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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1971

Page

3

GM Auto Inspection Warning

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration urged owners of millions of GM cars to inspect front engine mounts for 1985 to 1989 models including Chevrolets Nova Camaros and Pontiacs. Reports of mount failures risk loss of control. inspections should be done by qualified service personnel and reports urged for all vehicles.

Washington National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA General Motors Corp Cass Addon

One Car Crash Kills Iowa City Man Near Hwy 6

Robert Ziegler 27 of Iowa City died in a 3:45 a.m. one vehicle crash at a intersection of highway 6 and county road 44 miles southeast of Iowa City. Patrols say he drifted off the road while eastbound and struck an embankment. He was alone. Funeral arrangements are pending at Oppel Funeral Home in Waterloo.

Iowa Citi Iowa City Robert Ziegler Oppel Funeral Home Waterloo

Tito Visits India State Visit Begins in New Delhi

President Tito of Yugoslavia arrived in New Delhi on Saturday for a three day state visit. He was greeted by Indian officials and is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to discuss bilateral ties and regional issues.

Tito India NEW Deli Yugoslavia East Pakistan Yahya Khan Yahya Pakistan Gandhi

Notting irritates woman with friends at her house

Comrie reports a local incident where a woman expresses annoyance as friends visit and gaze at her home, finding it looking as it usually does. The encounter highlights social tension and neighborhood dynamics in the area.

Gropix Comrie

Graham Day Glory Ties Graham to Nixon in Charlotte

Evangelist Billy Graham praised by President Richard Nixon at the Charlotte Coliseum as 12 000 attend the Graham day ceremony. Police report 150 000 lined the streets while protesters and parents opposed to busing for racial integration voiced discontent along the motorcade route.

Graham Charlotte Coliseum Charlois Wand Nixon Charlotte Billy Graham N.C

Last Survivor of Escadrille Dies in Minneapolis

Rufus Rand, 79, final surviving member of the La Fayette Escadrille, died Friday. He served as a captain in World War I before the United States entered the war. Nixon spoke briefly at a public event and unveiled a bronze plaque related to Graham’s birthplace.

Minneapolis Rufus Rand Rand Lafayette Escadrille U.S Nixon Graham

Czech Reporter Sentenced for Espionage in Prague

A Prague court sentenced Arnost Vrajik-Prazak a Czech Slovak newsman to 20 years for handing over espionage related information to U S diplomats and American newsmen from 1968 to 1970. The report says he supplied details on Soviet troop movements and intra party rifts during the invasion and its aftermath.

Vienna A. Praga U. S Arnost Vrajske Prazsk Rude Pravo Czechoslovakia Rude Prago Vrajik Prazak Eduard West Burges Oly Mark Joseph Garrison Samuel Weiss U. S. States Department Vrajik-Prazak Czechlaslovak

Moon geysers on lunar surface hint at lunar water sources

Rice University researchers say a detected lunar water vapor plume suggests liquid water beneath the Moon's surface, potentially usable for a permanent base. The March 7 geyser event, observed by Apollo-era detectors, lasted 14 hours over 10 square miles near the Ocean of Storms. Freeman and Hills caution about precise location and confirm data verification took weeks.

Houston UPI Rice University John Freeman Moon Labey Sahara Desert Earth Freeman de. H. Kent Hills

Pirates Orioles World Series Game Tied in Ninth

World Series Game Six tied 2-2 in the ninth as Pirates and Orioles traded early offense. Clemente hit a first-half homer for Pittsburgh, Oliver and Robertson contributed hits, while both teams left runners stranded with errors few. The plate action notes reflect a tense back-and-forth through the earlier innings with Bradshaw?

Baltimore Pittsburgh Pirates Baltimore Orioles Pirates Cash Powell Hebner Rettenmund Clemente Star- Bell Orioles Buford Johnson Robertson Oliver Sanguillen Herrendez Palmer B. Robinson Moose F. Robinson Hernandez Belanger Stargell Hendricks Pakner

Coggon Boy Marty Joe Schmit Killed by Tractor

Marty Joe Schmit, 16, son of Mr and Mrs Ley Schmit of Coggon, died after being struck by a tractor driven by a cousin on the family farm near Coggon Friday afternoon. Born February 14, 1370 in Independence, he is survived by his parents three sisters and grandparents. Funeral arrangements are pending at Fawcett funeral home in Winthrop.

Herster Garena Coggon Twentyrontt Marty Joe Schmit Ley Schmit Tural Coggon Independence Hospital Independence Kristi Cindy Lucifei Joseph Schmit Harold Gaffney Winthrop Fawcett Funeral Home

Wilson Resigns Amid Texas Stock Scandal Fire

Washington AP The government’s top criminal law official Assistant Attorney General William Will Wilson resigns under fire over his ties to Frank Sharp the central figure in a Texas stock scam He says the move is to spare the Nixon administration further embarrassment No charges have been filed against him as federal grand juries in Dallas and Houston review material connected to the Sharp case.

Washington Will Wilson Frank Sharp Texas Wilson Justice Department Gonzalez Dallas Houston

Twins Born to Mother of 17 in Indiana Family

In Valparaiso Indiana Mrs Ollie Johnson 38 gave birth to twins Wednesday increasing her brood to 19 children with 10 girls and nine boys Seventeen live at home and the oldest two are married All previous births were single and the family faces a monthly grocery bill over 500 dollars The mother works as a softer and helps in the sheet and tin division at U S Steel Gary The father described a large dinner and heavy milk and egg consumption as part of daily life

Valparaiso Ind Ollie Johnson Johnson Steel Gary Helt

Oldest Man Sylvester Magee dies at 130 in Mississippi

Sylvester Magee known as Slave and Slick Skillet died in a Columbia hospital after a stroke at a reported 130. Born on a North Carolina plantation May 2 1840s, he claimed Civil War service with the Union after escaping Vicksburg. He once received a presidential letter on his 100th birthday and sparked renewed public interest in later life.

Columbia Miss UPI Sylvester Slave " Mayer Magee Pany North Carolin Shanks Carpet N.C Hugh Magee Enterprise, Miss Victory Steen Florence Vicksburg Hiim Misteriam A. P. Andrews Johnson

India Pakistan mass troops on tense frontiers

India and Pakistan moved troops to their borders amid rising risk of a broader war after a week of buildups. Indira Gandhi’s government warned war was possible within two weeks while foreign and diplomatic sources underscored the volatile posture.

NEW del India Pakistan Indian Defense Ministry East Pakistan Russia U. S U.S Soviet Union China Takis Far

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