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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1971
Page
5
Television critic praises Johnny Carson marking his tenth year as Tonight Show host. The 90 minute anniversary show highlights his blend of sketch humor and intelligent interviewing, noting his evolution into a robust, uniquely American comedic craft.
Washington Senate debate centers on a bill to force firms to prove claims that products are faster cleaner safer or more efficient. McGovern and Hart back the measure arguing it would ensure truthful advertising and may extend to politicians. FTC plans industry-by-industry proof requirements but bill aims broader including written proof on demand. A UCLA study seeks male volunteers over 21 to smoke marijuana for a year funded by a $250,000 federal grant.
Beverly Hills police say a gunman angry at missing Elizabeth Taylor shot and seriously wounded the present occupant Duane A. Lee at the home. The assailant rang the bell, demanded Taylor, fired after being told she no longer lived there, injuring Lee who was taken to UCLA Medical Center in satisfactory condition with a stomach wound.
Fragmentary notes describe a Monday meeting on Berlin tensions and the Wall. References to East and West Berlin, Western leaders, and possible negotiations surface amid a tense postwar climate. Details are unclear but hint at political dialogue and security concerns.
A LAFF-A-DAY cartoon lampoons a candidate for treasurer, joking that while the speaker likes Tommy he cannot support a man with a hole in his pocket. The gag hinges on a pun about money management and suitability for office.
Senator Stuart Symington urged a $200 million annual limit on U.S. Laos operations, accusing the administration of expanding a secret war. He cited CIA directing Thai volunteers and the embassy handling most fighting, with $499.2 million spent this year and progress toward a communist takeover. He pressed for quarterly reporting and full disclosure of activities in Laos.
Wayne Gillespie, 20, and two friends were en route to a party when three balloons filled with oxyacetylene lighting gas exploded in the car. The blast shattered the windshield and doors but left all three with only minor injuries. Robert Wasik, 20, was hospitalized for head and facial burns, Terry Musied, 28, sustained minor cuts, and Gillespie suffered minor injuries.
New York reports from the New York Times and the New York Daily News detail the Attica uprising's origins as a misread yard incident. The Times outlines a late September trigger involving football moves and a guard's mistaken fight assessment, leading to days of violence and compromised hostage security.
Washington ABP reports Secretary of Health Education and Welfare Elliott Richardson outlines a second phase plan to curb rising medical costs after the price freeze ends November 33. He says specific measures will target hospital and doctors' costs and a proposal may reach Congress to supplement health insurance bills with mandates and assurances on cost and quality of care.
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