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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1971
Page
6
A Marshalltown report notes a young woman fined for flag display and another case pending. The writer argues for educational campaigns on flag etiquette rather than arrests to distinguish deliberate disrespect from accidental improper handling.
Lt Col Anthony Herbert, famed for valor and leadership, faced harassment over his reports of war crimes in Vietnam. Fired from command, reassigned, and later had bad records expunged, he retires after 22 years. The Army’s handling sparks public relations backlash and questions of integrity.
Letters discuss university funding with state subsidies per student and call out media sensationalism. Daniel Herbst urges better coverage of student aid drives aiding Pakistani refugees and criticizes the press for neglecting constructive efforts.
The Cedar Rapids mayor proclaimed a Wilson-Sinclair week the week of Sept 19. Mr Wren of Wilson and Co accepted the honor while the mayor praised a century of business, yet neither thanked the farmers who supplied the raw materials supporting Cedar Rapids and its river crossing.
As Peking diplomats arrive in New York, the Nixon administration pursues a cautious approach to normalize relations with China. The move aims to ease Taiwan tensions, manage China’s internal succession uncertainties, and use the United Nations as a quiet channel for dialogue.
In a 6 1 ruling Justice Black says public school child may pray alone but not aloud in class, preserving church-state separation. The House rejects a constitutional amendment overturning Engel v Vitale, keeping the ban on organized school prayer in place.
Harris poll of 912 Democrats mid October shows Edward Kennedy leading Muskie 26 to 19 for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972. Muskie leads independents by 7 points, while Kennedy dominates among youth and low income voters.
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