Kuwait Mauritius and Syria joined the request. They cited host-country failures and an uptick in threats, harassment, and violence against missions. The six delegations said security deteriorated and urged action by Friday in the Assembly steering committee.
Senate house conferees agreed to strike the six month withdrawal deadline from a compromise measure on Indo China. The bill, part of a 21.5 billion weapons and research authorization, declares total withdrawal U S policy once American prisoners and missing troops are freed. This is the second time conferees have deleted a withdrawal deadline, previously on the draft extension bill.
Senate hearing notes William Rehnquist rejects being described as extreme conservative and pledges to set aside personal views if confirmed. He says he would likely disqualify himself on police wiretapping rulings and stresses concern over surveillance that harms defendant attorney relations.
Washington AP Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield denounces planned Amchitka underground nuclear blast as dangerous and an outrage and urges Supreme Court intervention to halt it. Environmentalists, McGovern, Hatfield and Byrd press to delay or delay pending further tests as court fights unfold to block the blast set for Saturday in Alaska.
Washington AP President Nixon’s price freeze coincides with a 0.1 percent October drop in wholesale prices for finished goods, the second monthly decline in a row. Excluding foods, consumer goods fell 0.3 percent, while industrial commodities were unchanged and food items rose 2.1 percent. The seasonally adjusted index rose 0.1 percent despite the smaller decline. Consumer prices rose in September. October figures await later release.
A group of five women died in Iowa within a month amid a flurry of killings. Names and ages include Maureen Farley 17 Cedar Rapids Jean Marie Christensen 18 Storm Lake Karen Goers 23 Oskaloosa Karen Streed 3 Cedar Rapids Estelle Reabmer 73 Muscatine. Experts say no clear pattern explains these murders and discuss motives, law enforcement, and punishment.
Forged checks totaling 15,836.80 on five accounts were passed Oct. 1 at Merchants National and Guaranty banks. Checks stolen from Ted Ruffin M L Nathanson Ken Moon John Ely and Bruce West offices in the Guaranty building. Investigators say forgeries were high quality and no forced entry was found. Similar thefts reported in Cedar Rapids Omaha Council Bluffs Ames Davenport and Iowa City with targets from $560 to $687.50.
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