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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1971
Page
6
Hollywood columnist Rick DuBrow argues that reducing prime time hours for networks failed to spur local or syndicated productions. He notes more cheap imitatives filling slots, fewer experimental programs, and urges rescinding the rule as one season of the misguided experiment should be enough.
Rep. Wilbur Mills says the United States shows an isolationist trend akin to the prewar era. He links this mood to protectionist import quotas and the Indo China war opposition, urging renewed trade legislation and administration support, while noting no new proposals have progressed. He also notes a push among Democrats for faster currency and trade understandings and removal of the 10 percent emergency import surtax. Mills, a potential Democratic candidate, cites widespread isolationist feeling in tours nationwide.
Washington AP report says one in four Americans over 64 live on 2000 or less yearly. 4.7 million aged 65 plus are in poverty, up 100000 in three years, as workers leave labor force creating a new elderly poor class. The study urges Social Security boosts and federal tax relief to lift all elderly above the poverty line.
The article notes a 50 seat football feature with a focus on a child actors in a film project. It references Army and Navy teams and mentions a showcase event in a local venue.
Washington AP Donald Rumsfeld director of the Cost of Living Council said controls under Nixon Phase 2 will be lifted as soon as they have done their job. He cited a goal of 2 to 3 percent inflation by year end and noted that controls should end when the aims are achieved. He warned against relying on voluntary measures too long without tangible results. A separate report describes a heavy Northeast snowstorm with two feet in parts, causing travel disruption, parade restrictions, and stranded motorists.
In Santiago Castro told Chilean leftists that the global political climate favors left-wing revolution but he would use force only as a last resort. He criticized Nixon as not progressive and said the U.S. could improve if its government embodies peace, otherwise friends could be possible later.
Rawalpindi AP report says Yahya Khan rejects Indian Prime Minister Gandhi and warns he will not be cowed by a woman. He vows to resist negotiations and insists he will not bow to pressure despite Gandhi's peace offers.
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