24 Oct 1970
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1970
Page
1
Congress chose Salvador Allende, a Marxist, as president for six years amid tight security. He won 153 votes to 35 for Jorge Alessandri with seven blanks, as Chile’s electoral coalition supported the new leader following the Sept. 4 election.
Dr. Leo L. Nussbaum became the 22nd president of Coe College in a ceremony at Sinclair Memorial chapel. After remarks by student, faculty, trustees and alumni, Nussbaum pledged to foster liberal education and a diverse vibrant college despite tensions. A group of 30 Afro-American Self Education Organization members silently left during the president’s creed.
President Nixon rejected the commission on obscenity and pornography as morally bankrupt and urged continued suppression of smut. He argued for a nationwide ban and faulted its repeal of adult restrictions. Nixon campaigned in Dundalk Maryland for Beall Blair and promoted Mansfield over Wallace.
United Press International reminds readers to set clocks back one hour tonight to return from Daylight Saving Time. The switchover occurs at 2 a.m. Sunday, with Standard Time in effect until the last Sunday in April.
A minor blast damaged the building housing the human relations center and Black United Students at Kent State University in Kent Ohio. It followed the May killings incident with the National Guard. Campus police did not determine the explosive type.
A 76 year old woman Leaha Franks died in a crash 12 miles east of Oelwein at the highway 3 Lamont blacktop intersection around 8 am. Her son Burdette Franks 50 of Manchester was seriously injured and transported to Waterloo hospital. The truck driver Michael Belknap 24 of Hayes Spring Nebraska was in good condition at a local hospital. The patrol said the truck pulled onto the highway causing the collision. The Franks auto went into a ditch after the impact.
Cairo Illinois reports describe three attacks on the city police station by armed assailants in army fatigues. A teenage grocery worker and John Garrett were injured, with two nearby stores destroyed by fires during the violence. Mayor Thomas seeks state trooper help amid ongoing arson and sniper activity blamed on external mercenaries.
Congressman John Culver stepped in for Richard Bolling at a Kansas City fundraising event. About 400 Democrats welcomed Culver as he delivered a 45 minute address touching on Vietnam and congressional seniority amid recent attacks from Vice President Agnew. Culver contrasted the jolt of Agnew's remarks with support from Sen. Charles Goodell in New York.
The General Assembly adopted a declaration reaffirming faith in the United Nations, condemning colonialism and urging an end to the arms race. U Thant warned of two paths for the UN, urging more support from major powers to avoid irrelevance. Portugal and South Africa opposed parts on colonialism and apartheid, with votes and withdrawals shaping the final text.
A humorous item notes a clever wife removing cooking odors by giving up cooking, leaving the house odor free. The brief relies on a punchline about domestic life and practicality. Copyright metadata appears at the end of the item.
Special to The Gazette. Two men robbed the Hy-Vee in Iowa City of about 1000 to 3000 dollars near 9:45 p.m. Friday. One suspect, Jack Baker, 31, was arrested by Iowa highway patrol on Interstate 80 near Victor about five hours later. The other involved man, described as a Black male, fled. The store manager Kenneth Pichens and employee Glenn Baumert were tied, ordered to lie on the floor, and wallets were taken. The men wore ski masks and carried a .22 revolver. The manager said a bank deposit was made before the robbery, complicating the amount taken. Police had no immediate descriptions for the suspects.
Five crewmen were killed and eight still missing after the Liberian registered tanker Pacific Glory collided with the Allegro four miles off the Isle of Wight. The ship burned as 70,000 tons of oil spilled into the English Channel, drawing rescue, pollution fears, and a crash prevention response.
In New Delhi M L Sandhi of the Jana Sangh gave a musical alarm clock to U S Ambassador Kenneth Keating to help him wake for a flight to New York. The clock is said to be in need of repair and will be donated to charity per an embassy spokesman.
An explosion at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki shipyard on Saturday left three dead and about 30 injured, with emergency crews rushing to the scene.
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