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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1976

Page

17

NAACP wins ruling blocking major damages in Port Gibson case

U S District Judge Olivia Smith blocks 12 white merchants from collecting 1 2 million in damages and reduces an appeal bond for the NAACP. The ruling stays the judgment during appeal and allows a 100000 bond while preserving free speech rights and limiting boycotting bans to violence or property damage.

Oxford Miss NAACP Port Gibson Frank Parker Nathaniel Jones National Asso Advancement of Colored People Parker Jones U.S Olivia Smith Smith

FBI Burglaries Tied to Hoover Rule Despite Order

Report says FBI agents broke into a Greenwich Village apartment in the last six months of Hoover’s life despite a written order to halt illegal burglaries. Targets included Jennifer Dohrn, sister of Weather Underground member Bernadine Dohrn, with at least one bug found and no success locating Bernadine Dobra.

John M. Crewdton Washington J. Edgar Hoover FBI Bureau Greenwich Village Justice Department Civil Rights Division Jennifer Dohrn Bernardine Rae Dohrn Weather Underground Dobra Bernadine

Barge Death Toll May Reach 82

Disaster crews worked through the night to raise a commuter ferry that capsized after a collision in the Mississippi River near Luling Louisiana. As many as 60 more bodies could be found among the overturned vessel or river mud. Eighteen people survived. many victims were factory workers traveling to jobs on the east bank towns upriver from New Orleans.

Luling Mississippi River George Prince Ferry Wast Bank Destrahan East Bank New Orleans

Avery Fisher Hall Reopens After Major Renovation

The New York Philharmonic reopened Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center after a five month 6.4 million dollar rebuild aimed at fixing acoustic flaws. A preview for workers and the official opening showed improved acoustics praised by conductor Pierre Boulez and musicians. The event followed a threatened union strike that was resolved before the Philharmonic’s 135th season.

NEW York New York Philharmonic Avery Fisher Hall Cyril M. Harris Manhattan Lincoln Center Complex Bendit Pierre Boulez The Philharmonic

Gall to Action Conference Opens for Catholic Plan

The U S Catholic Church with Pope Paul VI backing launches an unprecedented convention. The Gall to Action Conference, a two year bicentennial project, opens Thursday in Detroit to form a five year social action plan. It is sponsored by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and hosted by the Archdiocese of Detroit.

Devruit U.S Paul VI America National Conference of Catholic Bishops Archdiocese of Detroit

Three Year Israeli Wait for Advanced Weapons

A Pentagon official says Israel may wait up to three years to receive promised advanced weapons. Deputy Defense Secretary William Clements also said the U S is weighing permission for Israel to manufacture parts or all of the new F-18 fighter. The U S has already approved selling 160 F-16s for Iran.

Tel Aviv Israel Pentagon Ford William Clements United States Clements

SBA Chief Warns U S Nears Socialist Regime

Washington AP report quotes Mitchell Kobelinski former Chicago banker as saying the United States is approaching a socialist reg iment economy. He argues federal regulations cost small business 18 billion dollars annually in compliance expenses and cites England as an example.

Washington Mitchell Kobelinski United States Kobelinald Chicago England Kobelinski

Thursday's Theater Times Long Branch and Local Cast Listings

Listings for cinema showings across venues including Long Branch and Eastown with showtimes and titles such as The Naughty Victori ans and Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Notable items include stage entries Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 and a Manson Massacre feature at JWI East.

Plaza Marty Walter New York Eastown

Nobel Winner Lipscomb Was a Test Tube Tuke

In Lexington, Mrs. EP Lipscomb recalls her son William Lipscomb as a boy of 12 who built a chemistry set habit that lasted a lifetime. She says he almost blew up the house and created smelly experiments that irked his sisters as he pursued chemistry.

Lexington, Ky EP. Lipscomb Lexington Harvard University William Lipsomb

Government probes retail trading stamps price effects

Twenty years ago the government opened a full investigation into the retail trading stamps business to determine if merchants raised prices to cover stamp costs. The inquiry examined pricing practices across merchants and the potential impact on consumers.

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